Monday, January 31, 2022
Yesterday...is gone.
Well...
took on the Rabbit Hole, sort of...
today.
; )
Started the day off...with Bundle's, headed to the Rabbit Hole.
My mind...is so preoccupied, when I walked out the door...of the House....
tripped over my feet, and took a big..old tumble down the concrete steps.
{That's what I get...for being So Pissed Off, all of the time. ; ) }
Screwed up my previously...crushed arm, and right shoulder...Lord, Lord...I'm bruised, from head...to toe.
The Good News, No broken bones...and, somehow managed to protect everything in my arms.
<3
Called Helper, Brandon...
he'll help me tackle the Rabbit Hole, tomorrow.
Grateful...to Brandon, for scooping a path, there...today.
There was no way...I could sling a shovel, today.
Did bookwork, and..went through images, of 'Yesterday'...down the rabbit hole.
<3
Posted a few, below.
Charlie.
; )
Haven't seen Charlie, for so long.
One of these days...I'll find the Road, again.
He'll be one of my First....Stops.
<3
The entrance, to The Rabbit Hole, from The House.
well...
the way it was...
'before'.
<3 <3 <3
: )
Yesterday...
is most definitely...
gone.
It's never coming back.
That...as I look around, is probably...why, I'm so angry.
District 6, and Fairfax...can't undo...what they've Done.
So...Wrongfully, Done.
That...Ship, has Sailed.
That's what worries, Pal, Mark...and, so many others.
Me...too.
Have to laugh.
Really.
Why, doesn't someone follow me around, with a camera?
; )
We'd both be Rich.
Just call me, "Grace"
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Sunday, January 30, 2022
Steppin' into 'The Wrongfully Created, Abyss', in the morning.
Indeed.
Headin' to The Rabbit Hole, in the morning.
oh...dear.
It's gonna take Everything I've Got...to face it.
What IDOT, and Fairfax...have Done, well...it's like staring at an Abuser, that 'got away' with it.
Seeing their lying...smiling...faces, when I walk outside...is, 'difficult'.
Have to push the anger...aside.
Find that...facet, of who I used to be, 'before'....the Lies, from Fairfax, and District 6.
The Wrongful...Butchering.
Have to keep 'The Warrior', in the house.
; )
Tuff...Job.
Fed Scout, a little while ago.
<3
I'm covered in Hay.
<3
Love It!!!
<3
He's such a Blessing.
Critter's are.
Humans...kinda suck.
Many Human's aren't capable...of the kind of Love, Critter's are.
'Greed', isn't something Critter's consider.
'Some' {Government...folks, paid by Us...}
'Humans', seem to Thrive...on it.
oh....my.
{Special Interests....and All. ; ) from small Government...Up.}
Disappointing.
The truth is, I'm not so...'angry', but...
So....
'Disappointed'.
{'anger', is much easier to deal with. }
Disappointed, in what's 'right, and wrong'....being Flushed down The Toilet.
'Liars', whom...I sure thought, mistakenly...could be trusted.
oh my.
: (
Big Mistake.
Huge.
Been listening to one of my Favorite Artists, Dwight Yoakam, all day.
; )
Posted one of my Favorite Tunes of his, above.
<3
Seemed Fittin' for This...post.
oh my.
Yeah, someday...maybe, we'll be
'Fast as You'.
; )
Someday...
Soon.
<3
Fists, and Knees.
That's where our Irish Folk's come from.
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Saturday, January 29, 2022
It's All.... about 'The Journey'.
Took a stroll...through the spare bedroom, today.
Visited The Derby Quilt, that's folded over the pillows on the bed.
<3
I put it with two other old...soulful, Iowa Quilts, that are also folded there.
Doesn't seem right, to have them in a cupboard, where they can't be seen, or...touched.
When I look at this room, I see...Friends.
<3
Mom, Dad...John, Allyson, Peg, Gail, Jan...Jo, Marc...along with So Many...Others, and...
So Many Adventures.
<3
Priceless.
As I was loading images, today...
