Sunday, July 31, 2022
Crazy Grandma!!
I've been trying hard...to spend Sunday's with our Youngest Children, and their Children.
<3
They...need me, these days.
; )
Had Great Fun...picking Produce, with them...today.
<3
<3
Loved watching 'June Bug'... make his 4 Wheeler... Hop...today.
; )
He, is His Father's...Grandfather's...Great, Grandfather's...{and...'Crazy' Grandma's}
Kid.
<3 <3 <3
Kids...and Dogs.
; )
<3
Doesn't Get Better...
Than That.
; )
I put my phone away...when visiting the Kids.
They deserve my Uninterrupted Attention.
<3
: )
Don't have many images.
We, always have quite a Time.
: )
Love watching them Create.
<3
They painted rocks, from the driveway.... so beautifully, today.
<3
We have a new...Tradition... it seems.
When I get ready to leave... the Girls, play Music, from the Side by Side...
and watch Grandma, 'Dance'...as I say my 'Good Byes'...en-route to my 'Ride'.
: )
Tonight...they played Many tunes.
{They...didn't want me to leave. <3
I'm sure...it's entertaining...to watch 'Grandma' dance.}
; )
Used to Love...watching my Folks, Dance. <3
They....Could 'Dance'.
<3
me,
I dance like Gomer Pyle, and Doris Day.... combined.
; )
That's a Fact, and...I Own It. ; )
If the music is Good, I'll Dance. ; )
They found some Amazing...Country Tunes, Jazz..and Blues, on that radio, as I was making trips, to Jethro.
<3
Every time...they'd land on a 'Heavy Metal'...station, I'd Freeze, stick my tongue out, and put my finger down my throat.
{Can't Stand...That Music. sorry. }
Those Darling...little Girls, had The Biggest Smiles, watchin' their Crazy...
Grandma, Dance...and Dance.
<3
I remember...when I was little, watching Mom...Dance, on Sunday mornings...in the kitchen...while cooking me, and Dad...breakfast, listening to The Sunday Morning Czech Party.
<3
Priceless.
<3 <3 <3
John...would Never 'Dance'...with me.
Hahahaha!!!
Understandably!!!
; )
He enjoyed...watching me Dance, with our Friends.
: )
Have a Good Time!!!
Hahahahaha!!!
; )
John would, dance...on...occasion, with me, at the end of an Evening....out.
; )
When John escorted me, to The Dance Floor, it was always...
to a Beautiful...
slow...tune.
We'd stand...on the dance floor, almost...still, holding each other...very close,
simply...
gazing...
into each other's eyes.
Thinking back, we didn't really 'dance'....to the music,
the 'music'...danced, around us.
Priceless.
Sure wish our Grandchildren...could've gotten to Know, their Grandpa, John.
He was Quite a Man.
; )
<3
I think of John...every time I visit our Kids.
If...he were only here.
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Muddy Waters.
Opened the Rabbit Hole...up, yesterday.
It was pretty slow...most of the day.
Even the highway traffic, seemed abnormally quiet.
Took advantage of the business being quiet...and worked on cutting vines, trimming, and weed whippin'.
; )
Dear, Donna...my 8th. Grade Teacher...popped in.
We, sat...and visited by the fountain...in the shade.
: )
She's been such a Blessing, in my life.
<3
Told Donna, I'd...kinda went 'Off The Rails'...the night before.
Donna looked me in the eyes, and said...
"Who wouldn't?"
: (
Donna's read through some of the Public Records...and has attended a few of The Council Meetings, in Fairfax.
Donna drives past the Rabbit Hole, often. Has for decades.
She's seen...it all...unfold.
: (
When I woke up...yesterday morning, I got to thinkin' about the stop flow valve, that I insisted DOT put back in our drain tile, when they finally got around to temporarily... fixing that portion.
Without it, when the Creek floods, that water would go into our basement.
Then...Horror, set in.
DOT took all of our ditches away, for Fairfax's Trail, on the East side of our property.
Put in a Long Culvert...that goes under our drive...and, North...near the Creek, expecting the water...from big rain...to run Uphill, from the Rabbit Hole, to the drive culvert.
