Gold Rush Post.... coming soon... : )

oh my....

It's been a Lovely Event..........

Gold Rush...

is one of my Favorite Shows....

The Customers....

{Friends}

and Fellow Vendors....

{Family}

are... Amazing.

I have spent more time.....

sitting behind the booth.... on the FUSO's old Bumper.....

than in the booth.....

I Thank God....

for those....

who sat there.... right beside me....

My...

Angels.

<3

I....

am Blessed.

I'll have the stories... and a few images....

when I get Home.....

: )

Love... to ya.

Barb C.

Gold Rush... at The Fairgrounds... in Rochester, MN.....Opens 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.... morn....

Too.... Tired.... to post....images....

Thanks to all of the Angels... who popped in...today.....and last night...

 with Helping Hands.....

and... Loving Hearts..... <3

Sold...Lots... Bought Lots.... and Sold... more....

Never got the booth set....

It was so full....as we unloaded....last night...

 Liz, Lynn, Lea...and I.... had no idea where to put it all....

oh my...

{bought some Awesome Things... on the way... South.... of the show.... in Iowa, and Racine...

then... found...this morning.... after the show opened....we didn't have enough.....

as things were selling... as fast as we could set them.....

oh my.....

had nothing to put smalls on....

bought more.... to fill in..... then... they sold....

then... bought.... more.....

Haven't had a chance...  to get the smalls unpacked....

We'll get them...in the morn....

I took a few images.... I'll try and get them on...in the morn....

Details.... next week...

there are many.: )

Love to ya....

Barb C.
{I found some.... Amazing Things....on our way....from Iowa....
{Special Thanks... to Linda... in Racine... We Love.... her Store... <3 }
 I...would have sooooooo Loved to find a way to keep....
but... as we placed each of them....in our booth... at Gold Rush.... they sold......
within moments.....
: ( : ( : (
oh my....
I had people apologizing for buying them......
as they watched my face turn.... white.....
then.... green.....
but... they bought them....anyway....
oh my................  }

sweet dreams.......

: )

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Smalls... in the Morn... <3



Here's the Deal.....

Well....

Here's the Deal....

The fluid around Peg's lung... has cancer.....

She will have Chemo, again.......

The Barn Doors... have been found....

They were in John's Paint Booth....

No one... knows how they got there....

Are the trucks loaded for Gold Rush....

No....

Am I...

Yes.

It's been a rather...long day....

the next many... many... many....

Promise....

to be Longer.....

yet.

Keep Those.... Beautiful....

Wings....

Beating.

Love to you....

Barb C.

Kept gathering... and loading for Gold Rush.... as I waited for the phone to ring.... today....
I found this Old... Old.... Wooden Bowl.... in The Hen House....
as... I began to pack it... in a tote... headed for the show....
I flipped it over....
: )
See the Amazing.... Tin Patches... : )
Who do you think... hand cut... pieced... and... applied them....?
: )
John.
This...Old Bowl... will Never see a Show....
as long as I...have breath... in my body.
oh my......

yes....
we laugh....
priceless.....
I always comment... on how Peg... gives me...
 The Gift...
of Laughter.
I... think...
we shared that Gift....
I have seen Peg... Laugh... 'til she Cried.....
over some of my Insane... Stunts....
: )
yes....
We Love Each Other.... Heart... and Soul.
We...Are... Blessed.
: )
{this was taken... just a year ago.....
during Gold Rush......
why does it seem....
like.... a Million..... }

I've lost my mind........ oh my... {and...The Big White Barn Doors. }

As we loaded the FUSO for Gold Rush...yesterday.....

I realized...

The Big White Barn Doors....

I have used for Ever... are gone.

I had loaned them out...for a Wedding in Amana... over Memorial Day Weekend....

as we all know... that weekend...

was not a good one.

The folks returned the doors... I remember that....

they were sitting by the fence....

I had asked Brandon...to put them by the rabbit hole....

and... that's all I remember....

Brandon vaguely remembers them.... 

We were all... in a Vortex... over that weekend. 

