Loads, keep finding their way.....for The Fall Harvest Sale!!! {October 6th thru 9th!!!}

Picked up... another Load, for The Fall Harvest Sale, yesterday!

oh dear. 

: )

Seems, when I need to stay down the rabbit hole, and work....

the phone, keeps ringin'. 

: )

I'm not complaining.

: ) 

With each 'call'....

comes....

'Another Load'...to be Harvested!!!

: )

This Fall Harvest Sale, is gonna be Loaded...with Great Stuff!

Much, of what I've been Gathering...has been put away, for Years.

Lots of Good...Old....Stuff!

Mark Your Calendars!

Love...to ya.

Barb C.

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - "The Ballad Of Jed Clampett"

Loads....and....Loads.....and Loads, are finding Their Way, down The Rabbit Hole...for Fall Harvest Sale!!

300 pounds...of Turkey Grit.
2 Bales....of Straw.
A HEAVY....Mid 1800's Hanging Cupboard...{all....Hand....Dovetailed.}
6...Farmhouse Chairs.
4, handmade...'Claw and Ball'...footed, Parlor Chairs.
3....Massive, 'Club', or....'Lodge'...Chairs.
oh my.
: )
The Ford, at His Best. <3
He Knows...how to Haul...a Load.
This is 'One'...
'Load'
a
'Snippet'.
: )

I was Sweatin' Like a Butcher...
after loading...this Load.
: )

I can't go anywhere.

: )

Been working on The Shop....for Days.

Finally... had to make a run, to town...for supplies, and groceries.

{Sweetie, was looking at me...like Old Mother Hubbard's...Hound. : ) }

After I'd picked up...300 pounds of Turkey Grit...for the pathways....

and a couple bales of straw...for 'fluff'...

and...some 'grub'...for the 'Poor Dog'...and John's cats....at the store,

{I was visiting with the nice Man...at the 'Wine' department...at the grocery store....

: )

{Old Mother Hubbard... has her... 'needs'...as well. : ) }

The phone rang....

I excused myself, from the 'Wine Connoisseur'...and took 'the call'.

Some Friends, who have collected, and dealt...in Great...Antiques, were having to clean out a storage garage....

The building, had sold.

I grabbed the wine... : )

Thanked, 'The Connoisseur'...

paid...for the Critter's, and my...'grub'...

and headed North, to dig.

{The Frozen Stuff...would, simply....have to 'melt'. : ) }

I, wasn't sure.... I could get it all...on The Ford, : )

but...I did. : )

{Don't know...how I did. I was Sweatin' Like a Butcher...by the time, I clicked...the last....ratchet.}

I have to go back, and gather....some things....that I couldn't 'get to'... that were buried.

I bought them...seeing....only....a 'snippet' of them. 

: )

No Worries. 

They....are Cool.

I can tell. 

: ) : ) : ) 

This, Fall Harvest Sale....

is going to be...Quite, The Event.

Make Plans...

to attend.

: ) 

Love, to ya...

Barb C. 

{After I Loaded...The Ford, I looked around, and realized...we couldn't 'duck'...under the tree branches....in the Yard.

Me and The Ford....

had to find, an

 'Alternate Route'...

and...

we did.

: )

Made me think...of 'The Ballad...of Jed Clampett.' 

Perfect.

: ) }

Meat Loaf - Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

Winks....from Heaven.

I lost...the battle, today.

{not, the war. }

The Judge...was so Kind. : )

She was disheartened...that her hands were tied, and she couldn't do more.

I Thanked her, : ) and...told her... "Everything...happens for a reason."

Told her...

I appreciated the work, she does....and, understand...how difficult, it must be.

She can't help folks, who should be helped...and has to give...to some people...who...don't deserve it, because of how the laws, are written.

{I told her..."at least...I didn't 'melt'." : ) 

Her assistant, Pat...visited with me, yesterday. 

She....talked me down....from the ledge. <3 I wanted...her to be Sure, and Thank Her...

 for her encouragement. <3  

The Judge, Thanked me... for following through....Forging...Ahead.

 : ) <3 

She knew...how difficult...this was, for me...today.  }

It was pouring down rain...when I pulled in, at home.

Ran to the shop...to get Sweetie.

In the gravel...of the drive, I found this Heart fragment.

It made me smile. : )

We...Never...

Walk Alone. <3

A

'Wink'...

from

 Heaven.

 : )

Thank You....for Your Continued Prayers.

Love...to You.

Barb C.

{I don't know....what made me think...of The Meatloaf' tune...above.

