Sunday, March 31, 2024
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Seriously... oh my.
Thought of the above quote... while driving to yesterday's 'important meeting',
with an Old Pal.
We go Way Back.
; )
He's part of The Antique 'Tribe'.
: )
He's offered much advise over the last many years, concerning the 'Messes' here, in Fairfax.
So Many... have, over this seemingly never ending... 'journey'.
I Know... they all mean well.
<3
They...all, just want to see 'Life'.... the way it used to 'be'... 'before'.
The Longtime Pal, had sent me a text, a couple of days before our appointment,
it hit so hard,
I...
couldn't, and wouldn't... respond to it.
: (
While driving... thought, the first words out of my mouth, at our meeting, should he 'dig' in...
again...
would have to be,
"I can't hear one more word of pessimism, or negativity... from you.
Grateful... for how very much you care... but, I can't hear another dark word."
To my surprise....
The Pal... didn't offer 'dark words', at our meeting.
: )
In fact... we wound up laughing!!
; )
{The Old, Pal... has a Very Interesting Sense of Humor!!}
Hahahahahahaha!!!
; )
He comes up with 'thoughts', out of Left Field, that... will Drop Ya!!!
; )
'Hope'...
'Faith'...
and
'Trust'...
Are Everything.
<3
Trust me... I struggle enough, in my own head...
with the never ending... 'Messes', and the 'Madness' from it all.
It's come down to... sadly, if... those who are close to me...
can't stand with me, in this battle, then they need to step aside.
No hard feelings.
<3 <3 <3
{Many have, stepped aside.
No Hard Feelings.
<3
I Get It.
: (
Sadly.}
You see... I... can't 'fight' against the 'wrongfulness',
and...
'defend' myself...
from
Those... I Hold Most Dear,
too.
Can't do it.
Know all too well, I've been absent from most everyone, and everything...
I hold dear, over the last several years, since this battle came knocking at the door.
It's heartbreaking, for everyone concerned.
but, somehow... wonder,
had I quit, long ago...
walked away, from these 'Messes',
'Wrongfulness',
thrown in the towel....
well, I believe...
those I hold dear...
wouldn't be able to understand that, either.
Pretty certain, had I done that...
there would be absolutely nothing left of who they once knew.
Nothing.
The Long Time... Pal, did suggest, that maybe... I should get into another line of work.
; )
Perhaps... something like his line of work.
; )
I laughed!!
; )
Told him, I certainly could Never do, what He does!!
He said... "Yes you could... They'd Train Ya."
: )
Looked my Old... Pal, in the eye, and said...
"seriously....
?
'seriously'
???
; )
look at me."
; )
Hahahahahahaha!!!
: ) : ) : )
My Dear... Old...
Pal...
dropped his head,
and said....
"Forgot 'who' I was talking to... you're barely 'Housebroken'."
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
; ) ; ) ; )............
He Nailed It!!!
I... Nearly Fell Off Of The Chair Laughing!!!!!!
: ) : ) : )
God Bless Him!!!
<3 <3 <3
Priceless!!!
<3
Priceless!!!
We Finally... Understand Each Other!!!
; )
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Friday, March 29, 2024
Happy Good Friday... to All.
Wishing Everyone a Happy...
Good Friday.
<3
Spent much time this morning reflecting on the meaning of
'Good Friday'.
oh...my.
<3
Have a major appointment, this afternoon...
so, am on the run.
Ran across the above image, from 2016, this morning.
: )
That Rabbit came from Dear Friend, Jo... many years ago.
<3
He's a 'Keeper'.
The Old... Bunny, continues to watch over The Rabbit Hole.
<3
He's a 'Blessing', as is Jo.
<3
Gotta Fly.
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Iowa...
Spent this day... on 'The Road'.
: )
'Iowa' Roads.
Iowa... 'Back Roads Where Life... Is Real'
; )
County... Roads.
Country... Roads.
<3
{certainly Not... on 'State', and Federal 'Highways',
or... Fairfax's... little 'streets' 'Bridges' and 'Trails'.
that are So HEAVILY 'Funded'... 'these' days.
oh... my.}
'Straight Roads...
don't
'Make'
Skillful Drivers.'
; )
{Love that quote. It's So... Incredibly 'True'.}
'Iowa', what a 'Gem'... She Is!!
; )
Beautiful!!!
<3
Loved... seeing the Cows, and their Darling... Calves.
<3
The Beautiful...
Lambs.
<3
Ran into some Beautiful... People, today... too.
Grateful.
<3
Woke up this morning... and read the below post.
; )
Priceless.
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for ALL.