It's gonna have to get Mighty Deep, before that water, that has no ditch...anymore, where it used to be able to retain, so...the Rabbit Hole, IS the ditch.
What was Alarming...to me, when that Creek floods, and...it will, that Black, Muddy...Water, is going to Shoot Up That Culvert, to the South.
The Rabbit Hole's water...
will have no chance, when it gets high, in fact...
That Creek Water...will also be Pushing, into the Rabbit Hole.
No 'Stop Flow Valve'...in that Culvert.
: (
Our Home, nor...the Rabbit Hole, has ever flooded.
You don't have to be an 'Engineer'...to see what's going to happen.
I've had many Friends, many are Farmers, look at This...Mess, who....know Exactly how this is all going to Go, with Big Rain.
It was long after...I closed the Rabbit Hole, while...I was finally, puttin' my feet up, by the fountain...
These Two Gals...popped in.
: )
They'd bought some Very Cool, Old...Iron Porch Posts, from me a couple of months ago.
They swung by, to pick them up...last night.
Normally...I would've been long...gone.
Closed at 5, they popped in, around 6, or 6:30.
Last night, was so Pretty....
I grabbed the bottle of Peach Wine, Pal...Allyson, brought me, a long time ago.
She'd picked it up in North Carolina.
It was Perfect, to sip on...next to the fountain.
; )
I played Old...Blues, through the little Bose, with my feet up, and soaked It All...In.
The vines, are So Beautifully...putting a cloak, around the Rabbit Hole, shielding it...from the 'new' dollar general...across the road, where a Beautiful, Old...Farmhouse used to stand...
and from the highway.
<3
Felt like I was back in New Orleans, for a little bit.
<3
Visited with my late night Guests, for a bit.
; )
They took all sorts of pictures.
Love Photographers.
True Artists.
<3
We started talking about the IDOT BS, and...I don't know if it was the Sweet...delicious, Peach Wine...from Allyson, or, the conversation...I'd had with Donna, {and Pal, Mark...} earlier, or...the 'Awakening' first thing yesterday morning...
or, if I was simply....tired, from cutting brush, most of the day...
but, I broke down in tears.
: (
Hate it...when that happens.
: (
Told Mark...yesterday, I'd written about 'not being discouraged', a couple of days back.
I'm trying so hard, to not be.
That's more difficult, than any 'Job'...I've ever had in my life.
One day...at a time.
; )
Read a quote, the other day....
it read, something...like this.
"It ain't about how hard you can hit.
It's about how hard you can keep getting hit, and still keep moving forward.
It's about how much you can take, and keep moving forward.
That's how winning is done."
Rocky Balboa.
{Don't believe, Josey Wales, our Lawyer...would agree, with Rocky.
Lord knows, I'd personally rather be in the ring...with Ali, than Wales.}
Life...is, much like a boxing match.
The sad part...about this Fight, with IDOT...and Fairfax,
there's no 'winning', with them.
I've lost a lot of time, fighting...for something I never should have had to be concerned with.
So has everyone around me...that's depended on me.
So Much...wrongful, Destruction, and Carnage, and much more to come, solely because of their wrongful 'choices'.
oh...my.
{We're still...in 'The Ring', it ain't over...yet.}
Love to Ya.
Prayers...for All.
Barb C.
{Read an article that Daughter, Liz...sent me, concerning IDOT, KCRG put out on July 22. about Springville, Iowa, and 151, the other day.
Found it quite...interesting.
Seems kinda Worrisome...for land owners, in my opinion. }
Friday, July 29, 2022
'Don't get discouraged...it may be The Last Key, on the Ring...that Opens The Door.'
Worked down The Rabbit Hole...today.
<3
Cleaned...and, put things out...that had been long forgotten.
Ran across a big pile of Old...Keys.
As I was hanging them on The Gnarly Chandelier...
I remembered a quote I'd read years ago...in my 'Streams in The Desert', Daily Devotional, my Dear Friend, Patti...gave me, when I was struggling...with raising 'Teenagers'.
Oh...my.
; )
It went... something, like this...
"Don't get discouraged...
it may be The Last...Key, on The Ring...
that Opens The Door."
