God Only Knows What I'd Be Without You by BBC The Impossible Orchestra

The Fall Sales.... have Officially ended. oh my.... Thanks...to Everyone... who popped in. : ) : ) : )

These last few weeks... have been... 'grueling'.... to say the least.

oh my....

: )

We will be working all week... sorting... rearranging... loading for other events....

and... re doing the rabbit hole.

The weather... was tuff... but... we still... were Blessed... by so many... wonderful Folks.

: )

Thank You... to each and every one of you... who came... and shopped.

Thanks...to Everyone... who brought treasures....

: )

This has been quite a journey....

when...I said it was going to be a 'soulful'... sale....

I didn't know...how much... it would pull on my... heart strings.

: )

I...didn't get the shop...done...

but, did all I could do... and Thanks to Katie, and Liz... it worked.

Mark...was such a trooper... and helped...so much....

It was so wonderful seeing... some friends... I hadn't seen... for such a long time....

oh my....

oh my.

Ones... who...helped so much... earlier this year....

oh my.

God Only Knows... what I'd be without them.....

I sat down... last night, and sent a Thank You... to some friends, who dropped off treasures... yesterday....

I saw the above song... on her fb....after I messaged her.... and Flipped.

Mark and I... had just visited with my friend, Stan... who is a 'Lighting' director for the most Major Music Artists... throughout the World.

Stan, is...incredible....

He told us... of some of the amazing shows he has been involved in... in Europe... recently...

When I saw this video... I thought of him.... immediately....

wow....

It's so over the top....

it is exactly... how I envision....

'Heaven'...

{John...Dad....Mom....Family...Friends....Critters... and... Beautiful Music....of all kinds....enjoying it all..... with Our Lord... <3 }

It also made me think... how very blessed I am... to have such wonderful people... in my life.

Make no mistake.... this journey... is a ruff one.

: )

I cry... every morning... and every night.

can't help it....

: )

sometimes... I break down....so hard....

it's like nothing... I have ever experienced... in my life....

by body... collapses....with grief...

I... am... breathless....

breathless...

but...

Thanks... to so many Beautiful People.....{Angels....} who just 'happen'... to cross my path....

I.... can make it through the 'days'...

The above song.... says everything.... it's another 'wink'....

right down to the little feather... at the end...

John...picked up feathers.... everywhere..... they were his... 'Wink'... <3

As I listened to the song... I realized...

God...only knows... what I will be without John....

I... haven't figured that out yet....

I am Blessed... with... Winks.... to 'keep' me...

Like the little old...pail... I had turned upside down...the other day....

then.... when I was so exhausted.... at the end of a long...long day.....

when...I finally sat down... put my feet up....

under John's Beloved... Old Oak.....

looked across the yard....

my eyes... fell upon...

another 'wink'...

looking right at me.

oh my.

<3

{no... that pail is no longer for sale... : )

who would think... a beat up... old pail.... could be 'priceless'... to someone. ? }

We had things coming in... every day.... as things went out.....

I ran down to Southern Iowa... and picked up a Load... Thursday night....

Thanks so Much... to Nancy... for the call.

She and I busted our Fannies.... loading...the heavy old... pieces... in the dark... and through mud.....

but... we both...laughed a lot... too. : )

The Old...Corner Cupboard... was one thing... I have had a problem with....

I...could have sold it... 10 times.... Friday morning...from the moment we pulled it off the Ford.

but... I couldn't price it.

As each person asked about it....

they would go on... about how they would 'fix'... it....

Paint it... Stain it.... Re Work...it....take the old wallpaper out.... strip it down.....

I...sat there... with it... staring at it... again...and again....

I had Promised Nancy.... I would find... the perfect Home.... for her Dad's... Old Corner Cupboard....

oh my....

I never did price it....

when it began to rain... this afternoon....

Mark ... {and a very nice Customer}... helped me put it in the breezeway of the house.

There is no room.... in the house for it....

{trust me... I have thought of every angle.... }

yet....

I... simply.... couldn't let it go.

A Cute Little Cupboard...was brought to the door... yesterday...

Garth and Ginger...had thought of me... on this...while Garth was at an Auction, yesterday....

