Primitives...Vintage Garden... Mountains... of parts... and pieces... Beautiful Rugs... and Textiles.... Early...Early... Quilts.... and... we haven't scratched the surface.... for The Memorial Day Weekend Sale. stay...tuned.

This Awesome... Stand.... was Peg's Brother, Jerry's....

He passed away... many years ago.

Peg has given me several pieces... that were Jerry's... over the years.

<3 

She says.... he and I... Love so Much... of the same... Super Early... things.

I would buy this...but... I know it's worth more... than I can pay.

 {Peg... would give it to me... but... I know... she can get Good Money... for it.

She has given me... so Much.... sooooo much.... over the years. <3 }

It's all hand dovetailed.... there was an old patch... that is long....long... gone... that covered the hole... on the top.

The old nails... are still... there. : )

This piece... is Beyond... Soulful.

it's... a 'Sculpture'... 

: )

These Beauties... just came rollin' in... yesterday.... from Southern Iowa. <3
{for the Sale.... }
oh my.

There will be MUCH.... of This....
We are cleaning out... John's Work area....
of the 'things'... I had gathered...for him....
to Work his....
Magic... on.
oh my...
there will be some very Wonderful....
'Fragments'....

There will be several.... Paintings.... and Art.

I gathered.... many... wonderful.... Rugs... and Textiles... last week.....
for The Sale.....
oh my.

This image doesn't do this.... Amazing Quilt... Justice.
oh my.

or...
this Quilt Top.
{They are mid to late 1800's... and... Amazing. }

There will be much.... in 'textiles'....

Look who came.... rollin' in.... : )

Look... who she has... with her.... !!!!

Charlie!!!

Peg Rescued... Charlie....

{After losing Little Chloe.... oh my.... I... gently... persuaded her... to find... another... Companion.

{so did her Family. <3 }

This little Guy... Really... Needed... Peg. 

Peg... in my opinion....

Needs... Him. 

Chloe.... would be happy. <3

Pegadoo.... is bringing a Load.... to the Sale.

She has some... Really... Wonderful.... Stuff. : )

{It was funny.... as we worked.... {My Friend... Barry... from Florida... offered to help today....

oh my... He is a Whirlwind!!!! and... Liz...was here, too... Another... Whirlwind... : ) }

Peg... watched us....{Laughing... at Us... }

 then...went hunting the charger... for the drill... down the rabbit hole....

to no avail.

She came back... to where we were working....

sat down....

and said...

"I... think... I can work in the shop.... : ) I think... I can do a little 'fluffing'...down there......"

: )

{she is still... so weak... from the chemo... last Winter. I told her.... NOT to worry... about the rabbit hole... but... if she wants to come... 'hang'... with us... oh my... We'd Love to Have Her.

: ) : ) : ) 

{Trust me... She's Paid Her Dues... and Then Some!!! }

"No..." she said...."I think... I can do a little 'Fluffin'... "

: )

oh my....

: )

So... Peg is takin' on... The Rabbit Hole... : )

It will be Honored... by her... Presence. <3

{It... just crossed... my mind.... 'why'... Peg... is here, and so... insistent.... on being here.

Staying... so close.

She worries..... about.... 'this'... sale.

oh my. 

{I'm melting.... as I write.......} 

oh my....

I suppose...thinking about it...now... there are a few others... who... worry... too.

: )

Please.... don't.

: )

I will get through this sale.....

I have no choice.  : )

I Have... to Make It Happen. : ) 

There are too many... obligations.... and... Loved Ones.... who depend... on me.

: )

I won't let them down. 

: )

John... would say....

" 'Git 'er... done. "

I can do that. 

Then... after the sale....

I'll have my time. 

: )

Love...to ya...

