Down... the Rabbit Hole.

Polly and I.... found our way, down the rabbit hole.... 

today.

: )

We began putting the carnage... back... together.

: )

in...about a 10x10 area.

I...ran across... some...pretty....wonderful....

old... treasures.

: )

The Burlap... Bag... 'Rocket Brand'.... is fun.

I...put out.... some of the Amana...Books...

Brought in... some... interesting....pieces....as well.

 Some things... I... truly don't remember... 

: )

It was like.... 'Christmas'! 

I...wrote a long..... post... last night, then....

decided.... to crawl out of bed....

 and remove it.

It was.... 11:11....when I opened the lap top.

It was the right thing.... to do.

As Polly and I... found our way back to bed....

I...said....to her....

"too.....sad".

it was.

If.... I ever write a book....

I'll share it.... then.

There is enough sadness... these days....

without finding it... here.

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

{As I worked...

'Played'...

 down the rabbit hole.....

today...

the above tune... rang in my ears..... 

: )

As...I found my way... through.....

it...was kind of like... 

a Waltz.

A Waltz....

 that....seems.... only I.... can enjoy...

 down the rabbit hole.

Others....tend...to get so.... overwhelmed....

 : )

when.... it's turned..... upside.....down....

and...

inside...out.

to me...

It's a Dance. : ) 

a....

Beautiful....

Dance. }

Vintage Amana Books.....
found a 'resting place'....
: )

Found these.... Gnarled out.... spinner gourds..... that had been hidden....
by... a little... Mouse.
: )
I...need to send them...to Peg.
: )
She'd get a Chuckle... out of them....
{oh...dear... <3 }
{ Her Mad March Hare.... Eyes...
would...
Roll! : ) }

Found.... several.... unusual....old feed sacks. : )

Somehow... when I loaded today's images....
this one....
popped up.
: )
This... always...makes me smile. : )
New Orleans....
memories.

Trimmed up.... several Amana Rug... fragments.
Love 'em....

This... is a Wonderful.... Piece.... of Iowa... History.
: )
It's an Early... 'Milking Stool'....
hand made....
with an old 'Tug Strap'...fragment... from a Work Horse Harness....
 fashioned for its 'hanger'.
: )
Farmers... liked to hang their Milking Stools... in the Barn.
It makes a Sweet Shelf.... for the Amana Rug... fragments. 

Also... ran across.... several Amana Textiles.
They would sew their initials... in the corners.... as they sent their Laundry out....
{Communal Wash Houses]
This one... is Early....
all hand hemmed. 

I don't know... if this.... is Amana.
It's pretty Fancy.... yet.... measures the same, as the Amana Covers.
about 6 feet square.
and...was tucked away...
with all...of the Amana Textiles. 

Ran across.... several Beautiful... Monogrammed... Runners....
while sorting.... today.
I rolled them up.... and tied them, with Vintage Ticking....
: )