I had been looking for one... like this for Justin and Katie....

it was perfect....

I can't wait to see it... in their Home. <3

{sorry...to everyone... who inquired about it.... we didn't know if it would fit... it does... with only an inch to spare...

Perfect. }

Much.... found Homes....

for...that...I am very Thankful...

I...am very Thankful... for Everything. <3

and...

Everyone.

God...only knows... what I'd be... without you.

May God...Bless.... You.

Love to ya...

Barb C.

{I... reluctantly.... need to address... something.... and...I won't mention it... again....

hopefully.... I will never need to.

Seems... I need to make this perfectly....clear.

There was only One... Man... in my Life.....

One... True...Love...

I have many...dear... friends... that are like Brothers...Family... to me...

 I Love Them.... with all of my Heart... so did John.... : )

There will be... only One...Man...in my life... that...was John.

: )

I have always...known that.

always....

: )

I...also know.... had John and I never met.... I would have been single... my entire life. 

I was...Blessed. <3

The above song.... says...it...all. : )

"I may not always Love you...

but... as long as there are Stars above you...

You'll never need to 'doubt' it....

I'll make you so...'Sure'... about it..." 

: )

That.... is where the 'winks'... come in. : ) : ) : ) <3

They.... speak... loudly... : )

They... are a 'Sure'... thing.....

I...am never alone....

: )

None of us are. <3 }

Wink... Wink....Wink!

Thanks to Garth and Ginger... for Thinking of Us!

waiting.... waiting...waiting....

The Hen House.....

Doors....and Corn...

yes... it's.... Fall.

Sale Opens in The Morn! 9 Bells!

Oh my....

Just pulled in... with this...Amazing Load... for the Sale....

Ran a couple hundred miles... to gather this... Gnarliness tonight!

{Mark and others... have been bringing things all day... : ) }

Thanks...so Much... to Nancy... for the call.... 

She and I...Pushed... Pulled... and Dragged....

from all of the Old...Dwellings...

what a ride... : ) 

There will be things coming in... all weekend. 

Last Outdoor Sale... of the Season...!

Hope to See Ya!

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

{Love.... the Old...Old... Walnut Corner Cupboard... and the Massive... Old...Secretary....

The Lockers...are... Fun... and the old Hanging Cupboard... well... I 'feel'... that one... all over my body... tonight....

It was a 'trick'.... getting it pulled off the wall... with no tools....

Like Ernie Ford sang....

"Muscle and Blood"....

yeah....

: ) }

Encore!!! Encore!!!

Encore!!! Encore!!!

We are 

Piling Much More In...

for this...

 'Beautiful'...

Weekend!

Open... 

Friday thru Sunday...

9 'til 5ish!!!

Come Dig!!!

{see details on The Calender of Events! }

Still Standin'! : ) and Gettin' Ready... for Round..Two!!! { Thanks... So Much... To Everyone who Stood...With Us!!! }

Oh.... my...my...my....

This has been quite a weekend.

: )

{well...pulling the sale together... was quite an undertaking...as well... oh my. : ) }

We had intended to have several more Folks....come.... and, some began to... then....

I put the brakes on... when I saw the weather...

Cold... is fine... Rain... for a day...or two... well... is unfortunate... but... we can get through that....

Strong Wind... for days.... 

hmmmm....

You put all three of them together....

not a good thing.

{I would have postponed it...all together... but the ads were run... some Folks... were coming from a long...distance.... I couldn't let them down. }

We set up... on a smaller scale... and under cover...

We fought... the elements...every day.... 

yet... had a Very...Good....Sale.

Not the best... not the worst....

Thanks... So Much.... to Everyone... who came... and Helped.... set up.... 

{Katie...Liz...Miss. Scarlett... Little 'J' ....Brandon... Justin... and Mark... : )

Thanks... to all... who shopped... {Bless You! } and visited... : ) 

You...are My Streams... in the Desert!

I had intended, this Fall... to move the Fall Harvest Sale...to the 2nd weekend in October. 

Then...I saw it was Homecoming... for the Hawkeyes... and... stayed on the first....

From here on out...we'll simply... have to share that weekend... 

: )

Beginning with this coming weekend.

Yup! I'm Runnin' 'er...One...More...Week!!!!!