Barb C. }

As Peg was leaving....
I noticed... she had a lace doily.... in her hand.
: )
{I Burst Out Laughing....!!!!}
She is like a Bird... building a Nest.
She is getting rid... of stuff.... yet....
The Girl... always... seems to find... a little somethin'... {there will be more... }
to Feather... her Nest... with.
: ) : ) : )
Charlie... is so Much... like Chloe....
Peg said... God.... had His Hand... on this.... 'Journey'....
: )
oh yes... He did. : )

Marvin Gaye Lets Get It On

Angels... in The Rabbit Hole....

oh my....

Another Angel... found his way.... down the Rabbit Hole.

: )

I didn't even touch the enclosed trailer.... yesterday.

{images below. : ) }

Liz got the top....back on the Tent.

 {Justin took it down... last weekend... I was afraid of the winds... that were coming. }

Liz unloaded the Ford.... I started cleaning and organizing furniture. 

oh my.

It was a Long day.

Now... I'm back on the road... to help 'The Girls'... with their Dad's Estate Sale... 

I'm running late.... just called 'em... said I'd be done.... with my work... here.... in 20 minutes...

{We both laughed.... : ) : ) : ) I'll be there.... in less than an hour. : ) }

I'm setting a 'Elf Christmas'... corner... down the rabbit hole...... when I get back.

oh my....

I have Never seen so many... Vintage Elves... in one place.

They are Absolutely.... Darling. : )

Gotta Run!

Mountains... to Climb....

oh my.... so many... many... Mountains.....

: )

all I can say....

: ) 

"Let's Get It On..." : )

Love to ya....

Barb C.

Don't ya... Just LOVE that Old Toy.... Bunny!!!?
and the Huge Bowl.... is The Cat's...Meow! 

There is ALL Sorts... of Everything... on this Load!!!
Garden.... Textiles.... Toys....Primitives.....Victorian....French....
CHRISTMAS!!!! AWESOME....CHRISTMAS!!!!
{I know... it's a bit early... for some... : ) but... like with any Cool... Unusual... Vintage Piece....
the time to gather it....is when you find it.
It won't be there... when you 'need' it. }
{Some...of this 'Christmas'...has been published in 'Designer' Books.... }
oh my.
yep.... this is a 'Four... Seasons'... Load!

Her Strut - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band {Remastered HQ}

Web Exclusive: Bob Seger "The Fire Down Below" - David Letterman

Big Load..... Big...... Load.... Gathered Tonight.... for the Memorial Day Weekend... Sale.

Just Rolled in....

oh my.

: ) 

Liz, Miss. Scarlett...and myself.....

spent 5 hours... on the road....

then... 5....hours... 

Gathering.

oh dear.

we filled Daughter in Law, Katie's.... Big Power Stroke...Ford....
and my 16 foot enclosed Trailer...

Full.

: )
{Oh.... My....
 LOVE... That... Rockin'... and Knockin'... 7.3 Diesel....Powerhouse.... : ) : ) : )
We Were Buckin' the Wind... heading West....
That Bad... Pink and White... Baby.....
Passed.... Everything... like they were all.....
standin' still... : )
Pulling... the Trailer. : ) : ) : )
Against The Wind.... !!!
<3
She....Never... even broke a sweat....
 She was merely... 'idling'.... : )
{sigh......... : ) }
{running about 2000 rpm's.... it was just....Soooooo Easy...
for...
 The Ford.
 <3 ....
ZING!!!!!!!!
{She's got... 244,000 miles... on 'er.... : )
oh my....
: )
That's a Ford... for ya.... : )
Just.... Gettin'... Broke... In.
: ) : ) : ) }
{and... she gets over 20 mpg. : ) LOADED.... : ) }
oh... my.
 ; )
{Some day.... Katie... may not.... get her Ford... back. : ) }

There is Everything... from a Huge... Old Farmhouse Sink...

{I have Never seen one like this....It's around 5 feet wide....

with a Tall Back Splash....

a Deep Single Sink... in the center... with two Drain Boards.... flanking the Sink.

oh my....