All...
Every Single Day.
Barb C.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Toys...
Worked at the May 2 - 5 Estate Sale, yesterday.
Played with a few Toys.
; )
Above... is just a Snippet.
Friend, Lee.... {Estate's Daughter in Law} helped gather them together... and clean.
Was so excited when Lee found the Mid Century Horse TV Lamp... {top image} in the basement.
It's Lovely.
; )
I gave it a quick bath... put in a new bulb... and Lit It Up.
: )
There is an Unbelievable Amount of everything, in this Home, and Workshop.
We keep finding things... tucked away, throughout.
Lee's Mother in Law... LOVED to Cook, and Bake.
<3
There's so much Kitchenware, it's going to be a Trick... displaying it all.
but...
we will.
; )
So Many... Wonderful Vintage Cook Books.
oh my.
; )
Lee, and I... talked about The Bridge, that went down... in Baltimore, early... yesterday morning.
: ( : ( : (.....
Heartbreaking.
Lee grew up, and worked very near that bridge, years ago.
So... incredibly sad.
: ( : ( : (....
Before leaving Home, to work... at the Estate, yesterday morning...
the phone rang.
It was Pal, Chicago Ray.
: )
Ray... checks in with me... every now, and then.
: )
{We go back, decades. Ray thought So Much... of John. }
Ray said....
"I was thinking about you, this morning. Baby... sure miss those days, when we were both running like Crazy... and 'Horse Trading', this old stuff!!"
; )
Told Ray... I miss those days, too.
Ray eluded to some of our 'Dealings'... over the years.
: )
We've went 'round, and round, a time... or two.
; )
but...
Always, remained Pals.
Always.
Ray said his Birthday is coming up... on Saturday.
Somehow... I thought Ray was a Taurus, like me.
"No..." he said, "I'm an Aries."
HOLY SMOKES!!!
Hahahahaha!!
Said to Ray.... "Oh My Lord!!!... How Have We Ever Gotten Along??? "
{Told Ray about an 'Aries' I worked with, once... whom I thought was a Pieces.
Could Not... Understand, why... when I worked with him, it was a Constant Argument.
If... I said 'Black'... he'd say 'White'.
Ugly... Non Stop... Ugly.
: (
I... finally asked the man,
'how is it... we can't ever see eye to eye, everything is a constant battle,
with you being a Pieces??
Taurus and Pieces... usually get along Great!!'
???
The man said... "I'm not a 'Pieces'.... I'm an 'Aries'."
uh... oh.
I, just stood there, looking at the man, and said...
"Little Ram... Meet The Bull."
turned... and walked away.
Hahahahahahahaha!!!!
; )
{Some don't believe in zodiac signs. That's ok. : )
I believe We All Come from The Stars, and God Created Them All.}
<3
Ray... has Quite an Eye. He comes up with the Coolest Things!!
Everything from Early, Early... Primitives, to the Goopiest... Early...
French pieces.
; )
Ray Works HARD... Hunting, Gathering.... Loading, Fixing... and Repairing.
He's a Master, at His Trade!!
; )
Told Ray... 'That's What Keeps Him Young!!'
: )
Ray's going to be headed to set up at The Brimfield, MA. Shows...
again... this Spring.
He loves 'Early Eastern Primitives'.
I've never had the desire to go... out East.
Prefer our Early... 'Iowa'... and Midwest... 'Farmhouse' pieces, always have.
We all have our 'vices'.
; )
That's what makes the World... Go Round.
: )
Ray... has watched the 'Crazy Train'... 'Roll', through Fairfax, over the last many years.
It drives him crazy... I know he's concerned..
: (
Hate That.
: (
All we've ever wished for everyone, is happiness, contentment....
and Great Junk Huntin'....
Adventures!!
; )
The Wonderful... Crazy Friends, {Family}... I've been Blessed to meet, through the
'Old Soulfulness'...
over the years...
oh my.
: ).....
My Heart Goes Out... to All, who are Suffering.
Always.
Many, Many... Prayers, Always.
Love to You.
Barb C.
Monday, March 25, 2024
Blame It on The Moon!! Happy Lunar Eclipse to All!!
Oh.... my.
; )
Spent this day... so far.... buried in email.
{and book work}
; )
Shared a few... of the emails... I've recently received, with a Pal, this afternoon.
; )
He...uh, kinda... 'read' them, the same way as I did.
oh... dear.
: )
Ya just can't make some 'sh!t' up.
; )
I'll share those emails, when I can.
'They'... to say the very least, in my opinion, and my Pal's...
are Quite...
'Interesting'.
; )
oh... my.
