Stay Tuned : )

Sorry... I haven't been posting much... these last few days....
It's been... quite a Journey.
I'm juggling... many... many... pins...
and... am consumed... on every level....
You'll see.... in the next few days.... what... has been taking me... so far away...
 {well... part... of what has been taking me away. }
I, ask you.... to keep the Prayers... coming....
oh my...
Don't stop... I'm sure going to need 'em.
Love, to ya...
Barb C.

Talking to myself...again.

oh my....

what a day...

Justin, Liz, Brandon...and Peg's daughter, Sarah....

helped me clean the flooded basement, this Morn...

{Mostly... 'them'...God Bless...'em.}

It was such a mess... the entire basement... had to be gutted....

and Loads... taken to the dump....

Then...I headed back to Davenport... to work on the buildings...

oh my...

it was hot there....

we were all...drenched with sweat.....all day....

I was on the phone... with folks... concerning John's Medical Bills...again...and... Friends, and Family... all the way...to the shed....

{It's an hour and a half.... drive... each way...I never wanted a cell phone.... but, it sure has been a Blessing...

especially... at times like these... }

Jan, Mark and Lynn... were making Strides.... in Davenport... and as I left, tonight...

I saw the light... at the end of the tunnel...

We are getting the masses... pulled together.

{You...would never believe... the Masses... }

Liz, is watching over Polly and Nicky... when I am away... for such long..stretches...

Nicky... is having a very.... difficult time.

oh my...

When he hears the Deere... mowing... he wants to get out... and find... his Master... who drives it.

oh my...

Nicky... always slept next to John...

 for the first time...

last night... he slept, next to Polly... and I.

The three of us... are a mess.

a Big....

mess...

Liz...sorted through the mail...for me today... and put all of the bills... in folders...

{Bless Her Heart}

Kay... at The Bank...pulled all of my records for me....

for the Hospital...

God Bless... the Angels... at The Bank..

Liz...put all of the Mountains of mail...in order...

{I, haven't had time to check... for days....}

There... on the old desk.... sat a stack... of Cards....

I.... am too tired to open them...tonight...

just seeing the return addresses on the envelopes....

was such a Gift....

God Bless... You All....

and Thanks...to Mary... for dropping off Clothes... for me... she... is something else. : )

I am back on the road, in the morn... to Davenport.... I need to get there early.....

Jan, has invited me to stay with her... in Blue Grass... but... I can't leave the Hounds....

They are Missing John...so much....

if... I wasn't here.... {and Liz stayed...} I...would be worried about them...

and... Honestly....

I Need Them... more... these days.... than they need me.

Love to ya...

Barb C.



Moving... Mountains.

I...stood in the back of this truck...today,

and kept piling it... higher... and higher.....

There was a Beautiful Conveyor Belt... of Helping Hands... pulling Amazing....Old... Gnarliness...

from a Barn Attic...

We are moving 8 buildings full.... to another location....

It was Hot.... and The Critters... had made themselves... at Home... in these Buildings...

oh my. 

Thanks So Much.... to Mark, Lynn... and Jan... for bringing the last... 20 loads, on my behalf.

{I'll Never be Able...to Thank Them... Enough.... ever... }

{and... another... Unsuspecting Angel... that happened to Fly In... with Helpful... Hands... : ) today... and, Thanks, So Much...to Daughter, Liz.... for being a Huge Part...of the Belt...as well...}

She and I...while en route, to the Sheds.... were calling Doctor's Offices... and discussing Medical Bills... over an hour on the phone, trying to get...everything... 'situated'... until...I can descend... this... Mountain...

I have to get through...the month of June...

then...on to... John's Celebration of Life... on July 19th....

{I hope...you will come. : )}

if... I can just make it, through then....

then... I can...rest.

: )

Love to ya...

Barb C.

a snippet... {this is... a tiny corner... of what The Angels.. have been Movin' in... }
We are going to have to sort.... and clean.... Mountains.....
oh...my.

We have another 4 or five Truck Loads.... to pull.... yet...
oh my...
the next... 30 days... are going to be... quite a 'Journey'... to say the very... least...
: )


{As...I listen to music.... this eve....
It's this one.... the above posted.... tune....
That seems so... very... perfect.
I, have gone through many, of John's 'Letter's' to me, over the years.....
oh...my....
I have shared them... with a few, Close Friends...the last couple of days...
I watch, their eyes...as they read them....
and... they cry.... exactly, when I did... and... do...
He... was Something...Else....
He... Truly... was....
God...
I... Miss Him....
and..
Always... will. }

'Thank You' Friends.