It's a Cool One!}

There are at Least.... 75 Vintage... Elves.... riding... with. ; )

{Scarlett befriended 4 of them..... : ) }

Primitives.... Toys.... Beautiful.... Country Quilts....

Funky Ladders.... Urns.... Plant Stands.... Awesome... Vintage Christmas.....

Beaded Garlands... Galore.....

Paintings...

Beautiful Silver Trays... Ironstone...and Transferware....

Lace... Drapes... Fringed... pieces.... 

Wrought Iron... Garden Pieces....

I could go...on.... and on. 

; )

I'll have some images... tomorrow.

Today... was Fast and Furious.

oh my....

the next... many days... will be... the same.

oh....

dear.

: )

Love to ya...

Barb C.
{Yes.... if That Pink and White Ford... Power Stroke....
was a Woman....
oh my...
: )
Seger....would have written Many...Tunes... for her. : )
yes..
She can Really...Really....
Really...
'Strut'.
: )
'Impressive'.
; ) }

Blondie - Heart Of Glass

Gold Rush.... history.

Thanks to Everyone...who came by.... the 'Simply Iowa' Booth....

 Shopped....

Visited....

and Helped.

: )

It was a Great Show...in so many ways.

: )

My foot was much better, by Friday.... {I honestly didn't know.... whether I was going to cry.... or throw up... it hurt so bad... on Thursday. }

Thank God... for Liz... 

{and our neighbor... Gerald for helping with the Biggest Pieces. <3 }

We Bugged Out... a little early on Sunday.... as the weather looked... very Severe.

I was worried about Liz and Miss. Scarlett....

They were talking Wind... Rain and Hail.... along with Tornadoes...

oh my.

but... 

Praise God... we made it through... without a hitch. ; )

Thanks so Much... to The 'Good' Boys... for helping us load out.....

they were a Gift. {as was Liz... I couldn't have done the show...without her. : ) }

It was a pretty uneventful weekend... With Michael's Restaurant gone.... I stayed at the hotel, with Scarlett.... everyone else... went different directions. 

I miss.... Michael's... 

oh my.

I took the day off... yesterday, today... I'm back on the road.... and will be Flyin'... until Sale Time....

{Memorial Day Weekend Sale.... opens on the 22nd... and runs through the 25th. }

oh my... it's going to be an INSANE week and a half.

oh my.

oh...my. 

Loads of treasures.... coming in......

Loads.

Miles and Miles... to cover.... and Gather...

oh my.

don't miss this sale....

There is going to be a LOT of this and that.... parts...and pieces....

Ruff... and Ready....

Farm and Garden...

Fragments... of Gnarliness....

yes...

This... is going to be... a 'Big One'. ; )

ohhhhhhhhh

my.

: )

Love to ya...

Barb C.

Scarlett...and Will. : )
Will is the Grandson... of the Man... we performed the Estate Sale for... in Amana... last year.
He and Scarlett... became Fast...Friends... : ) : ) : )
Will and his Darling Parents live in the Twin Cities....when they saw we'd be in Rochester.... they came down...to visit us... for most of the day... on Saturday. <3
What a gift.... these 'old souls'.... have been in my life.
Without... my Love of  Old........ I would never have met this Wonderful Family....
 or... So Many... other... 'Gifts'... 'Angels'...
in my life....
<3 <3 <3

My Treasure.
: )
I found this in Racine... {Sweeeeet.... Linda's... Shop! }
I wanted soooo much.... to keep it... but... I have a customer...
{Friend} that always shops with us... first thing... Saturday Morn..... at Gold Rush...who.... I Knew... would Love it... even more...than myself.
I showed it to her... first thing.... and... to my Surprise.... she wasn't 'taken' with it.
{The first time.... That... ever happened.... I 'know' her... 'likes'.... very... very.... well. I asked her...if she was 'Sick'????
Then...told her.... I thought she was 'Slippin'!!!!..... : )}
?
She found some other Gnarliness.... but... declined... this little Worn....Velvet....
 Awesome...
{Like one I Have Never Seen}
Box.
: ) : ) : )
So.... now... it's Mine!!!
{I Tried... to sell it!!!! It Didn't Happen!!! : ) : ) : ) }
oh my.
{tee hee.... {giggle.... giggle... : ) }
oh... dear. ; )

Dim Lights Thick Smoke - Dwight Yoakam

Dim Lights... Thick Smoke.... and Loud... Loud... Music.......