I love those doors....

have used them at Every Show...for years....

They have never been for sale....

but...

did I sell them...?

did someone... borrow them....

{and I don't remember....}

were they taken...?

We looked High and Low... yesterday....

they are... gone.

I...am...sad.

The 'Simply Iowa' Booth... 

will never be the same....

but ... I already knew that...

: )

nothing... will ever..be the same.

{maybe... I knew that.... then.... and it didn't matter... if I let them go. }

If anyone knows... anything... please let me know. : )

Peg is getting results today....

Michael and their Daughter, Mel.... are with her at The Mayo....

She was going to Mayo...for a re check....this week...

they found she had a Lot of fluid around her lung...

The images they took... 'lit up'... one of the Dr.'s thinks it's cancer...in the fluid... the other doesn't....

They  drained it off, yesterday... the results will be back today....

I'll let you know, as soon as I can....

I' trying to get things pulled together.... for Gold Rush....

it's going to be... a little crazy...around here....

Keep Your Beautiful Wings.... Beating....

for Our Peg....

and...All... who suffer, today.

there are many.

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

Keep Those...Wings... Poundin'!!!!!

Our...Peg...

and Sweet Tommie, on the left....

oh...my... : )

Peg...is back at the Mayo Clinic....tonight....

Please.... Keep her in Your Prayers..

I... can't elaborate... any further...

not now....

maybe.... in the morning....

Just... Keep...Those Beautiful... Wings... Beating!

{as Peg says... 

{when I tell her... about you... and your...Beautiful.... comments....

{she doesn't have a computer...}

"Thank The Lord.. for Those Amazing Angels.....: ) : ) : )

You and I... 

{Mad Hatter...and Mad March Hare....}

are down to nothing... but...

 Smoldering... Pin Feathers!!!!" }

Yes...

We..are So Very...Blessed.....

We Truly are....

Thank You...

God... Bless...You.

Barb C.

{a.k.a. Mad Hatter.... 

and...right beside me... heart and soul.....

as Always....

The Mad... March... Hare. }

<3 <3 <3

The 'List'.... for GOLD RUSH! {This Friday Through Sunday at The Fairgrounds in Rochester, MN. }

The List....

Liz, Miss. Scarlett and I.... are heading to GOLD RUSH... this week....

We are going to have to unload...and re load....

I'm sitting here... this Morning...

walking through the Buildings... in my mind.

oh my....

Here's what I've come up with...so far.

Two Beautiful Early Walnut Store Tables... {with hand dovetailed Drawers... }

A Pair... of Tall, Narrow... Gnarly... Hotel Doors.... in Red Paint...

A Tin Running Horse Weather Vane....

Lodge Columns with Amazing Globes....

A Large Trunk...dated 1826

An Unusual... Grungy White... Sideboard....

Several Painted Tables...and Stands... from the late 1800's.....

A Gnarly...Marble Topped Etagere....

A Darling Drawered French Stand....

Mirrors... of every shape and size.....

Architectural Fragments.....

Farm Gnarliness.....

Interesting... 'Smalls'....

and...of course...an Old Cupboard... or two... : )

It's going to be a full... load.

{this is just what I can bring to mind... this Morning..... while being reminded.....

as I sip from the Mug... Peg gave me...

I...am 'Mad.'....

Entirely Bonkers....

but... here's the Secret...

All The Best...People.....

Are. : )

Images...soon....

Love to ya....

Barb C.

{ My little Friend, Nick..and his Beautiful Daughter... {the Jehovah's Witness Friend... who has stopped by...over the last many months... left Flowers...at our door.....and a Beautiful... Card...  : ) and... has so...Lovingly... 'kept'... our Family.... in his Prayers... <3}

stopped in... the other day....

As his daughter... was searching...and searching for a certain Scripture... then read it to me... I smiled....

I said... "Thank You.... : ) It was Beautiful....

Would you, try... next time... you want to find the 

Perfect.... Words.....

let God... chose them....

Let God... guide your hands... as I do... now....