Yesterday, Peg popped out...

God Bless her... for being here for us, these last many....difficult days....

She was here for John... on Sunday, held his hand...and whispered in his ear... throughout his

 final... walk...

John, Loved her... so.

I am spinning... in my head... trying to stay focused ... so much... to do, and work on, in every direction....

I told Peg... when she arrived...yesterday... I had to clean the house up....

It....was so...bad... No time, to clean, while getting ready for the sale... and with all of the shows, back to back... John's radiation... appointments.... then... at the end of the days... I was simply... too tired, physically and emotionally... to deal with...much.

Liz, was coming out, to help.... with whatever we decided to do...

Then, Peg, unbeknownst to me, called her daughter, Sarah.... then, Pal, Val... came...with lunch.... and began cleaning...too... oh my....

Friends, and Neighbors popped in, throughout the day....

we are all....

still in shock.

I've been working on paper work, as the hospital called....concerning John's bills... Tuesday morn.. offering their condolences....and wanting all sorts of documents... I have been frantically looking for....

I was trying all day, Tuesday... to get things in order, for them... oh my......

I was trying to get John's Obituary drafted, throughout the day...

and made two mistakes... I had not mentioned, his Beloved Cousin, Duff... who has stood by John, throughout his life....and Loved him...like a Brother....John, felt the same... he Loved Duff....

 and John's Step Father, Otis Avis

{Who, John Only... Referred to, as 'His Dad'...John... Loved Otis... So Much...} 

how does that happen?

how... did I... miss it....

When we worked on it....at the Paper... they had made several mistakes.... and we kept editing it... and re working it... my mind...was fried...

If...John would have been here, That... wouldn't have happened....

oh my...

Wanda and Terry came by...with Beautiful Flowers, from Ed, Michael and Sandi....

along , with... the little tin Hearts, John had cut out...and, I had sold....

She gave them all...back...to me....

oh my... God....

oh...my God....

Bud and Renate, brought wonderful food... so many Caring Folks... have been such a Blessing... Cindy B. and Bill... oh my...

Liz and I..... are leaving today, to go to Davenport....

I have a Huge... Mountain, to climb, there... with work.....

that I am obligated to get done.....

It was agreed upon, two months ago... and will consume the rest of June.

Thank God... for Mark, Lynn and Jan... who have started in on it... already.....

God Bless Them...

This... is a Huge... Mountain....

I'm trying so hard...to keep all of the pins...in the air...

and... it Breaks...my Heart...when I drop one... like with the obituary...

Last night...as Liz and Kristi were leaving.... {it was around midnight...

I asked Liz, if she'd run down, and throw the clothes in the drier....

 {she had put them in...around 3... }

I was doing dishes, while asking her, and realized, we had no hot water.....

about that time... Liz yelled....

The washer, had kept running all day....

and the basement was flooded.....

it was ankle deep... throughout the basement....

We all went down... and worked on getting the drain going.... then....

I just sat on the steps....and watched the water... slowly....slowly...drain.

then...went to bed.

What do ya do....?

I checked it, this morn...and it had all drained....

I'll clean it when I get home tonight....

or...in the morn... have Brandon...and Justin...lend a hand....

but... today...

I have to Have to... get to Davenport.

Thanks...to Everyone... for bringing Food.... {tho... I can't seem to eat it.... I ate... some of Pal, Val's...Wonderful Homemade Asparagus Soup... last night... the first thing...I have eaten...since the night before John passed away....

I never knew, how easy dieting... could be. The first time...in my life... nothing... I mean...nothing... seems appetising...}

Thanks again...to everyone.....

Please keep us in your Prayers... Justin....is having a really... really... hard time...  : ( : ( : ( as are all of the Kids...and Friends...

so... I'd sure appreciate it... if you'd keep your Beautiful Wings... Beating....

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

 



oh my.... John and I... could have sung this one.... in Perfect... Harmony... : )

I Love You... Because,

You Understand...Dear...

Every Single Thing I Try to Do...

: )

You're Always There... to Lend a Helping Hand...

Dear....

: )

I Love You...Most of All... Because You're You...

: )

No Matter...What the World May Say...About Me....

I Know Your Love Will....Always See Me Through...