I used to wear an old skeleton key, on a chain...around my neck, I'd catch myself rubbing on it, and thinking of that 'reminder'...often.
<3
Thought of it, again...today, as I was playing with the wonderful...old, keys.
<3
The truth is....I don't believe I've ever touched an old key, after reading that...and not be 'reminded'.
<3
Found a Bunch...of Beautiful Rosaries...in the same box...as the Keys.
<3
Can't tell you how many times I've been asked if I'm Catholic, over the years.
When I tell Folks, that I'm not...every single one of them says...
"You Should Be!!"
Hahahaha!!!
{The ones who tell me that, are. Guess...we think a lot alike. }
Studied...with several organized religions, in my younger years.
I, respect them all.
<3
but...decided, I'd simply talk Straight to The Lord, myself.
oh...my, do we have some Chats.
; )
Daily.
{Hourly...Some Days. ; ) 'He' Knows...I Need All The Help I Can Get!! <3 }
oh...dear.
<3
Ran across...old...wooden boxes, from the 1800's...
oh my.
If they...along with Everything, down The Rabbit Hole...could only talk.
What stories they would tell.
Ran to the store...this late, afternoon.
Picked up a few groceries, then stopped by a Roadside Stand, and bought some
Iowa...
Sweet Corn.
<3
The first I've had...this year.
It was kinda sad...shucking it, this evening.
The first time...in 20 years, Scoutaroo...isn't getting the husks...for a Treat.
He...Loved Them...So.
<3
Not nearly as much as he Loved His Apples, but...they were a Treat.
: )
Used one of the pretty Corn Dishes, I bought at Susie's Sale, and the Corn Picks...from The Vinton, Iowa...Estate Sale, tonight.
; )
Always like purchasing 'something'...from the Sales....we conduct.
When I use...whatever...'it'...may be, I remember those Folks, and their Families.
<3
Heading to The Rabbit Hole, in the morning.
Open...
10-5.
Love to Ya.
Prayers...for All.
Barb C.
Oh.... my.
Hahahahahaha!!!
: ) : ) : )
Sometimes....
All You Can Do....
is
LAUGH!!!
Hahahahaha!!!
Dang it.
oh my.
; )
I remember when I first saw the above quote.
I Burst...out laughing.
; )
It seemed so Fittin', at the time.
: )
Some things...never change.
If you're not familiar...with the saying...
"We're Going to Hell...in a Handbasket"...
look it up.
; )
It originated back in the 1840's.
I've heard that saying...over, and over...throughout my entire life.
; )
Son, Justin...is 'understanding'...it's meaning, these days, too.
Too...many, are.
That's not funny.
Workin' down The Rabbit Hole, today.
Inside.
<3
Shutting 'The World'...
Out.
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{I don't have any 'Tatts'...
I'm thinkin'...maybe, the Above...might be my First.
; ) }
Hahahahahaha!!!!!
Thursday, July 28, 2022
Always...an Adventure.
The 'Bed'...
saga.
; )
A Dear Pal...saw a picture of a Lovely...Brass Bed, I bought for myself....a while back.
I've needed a new bed...forever.
I could sleep on a rock, but...would rather...not.
Have Been, for Far...too long.
He...fell in Love with The Brass Bed.
{but...it's Not for sale. It's Already...'set'...in my bedroom.}
My Pal...is redoing a bedroom, and wants to trade me...the above, for The Brass Bed.
I, finally...had time to go take a peek...at 'The 'potential' Trade', this morning.
It's a Beautiful Bed.
Bigger...than The Brass...Bed.
The Brass Bed, would work better, in the Room, he's redoing.
I, agree.
So...it seems, we'll be Trading.
; )
oh...
dear.
; )
Worked on The Rabbit Hole's...
Out Of Hand...
Yard,
today.
Had the Weed Whip...
SCREAMIN'!!!
Hahahahaha!!!
; )
oh my.
Gonna work inside The Rabbit Hole, tomorrow.
Going to be OPEN, Saturday...July, 30th. 10-5.
<3
Met with Peggy, closing up...The Marion, Iowa...Living Estate, this...late afternoon.
<3
It was Such a Pleasure...working with Susie's Family.