The Heart Booth, popped up, from long ago...
The 'Alice'...Booth.
oh my.
What a Ride.
; )
The Alice in Wonderland Booth, at Heart.
<3
My Heart...Swelled, when the First Group of Shoppers came through our Booth, during The Preview Party... and said...
"It's Alice in Wonderland!!!"
: ) : ) : )
They...Got It!!!
<3
When I saw the picture of the little Victorian Jewelry Casket...I'd bought from Marc Brandenburg, Steph's Hubby, just before 'this' show...
It Made Me Smile.
: )
Got to wondering where it's at.
Found it, right where I'd left it, about a decade...ago.
; )
It was safely tucked inside mine, and Ed's....Old Cupboard.
; )
Pulled it out, and found a decade of Dust...on it.
<3 <3 <3
Gave it a quick...bath.
; )
Just holding it, in my hands....brought back so many Wonderful...
Memories.
<3
If I remember...correctly, Peg...and I...
Ate 'The Cake'...after Heart, that year.
; )
Hahahaha!!!
Peg, and I were rushing to the Booth, Preview Morning, I thought we should try to get a piece of Cake, for the 'Alice in Wonderland Booth'.
We spotted a little Bakery, as we were Running, through The Opryland.
The Sweetest Girl, who was working there...
decorated the Brownie for The Mad Hatter, and March Hare....in a Hurry!!!
<3 <3 <3
God Knows, That...was One of The Most Grueling Heart of Country Show's...Ever.
oh my.
; )
{they all...were. <3 }
If...Anything Could Go Wrong....
It Most Certainly Frickin' Did.
In Spades.
oh my.
but...
with Every Blow, we were Blessed, Doubly.
<3
I remember as we were setting this booth, after being delivered...yet, another Blow,
crawling under that harvest table...and sobbing.
Sobbing.
Received a call, from a Dear Friend, in Iowa....that did me in.
We had Major Troubles, at that Heart...
but, hearing...my Friend's Father, passed away, that morning, and hearing...the heartbreak...in her voice, truly...sent me down the rabbit hole.
Peg, knew better...than to get close to me.
It was all...too...too...much.
Didn't stay there..long,
after all...
The Show, Must Go On.
It will, with...or without ya.
No time for tears.
Thank God...for The Mad, March Hare.
Our Peg.
<3
Captured the above, of Peg...at That...'Heart', after a LONG Day.
Yeah, they couldn't put Enough Tequila in Our Marg's...that night.
oh my.
<3
That Heart, was so Amazing, but...Lord, Lord...
what a
Ride.
Wow.
After the show...Peg, and I... delivered an Amazing Corner Cupboard, to Indiana...
on our, sort of...way Home.
: )
{had to agree to deliver it, to make the sale.}
We So Wanted to Get Home, to John, and Michael.
{We...Were Whipped.
Beyond.}
but...
what a
Wonderful Adventure.
<3
The Lady who bought the Insanely Cool, Old...Corner Cupboard, and her Kind Husband...
put us up...in their INCREDIBLE Guest House.
{Holy Smokes!!!}
They Wined, and Dined...us.
<3
Beth, 'The Lady'...is an Author.
Amazing...Writer.
<3
Their Home, and Guest House, were like walking through Fairytales.
Unbelievable.
The View, from their Guest House...
was something, I'll never forget.
What a Blessing, it was to spend time with Them.
{and...Peg. <3 }
Peg, and I...Sure were Grateful.
<3
What a Beautiful...'Ride'.
Adventure.
<3
Love to Ya.
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{I'll write about The Painting...soon. ; )
Spent too much time, visiting Old Friends, today. }
Friday, January 28, 2022
Crazy.
I'd meant to write about The Painting...
a few days ago.
That little Anamosa Show...is Such a Gem.
<3
Always has been.
Wrote, before the show...how, I've found some of my most Treasured Pieces, there.
That's a Fact.
Many year's ago...before I was a Vendor...shopped it, for Nashville.