: )

I Love You... for the Way...You Never Doubt Me...

: )

But...

Most of All...

I Love You...

'cause You're  You....

: )

I Love You Because My Heart is Lighter...

Every Time...

I'm Walkin' By Your Side....

I Love You... Because the Future's Brighter...

The Door..to Happiness...You... Opened Wide...

: )

No... Matter What The World... may say, about me....

I Know...Your Love.... Would... Always... See...

Me Through.....

I Love You...

for a Hundred Thousand Reasons....

but...

Most of All...

I Love You...

'cause You're....

'You'...

: )

oh.... my.

Love to ya...

Barb C.

This...{the above, song... }

Is... John...and I...

in a Nutshell... : )

Thanks so Much... to Thom...Cathy and Lori....

for bringing... such Beautiful...Gifts.... of Food, this Eve.... : )

and...

May... and Patrick... for visiting... with a Ramblin'.... Old...Hatter....

Seems...

I'm not...quite.... 'myself'... these days....

so...

sorry...

: ) }



Thank You.

I have tried, and tried, to write, about this, this weekend....

but... I can't....

I have written several drafts.... but, can't finish them...

but...

I want to Thank... Everyone...

for helping this weekend....

There were many...

God Bless Each and Every One...of Them.

I... go to bed... in John's chair... crying....

and wake up.... crying....

I, am so... very...very... broken.....

words can't express....

The Kids... are Broken....the Critters....

as well.....

John fought Hard....

I fought Hard... for him....

we never saw this coming....

ever.

The sale, went on.... Thanks, to everyone... who helped with it...

 God Bless... You All....

I have many... many mountains to climb, and I'm so... very...very...tired, and weak.

not to mention.... completely.... heart broken....

I... keep asking myself.... "what just happened?"

"how...can this be?'....

I didn't give up on John...I wouldn't.... I Pushed the Dr.'s to the Limit....

They did....Everything... I Mean... Everything.... they could.. to save him...

They told me... after they had been working on him... for sometime... 99% of people, who come in like John did.... doesn't make it...

I said...

"There's 1%... We'll Take It... Make It So. "

it just wasn't enough.....

{John collapsed as we walked out the door....Sunday Morning.... en route to the hospital....

He had fallen in the night, and laid on the bathroom floor, until Polly barked, when she heard him yell...for me... I called Justin, who came from his Home... to help us...

John was so weak, and short of breath.... for the last week.... but, didn't want to go to the hospital...We... had to go.... Sunday... Mark and Peg... helped us.... I called an ambulance.... but... I think... John, may have left us... right here, at the door....

They said, he was kind of in a coma.... yet... when I asked him...he squeezed my hand... he also, nodded, at Liz... when she said... "You know...I Love You...Dad... and...I Know... You Love Me"

 His blood pressure....would not come up.... {except, when he heard Justin's voice....then, it would go up...to about 65... {as high, as it ever got....it hovered in the 30's and 40's... }

They brought him back...twice, at least... with cpr.

I....still... can't believe it.... I...just can not.... believe this....

He went 'Home'... about 4:00 Sunday afternoon....

Peg, just happened to be here.... {Angel sent...} and Mark... helped so much....

along with so many....

Lynn and Lea... Gayle... B.J. Sarah and Sarah...{Bill } Mark and Peg's Daughters....

Maurina... Cindy B. Pattie...Steph...Cindy and Tom... where all here for us....

oh my....

I can't  write any more.....

I know, I have to be strong...for the Kids.... and get so much done...

but... I don't know, how...I really.... don't know how.

Barb C.



If you've watched...as a Heart...of a child breaks...in two... then, you've seen a picture... of me.... without... John....

I want to Thank... everyone... for the Prayers....
Continued Prayers....
John... was Humbled...when I shared all of your Kindness...with him....
John... passed away... today....
oh my.... I never...saw this...coming....
John...didn't either.....
None...of  us did.........
Please.... 'Keep'.... all of his Beloved, Family... and Friends...
{Critters...too... }
in your Thoughts and Prayers...
as you have...us....
They are all... so very Broken.....
Love, to you.
Barb C.

Memorial Day Weekend Sale... Day Two...

Another... Lovely Day... : )

Like the Tide...

Much came in...

Much... went out... : )

My phone camera... bit the dust....

 {or...is simply very.... uncooperative! }

Justin found my camera... in his Truck... today...

