DON'T MISS IT!!!! SHED CLEANING SALE!!!! HERE...AT THE RABBIT HOLE! 101 Williams Blvd. Fairfax, Iowa 52228 {Hiway 151 } WEDNESDAY Thru SATURDAY!!!! 9 'til 5 Daily!!!!!

It's Like...CHRISTMAS!!!

Oh My Lord!!!!

I haven't Opened this...

since... last year...

and at that time...

I had moved... many totes from John's Shop...

that...had been in the Trailer...

I...haven't seen some of this...

For Years!!!

It was Like Christmas...

Brandon...and Carolyn were here...

and...as I opened one tote...after another...

{Packing Materials...Flying!}

I'd Yell!!!

"Oh My Gosh!!!!!! Look at This!!!!!"

{after a while... they got tired of Running : ) }

oh my...

This...Building... is like a Time Capsule!!!

Old... Books... {some...pre Civil War! }

Silver Serving...Pieces...

Early...Glass... and Staffordshire...

Children's Pieces...

Old....Dolls...

Cook Books...

Windows...Doors...

Tin Architectural...Fragments...

Quilts...and Rugs....

{a Couple...Room Sized....Wool Beauties! }

and... that's just scratching the Surface!

I have advertised for ANOTHER Sale...

Beginning This Wednesday... thru Saturday...

9 'til 5....

There was NO WAY.... I could have had this out...last weekend....

it would have been ruined....

yet...I have to streamline... our buildings... to repack.... with New Arrivals....

that will be coming in...soon...

oh dear...

I'm calling in Friends...at the end..of this Sale...

It'll be "Let's Make a Deal"....time...

I'm pricing things...to Go...

I'll have Much...

that will be...

"Make an Offer!"....

Come Dig!!!!

: )

Love...to Ya!

Barb C.

 

Late 1800's Oil...on Board Painting...
Love...It!



Can't Wait...to see what's... in This Corner!

Odds... and Ends!
Love 'Em!

I Yelled... when I found a Tote...Filled with Early Glass...
This...is a Most...Beautiful 'Celery'....
This is what one...would serve Celery in...
at a 'Proper' Table...
in the Victorian...Times...
Beautiful...

I bought this... 12 foot span...of  Late 1800's Tin.... for The Rabbit Hole... last year...
and there...it sat...
I'm going to let it go....
If...it doesn't sell...
It will be my FIRST...order of Business... after the Sale...
Love...It!

Found some...great...early Books...
I'm pricing most of them...at .50 cents each....
gotta go!

Found...All Sorts...of Paper...items...
Darling Stuff!

Ran across...some...Great Old Photos...
This... even has all of the names... on the back...
oh my....
what Fun....it was...
Treasure Hunting....
in my...own... back...yard....
 : )

{I think... I heard...
"Feliz Navidad"....
playing...
and...the faint...sound...
of...
Sleigh Bells...
{ : ) }
as the Packing...Paper...was Sailing...through the Air...
yeah...
It..was Like...
Christmas!}


Must Let the Show Go On

I Must...let The Show... Go On... : )

I want to Thank...

All...who attended the Fall Harvest Sale...

Wind...Rain...Hail...

and...Freezing...Cold....

I...tip my hat...

to you...

: )

and...

I Humbly...

so...very...Humbly...

Thank...all...

who Tirelessly.....

Helped Prepare...

and Endured...

oh my...

Angels...

: )

It was a Great...Sale!
{Mark said he did...Waaaaay... Better..here...than he did...at A Big...Show...he did... last weekend.... FAR...from Home...
: )
We had...Amazing... Customers... that... Braved... the Elements... : ) }

Unfortunately...

I couldn't get through...all of the Buildings...

I had...intended to...

This week...

looks...Wonderful...

Weather wise...

so...

I'm going to keep at it...

I told my friends... to pick up...

Next...Sunday....

{Many are in the Fields... Frantically Pickin' Crops...with the Dry Week...}

I'll be here...

going through Buildings...

Cleaning....Sorting...and Selling....

9 'til 5 Daily....

Through... Next Saturday....

{I knew...even if we had gotten the buildings...empty... with the forecast...it would have all... been tarped...

This week... looks... much Brighter....

I'm going to Flip...The Rabbit Hole...Lot's of New Things... and pull Primitives...out...for the Midwest Show... weekend...the end...of October... {my next...Open House....} They will...however..be for sale... as I pull...them...from the Buildings...and House... : )

I couldn't risk..them... with the forecast...}

I gotta tell ya...

Today... was Cold... and Rainy...