He will show you...the Exact Message... you need to see... and share."

I have done this...for many years.... 

with The Bible....

and, as below... my daily devotional....

Streams in the Desert.

It's Incredible... what has been Shown... to me...

 Exactly... what I needed to see...and feel.

I did this... again... this Morning.....

This... is a snippet... of what I read.....

Would we know that the major chords were sweet....

If there were no minor key?

Would the painter's work be fair to our eyes...

Without shade on land and sea?

Would we know the meaning of happiness...

Would we feel that the day was bright....

If we'd never known what it was to grieve....

Nor gazed on the dark of night?

Many people owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

{Charles H. Spurgeon }

When an organist presses the black keys of a great organ, the notes are just as beautiful as when he presses the white ones. 

Yet to fully demonstrate the capabilities of the instrument, he must press them all. 

: )

Sing... to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything.

{Ephesians 5:19-20 }

No matter the source of the evil confronting you, if you are in God and thereby completely surrounded by Him, you must realize that it has first passed through Him before coming to you. Because of this, you can thank Him for everything that comes your way.

This does not mean thanking Him for the sin that accompanies evil, but offering thanks for what He will bring out of it and through it. 

May God make our life one of continual thanksgiving and praise, so He will then make everything a blessing. 

: )

perfect. 

I walked through the house... last night.....

oh my... 

My eyes...came to rest... on our Initials... John carved in the Old Opera House... Balcony Rail....

The top... of it has Hundreds of initials carved.... from long ago... Lovers...and Sweet Hearts....

Guess... John thought...ours should be there too....

I remember the day... he showed me.... this... 14 yeas ago....

: )

Last night.... I was a Ghost...in this house..

I lit...every Candelabra.... and had Alison Krauss... rattlin' the walls.

oh my....

I know... I have a few folks... concerned....

please...don't be.

I had to flip a switch.... when John... went away.

Had to push...everything... on the back burner... except for work.

I, am Blessed... I can do that.....

but... I also knew, a day...would come... many... when I'd have to deal... with ... Unimaginable... Loss.

FB has seen much more than Blogger.....these last few weeks...

I've had to keep this site... for the most part... Business.

with so much...going on...now.

I've had a few folks... say... as they follow this blog.....and FB...

"I wonder... what's going to happen...with your life...now? "

and are waiting...and watching.... to see.....

oh my.

: )

I...wonder...too.

I've put it in God's Hands....

that is why... when I ask for Prayers.... I mean it.

When I think back...to the time...when we first heard the news...

 John was just admitted to the Hospital....

Then... Mom, came back in.....

I'd walk into the elevator.... shuffling between the floors..they were on.....

It was Then.... as I stood alone.... I could feel... the Angels.... around me.

They...carried me. 

I...know, I'm not all here.....

and may never be....

I have lost... such a Huge...part.... of myself....

that... is Never coming back.

and.... it Hurts... so much.... when the things.... that had brought...so much Joy...to my life... are the same things.... that ...now... hurt me...so very deeply.

A dear friend.... and blog follower... thought...maybe I should get some meds.....

{I'm sure...she isn't the only one... }

: )

oh my....

There is no pill... on this earth... that can make this suffering go away....

It's part of life... that we have to go through.... we learn...and grow from.

It's these kind of.... circumstances...  'life altering'.... that make us... who we are to ultimately... become....

I...know, I'm not the same person...I was a year ago....

anymore... than I am the same person...I was.... before I met John. 

or... he was...before he met me.

He made me...a Better person.... and, I'd like to think... it was mutual....

We've had many challenges... throughout our lives... on many levels.....

with each of them.... we persevered.... and found our way.....

It wasn't easy.... nothing worth loving... fighting... living...and dying for... ever is. 

I have some Wonderful... 'Friends'.... and Family... I...am Blessed...

but... this is my walk.... and... I find it...difficult...to lean on anyone.

What I ask from them... is what I ask...of you....

Keep those Beautiful Wings... Beating....

Pray...for All... who suffer... and struggle.....today....

and... be patient....with me.