I'll have it back, in the Morn... : )

{I have searched High...and Low!!! }

Many things... I Hoped...Never...would sell....

did, today....

but... they all went to Great Homes... : )

still...

it was Tuff... watching them leave....

Friends... keep bringing in... More and More...

oh my....

what a Sale... : )

Hope to See You....

Tomorrow...

Love...to Ya...

Barb C.

{I am Sick.... I lost the images of Lydia...and Miss. Scarlett....

and... of all of the New... Gnarliness....

dang.

{I really...really... don't like this phone... : ( }

It was so.... Wonderful... seeing So Many... Sweeties....today.... : )

Thanks... to Everyone.... for Stopping By....

: ) : ) : )



It was a Great Day One... !!! {Treasures are STILL Rollin' In!!! : ) } {Loads...of Gnarliness!!! } Images in the Morn!

Thanks...to All...

who visited...Today...: )

It was Great...seeing Everyone... : ) : ) : )

Make plans... to Come On Back...

Another Load...

Came Rollin' In...

This Dusk!!! : )

oh my...

Love to Ya...

Barb C.

The Memorial Day Weekend Antique Sale... Opens.... at 8 Bells... Friday Morn... {Runs thru.... Monday... New Items Added Daily....!!! as always... Wear Your Grubbies... and Bring a TRUCK!!! : ) }

Treasures.... are Rollin' In for The Memorial Day Weekend Sale!!!

I saved these little 'Darlings'... after they were broken from the plants...
{Reminds me... of Sweet Cindy Nutt... : ) }
I am...Waaaaaay.... behind.... getting the sale pulled together....
John... had a very difficult morning....
it was nearly Noon.... before I could get to work......
oh my....
But... I kept working away....
: )
as always...
It will be... what it will be....
Great...Unusual... Treasures....
at Wonderful Prices....
That... is the bottom line....
The rest...
is... what it is...
I'll get done... what I can....
and... keep...'trying'... until I can't...
then...
it will be...
'done'. : )
Many Dear Friends... are Bringing LOADS...and LOADS!!
{Yes...Lynn and Lea.... are Bringing up a Mighty Load... again...from Southern Iowa!!! Mark... has been hauling in...for Days... Tom... Coleen and Darrel.....too!!! along with Neighbors!!!
 they all have their 'act'... together...
It will be...
Over the Top!
: ) : ) : )

This Little Sweetie... worked her tail off... today, helping her Dad....
who brought... Amazingness for the Sale!
{images, tomorrow Eve! }

Mark brought these Wonderful Lightning Rod Stands.... and Balls in...along with LOADS and LOADS...of Gnarliness...
Wait 'til ya... See!!!

This  Old...Old... {maybe...one of the Earliest Pieces...down the Rabbit Hole.... }
Mid 1700's... Cherry Pewter Cupboard Top... {Great Bucket Bench Size!!!}
It's constructed with hand cut...rosehead nails.... and has cut outs...on the shelf.... where Pewter Spoons would rest....
oh my...
Just Think...
It was created... before 'We'... were 'The People'.....
Pre Revolutionary War....
My friend, who brought it...dates it to about 1740....
He has enjoyed it, in his Home... for thirty years....
It...Is... Something...Else...
One just never knows... what one...may find....
down the rabbit hole's... Memorial Day Weekend Sale!!!
HUGE Loads...coming Tomorrow...
{I hope to find my camera... my phone... stinks.... for taking images.... }
Love to ya!
Barb C.

a few things... for the Memorial Day Weekend Sale... The Big Trucks... will be rolling in... Tomorrow... oh dear...

I'm turning the Gazebo... into... an Old... Summer Kitchen....: )

{inspired, by the Old Farm Houses... I have visited over the years....

Many times, The Summer Kitchen, began, as Living Quarters... until money, and time... allowed the House to be built...

This... is my version, of that... : )

I've gathered some Great... 'Toys'... {Primitive.... Farm Style... Gnarliness.... that led me down this path, for this building.... for...This... Sale.... : ) }There is Much... Much... Finding it's way here... tomorrow....

and... this is ust a teeeeeeeny Tiny... speck....

Trust me... 

oh my.

I'll post images, as soon as I can....

: )

but... the Best thing... is to see it all.......

in Person....

The Sale Opens, Friday Morn... at 8 Bells....

'til Dark, daily.... through Monday... : )

{We'll be packing around 4 on Monday.... : )}

If you can't make it, the first day...

no worries...