I'm Chilled...to the Bone...

and..sure wished... the weekend... would have cooperated....

These Buildings... Must... get done....

This...Is...The...Week....

Warm...and DRY!!!

I'll be posting images...as I go....

Feel Free to Pop in... this week....

and help Dig... : )

{It'll be like... Christmas...for Me! }

Love to ya...

Barb C.

 

{I found the above, song version...

of...

"Must Let the Show Go On"....

The Video...

fit perfect... this Eve...
{I Absolutely... Love... This...Video...
Craaaaazy... : ) }

: )

I'm...wiped out....

Thanks... Again... to All...

It was an...Amazing Sale....

Blessings...

in...Every Way...

and...
Continues...

: ) }

 

 



Fall Harvest Sale...Opens at 8! New Things... Came Rollin' In... Today...!

Another Load... came rollin' in... Today!

There were Three...of the Old Tractor Umbrella Framed Fragments...

Two...are Sold...

but... the Red One... Below... is Waiting...for a New Home!

Primitive... Elegance....

oh....dear...

my heart...went...

Thump!!! Thump!!!

when I saw it...

I bought this...

at my own...sale...: )

{I'm... working...to 'sell'.... {sigh...}

but... I couldn't Help...Myself!!!!}

Had To!

Oh My!

When it came Waltzing in...this Morn...

{along with... a whole Bunch...of other...

 Treasures...!!!}

I Melted...

I LOVE...Everything About It!

It's so... Very...Old....

Mid 1800's...

all hand done...

and The Old Man...in The Wind...

is so... Beautifully...hand carved....

{sigh...}

I'm going to make a seat for it... using an early Carpet Fragment...

This... is something.... else...

I'm SURE... there are Treasures...waiting...

Just for You

As Well!

We Open at 8 Bells...

Hope to see ya!

 

oh my...
love....it... : )
{Much later versions... were 'factory pressed'
I have never seen one...hand carved...
oh...my...
{I thought of the Old...Buck Owens...tune...
'My Heart Skips a Beat'
while I was writing... about the
Gnarly...
Old...
Chair...
yes...
My Heart...
Skipped a Beat...
and felt a Tremblin' in my Knees!
oh dear...
: )

Sale Opens at 8 Bells...Saturday Morn!!!

Fall Harvest Sale... Opens... Saturday and Sunday Morn...at 8 Bells!!!

RAIN or SHINE!!!

We got some rain today...but...still had Many... Brave Souls... Come Visit!

Bless Their Hearts!!!

We added more...Old Gnarly Stuff...and had a Pretty Fun...Day!

Pal, Jan... above...came early...with More Treasures...

{as did Mark...and the rest of us... : ) } 

She called en route... and asked me to have Coffee waiting...

: )

I  happily...obliged...

: )

When I opened the door to The Rabbit Hole...

She met me...In Vogue...

Sporting My HAT!!!

oh my!

: )

 Jan... re set...the tents...

{What a Whirlwind!}

  we all had a Great Time... : )

{while... Bailing...Buckets... and Buckets...of Water! : ) }

Hope to see...You...

the next day...or two!

LOTS of Great Stuff!

Barb C.

I had to play... the above song...for Jan...

: )

She is...Somethin'...Else...

Like...so many...Angels... I am...BLESSED to have in my Life...

Jan...

Swooped Down...and Rescued me...

when...

I had...

Nothing...Left...

on Wednesday...

then...

again...

Early...this Morn....

She...is Hands...Down...

The BEST...Designer... I have ever had...the Privilege... to know...

Nobody... Does It...

Better...

{I know... some...AMAZING... Designers....

She...

is...

The...

Very...

Best...

on every...level...}

What a Blessing...

{and...

for the record...

I don't let...just 'anyone'... wear my

 'Hat'...

: )

Jan... can wear it... any time... she pleases... : )

I Tip...My Hat...

and...

Bow...

humbly...

Baby...

You...

are...

'The Best'....

: ) }

 

 

Fall Harvest Sale...! Opens at 8 Bells... Hope to See Ya!

It was a Great...Day One...

Fall Harvest Sale...

Thanks...to Everyone... who came...and visited!

{above are Sweet Girls...from The Twin Cities! What Fun...They Were!}

Thanks to Dwight... from Winds Reach... for The Dunkin' Donuts!...and Equally...FINE...Home Grown...Tomatoes!!!! : )

It was Great...seeing Sheree...and Donna!

Wanda...

Pat...

Jack...

Barb H.

Amy...

Brandon...

and so...many Other...Wonderful...Folk... : )

We had...about Three...drops of rain...

seems...

it went North and South...of us...