: )

{I know... it's a difficult thing...to do. }

Thank You... All....

from my Entire... Heart... and Soul.

Love You.

Barb C.

AMANA ESTATE TAG SALE SEPTEMBER 11, 12, 13 and 14.

The Amana Estate Tag Sale

 will be

September, 11th... 5 'til 8

{numbers at 4 p.m.}

 12th... 8 'til 7

13th.... 8 'til 7

{most everything will be 25% off on Saturday, the 13th after 2 p.m.}

the 14th, 10 'til 6

{most everything will be 50% off on Sunday the 14th}

{no...early...sales...}

{Address disclosed closer to Sale time}

The House is Full....

Loads of Amana Furniture....

{Mid 1800's Amana Furniture}

All... in it's original finish.

Some... is rough, most.... is ready to go... it's all... Beautiful...

This Home, I was told, yesterday.... was 'The Bachelor's  House'...

When men came from the East, to settle in Amana, if they were single, this is where they'd stay.

I have also been told, it may be the very first Home built, in Amana...

{Sandstone}

{The House, is for sale... It needs work... but... it's has MUCH potential

 {Liz...Loves...It!}

It was added on to...in the 1960's... and has a lot of room....

 They are entertaining offers...at this time, and through the Sale Dates.... It will be sold, 'As Found'.... just as with the rest of this Sale.

Everything is 'As Is'... 'Where Is'... and 'What Is'...

all Sales... are Final.  }

{The Amana Colonies { a German Settlement of 7 Villages} is, kind of like the Shaker....Community....

They lived Communally ...

Settled here in the mid 1800's and were self sufficient.

The furniture, was all made here.... their Craftsmanship, is second, to none.

There are Many Cupboards of every shape and size.... 

Wardrobes... Tables... Chests... Work Benches ...Rugs...Baskets....Sofas... and tin pieces...that were all hand made, in Amana....back in the day....

There are also several early pieces of Stoneware....and Bottles.... 

and Tons.... of German Books.... {one, tiny little book... I just ran across.... dates from 1799 }

Wally's family, dates back to the early days.... of Amana... much of their things...are still in the house.....

Wally, himself...was a Bachelor...for many years...

 Liz and I have spent most of our time there...so far...cleaning....

There is MUCH yet, to go through.....

There are also, TONS of Crystals.... of every shape and size... along with modern appliances... wash tubs... garden gates... old windows... chairs... rockers....linens...dishes....vintage clothing... along with modern {50's, 60's and 70's} items....

Some... 'garage sale' stuff...too....

and... tools...

There are also...some very interesting, Oil Paintings.....

that are 'modern'....

Wally had a HUGE collection...of Angels.... They are mostly modern.... but... Beautiful...

I'll have images... soon.

Mark your calendar....

You'll want to be at this one.

Love to ya...

Barb C.



Sponge Bob... The Hatter.... Scarlett... and President Obama.... : )

The last few days.....

have been a whirlwind...

Had visitors... from Texas.....

and... so much to get done, on the road... and home.

Had to meet with Social Security yesterday morning....

and the Angel...from Mercy, {MASH} Ingrid... offered to come with....

I woke up...at 6:12... yesterday morn... I hadn't gotten to bed...until after 2... cleaning up the house... after having a very late Supper... here, with friends....

{I fixed them a Thresher's Meal... Farm Style.... all the Way! 

It was so nice... sitting around the Old Harvest Table... {only me...and Harold could Love... {and Ed. }...}

When the alarm went off... I let Polly out...and thought..."Just 5 more minutes.... I need...just 5 minutes..."

I woke up... 7 minutes before my 9:00 appointment.

oh my...

I threw my contacts in... couldn't find my keys... 

{because Liz had taken the truck... I had forgotten that...}

So...I jumped in her car.....

it was on empty...

I Prayed... it would make it to the appointment...

I had no way of reaching Ingrid... didn't have her cell number...

She called...as I was approaching the SS office...

I said... I was coming... and soooo sorry....