NEW TREASURES ADDED DAILY!!!!

: )

{but... you'll want to be here as soon as possible... then... come... Every Day!!! }

Old...Old...Hotel Transom Windows...
Awesome...

I have been Playing... in the Gazebo... 

{wait 'til ya see it... : ) So Many... Wonderful 'Toys'... to Build a Little Summer Kitchen... : ) }

The Memorial Day Weekend Sale... is Coming... Together!!!

Sadly...

No Images...

I can't find my camera...

and my phone died....

But... There are Wonderful... Treasures... Rolling In...

{Brandon and I... Brought in LOADS...of Awesomeness...

Today.... : ) }

Thanks...to Gayle... for popping out... and lending a Hand...

{Angel... : ) }

Yeah....

This Sale...

is going to be... a 'good' { : ) }

one...

Don't Miss It...!!!

Opens Friday Morn...

at 8 Bells...

Wear Your Grubbies....

and

Bring a TRUCK!!!!!

{oh my.... : ) }

Love, to ya....

Barb C.

It's.... been a long day...

Miles...and Miles... and Miles....

Spinning...

without leaving the Place....

oh my..

The Farrier... {Scouts Hoof Trimmer...}

Helped me... put up the tent... {I completely forgot... about his appointment... }

Then... I stood... in the pasture... holding the Old Boy...and feeding him  treats as he got his...'Clipping'....

{That is the Only Way.... He'll Stand... for his Trimming...

Treats... LOTS of TREATS!!! : ) }

Then... back to unloading Cupboards... and Concrete...

yeah..

it's been a long .... Long....day... : )

{Thanks So Much... to Brandon... for helping... He is an Angel...

I wish, I could pay him.... what he Means... to me...{ I pay him... well... : ) } I doubt, he has any idea... how very Much... he means to me... these days....

and what a Blessing He Is....

: ) }

Angel....
Had to post the above...song...
: )
I Feel... Like a 'Brick House'... tonight...
and...
Thankfully...
I am...
Built like an Amazon...
: )
Not Too Pretty...
but...
this... Brick House...
Gets the Job...
Done.
and...
can hold her own....
in a Storm...
: )
Blessed...
: )
{ I walked in front of a mirror... this eve...
oh my...
I Am...
a Brick... House...
Not the measurements... described... in the above tune....
{dang.... : ) }
Nope...
I am...a Brick... Wall...
Built like an Amazon...
uh...huh....
and Thankfully So... these days....
: )
This Old... Brick House.... can, and does... work side by side...with Men... my Son's age...
so... I'll not complain... about the 'Mirror's Reflection'....
{Yikes...}
This Body...
is what....is Needed...
today...
I Feel... Blessed... to have...each and Every Brick....
of it. : ) }
{It's ALL of The JELL-O that's  'Hangin' Out'... off the Wall.... that I wish was...GONE...
oh my..
It Is... What It Is...
: ) }



The Trio... Old Cupboards....Old Clocks... and a Good....Long....Sunny Day! : )

I begged John... yesterday...to come outside....
Take in some Sun...
{He calls my 'insistence'...
'The Cattle Prod' : ) : ) : )
He walked all the way...to Jethro....
with Nicky... next to him...every step of it...
Nicky never takes his eyes off John... : )
When I posted this image on fb...
I called them...
The Trio...
: ) : ) : )
He reminds me...of a Turtle... Basking in the Warmth... Warming his Shell...on a Log.....

Moved Mountains... yesterday....
Work Benches... Fencing.... put up a fence around where our lawn is torn up... from the back hoe... when the lines froze, in February... oh my.....
It's right where one of the tents,  usually.....sits... but... I'll just change things around a little... for this sale....
I worked until about 9 last night....
got a lot done.... : )
The old sleigh... was up high on a table... in the gazebo... I even got that down...and pulled to 'front and center'... : )
Picked up some plants... got them all planted....
carried brush...and swept up mountains of leaves..... cleaned...cleaned...cleaned....
yes... got a lot...done.
It felt so good... working outside... it was a long...hard day.... I suppose....
but... I Love the way things are coming together... : )
I worked alone.... and...truly...enjoyed it......
Had some nice Folks... pop in...and say 'Howdy'....
it was...all good.... <3
When I unloaded the old cupboard...that just came in.....
I had to capture an image...of it's back... : )
I...Love it... when old pieces...have things like this... on them...

