I...Love... Beautiful... things...

It was a cold... and rainy day....

I...was off... and running... early...

a Dear... Friend... is moving...

she... I would guess... is in her 80's...

I...have known her...and Loved her... for years...

She... and I..met...

down the rabbit hole... shortly...after I opened...

maybe...15 years ago...

She was a dear...customer... and..now...

a Friend...

: )

She was a Designer...for years...

and has an...Amazing...Eye...

I admire her... so....

Her life...has been an Incredible... Journey...

{Really...}

I...wish... she'd record...her stories.. they... are really... somethin'...}

It was difficult... seeing her...today...

she has let go...of so much... this year...that she adored....

: (

Sometimes... I feel... like I am looking at myself... when we visit...

I know... my day... will come...too...

when I have to...'let go'...

People... like us...

who...have so many... Memories... attached... to our possessions...

we... have a difficult time...

letting go...

We...see... The Journey... and Friends... in each piece...

a Soulful.. thing...

Like...myself...she was never bothered... by Imperfection...

she knew... as do I...

That's... Life....

My hope... is... I can always...keep this...or a...roof... over my head...

until... I go Home... : )

Then.. I told the kids...

Call an Auctioneer...

and pick up...a check....

{Liz...already has asked me... "MOM!!! What am I Gonna Do... When You Die????"}

: )

I have names...on some of the things... for friends... Loved Ones...

the rest...

let it go...

Let...someone else... as crazy... as me... and my...Friend...

Love it...

{and... they know better... than to tell... me... before...that time... I can't keep... my stuff...

I'll Give It All Away...

before... anyone... tells me... I 'Can't ' have my things... treasures... around me...}

Love to ya...

Barb C.

{I brought home... some Beautiful... things... from my Friend... I'm going to sell... for her...

{Beautiful....things... : )

my Friend...is very Blessed... to have Children...and Grandchildren... who are helping her...

above and beyond...

Many... don't have that...

I hear... some very sad stories...}

Then...I went CRAZY... playing...down the rabbit hole... oh my...

the Open House... is gonna be... a...

'Lid...Flipper!!!'

: ) }

I don't know why... the above...song... came to mind...

 maybe...it's because...

some of the things...I brought Home...

had lived here... long...ago...

{old... friends...}

after... all... of the ...years...

I'm...still... in love... with it...

: )

and...

'Beautiful Mess'...

that's an...Everyday... kinda... thing...for me...

love it...

love it...

love...

it... 

Walkin' around... in a haze...I can't think straight... can't concentrate...

Go to work...and I look...tired...

put my shoes... on the wrong feet...

Losin' my mind... I swear... 

It might be the death of me...

but...

I... Don't... Care...

: )

behind... my coffee... cup...

I just .... : )

Spending All...my Time... with this...

Beautiful...Old... Soulful... stuff...

oh my...

There's Nothing...Else... I'd rather...do... : )

Yes...

This...

is... a

'Sweet Addiction'...

: )

{I could... have worse...

 Much...Worse...}

: )