<3
Such...Good Folks.
<3
Indeed.
; )
The above...popped up, today....from long ago.
Made me smile.
; )
Love...to Ya.
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
{Sooooo...looking forward, to tearing the bedroom apart...
{the 'House'}
again.}
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Whiskey Girls.
; )
<3
Indeed.
<3
Met with a Dear, Dear...Friend, this evening...who's witnessed even more Hell, than The Hatter.
We sipped Whiskey, as we visited.
<3
Irish Women...that we are.
; )
'The Stumblers', my Friend...calls us.
<3
Scout...was mentioned, and concerned about...by Many...this evening.
Many...still, recognize me, out, and about... as 'Scout's Mom'.
<3
oh dear.
<3
So Many...
Still...
Look for Scout, in the Pasture.
including me
every day
I'm still...struggling, So...with Scout's last day.
: ( : ( : (
I dream...about that day, those last...hours,
often.
I dream, about...the 'Last Hours'...of Several, often.
Nightmares.
Nightmares.
My Dear Friend...enjoys Jameson... Irish Whiskey.
; )
Me Too.
; )
{I'm Irish...50%}
but...
I've Always...been a 'Yukon Jack'...Girl.
; )
Blended... Canadian Whiskey, when I partake.
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Outta The Blue.
Slept in...
this mornin'.
; )
It's been a Long...Long...time, since I've slept until 9 a.m.
Dug...The Heck...Outta That.
oh my.
: ) : ) : )
{So did...Miss. Peanut. ; ) <3 }
Had a Busy, Busy...day, planned.
Got everything done, that needed to get done, today.
Traveled many, many...miles.
Before I got the day...rollin', my phone...was ringin' non-stop.
Dear, Dear...Long, {Too Long} Lost Friends, seemed to all be thinkin' of me, at the same time.
<3
Charlie, was the first to call...this morning.
We haven't visited...in Far Too Long.
We go Way....back.
; )
I Adore...Charlie.
<3
: )
{That's Charlie...above. ; ) }
Charlie...was wondering if I'm still above ground, because...it's been so long since we've spoken.
Told...Charlie, I'm still...pretty Deep, down the rabbit hole.
{IDOT, Fairfax...Messes. Charlie...knows the Whole,
Wrongful...Story. }
It's sad...how my life has been consumed by their wrongfulness.
Me, and Charlie...got caught up, pretty fast.
; )
He, and his Folks...who've sadly...passed, were Always Such Gifts.
So Enjoyed visiting with them all....on my Southern Iowa...Junkin' Runs.
<3
Promised...Charlie, I'd Surprise Him...one day, soon...
; )
I'll be standin' at his doorstep, with a Bucket...of Fried Chicken, and an Ice Cold...
12 Pack.
; )
We'll 'Catch Up'...for all of the 'lost' Time, then.
; )
No more...than set the phone down...
and,
Chicago Ray, was ringin' in.
; )
I've known Ray, longer than I've known...Charlie.
{decades}
oh dear.
: )
Chicago...Ray, also...was wondering if I'm still...'Standing'.
Hahahahaha.
{Ray, would Never...doubt, that I am. ; ) }
Last time...I saw Ray, was when he was delivering a LOAD of Chandeliers, and a MASSIVE Pier Mirror, from La Julia Rhea's Chicago...Home.
oh my.
I, was so... Ungodly Sick, when Chicago Ray...and, Helper, Brandon...carried everything inside the House.
I tried...to help, with my 'Puke Bucket'...in hand.
; )
{I don't ever remember...being So Sick. I was weaker than a newborn colt. oh...my.}
Ray...touches base, every now, and then...because he's so Pissed Off, at the 'Situation' we're in...with IDOT, and Fairfax.
He cares.
yeah...
Chicago Ray, like...Charlie, know The Truth.
Many...Caring Eyes, are watching...'this'.
<3
I'm Grateful...They Call...and remind me, They're 'Here'.
<3
Sometimes, because...I'm buried so deep, feeling...so alone, fighting these 'Machines', thinking...
that...nobody cares....and,
it's just me... and Josey Wales,
Our Warrior Attorney...
fighting, for What's Right..