My 'version'... of Dwight's song....

"White Socks.... Work Boots.... and Hillbilly Music"..... 

: ) : ) : ) 

{You'll have to listen to the above tune.... to 'get it'... : ) }

oh my... what a day.

: ) 

It was Great.... seeing Old...Friends.... : )

{ I Sooooo Love.... Our Northern.... Friends. : ) }

Liz, Miss. Scarlett and I...... nearly got the booth set....

we kept selling.... and redoing.... throughout... the day.

oh my. 

It was Soooooo Great.... Seeing Linda... Linda... and.... Janet... {along with Janet's Family. : ) 

Those Girls... have been Such a Gift... to us... over the years.... : ) oh my. 

; )

{The 'Girls'...asked about Lynn and Lea..... I Laughed..... : )

because....

Lynn and Lea.... ask.... about 'them'.... too. : ) <3

This... 'business'... is insane.

but... the 'people'.... 'Folks'.... are....

'Priceless'. 

oh my. 

<3 

{Thanks... so much... to Barb.. for thinking of me.... even tho... she is far away. : ) 

I send... my Love....to her. <3 and... her Darling... Friends... for Visiting... Gold Rush's...

'Rabbit Hole'.... : ) }

Miss. Scarlett..... was soooooo Good. 

She was a Little Celebrity... today.

: )

So many 'Know' her... through the Blog... and fb..... 

{Friend, and Neighbor... 'Jo'... {Jo-Dan's } looked after her... for a bit. oh my.... : )

Gold Rush... is Our Home... away...from Home. : ) }

: )

I had several Folks... comment... throughout the day.... how much.... they admired the 'booth'.... and... how it 'struck them'.... earlier... when they saw the 'little Doll'.... playing with Toys... on the old iron bed. : ) 

{sigh....} 

Since... I am.... 'Crippled'.... : ) 

Liz.... had to do the Mountain... Climbing.... : )

oh my....

: ) 

The Booth.... is nearly set.... 

oh my....

it's been... a long.... long.... day. : )

: )

: )

: )

: )

Thanks....so Much... to Everyone... who 'visited' us.... today.

It's Always... a Gift.... : )

to See... You.

Love... to You...

Barb C.

{Then.... there's.... Bruce.

: )

Our Neighbor... across the isle.

: )

Don't let this image fool ya.

oh my.

He and Nancy... puts up... with 'Yours Truly'.... and has.. for nearly 15 years.

: )

You have No Idea... How Much Crap... we Sling... at each other... : )

{He was Dancing a Jig... to my HILLBILLY MUSIC.... tonight... : )  

He was like a Banty Rooster.... 

{hahahaha...} 

oh my... 

even...

 Seger.... 

couldn't play 'Strut'... like.... Bruce did...

{hahahahaha... : ) }

 {where was my camera... tonight. : ) }

{I told him... I play that... 'Hillbilly'  ...LOUD.... just to Piss Him Off!!! : ) }

{yes... : ) that's the way we 'roll'... : ) 

Bruce...... is a Cool Cat.... : ) }

He and Nancy.... are such a Gift... to me... and Mine. 

: )

They have 'seen' us... through... so much. 

We 'pick'.... on one another... and have...so Much Fun.... 

I...feel so Very... Blessed... to call them....

'Friends'. 

<3 <3 <3 }