I told the Folks...that I had cautioned... who had wanted to bring things... for last weekend....

we'd carry the Sale... through the 10th, 11th and 12th!

So... Here We Go!

I'm going to pull more.... from the storage areas... {that I couldn't get undercover....}

 as is Mark... and Several other Folks...

This week...looks...Great!

{The Big Doors... Farm Sink and Bobsled... are Sold... but... wait 'til ya see what isn't... : ) }

I sold some things... on line.... and will be doing that again....

We are going to run it...for three days...only... but... I will be in and out...all week. 

It was So Great....seeing Everyone....

: )

The Little Missouri Girls... <3 <3 <3

My Little... 'Lace Girls'... <3 <3 <3

The 'Queen of Hearts'... 

Kris...and Wanda...  <3 <3 <3

oh my.... : )

Tommie... Polly Ann...

Lynn and Lea... <3 <3 <3

{Thanks to Dale and Mark...for Holding down the Fort... while I...was Holding Scout! }

 and My Sweet Friends... who Love... The 'Gnarliest' of Things.... : )

The Girls... from Up North.... : ) <3....

Joey.... <3 ... and Pattie... oh my....

and... Miss. Sandy. <3

Thanks... to Everyone... 

Yes... Little Brave Hearts.... <3

I was so.... Frozen... by the end....of every day.... all I could do... was sit... with an Old.. Lap Robe... around me.

{I was so tired...and hurting... before the sale...began... I wasn't movin' very fast... period. : ) }

I'm Looking Forward.... to a Beautiful Week...and Weekend. <3

I feel.... Energized... this Morning! 

{The Sun...is Shinning.... and... I'm Ready! }

Maybe... I'll cook up a Big...Batch of Chili... for Saturday...

See if Katie... will make some of her Amazing Treats....

get some Cider...simmerin'...

and have..... a little... more... laid back... Autumn... gathering. 

It's so hard... to pull everything together... so fast.....

{especially... when the weather...is so volatile...} 

there is MUCH.... to do... before the doors open.

Now... that things are set.....

all we have to do... is...

 Fill! Fill! Fill!!!: )

and we... have Plenty...to do that with.

: )

I'll be posting images... later in the week... of the

 'New Arrivals'.

Thanks....so Much... Again... to Everyone.

Love...Love...Love...

 You.

: )

Barb C.

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

We have been Movin' and Shakin'... 

Shiverin'... 

and Holdin' On...

Tight!

What a Weekend!

: )

{sigh... : ) } 

Come Visit. 

Open from 8 a.m. 'til Dusk....

Sunday!

We have Sold... Much...

but... we have brought...

Much New In...

as well. : )

Yup...

Movin'...and Shakin'!

Love to ya...

Barb C.

It's.... always.... always... an Adventure.... 'round the Rabbit Hole...
at 'Sale Time'....
Today... Scout... broke through the fence... next to the old...Apple Tree....
Then... Pranced throughout the Neighborhood.
oh...dear.
{Thanks so Much... to our Dear Neighbor... Bob... for coming to get me.
 I was so busy... I may have never known.}
Thankfully... Scout... Loves... Sweet Feed... as much as Apples...
 and I didn't have too...difficult of a time... catching him.
What a Pistol!

Fall Harvest Sale...Opens at 8 Bells!!!! {there is... Much... 'Muchness'! } Rain or Shine!

Yes... It's Harvest Time....in... ' Iowa'... : ) {Don't Miss.... This...Sale. : ) }

See More Sale Details...

Below... 

and in the Calender of Events...

: )

{ also check out simply iowa... on fb. : ) }

Fall Harvest Sale!!! October 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th!!! 8 a.m. 'til Dusk...Daily!!! Rain or Shine!!! Wear Your Grubbies...and Bring a Truck!!!

Simply Iowa!!!

Fall Harvest Sale!!!

October 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th!!!

8 a.m. 'til Dusk Daily!!!

Rain or Shine!!!

Located on Highway 151 Fairfax!

{101 Williams Blvd. Fairfax, Iowa 52228 }

Friends and Neighbors have Gathered Loads of Neat Old...Gnarliness.... Together!!!

There is Something for Everyone!!!