Last night... as I was sitting at the laptop...
It dawned on me...
a clock was ticking.....
behind me....
The Old... Cuckoo.....
huh...?
I noticed it's weight..... resting on the floor, yesterday morning, when I swept....
I decided weeks ago...to leave the clocks...all 'silent'.... until John can wind them again.....
I have cheated...a time or two.... and wound the old cuckoo.... but not for weeks.....
I...was dumbfounded....
I ran... to the landing.... and asked John, if he had been upstairs...
he yelled back...
"No"....
{I knew he hadn't...he's too weak to climb the stairs......}
Then...I called Liz...to see if she had wound it....
Nope....
The time side weight was half up.... {it has to be pulled up daily... }
and...I had seen the weight..on the floor..... when I had swept.... yesterday morn... Liz and Scarlett were here, the day before...so... it couldn't have been them.....
This is the second... 'Wink'...the old clocks have given me... in the last 10 days....
I didn't write about the other ...on Blogger....
but I did...on fb.... when it happened....
I had my phone in my pocket...and captured an image of it...
below...
The below, clock... is up high....
7 feet in the air....
in a Gothic inset, in the wall.....
it's an Old...Old...Ansonia...
It runs like a Champ... but... it's case is pretty ruff... : )
{kind of like the owner... : ) }
It has the Most...Beautiful...Chime...
 it resonates... throughout the house..... when it 'speaks'... : )
It was late....late....when I walked out, for the last,  night check...on John and Nicky....
and the Old Ansonia... Chimed....
I was about 5 feet, from the wall....
and..it Sang...to me... : )
It hasn't been wound... since the first part of February....
To those who don't understand what this means....
It's like...having a light bulb illuminate, when  there is no electricity...
Winks... : )
 Winks... from the Old Clocks... : )
a gentle... reminder...
I...never...walk alone.
Love to ya....
Barb C.

The Old Ansonia... in this 'poor' image....
is the one up high....
under the Gold Angel...

Running into the Sun... but..I'm running... behind... : )

Love this...
It Always... makes me... Laugh...
When...I think... I have Nothing Left....
this... runs through my mind.
: )
oh yeah...
Get 'er Done...
'Life'... it seems...
isn't for the faint...of heart...
: )
I feel so very Blessed... to have The Lord...
and His Angels...
pulling the old queen... up... just when I think...
she'll never find..... her  feet....
She... is...
Blessed.
<3

Woke up this Morn...

Bright and Early...

It's a Beautiful Morning....

and...I have SO Much...to take on....

oh my...
The first song... that came to mind... was the above...
'Running on Empty...'
: )

I was so...tired, yesterday....

I could... barely focus....

John had a ruff night... 

Friday night...
at 3, in the Morn... he said he needed help, getting out of his chair.....

I began, to help him...and he fell...
almost had him on his feet, again... but... he went back down....
 I ran, and grabbed the Gate Belt...  put it on him... and brought him up...and on his feet.....
oh my....

{The Angels... must have known, I'd be needed....
I fell asleep... in the recliner, something...I haven't done for several weeks...
He's been able to get around...enough... I have felt confident, not, staying down there...

 I never get rested...sleeping in the recliner}
So... I sat with him...most of the day... watched NCIS ... got a visit, from Miss. Scarlett and Liz... : )
I had a delivery...Bright and Early... {7 a.m. }
I knew it was coming... I was awake at 6....
then...drifted off...
That Hour.... seemed like a split second....
oh my....
Went back down to the rabbit hole.... around 3... planted urns...and watered plants....
worked on the Fish Fountain...
That is about all... I could bring my mind...and body...to do....
oh my...
Had some Darling folks... pop in.... then, when others saw their car.. more folks... then more... slid down the rabbit hole... : )
Everyone...was great....
I explained... I wasn't open...but, they were welcome to dig around...
I... just wasn't going to be doin' any 'dancin'... : )
They...were all... little Angels... and took care of themselves... : )
I feel GREAT This Morn...
John has been able to get up... without me...
I'm going to fix him Breakfast... then...
TAKE ON THIS DAY!!!!
The Boys are going to help me get the tents up...tomorrow...
I have a Massive Load of Gnarliness... coming tomorrow afternoon... or...Tuesday...
so... need to make room for that....
Think... I'll tare into the Gazebo... today....
get it done...
Lot's of new things will be packed in there... this week....
as well as... the tents...garage... and Lawn...
Big Loads... from Friends, and Neighbors... will be finding their way...here...all week long.
It's going to be...
insane.
John's Last Radiation on his Lung... is Monday!!!
YAY!!!!
Then...
he gets to rest, and build up strength...
He'll have three treatments on his brain... in a couple of weeks...
then...chemo...
My heart tells me...he needs to rest... and get stronger, before he takes on the chemo...
As soon as the Memorial Day Weekend Sale is over...
I mean...the very next day... {Tuesday... after Memorial Day....}
I'm on the road... and, for the entire month of June....
Cleaning out 7 buildings... in, and around Davenport....
That Month...
is Really... going to be Insane....
3 hours a day... on the road...alone, so I can be here, morning and night....
Then... Moving Mountains....
while there...
Pray for me.
yeah...
Jackson Browne... and I.. have a little in common...
these days.. : )
Love to ya...
Barb C.