{She had went out of her way.... above and beyond...to help me... and I... was late...

not only late...

{made it from bed...to the office... in 17 minutes... oh my... }

but...wearing the same clothes I had worked in the day before... slept in..... and had muddy feet....

{noticed that.... as I stood next to Ingrid......... }

oh my...

oh my...}

Ingrid heard, first hand...from SS... what I have been bucking against...for months....

As we left... I told her... I wasn't giving up... and would keep fighting this ridiculous situation....

{I'm sure...she had little confidence... in me, after seeing me... hair... a mess... me...a mess...}

Yet... the Angel... she is... {I have seen this in her..from the first moment...we met... }

She reached out... and caressed my arm.....

I think... she would walk through fire.... with me... 

I... began..to melt....

oh my....

but... I caught myself.....

I can't melt....

I...have an aura around me now... that most can't see.....

but... there are folks.... who can....

Soulful....people...

They are very careful...around me.

They know... how fragile... I am.

Normally...we Embrace... and Cling to each other.... in Happy Times....

not now....

I received a message, from one of those folks... this morning...

He said... how sorry he was... he didn't exchange hugs with me...at What Cheer...

it bothered him... all the way home.

To the point.... he wrote me about it.

oh my....

He...is 'one' of those folks... that is so... in tune... 

I remembered our eyes...meeting.... as he walked up....

We Both... knew....somehow... we couldn't go there....

I...would have crumbled....

I...can't crumble.

not at work....

not... in a fight.... {SS}

but... I melted this morning...as I replied to his note....

He wasn't the only one... I stood back from.... and... it had bothered me... too.... 

until I figured it out....

Some hugs... are like a hand shake.... 

casual...

Loving... Caring....

Friendly... : )

I can get through...those....

others....

are Soulful.... 

I can't... keep myself together.... with those.

We know it.....

God Bless... The Soulful... Angels... in my life.

God Bless... all The Angels... in my life.

When I got home... after my late appointment....

I called Medicare... {The Social Security Lady.... said I may not get through... it's hard. I was patient... and got a Very Nice... Man... : ) }

He's sending an appeal.... and gave me a little hope.

Then... I sat down...and wrote a letter to President Obama....

John Loved Him... So.... : ) Me Too...

I don't know what good it will do... but, just writing it... and explaining...how having a 90 day waiting period...because...they simply signed up... late...for someone who has been eligible and entitled... to medicare.... for 2 years.... is wrong.... 

John was never sent any information... about it.... ever.

He thought he could wait until he signed up for SS, at 68.

Now... with the medical bills.... that far exceed all of our assets.... 

I'm standing here... wondering... which way to turn.

With no other options... I just keep moving... inch by inch... forward.

I have no other choice.

and.....

Melting... isn't an option....

{except...at night... and in the mornings... when, it's just me... Polly... and...John's Cats... }

Then... I melt.

I replaced Gone With the Wind, last night... with Alice in Wonderland... {Johnny Depp version} 

{I cancelled DISH.. now that John and I don't watch T.V. together... I can't watch T.V. anymore... }

At night... I play DVD's....my favorite three....they put me to sleep.... 

Gone With the Wind...

Sponge Bob... 

and Alice in Wonderland....

{watched 'Alice' three times... throughout the night...last night.... 

I'd fall asleep.... then... wake up... and start it over....}

: )

I found a quote, yesterday.... on FB...

It said...

"I Live in a World of Fantasy.....

so... keep your...

'Reality'

away from me...."

Yes.... I could happily live...in a Pineapple under the Sea....

and hang out... with Sponge Bob.... and Patrick....

Eat Krabby Patties.... the rest of my days....

and... go Jellyfishing....  in my spare time.... 

: )

and... my happiest place... is...The Rabbit Hole....

The Hatter, and I... well.... we are two Peas... in a Pod.

: )

and... tho... many don't understand... Scarlett.... I do.

always have....

: )

Ahhh.......

here are my thoughts..... on...

'Reality'....

it's such a phony thing.

It's such a lie...

there is no such thing....