Hahahahahahaha!!!
Dear Friend, Jan R., posted the below... this morning.
<3
Oh my...
It Says It All!!!
<3
yes...
There Is a Difference.
and,
It's Fitting for So Many, Many... Many,
These Days.
: (
<3
I shared it on my FB page, but....
'The Above'... Isn't what posted.
{hmmmmm.}
The BELOW... Did!!
: )
Don't know why... but....
after I read the 'below'....
didn't delete it, because...
'It'...
seemed rather
Fittin'....
As Well!!
: ) : ) : )
Hahahahahahaha!!!
<3
again...
For 'Many', 'These' Days.
: (
We're All Ridin' a Crazy Train, it seems, 'these' days.
Livin' in The 'Twilight Zone'.
oh...my.
at least...
Many Folk's, that I personally know, and Love, are.
oh...my.
At the end of the day... every day...
I'm Grateful, We're All Riding This 'Insanity'
'Together'!!!
: ) : ) : )
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
{Please Do Not Read 'Politics' or 'Sides'... into 'this' post.
: (
The 'Twilight Zone',
The 'Rabbit Hole'...
are much
'deeper'...
than 'politics', or 'sides'...
'Period'.
I'll be givin' a few... 'somethin' to 'think' about, and 'read'...
one of these days.
The time for talkin'...
well, somehow...
I believe, that 'ship' may have sailed. }
; )
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Be... A Weed.
I've stumbled through many heartbreaking memories... from today.
along with, sad...
'current' events.
: (
found...
in my opinion...
The Best Advice I could Offer, to anyone...
is, to...
Simply,
'Be A Weed'.
<3
; )
Always...
Have 'Hope', and...
'Be' a 'Weed'.
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Friday, March 22, 2024
Simply... 'March'.
Got a little Snow... this morning.
; )
<3
It's BEAUTIFUL!!!
<3
'Simply... Iowa'.
; )
March came 'In'...
like a lamb.
It's Goin' 'Out'...
like a
Lion.
; )
That's the way 'March' usually works, in Iowa.
; )
<3
Many... are complaining about it.
; )
Think those that are from Iowa... complaining, about a little Snow, in March...
in 'Iowa', must have very short memories of 'Iowa'... and What She's Capable Of...
in
March!!!
: )
We've had Such a Mild... February, and March... thus far.
oh....my.
; )
We've been Very Blessed, tho... it's been a little Freaky.
70 degree days in March... in Iowa, is... a bit worrisome.
'This'...
is
More Like It!!!
: )
We Need Moisture!!!
<3
Worked at The May 2024 Estate Sale, yesterday.
; )
Oh.... dear.
; )
Holy Smokes!!!
Worked in the Kitchen... and on The Toy Room.
: )
Oh... My!!
; )
Reminded... Lee, the Estate's Daughter in Law... and Friend, who was helping yesterday...
" Remember... my Dear, I can only 'take' these 'tasks' on...
about 4-5 hours, at a time. : ) After about 4 hours, well...
'The Mad Hatter'... Comes Out!!!
and...
That's Never Good."
; )
Lee... Totally... Understood.
<3
I... have to 'Pace' myself... while setting an Estate.
; )
Really Appreciate her Help!!!
<3
but...
I kinda get into a 'Zone'... and, probably am a bit frustrating to work with, especially... to those who've never been down this kinda 'Path'.
; )
My 'mind'... works in a rather 'nonconforming' way.
: ) : ) : )
{oh... dear. : ) }
It never makes 'sense'... to most, until it's done.
I can 'see' a room... completely flipped around, and 'set'... in my head...
Five different ways...
before we touch anything.
{can't tell ya what I ate for breakfast... but, I can 'see'... the end game... before the ball is pitched. Guess... that's my 'Gift'!! <3 }
Hahahahahaha!!!
It's Puzzling... and, often... 'Frustrating' to those who try to 'help'.
<3
God Bless 'em!!
Lee... keeps asking me...
"Where's 'This'...gonna go??? Where's... 'That'... gonna go????"
Hahahahahahahaha!!!!
: )
All I can tell Lee, is...
"No Worries. Don't know, yet... but, No Worries."
<3
Explained to Lee... that I know... she's concerned about this 'mountain'.
; )
but...
'No Worries'.
<3
Lee, hasn't dealt with a mountain like this, before.
She... probably, never will... again.
We have.
Many...Many...Many... times.
but, that doesn't let her mind rest.
: )
I... totally Get That.
; )
{ask John, and Lawyer Meardon.
oh.... dear.
Building a House...
Battling IDOT, and Fairfax.