{my mind...is quite the place. }

Parts and pieces of it...just, seem to fit. }

Liz, stopped by...to see me, this morning.
She handed me a feather.
: )
Her Dad...always picked them up....too.
'Winks from Heaven'.
I remembered the book of matches, sitting by the stove.
and...
being down, to my last match.
: )
It seemed...fitting.
I placed them...by Peg's picture...this morning.
It's next to me... in the Cupboard, where I can see her smiling face...when I work.
I think...she would've gotten a kick out of it. <3

Winks....from Heaven.

I lost...the battle, today.

{not, the war. }

The Judge...was so Kind. : )

She was disheartened...that her hands were tied, and she couldn't do more.

I Thanked her, : ) and...told her... "Everything...happens for a reason."

I appreciated the work, she does....and, understand...how difficult, it must be.

She can't help folks, who should be helped...and has to give...to people...who...don't deserve it, because of how the laws, are written.

It was pouring down rain...when I pulled in, at home.

Ran to the shop...to get Sweetie.

In the gravel...of the drive, I found this Heart fragment.

It made me smile. : )

We...Never...

Walk Alone. <3

A

'Wink'...

from

 Heaven.

 : )

Thank You....for Your Continued Prayers.

Love...to You.

Barb C.

{I don't know....what made me think...of The Meatloaf' tune...above.

{my mind...is quite the place. }

Parts and pieces of it...just, seem to fit. }

Liz, stopped by...to see me, this morning.
She handed me a feather.
: )
Her Dad...always picked them up....too.
'Winks from Heaven'.
I remembered the book of matches, sitting by the stove.
and...
being down, to my last match.
: )
It seemed...fitting.
I placed them...by Peg's picture...this morning.
It's next to me... in the Cupboard, where I can see her smiling face...when I work.
I think...she would've gotten a kick out of it. <3

Tammy Wynette-You'll Never Walk Alone

Rodney Atkins - If You're Going Through Hell (Official)

Prayers....

I'm headed into Battle, today...

It's been two years...over my head.

There will be others.....too.

 this...is round one.

I'm not the person, I was...when this battle, began.

There's been...quite a bit, to digest....over the last two years.

So... around Noon...today, Please keep me in your thoughts...and Prayers.

{My knees, are pretty weak.}

I'm going into this battle...alone.

The others...have much more...education...and armor.

I've put this...in The Lord's...Hands.

{my knees....are, still...weak. }

I'll have my own...armor.

John's Ashes...in the little Heart... <3

Peg's Thumbprint...on the little, delicate...silver chain.

<3 <3 <3 

{those...I never take off.}

and...

the Necklace....Peg made.

Her, Daughter, Sarah....gave it to me...at Peg's Celebration of Life.

it reads...

"If Your Going Through Hell...Keep Going"

Peg...had her 'Share'...of Going Through...Hell.

She, also... Stood beside me...like John Did...through, so Many...of my Walks...through 'Hell'.

I actually, called to cancel...yesterday.

I, melted down...on the phone.

but, the woman...I talked to...talked me in...to following through.

so...

Here I go. 

Thank You... for Your Prayers. 

Love, to You.

Barb C.
{The Song.... that's running through my mind.....
like, it Always does.... in times, of 'Struggle'...
is the one...at the top.
I've been singing it...for a long...time.
I, don't like to write....about these times.
It worries me... that Folks, will shy away, and, I won't be able to make a living.
That's why...I rarely write....about 'Troubles'.
When I work, I try very hard....to not let any of this...be known.
We all...have our Mountains...to Climb.
They, are put before us...to grow stronger.
I'm weary... and...not looking forward....to another 'climb'.
As I sing...the above tune... it reminds me,
Thankfully....
We Never....'walk {climb} alone'. : )
and...we should face the mountains....before us....
with Hope, because....we know...
It's All....
about
The Journey. }

Filled One Ford...this Mornin', with 'Barn Fresh'...'Farm Junk'. Then, Headed South, and Filled The Second Ford...with Giant Mums...and Pumpkins!!! Fall Harvest Sale!!! Oct. 6-9!!!

I'll be draggin'...LOT'S...'Home'.....

the next 30 days.

Don't Miss...The Fall Harvest Sale!!!

{It's gonna Be a Dooooozy! }

Sisters' Garden, on Highway 1...
7 miles north of Kalona...
Always....Has Such Beautiful...'Fall'.
<3
Gathered some Awesomeness. <3
for The Fall Harvest Sale...just...a month...away.
{oh dear....}