MORE STUFF COMING....

in the next few hours...

Hope to See Ya!

Sale Runs Through Sunday!

Brutie... and Cindy...
oh my...
: )
A HUGE Thanks...to Cindy... for keeping The Books...
today...
what an...Amazing... Angel...
 

 

Fall Harvest Sale... Don't Miss It...!!!! Holy Smokes! Wear Your Grubbies...Rain Gear... and...Bring a TRUCK!!! Opens at 8 Bells!!! TODAY...Thru Sunday!!! New Items Added Daily!!!

Here We Go!!!

Fall Harvest Sale...

Opens TODAY at 8 Bells!!!!

{see  details... to the right...

for The Fall Harvest Sale....!!!}

It's FULL... and Priced to sell....

{or..not priced... : ) just ask... : ) }

Thanks...to so Many... Sweet Souls... for Bringing...Such... Amazing...Old Things...

and... for the Help....

Pulling This...Monster Sale...Together....

Under Tent!!! 's'

W O W...

Sale runs thru Sunday...

8 'til Dusk...

Every Day...

Yep!

It's gonna rain...

{after all...weve Prayed for it...All Summer!  : ) }

and we're ready for it...

It's all...Racked...and Stacked...

Amazing...

: )

Hope to See Ya...

Love... to ya...

Barb C.

: )

{Wear Your Grubbies... Rain Gear....

and...

Bring a Truck!!!}

The Southern Iowa Fall Harvest Load... Rolled In.. Before Sun Up!!! Sale Opens in the Morn at 8 Bells!!! Rain or Shine!!! Thru...Sunday!

 

Lynn and Lea...

Our Southern Iowa Farmer Friends...

Brought in a LOAD...

Everything from Farm Signs... to Their Home Grown...

Pumpkins and Gourds!!!!

WOW!!!

Much... will be Rollin' in...Today...!

Don't Miss This Sale!

Wear Your Grubbies.... Rain Gear... !

and...

Bring a TRUCK!!!

{see Sale Details...at Right... : ) }

a...'Snippet'... of The Fall Harvest Sale...! Loads... More... and...LOADS...Coming In!

I'm Gonna Let It Shine!
This...Darling... Old Chair.... was a piece... we pulled from the Collapsed Dwelling... today...
I looked at it...
and the song... I Posted... above...came Straight.... to my Heart...
What a Survivor.... : )
The Structure...it was in...went down...in 80 mph winds...
I can't Believe... anything... made it...
Amazingly... This... and some other...very Wonderful... Old Pieces... made it through....
This... and it's Kin... are going to 'Shine'....
at The Fall Harvest Sale...
I don't care... if this... or any of them sell....
They...make me...
Smile...
: )

 

There...is a Ton... of...Old...Old... Stuff... rolling in....

oh my...

Folk Art...

a Zillion... Blue and Clear... Old...Old...

Fruit Jars...

I piled them up...

Choice... 2.00 each...

You Clean!

{A Huge...Wonderful...Pile of 'em... were in the Downed... Dwelling...

How...in The World...Every Single..One of 'em... Made It...

is beyond... me...

Amazing!!!!}

Amana...Primitives...

Love the Sorting Tray.... and Wooden Amana Pitch Fork!

a Darling... Old...Old...Sled...and Laundry Basket....

and many...small Primitives...

that

 also...came from the Amana Home...

Cupboards... Boxes...Work Tables... Benches...French Style....Pieces... Desks... Tables...

I... Truly...

could go...on...and on...

A Huge... Stock Trailer...Full...

is coming in the Morn...

Jan, is also... bringing... Great Stuff....

I have a Monster... Awesome....Cupboard Coming...

and...

a Darling...Old...Old...SLEIGH!!!!

{John has them...almost...DONE!!!}

There will be...

MUCH...

Muchness...

Remember...

Rain Or Shine...

We're Gonna Let It Shine!!!!

{see details... to the right.... for The Sale...}

Hope to See Ya!

Barb C.

There will be TONS of Dried Gourds.... GNARLY!!!

Many Old Boxes... and Several...  Rope Beds...
Mark also...is bringing... a Pile...of Crocks!
 

Cupboards...Pie Safes.... Rugs....

Gnarliness... : )

Early Amana Pieces... : )

Gnarly...Victorian.... : )

This is a 6 foot Tin Bath Tub.... FILLED.... with Jars....
There are...Many... More...
MANY!
{2.00 each...You..Clean! } 

Mark is Bringing...LOADS...of LITTLES!!! FUN!