We're Gonna Hold... On...... Sale Will Run...Through.... Sunday!

oh my...

: )

We're Gonna Hold....

On...

One...More... Day!

I talked to everyone....

this Morn...

 the weather...

is...

Incredible...

Folks... Keep Comin'...

So...we're going to stay Open... through tomorrow...

I have Much... to move and shake around here...

Sold Some BIG Cupboards... out of the rabbit hole...

and am flipping it....

tomorrow and Monday...

{Have some...Big Ones... Coming In as Well!!!! }

so...

I'm not going...

anywhere....

All of us... are re grouping...for the end of the Month...Sales...

{Mid West Show... and my 'Primitive Open House'... The Last Weekend...in October!}

so...

If you're in the area...

stop in..!

Thanks...to All... who have come... and Helped us...

Clean Out!!!

Still....Loads... of Stuff! Great...Stuff!

{several Folks... have come back... daily...and keep finding things... they hadn't seen...the first... trips...through! }

: )

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

Saturday... Last Chance... Come Scoop Up...The Treasures!!!!

Sale Opens...

at 9 Bells!

oh my...

Come Dig!

 

I captured this...image...this Morn...
as I was turning the lights on...
down... the rabbit hole...
Lord...
I am...running on... fumes...
and...
Starbucks...
: )
{and...lots...of...stogies...: ) }
I was thinking about...all of the stories... and images... I'll be sharing...next week..
I... Pray... I can...somehow... put them..all in to... words...
what a
'Journey'....
 

I captured... many images early in the day...
but...
by this Eve...Like... these Boxes.... Everything...I had taken pictures of...
had...
Sold....
so...I won't torture you...
There is MUCH.... left...
hope... you can come... and scoop it all up....
it's been a Most...
Curious...Sale....
it...
truly...
has...
Last Day...
Saturday!
9 'til 5 ish!
Hope to see ya!
Love...to ya...
Barb C.
{The song... I posted above....
is one.....
that seemed... somehow...
so very fitting...
yes...
it truly is...
all...
about...
'The Journey'... }
{after...thinking... about why...
I was so...drawn to the above song...
It's all about...
this... sale...
Lord...
It has been from one... Extreme... to The Next....
so many...
Ups...and Downs...
Insanity...
Then...'it'... hit me...
That's...what makes me...Love It...
The Ups...
Downs...
and...Insanity...
of it all....
: )
You must be...Crazy... to understand... this...
so...
if you don't...
Be Thankful...
if....
you do...: )
Bless Your Heart...
and remember...
all of the Best People...
are...
a little...
'Round the Bend...: )
Love Ya...: ) }
{The lampshade... in the above... image...
I wore on my head...
walking down Bourbon Street... in New Orleans.... a couple of years ago....
with a K-Paul's Cajun Martini... in one hand...
 and my flip flops... in the other...: )
{it's... not for sale... : ) }
yeah...
That's...
what makes me... Love... my job... : ) }
{I had a man...walk up behind...me... on Bourbon Street... and as he passed...my friend... and I.... he said...
"Hey... Baby Girl... I was going to tell ya... how much...I Liked your Hat... until I saw her... Carrying the Lamp!"
{my friend... who happens to be a Psychiatrist...
was carrying...the lamp... in this image... : )
oh dear...I think she hangs around me...for a 'Study...Subject'...
I'm sure...she'll be writing her own...book...someday... : ) }
oh dear...
: )


 .

Shed Cleanin' Sale... : ) oh... my.... Opens at 9 Bells... in The Morn!!!

The Sale... is Perkin' Along....
Had some Great Folks... pop in...throughout the day...: )
and... some Darling... Treasures... find their way...to our door... this Morn... : )
{Love This...Little Car! }
I'll have more images... in the morn... : )

Hope to see ya!

I titled...this image...
'oh...dear'... on my computer...
I just...sat down...
and...realized...
I'm wearing two...different socks...
but then...
I doubt... anyone noticed...
I'm wearing my old...daisy sundress....
leggings...
one of my...favorite... old flannels...
and... an old...lumber yard... nail pouch... around my waist...
I...look like...
'Rosie the Riveter'...
oh... dear...
what a
'Goddess'....
: )
{I remember... Rockin'...to the above tune... when I was young...
oh my...
it was...sooooo Cool....
I'd have on the sassiest... bell bottomed jeans...
{that I had saved...forever... to buy...}
oh my...
if...
that girl...
could have seen...
what...she'd become...
one day...
mismatched.. socks... and all....
she'd have been...
mighty...
humbled...
: ) }

 

Sale... Opens in the Morn... at 9... : ) If ya come early... be prepared to work... and... have a Thermos of Starbucks... : )

I Can't Believe... there was SO Much....

in this little area....

Thanks...so Much... to Brandon... for Helping... today!

I'll be Up... Early... finishing up....

oh my...

I'd like to post more...

but...

I...am beat...

you'll simply have to come... visit....

Love to ya...

Barb C.

{My sis...called today...left a message... said if I'm not doing much...I should go visit Mom....

: )

{Bless her Heart...}

: )

I popped in... this morn... to see Mom... at a dead run....

long before...I got the message...

Guess... I really don't have much goin' on...

just countin'... flowers...on the wall...

and all...

: )

{Love The Above Song... }

 

You...have no...idea... what all came out of this... room...

Old... Fun..Stuff...

Hope to see ya....

: )

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'....

: ) }