Only... different opinions...and 'shades' of it...

touted ... by self appointed 'realists'...

It Stomps on Hope....

and Dreams...

'Reality' says....

"If it doesn't fit perfectly into the box...it created..... 

it... 

mustn't go inside..."

'Fantasy' says...

"What Box?"....

Love to you....

Barb C.

Lord...tonight... I need... a Friend.

Lord... 

It's been a long day....

Raced around this morning...trying to get things straightened up....

been home, only long enough to sleep... for days.

I took a bath...this Morning... for the first time... in several days....

{God Bless Those.... who were around me... }

Liz and Miss. Scarlett came out... helped unload the Ford...

then...take the tent to Amana...where the Estate Sale will be... in September...

Then... had to pick up a Cupboard... from my Friends...Dave and Shelly...

: )

I, Liz...and Lynn... had noticed my left rear tire, on the Ford was low....at What Cheer...

{it seems to lose air.... on a regular basis....
Just after I bought the tires... I ran a nail in that one...and had it plugged... }

I thought... we'd better check it today...

it had 20 pounds of air... 

it should have 60.

Liz and I checked them all... then... pumped up the low rear one...

Liz heard it Hissing...

{it was leaking around the 'plug'... }

oh my...

It's Sunday....

Who... will fix a tire... on a Sunday. ?

We have Hundreds of Miles.... to cover...

Folks were waiting on us...
 Everywhere.

I had Liz... call Theisens...{Farm Store...} as we were heading North...
 and God Bless 'em....

they squeezed... the Ford in...

We were running late.... but.... we were Running.

After we loaded the Beautiful Primitive...Cupboard....

60 miles from home....

we cut across country... 90 miles... to another destination...near Dubuque...

had another appointment there....

Then....

went on to Anamosa....

where the Big Beautiful Cupboard.... came to rest... with Wanda....

Then...

Back... another 70 miles... before the Ford and I...
found...

Home.

 Delivered...Miss. Scarlett..... to her door.

Stopped at the store....

Was out of things...
 Things... today....we simply can't be without....

As I approached Fairfax....

Home... in my sight....

I 'Melted'.........
completely...
broke down...

and wept.

The only thing...I could think of.... were the words...

"Lord...tonight... I need a Friend"

I knew...in the back of my mind.... they were lyrics...to a song....

but... those few words... were the only part of it... I could pull up....

  I couldn't remember the title of....it....
or...any more... of it.
But... they... fit.

{they are the lyrics... to
 Help Me Make It Through the Night....
by Sammi Smith....
one of my All Time Favorites... 

I have sung that song... hundreds of times... in the band....

 I know it... by heart...

but... for the Life...of me... I couldn't pull it up...
 until...I got Home. }

oh my....

I carried in the cat food... T.P., Paper Towels.... and a Bottle of UV....

then... I saw....

waiting at my door... a Beautiful... Bouquet of Flowers...

from my Little... Friend, Nick.

: )

My Jehovah's Witness.... friend...
 : )

He and I... respect... and understand... each other....

: )

What a Gift... he has been... and has Always... Kept us in his Prayers.... : )

God Bless Him.

: )

Then... as I let Polly out....

I saw a Big China Cupboard... next to our door....

Someone... had left it there....

I stood in the dark.... and stared at it.....
I, over the years... have had Folks... drop off... Gnarly Things....
they Knew...
I could find the Perfect Home for.....
but...
Never... Next to the House....
always.... near the rabbit hole.
I...was.... baffled....

Then.... It Struck Me....... 

I was supposed to meet with Gene,

 Alma and Larry's Son... today...

My Heart.... Sank.

I Knew... it had come from there....

{Don't ask me how, I knew.... but... I knew... it was theirs....}

Alma... just passed away.....She was like a Third Grandma... to our Kids....

 Larry...passed away... many years ago... at John's Shop... they were Best Friends....

I..had never seen that cupboard... before in my life... 

yet... 

I Knew... exactly... who had brought it... }

I called Gene...Immediately...

 Apologizing... All Over Myself......

