Almost.

That's a fact.

Received a text... from Dear Fellow 'Gold Rush' Vendor, and Friend, Doug, a bit ago.

: )

'Gold Rush'... in Rochester, MN. is happening now.

Doug... said how much he misses us. : )

We miss Doug, and Everyone... at Gold Rush.

Above... is Doug's Booth.

; )

{Doug... does Amazing Original Stained Glass Work!!}

; )

I... can see where our Booth was, as well.

We were always under the 'Visitor' Banner.

; )

That 2014 'Gold Rush'... was a Tuff one.

These 'Events'... are grueling, when everything in the world is goin' kinda right.

When 'Things'... are goin' kinda wrong, like life in 2014... and most every year since...

: )

for

 'Simply Iowa', 

well...

my fuse got a little shorter, and shorter, every show.

As did... my creative level.

'Life'.

 Damned Distraction.

I was extremely Blessed over the years... by Dear Friends, Family... and 'Customers'... also, Friends, who helped carry me through.

<3

Those who 'Truly'... 'know' me, know... I wear my heart on my sleeve.

That's a dangerous thing.

Probably... not good for 'business'.

; )

Had I been scheduled for 'Gold Rush'... this time, I wouldn't have been there, with Miss. Peanut being so ill.

Peanut... was one of the reason's I dropped 'Away' Events.

{There were Many Factors}

Peanut, in her own... Loving Way, made me see...

"Home... is Where The Heart Is"

; )

<3

{Trust me... I wouldn't drive back and forth from Des. Moines, every day... while doing Junk Jubilee, for just...

'Anyone'.}

: )

Peanut Carried me Through The Horrible Messes of Fairfax, and The Iowa Department of Transportation.

BIG LOAD}

: (

I... rescued Miss. Peanut... once.

; )

She 'Rescued' me... a Thousand Times.

<3

All of The 'Critters'... in my life, have.

<3 <3 <3 

I get kinda Sassy... about 'humans', sometimes.

Please Know... I Know... some Wonderful 'Humans'... 

that could almost, 

almost...

be 

nearly...

as 

Pure of Heart...

as

a

'Critter'.

; )

<3

'almost'.

Beyond... Grateful, for Them.

<3

Love to Ya...

Prayers for All.

Barb C.

<3

<3 <3 <3 

Peanut was beaten blind... as a Pup.

You'd never know that... by the way she always looked in our eyes.

'My Eyes'

<3 <3 <3 

; )

<3