Had visited with Connie Bennet, at her home in Sigourney, Iowa, just before Nashville, and Anamosa.
{Connie was a Vendor, at that time...at Anamosa.}
Was trying to pull a Load together...for Nashville.
I, was Beating The Bushes.
Asked Connie, if she had any Cool...old Quilts, 'Crazy...Quilts'.
They...are my Favorites.
{imagine....that. ; ) }
Connie thought about it, for a bit...but, couldn't come up with any.
A few weeks, later...at The Anamosa Show, Connie motioned for me to come to her booth.
She said...
"Barb! You asked me about Old Quilts. Went to an Auction...last week, and found one, I think you'll like!"
A Fellow, 'Quilt Buyer'...heard Connie, and walked with me to Connie's booth.
{I'm thinkin'...here we go. He's got deeper pocket's than me. ; ) }
Connie pulled out The MOST AWESOME CRAZY QUILT I'VE EVER SEEN!!!
Lord...Lord...Lord!!!
<3 <3 <3
The High End...Quilt Buyer, took one look at it, and walked away.
He...dismissed it, because it had too much 'Wear'.
"Too Worn."
oh my.
; )
I was Mesmerized....by The Quilt.
Told Connie, so.
Then...
asked her...
"How Much?"
Connie, thought about it...for a moment.
then...said, "How about 35.00?"
<3
{Connie, and I...knew, she could've charged me 10 times...that.
But...
That's not how 'we' Roll. <3 }
That Late 1800's Crazy Quilt had a Zillion...teeny tiny....pieces.
Hot Pinks, to Apple Greens.
Silk...Velvet.
Oh My!!!
<3 <3 <3
PERFECT...
for
The Spring Show, Heart of Country... in Nashville!!
I, just wanted Iowa Quilts, for Backdrops.
Wall Coverings, at Heart.
Didn't care if any of them sold.
That One...
Would Be Front, and Center...
at Heart.
<3
One of The Most Prestigious Antique Show's in The Country,
as a Backdrop.
'Wear'....
and
All.
; )
<3 <3 <3
'Simply Iowa'
<3
That Quilt...had a tiny tea cup...embroidered, an American Flag...
It was Dated...
had...names, of all sorts of Folks.
<3
It Had EVERYTHING....Goin' On!!!
<3
Oh My LORD!!
<3
As we were loading, for Nashville, Pal...Val, stopped by.
Had to show her...The Most Amazing Quilt.
<3
Got dizzy, trying to point out All of the Intricate Handwork,
as I was searching...for the American Flag,
ran across, something...
I hadn't seen.
"Derby, Iowa"
oh....
my
God.
The Quilt, was from the Tiny....Southern Iowa Town, my Dad...was born and raised.
Chance's are, my Great Grandmother, Flora Belle, who raised my Dad,
and...he Worshiped, had a Hand in Piecing this Quilt.
{The names...embroidered...lead me to believe that. oh my.}
I scooped the Quilt up, in my arms....and Ran, to the House.
The Kid's thought I was Crazy, when I flew through the door.
Told them...to take a Good Look, at 'This' Quilt.
{they've seen many, over the years}
"It's 'Family'"
It...Can't Ever...Leave Us.
<3 <3 <3
Ever.
<3
We have so little, from our Conner Family.
The Great Depression, Fires...and, load's of Struggles, over many decades...
kept us from holding on...to much.
So Grateful...
'Old', seems to always find The Hand's, where it's supposed to be.
<3
Always.
<3
I'll write about the Painting, tomorrow.
The 'Derby, Iowa' Quilt...
is enough, for today.
<3
oh my.
Love to Ya...
Prayers...for All.
Barb C.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
I've Never Been To Spain.
But...I Kinda Like The Music.
'Truth'...
Is Music...
to my ears.
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
The Challenge.
I've taken a couple days off.
So....much, needed.
The only bad thing thing...about getting a little down time, well...
it gives me time....to think.
oh...dear.
Making plans, for the year.
Have to make some decisions...about which way...to send The Paper Airplane Sailing.