He was So... Understanding.

I had Completely Forgotten... about our... appointment....

He called while I was at What Cheer..... and I was... frazzled....

said we'd get together...and visit... today.....

He never mentioned.... anything like this.....

oh my....

He wants...us to have his Mom's Old Cupboard....it was from Alma's Parents Home....
it has writing on the back... he said... that it was shipped to South Amana....
{it was too dark for me to see... anything but the form... of the Old Cupboard... when I got Home... }
Alma was born and raised... near the Amana Colonies...
 {it will go to Liz... }

Bless His Heart.... 

He is giving some of his Folk's things...to those... he knows....will Love and Appreciate them... : )
I said....
"You are a Better Man than me... : )
When my Sister...wanted to remove a plastic jar... that seemed so Out Of Place....
{to her...}
by our door...
I Nearly Took Her Head Off!!!"
I said...
"Don't You Touch That!!!!! John feeds his Outside Cats... using That Plastic Jar...
Leave It... Exactly... Where He Placed It!!!"
{she rolled her eyes.... and...
 'Lived'.
: ) : ) : )
I can't begin... to share.... any hair... dust....or...old plastic jar.... with anyone.....
I want Everything.... to be left....
UNTOUCHED.... "

I twisted the cap... on the UV.... after I scrubbed some of  the floors....tonight....

they were in need....

 I see little free time.... in the next many weeks...to get much done... here.
I'll take advantage... of any... spare moment.

Gold Rush....Amana Estate Sale.... Fall Harvest Sale....

Back to Back... to Back.

Friends... from out of State... that were to arrive... on Tuesday....

pulled in... this afternoon....

oh my...

: )

Can't wait to see them.....

: )

Love to ya... 

and...

Thanks...

for being my

 'Friend'....

tonight...

{Keep Those Wings... Flappin' ! }

Barb C.
{I have to be in Dubuque.... early in the Morn.... for another...
 'Pick Up'....
: )
yeah....
 I'm gonna let The Ford...rest.....
He Needs It...
and his Bumper...Welded....
Jethro and I... will have to make...
that run... : ) }

What Happens in What Cheer... Stays... in What Cheer.... oh... my.

I captured the images, of Josh...our neighbor...

as we were loading tonight....

oh my....

Liz and I were struggling with some heavy things... it was so..... HOT.

My arm... is still not... not...not... up to speed....

This young Man... came up... out of the blue... and offered to lend us a hand... : )

Turns out, he and his wife... are from near Derby, Iowa... 

Where Dad was born, and raised....

He breaks and trains horses, for a living.

We had a lot in common....

When he admired the Vintage Fur Coat...we had already loaded...

I gave it to him...

I was Floored... when he threw it on....

He Cracked Me Up!!!!

{I Love The Boys...from South of 80.... 

They are so... kind...

It's "Yes Ma'am... No Ma'am.... Thank Ya...Ma'am"...

 and they never stand and watch a woman struggle... 

They...are Gentlemen... 

and... more often than not...

'Characters' 

oh my... }

Josh and his Mother were set up...a short distance from us... 

I wish we would have met them sooner....

Very Nice... Folks....

{and... Funny... : ) }

Liz and Miss. Scarlett... were such Great Help...

Scarlett was so Good... throughout the Market.... : )

It was a lot of travelling and Long...Hot....Days....

It was Great spending time...with Mark, Kelsey, Lynn and Lea... along with all of our Wonderful Neighbors....

Blessings... : )

Character...
: )

Liz and Scarlett.... rode Mark's little bike... all over the Fairgrounds......
They shopped...and kept bringing Treasures back....
: )
They had a lot... of Fun....
{They Worked Hard.... but... I think... they had a Very... Good... Time.  : ) }

Yes...

There were More Antiques... than I have Ever... Ever... Seen....

at What Cheer....

but...

It was the People....

The Kids.... Friends... Neighbors....

that's all I saw.

It was so... great seeing Everyone....

and meeting new Friends....

it was...a Good Time.

Love to ya....

Barb C.