{May God Bless...
Him.}
I...get a little sideways.
You have No Idea, how much it means to me... to hear the 'Voices', of Dear....Caring, Friends.
Those...I've lost sight of, because...nearly every ounce of my energy has had to be focused on fighting Wrongful...Battles.
I want to Thank Those...who comment, here...on Blogger.
I, don't post, or answer them.
There's a reason...for that.
I'll write about that, someday.
; )
Please...Know, I Read Them.
<3
I'm Blessed...by Them.
'You'.
<3
Thank You.
<3
It was a Strange...Day.
: )
Many...Called, besides Charlie, and Chicago Ray, Out Of The Blue, before noon, today.
<3
Priceless.
<3
The above...image, was in the Old, Old...Southern Iowa...Farm Photo Album...I purchased, decades ago.
<3
{still...have it. ; )
No Way... could I part with it. }
Yes...indeed, after looking at Every Amazing Image...in that...old, album... sure...wished I could've met The Photographer.
<3
: )
Love The Above...Picture.
<3
I Understand...That One.
Priceless.
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{I was going to write...a story, today...that's been haunting me. It's a heart breaker. I dreamed about it, last night, again.
Can't bring myself, to share...that much heart break, when...it seems, Everyone...is already hurting, and struggling...so.
Someday...I'll write a Book.
; )
{Every Single One Of Us... Could.}
{It's been a 'Vince Gill', Day. ; ) The Ford's radio...is down, so...threw the little Bose, in...as we bounced down the Highways, today.
Played the above, Vince Gill...tunes, over...and over.
Vince Gill, and Alison Krauss, have the Voices of Angels.
<3
Life, is a Journey.
Time...is quite the Tutor.
We can all...sing a tune, but...until You've 'Lived'...the lyrics, of that Tune...
ya can't 'Understand' the Song.
I Believe...
Every Dear Friend, I spoke with...this morning, would agree...
'Life, is a Riddle'.
So Grateful...for Those, close...to me, who are as
Curious....
as me.
<3 }
Monday, July 25, 2022
One Day....at a Time.
Long....
Day.
; )
Worked at The Estate...getting things all wrapped up.
Should have it Done, tomorrow.
Ran across the above, a while back.
<3
I think of it...often, in the early morning...listening to the Birds.
did...
again, tonight... as I climbed out of the Ford, when I got Home.
The Bird's...were winding down...for the night.
Singing...
Singing.
; )
Found the above...photo, in an Amazing Old, Old...photo album, many years ago.
It was captured near What Cheer, Iowa...back in the 1930's.
Always wished I could've met the Photographer.
That Album...was Filled, with The Best Images, of 1930's Rural Iowa Farm Life...I've ever seen.
<3
The above...popped up on my 'Memories'... on FB, today...from a long time ago.
: )
Priceless!!!
LOVE IT!!!
<3
oh my.
; )
Too tired to write much, tonight.
oh my.
The other night, I posted the above tune, for Son, Justin.
He'd dedicated a Tune... for me, on FB, I reciprocated... with one, that always makes me think of Him.
<3
'He's Mine'.
<3
I'm So Proud...of Him.
{John, would be...Too. <3
The Tune...
above,
is John, and Justin....
All The Way. <3
So...like me, and my Dad. <3 }
<3
Justin's Going Through Hell...
these days.
He's...
handling it much better, than...his Mom...
would be....
under the same
'circumstances'.
oh...
my.
Read, somewhere...
decades ago...
when you become a 'Parent',
'You'll only be as happy, as your unhappiest Child.'
That's a fact.
Truer word's were never written.
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{If...I can find it, in my heart...I'll write quite a story, tomorrow. }
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Thanks So MUCH!!
Thanks So Much...
To Everyone, who attended the Marion, Iowa...
Living Estate Sale!!
WOW!!
So Many Folks!
<3
Thanks, So Much...to Susie, and Her Family...for trusting us...with their Sale.
<3
Finally met Susie, today.
<3
What a Gem...she Is!
: )
We didn't sell every single item...but, I gotta tell ya...
WE SOLD TONS!!!
Oh...My!!!