Pal, Mark..was here, doing books...until the wee hours, Sunday, into Monday morning.
He had a crazy week ahead. I always like to get settled up, with Helpers, quickly, after an event.
So...we had many long hours, over the week of the Anamosa Show.
Long...Hours.
oh my.
{mighty...Cold ones, too. January, in Iowa. ; ) }
It was so Good...seeing Everyone, at Anamosa.
<3
They...were, and are...concerned, about me.
Damn It.
: (
They...know me better, than most.
They've watched...this wrongfulness, unfold.
Years....and years, of this...mess.
When Mark, and I...finished up the books, as tired as we both were, we began going over the wrongfulness.
Mark...read through some of the documents.
{Mark...asked, to read them.}
He...just sat there, in disbelief.
{Seeing how our Lawyer, has laid it out...in a timeline...is scary.
It's unreal...when you read the facts, emails, and texts.
Mark...was rattled, and...worried about my safety, after reading them.}
Told Mark...my biggest fear, is....after all of this, I'll never be able to find myself...again.
The person...I used to be...before, This.
Mark...was pretty confident...I, never will.
He's seen this all unfold.
Mark...knows, what The Rabbit Hole, our Home...and, my passion for them, used to be.
Many...have.
That person...is gone.
That...passion, is gone.
The only way...I can see my way Out, of this...
is to completely separate myself, from who I now...am.
Find...a facet of the person...I was, 'Before'.
Lean...on It.
just...
Lean...on It.
God Know's...
I've tried, over the last year...and a half.
Just...couldn't do it.
: (
Friend,...and Vendor, at Anamosa... Craig...stood in front of the Booth, and said...how beautiful...it was.
; )
I, thanked him...but, it was a far...far...cry, from what I used to be able to create.
Before.
When...I...had 'Passion'.
Every time....I have to suck up Flood Water, go to the basement...that's destroyed...Still...
because...IDOT, has Done Nothing, to Fix Their Wrongdoing.
To Keep it from Happening...over, and over...again, when it Never should've...in the first place, had They Simply Kept Our Recorded Agreement.
They Need To Make Things Right.
Every Time...I walk out the door, and see....their wrongful Butchering, for Fairfax, City Hall...
well...
a Louisville Slugger, across my kneecaps, couldn't drop me...quicker.
so...
my challenge, for this year...
is to become another person...
while I work.
Totally...block all of this, from my mind.
It's Poison.
Poison.
There's no other way.
The 'Warrior', will have to be kept...inside the house.
When this goes to Trial....
It Will Be a Jury Trial.
We have more than a few....
Witnesses. .
May God Bless...
Them.
Please...keep me in your Prayers, with The Challenge.
Love to You.
Prayers...for All.
Barb C.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Thank You, to The Awesome Vendors, and Folk's Who Attended The Anamosa Antique & Vintage Market!!!
So Many Blessings!!!
<3
Strong from Early Bird, through...Closing.
<3 <3 <3
I'll be writing about it all, tomorrow.
<3
So Grateful...for So...Much.
<3
{including...the Old...Oil Painting, above.
; )
When I say... this little 'Anamosa' Show...Always, turns up...'Treasures'...
believe it.
It's turned up Many...this 2022,
on
Every Level.}
; )
<3
Love to Ya.
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Saturday, January 22, 2022
Anamosa Antique & Vintage Market... January 23!!! Don't Miss It!!!
Below...
are a few images of The Anamosa Market.
<3
Scroll down, a bit...and, you'll find more images.
; )
Folk's will be setting up, in the Early...Morning.
There's much more...I haven't pictured.
It's been so Great, seeing Everyone.
<3
Hope to See...
You, in the morning.
; )
Early Birds, at 8 a.m.
Regular Folk....
at 9:30 a.m.
{until 3:00 p.m. }
<3
This is one of my Favorite Things.
It's 1830's or so....
Belonged... to a Woman.
The Box...is Incredible.
Inside...
is even More...
Incredible.
; )
It's a Ladies Liquor....Chest.
; )
oh my.
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