Look what came tumblin' down the rabbit hole.. at 7 bells... this Morn... oh... my... : )

There were Three...of these Beauties...

Now...

there are Two...

{one sold...this afternoon... to the most Darling... little Girl...

{she caught me... watering plants... this afternoon... The other two... I am saving... for The Sale! }

They will be at The Memorial Day Weekend Sale...

Opens Next Friday Morn...

at 8...Bells...

: )

{these...are something else.

The Scroll Work... is Amazing...

and...they have 'stands'... included..to make them Free Standing...

oh my... : ) }

Love to ya...

Barb C.

Christmas.... past.

Rudy....

: )

He's an old... store display... from long ago....

and...

Loves...

being... nestled... in The Tree.....

: )

This Tree... is something else....

It works... Hard.... every year....

as I keep Piling... 'Memories'... on... : )

Last year...

The Tree had a 3 foot.... Early 1900's Tin,  Silhouette... Horse...Directional...

as well as...a

3/4 Cello.... added to... Everything else...

{oh dear... }

Old... Sand Box Toy Trucks... a 1946 License Plate... {John's Birth Year... : ) }

Gnarly...Ironstone... pieces... : ) The 'Lamp' ornament...from a Christmas Story...and...The Mad Hatter's Hat... : )

oh my...

I could go on... and on...

a Giant....

Memory Tree... : )

Bud gave me this Beautiful Wreath... 

I... layered it...

with...

More...

'Memories'...

The Horse. : )

Oh My...

yes... Christmas... 

'Blows'...

around here. : )

: )

I... Love..the Old... Street Light... Christmas Bell....

: )

John fashioned a Victorian Fork... for a Hook...on the Old Gasolier/Chandelier...... to hold 

it, every year.... 

oh my....

{The Fork... hangs there... year around... : )

 {who knew...? }{no one... ever notices... the Old Fork... too funny... : ) }

{Had...to slip in an Image... of 

'The Tub'...

Filled... with Ornaments...

down...

the rabbit hole...: ) }

Daughter, Liz's old room....

It Enjoyed 'Christmas'... this year... 

for the first time....

oh my...

: )

Justin's old room....

is 'simple'....

'Christmas'.

and...

The Carousel Horse...

yes...

it seems to have fit in... as well... these last couple of years....

I wasn't too sure about it... 

but...

It's become part of The Family.

I brought this little Deer in... the house... just before Christmas...last year...

now...

I can't imagine...

Christmas...

without it... : )

a couple of years ago....

we were Blessed...

to have a Church Altar...

Spend Christmas...

with us...

It was... Beautiful...

: )

Yes...

'Christmas'...

Rules...

around... here....

: )

Oh my....

It was such a Gift....today... to meet... with a Girl...

Therese...

{and...her Darling Husband... and Sister in Law... : ) }

Today....

who...it seems... is my Christmas... Soul Sister...

I...had to post these images... to show her... we are Both...

Insane... : )

{but, then... All The Best.. People Are! }

It was my Pleasure... revisiting...

Christmas, past...

{Therapy... Blessing.... : ) }

It...seems... like it was a lifetime, ago... when I sat... and reflected... at Christmas....

oh my...

It's been such a long day...

I...am so...very tired....

It..was a long night, last night....

with very little sleep...

I'm running on fumes... these days... to say the very least.

: )

so....

to re visit....

My Happy Place....

this Eve...

was a most...

Beautiful...

Gift.

Love to ya...

Barb C.