: )
Thanked Susie, today...for Keeping her Home so Clean...and for taking such Great Care...of her Treasures.
<3
Purchased a small, gas grill...there.
I'm not much of a griller.
John, always did the grillin'.
He could Really...Cook, on the grill.
I hadn't used our grill...since John, left...then, the Derecho came through, and killed our grill.
I miss grilled food. Love grilled veggies....
and...every now, and then...used to enjoy a Thick...Juicy...Rare...
Ribeye.
; )
Today, at lunchtime...tried out the grill, at The Sale.
Fixed us all burgers, and brats.
I filled the brats, with fresh picked herbs, from Pal, Gayle's... garden.
Amazing.
{Offered to share...with our Customer's...who were droolin'. : ) }
I...think, I can figure this 'grillin'...routine, out.
Susie's little grill, was the perfect size, for just...me.
; )
{Cooked 8 hamburgers, and 6 brats, with room to spare.
Plenty Big. ; ) }
Purchased one of the Lazy Boy...recliners, there...too.
John's is beyond...worn out.
Liz, was glad I bought the Beautiful...one, at The Sale.
She said... "Now, you can get rid of Dad's."
Yeah....
No.
John's old recliner...is like Archie Bunker's Chair.
{All in The Family}
: )
Priceless.
The other night, Son...Justin, shared a Tune, on my FB page, that he said...reminded him,
of 'His Mother'.
<3
It was Creedence Clear Water Revival, "Lookin' Out My Backdoor"
; )
<3
About a week ago, Daughter...Liz, asked me if I'd ever heard the Taylor Swift Tune...
"Look What You Made Me Do"
Liz, said... "Mom, ya have to listen to it. It reminds me of you. Everything."
I, hadn't heard of it.
She sent it to me.
I listened to it.
Hahahahahaha!!!
{I'll post them, both... above.}
Oh...dear.
: )
Somehow...both Tunes, are Perfect.
Perfect.
Justin's choice, was his Mom, before...IDOT, and Fairfax's...Wrongful...B.S.
The person...I used to be.
Liz's choice....
hahahahahaha...
is
'after'.
Liz...has been a lot closer to The Flames, The Facts...concerning IDOT, {Iowa Department of Transportation} and Fairfax, City Hall...than Justin...has.
It's sad....to think about it.
Glad...Justin, can still see... 'remember'.... a little 'Free Spirit'...in his Mom.
<3
It angers, and saddens me, that Liz...understands, how incredibly Dark...
and angry, her Mom...has become, solely...because of Them.
Work...
Away From Fairfax, and IDOT's Wrongful Butchering...
is my
Salvation.
<3
So ENJOYED...Spending Time With 'Real'...People, over the last several days.
<3
So Many...Wonderful Folks!!!
<3
Hate...
pulling in the worthless...butchered drive, IDOT District 6, left us with...at what Used to be...
'Home'.
Hate...
coming
Home.
That's Dark.
very.
oh my.
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{Son, in Law...Adam, was putting The '49 Ford...to Work, today.
<3
He sent me the image, above....this afternoon.
<3
My Heart Swelled!!
; )
How Blessed, am I...to have a Son in Law...who's not only...a Wonderful, Devoted... Husband, to our Daughter, a Kind...Caring...Father, to our Grandchildren...but, Also...be As Crazy...
as his Mother in Law...
about Old Fords,
{Trucks...Mustangs, and Semis.}
that he text's me Images...of them.
; )
Priceless.
Blessed.
I was kinda jealous, when Adam sent me the above... image... wishin'...I coulda been there, with Adam... listening to That Flathead Ford...Purr, as He {'49 F-5} Worked...
today.
: )
Adam...takes such Great Care...of The '49.
<3
Adam, and Granddaughter, Viv,...Sure Enjoy, that Old...Ford.
<3
; )
They, remind me, so...of my Dad, and me.
Priceless.
<3
I captured the above images, about a year ago... when we brought The '49... Home.
; )
{Not To Fairfax. }
Told The Kids... that Fairfax....doesn't deserve This Much 'Cool'.
Asked The Kid's to Keep The '49... with Them, and in a Town...that Appreciates It's People.
<3
; )
Elberon, Iowa.
<3
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