{you just Never Know.... what may turn up here... : ) }

Lots and Lots... of Old...Old... Soulfulness.... 

Old Iowa Farm House Cupboards...!

Tables... of Every Shape...and Size!

Chairs!!!

{From Mid Century.... Back! }

Grungy...Gnarly... 'This and Thats'... along with Fragments... of Cool Things...

to Feed the Creative Soul!

Quilts...Linens and Lace....oh my....

Old Tools.... and Farm Stuff!!!

Crocks...and Jugs... 

Goopy...Prismed... and Tasseled...  Treasures...

Mirrors and Frames... Doors and Windows!

oh my...

I could go on...and on!!!

there is..simply....

Everything...one would expect...to find...

 while Falling Down.... a Rabbit Hole. : )

Don't Miss This Sale!!!

{new Items added Daily!!!}

Wear Your Grubbies and Bring a Truck!!!

Call Barb... for further details.

319 241 1348

See Ya This Weekend...!!!

{no early sales... : ) }

It's Beginning to Look a Lot... like... Fall.

Miss. Scarlett and I.... bailed in the Ford... yesterday.... and went to The Pumpkin Farm....

Picked up a nice load... of Mums...Pumpkins...Gourds.... and Straw!!!

It wouldn't be a Fall Harvest Sale.... without a little...

Fall Fluff... : )

Liz... came and joined us... later. : )

My Little Friend, Sheree.... stopped by.... and I gave her the task...

 of creating a 'Driver'... for The '49.... Ford.

: )

{can't wait to see...what she comes up with... : ) }

Bringing in another load...of treasures...today....

then... I have Got... to start getting the rabbit hole.... put together!

{It's gonna be a Full... House! }

oh dear...

 : )

{Thanks so Much... to Marc B. for turning me on to the Awesome Music from 

Davina and the Vagabonds...

Sweeeet! 

Hope you take a listen. <3 } 

While working in Wally's old...Amana Home...the other day... cleaning things up... after The Sale....
My Favorite Teacher, {6th Grade} popped in....
Scott... : )
I had shared the story...of why... 'Hearts' and I... have such a connection.... as we examined the little paper, Heart Box... at the sale.... a week prior...
He knew... how much I had wanted it... and knew... it was beyond my reach..... ultimately.
{it found loving hands.... as all 'old souls'...do. <3 }
He handed me a package.... inside...was a Beautiful Card... with a Horse... on it.... and... this hand made...
Amana Cookie Cutter....
He said... "This is for the one, you didn't get... "
: )
oh my....
: )
It was made...exactly the way John...would have made it... with the curl...on the tail....
: )
I told him so.... as I held it in my hand.....
Then...Liz walked up...and said exactly... what I had said.
another 'wink'...
I... am so...Very.... Very... Blessed.
: )
That was so Kind...of him....
He...and Donna Young... are my Two...Favorite Teachers... from my Childhood....
Donna... lives just up the road.
I sure have been Blessed.... with some Beautiful... people... throughout my life....
I Truly... Have. 

When I walked back... inside the house... yesterday morning... I saw this... 'wink'... at the step.....
oh my....
We never... walk... alone.
<3

Miss Scarlett..... cracks me up....
: )
The Poor Little One... has been battling a Summer Cold... the last several days. : (
She won't let us 'help' her... with her 'leaky faucet'... period.
So.... she Sports a Kleenex on her nose... everywhere she goes....
{she was quite a 'hit' at the Pumpkin Farm... in her pretty dress...  Tap Shoes.... and 'Nose Muff'... : )
 {Liz says, she won't take the shoes off.... she even sleeps in them... oh my....
 She loves her Dance Classes... : ) }
Liz said... when Nick and Scarlett went to Target...the other day.... Scarlett began dancing...at the front of the store....
He knelt down... and watched her..... {she Loved...the Floor... of the store... her Tap Shoes... really Clicked.... there... : ) }
Soon... a crowd...gathered...around her....a dozen people...or so....  they all...stood and watched her...
 'Performance'... : )
They all Clapped for her... when she... did her...
 "Ta Da!"
oh my....
Nick says...he's going to have to get her a Hat... for Tips!
: ) : ) : )