I... tend to 'micro-manage'... way too much.
: (
It's 'Lives'... We're All Dealing With.
'Protecting'.
: )
'Trust'... is everything, in the end.
<3
but...
we must,
Trust...
The 'Hand's' that are 'Sent'.}
; )
Walked through a few 'memories'... again, today.
: )
2012... to 2015.
oh my.
<3
That Old... Gnarly, Paint Pail... is Waiting for Flowers, this Spring.
<3
It's resting atop an Old Cupboard, in the breezeway.
: )
Remember the day... I pulled it from a scrap pile.
: )
'Beauty'...
Is...
Truly In The Eye of The Beholder.
; )
{I personally... see the 'Beauty',
in the
Old Pail, far more... than The Beautiful Roses, always have.}
; )
{thinkin' about it, now... The Beautiful... Rose's are long gone, but...
that Old... Paint Pail, : ) It's Right Here!! <3 : ) }
Still.
A Very Wise Man...
long... ago,
once told me...
"It's All About 'The Journey'."
; )
Truer word's were never spoken.
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
{Watched a bit of the 1960's Mississippi 'Happenings' on PBS, this Iowa... 'Snow Day'...
made me think of the movies... 'The Color Purple', and...'Mississippi Burning'.
John, and I... watched 'Mississippi Burning' a Dozen Times.
Both Movies... are Worth Watching, These Days.
Sadly... in my opinion...
so many parallels.
: (
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
'Bad Boys' God... Love 'em!!
<3
Worked at the upcoming...
May 2024 Estate Sale, today.
FULL... House.
; )
oh... my.
; )
Nearly 70 Years of... 'Living' on this property.
<3
Didn't capture any images today... probably won't for a bit.
Stay... Tuned.
; )
Didn't write yesterday,
so... when I got Home, this afternoon, checked out the FB
'Memories'
<3
The above image of James Dean... popped up, from long ago.
; )
John...always reminded me of James Dean.
Always.
<3
What Is It... about 'Bad Boys'... I wondered, once again... that Drive me Crazy???
Hahahahahaha!!!
Thought about it, for a minute.
One.
They are Few... and Far Between.
Few... exist anymore.
Two.
They are The Most Misunderstood People, on the Planet.
in my opinion.
Tuff as Nails... on the exterior,
{Extremely Tuff... Nobody, to Ever F..k With, Ever.}
but...
so
Incredibly Tender, on the inside.
<3
The 'Bad Boys'... Earned that 'Badge'...
often, because...
they had no choice.
They were often 'beaten' into that 'Corner', one way or another, when they were young.
: (
'Bad Boys'...
don't 'share' that, with many.
: (
They're Way Too...
Proud, for that.
: (
somehow...
sharing, makes them feel 'weak'.
: (...
So... People 'Judge' them, because... all they see, is what's on the
'Outside'.
: (
I remember when Mom 'first'... really, met... John.
: )
John, and I.. took Mom, and Dad... to an Auction, in Millersburg, Iowa.
{John... was Terrified of Mom, that day!! : ) }
John was 17 years older than me... but, the Truth...is, I was a Hundred Years 'Older' than John, in so many ways. : )
{It's not about the 'Years'...
it's about
'The Miles'.}
; )
Mom, and John... became Great Friends, over the years.
<3
10 years ago... Mom, and John... were both struggling for their Lives, at Mercy Hospital,
in Cedar Rapids.
I'd sit with Mom, then... John, they were just a few floors apart, at the hospital.
They'd each send messages to one another... through me.
<3
Oh My Lord!!!
: )
John's 'messages' to Mom...
would Make Her Laugh!!!
: ) : ) : )
{Big Ass Swear Words!!! : ) <3}
Hahahahahaha!!!
<3 <3 <3
Mom LOVED John's Messages!!!
John, Loved Hers!!!
Hahahahahaha!!
<3 <3 <3
Insanity!!!
<3
'Family'
<3 <3 <3
'Priceless'
<3
Priceless... Memories.
<3
Peg, Lea... Lynn, and Kevie.
: )
Those... Were The Days.
<3
; )
Indeed.
; )
<3
Yep.
; )
It Truly... is One of Those 'March Days'...
in
Iowa, today.
<3
'Spring'
<3
Like It!!
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
{For the record, I'll be Voting for Joe, an Original... 'Bad Boy'. }
<3
; )
Make No Mistake, I Know How To Pick A 'Bad Boy'.
: )
<3
not One... in my life...
has ever Used a 'bone spur'... or, ANYTHING...
for an 'excuse'
: )
<3
Ever.
; )
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