Thursday, June 16, 2022
Who Knew???
Liz, and Jay...carried the Upright Piano out.
I...offered The Flatbed Ford...to Liz, for The Piano.
She wouldn't Hear Of It.
{Can't Imagine...Where Liz Get's Her 'Stubbornness' From. ; )}
Git 'er Done!!!
Another busy day.
Signed the contract for the next Living Estate Sale, that will be July 21-24.
The above images, are from the last.
Who Knew...an Upright Piano, could fit inside a Subaru???
; )
{ Along with a Whole Bunch More 'Stuff'!!! }
Daughter, Liz...and Friend, Jay...along with a Super Nice Customer, were DETERMINED to Squeeze That Piano...in The Subie,
Hahaha!!!
{ Can't Imagine...where Liz learned how to LOAD....a Vehicle. }
I couldn't watch it. Oh my.
❤️
That was One, of the Interesting Events, at Joan, and Don's Estate Sale.
Blow Out...on Sunday Afternoon...was INSANE!!!
Oh ... DEAR!!.
❤️
I'm blogging from my phone, it's not the same, but at least I can put some images on.
No time to look at computers.
Worked at the last sale, today... Should have it all wrapped up tomorrow.
Thanks, again...to Bill, Dale, Gayle, Liz, Brandon, Melody, and Steve.
❤️❤️❤️
It was Quite a Ride!!
Fast, and Furious!!
Fun, at times...too.
We had some Wonderful Customers, Throughout!!
❤️
Thank You!!
Love to Ya.
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{After I wrote this post...realized Exactly Where The Credit Lies....for 'Loading Skills'. <3
So appropriate, for this time of year. <3
Liz's Granddad. <3 <3 <3 My Dad. Marion Conner. <3 <3 <3 : ) I...Learned From The Very Best.
Dad. <3 The Master 'Loader' <3
Liz, learned from me, Through Dad. Priceless <3
Happy Father's Day...Dad!!! <3 Thank You for Blessing Us,
All of Us...
{ Yours}
with Your Amazing 'Skills'. <3 <3 <3
{One...of Many. <3 <3 <3 }
Dad's Motto... like The Hatter's...
"It's only impossible...if you believe it is."
<3 <3 <3
Indeed.
<3
: )
Dad, passed away, very suddenly, the year Liz was born.
He'd be So Proud of Her...and, Justin. <3
I remember, John...saying many times, "If your Dad, was here...between Justin...and your Dad...our property would be COVERED in Old Tractors, and Trucks." <3
Hahahahaha!!!
That's A Fact!!! <3 <3 <3
; )
Those two would've been Inseparable! I See a Lot of Dad, in Son, Justin. ; ) <3
I remember, one of my last conversations...with Brother, Sonny...not long before he died in a car accident, a few year's ago...
Sonny, said... "If our Dad was living, when you opened your Antique Shop...he'd have been in Heaven.
; )
You...would've come home one day, after letting Dad mind the store, and have a Herd of Cows, grazing... and nothing more. Our Dad...would've Traded it All Away....for a bunch of Black Angus Cows, and an Old... Farmall Tractor... To Boot!!."
Hahahahahahaha!! TRUTH!! <3
{To this Day...I Still have Nightmares about That Conversation!!} Hahahahaha!!!
<3 <3 <3
{Truth!!!}
EEEEEK!!! <3 ; )
ALWAYS...an Adventure, with Dad. : ) : ) : )
Shenanigans. : )
Always, Always...Shenanigans.
<3
God...Only Knows, how Very Much...I Miss Dad.
and...
How Very Grateful, I am...for being So Very Blessed, with Such an Amazing Father. <3 }
Another Estate Sale...on The Calendar.
Another Estate Tag Sale... will be scheduled for July.
Late...July.
It's a Lovely...Home.
In Marion, Iowa...again.
; )
Very large, clean...Home.
Load's of Goodies!
; )
I'll have images, and details...soon.
Was sharing my 'Dream'...from the other night, with Daughter, Liz....this morning.
Told her...it didn't bother me much, when in my dream...John said...he didn't love me anymore.
I...really didn't care, if he hated me.
It was just So Good, to have him here.
; )
I could feel the Excitement, for our Kids, Family...and Friends, and how Happy They'd All Be, to See John, again.
<3
Think...part of my dreaming mind, knew...John loved me very much...no matter what he said, in the dream.
I...knew better.
<3
It was so good seeing John, hearing his voice...again.
sadly...
I don't dream of him as often as I'd like to.
but...
I'll take what I can get.
; )
Seems like when times are very stressful, John makes an appearance.
I'm So...Grateful, for That.
<3
Love to Ya.
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Long....Days. Short...Nights.
Spent the day...yesterday, running.
Playin' 'Catch Up'.
So...far behind, on Everything.
oh my.
Was going to Top...yesterday off, with Fairfax's City Council Meeting.
Got some welcomed advise...to 'Sit this one...out.'.
That, was a Blessing.
I took that advise.
Gladly.
Was up...at 2:30 a.m., this morning...when I heard Big Storm Warnings, on t.v.
They woke me up.
I was sleeping in John's recliner, it's much cooler in the new side of the house, where John's 'Cave'...is.
Haven't turned the air, on yet.
Don't want to get acclimated to 'Air'...when I have to work out in the heat during the day.
Make's the high 90's much more difficult to deal with.
I was worried about our Kids, when I heard the warnings.
Called them both, at 3 a.m.
They were in the Line of Fire.
Justin..was up, getting ready to head for work.
Liz...was sound asleep.
They Both...were aware, somehow.
; )
Couldn't get back to sleep.
When daylight arrived...went out, and weed whipped, before it got Toasty.
Unloaded The Ford...
got cleaned up, for a 10:30 appointment with a possible Client.
then...
went on, loaded a Massive 3 piece Bedroom set, that Sold...at the Estate Sale.
Cleaned..at the Estate Sale...
then...
with Rain, and Storms...looming, again...
RUSHED to Deliver it.
; )
It's been a 'Day'.
oh my.
; )
Received a call...from The Computer Dr., as I was Flying.
My laptop...is done.
Dead.
; (
No fixin' it.
but...
they'll save all of my images, and documents.
{I have 11,000 Images on that little laptop.}
oh...my.
Thank God...for the little laptop, from The Estate Sale, I'm workin' on...now.
It's slow, and small...won't let me load images...
but, It Works.
<3
; )
Somehow...I had a chance to Dream, last night...
{this early morning. }
I dreamed of John.
<3
He just appeared, out of the Blue.
{They're all like that.}
Like, always...in my dreams, I felt Such Relief, seeing His Face.
<3
Told him... "I Knew You'd Never Leave Us!!"
<3
but...
This dream...was different from all of the others, over the years.
oh dear.
John...said, "I left...because I don't love you anymore."
I was speechless.
<3
stunned.
Looked around, at our 'Home'...
{in the dream...what I saw, was our Home...like it was, after the derecho...came through, and IDOT District 6.}
It was Horrible.
A War Zone.
: ( : ( : (.....
{I'd Never Want John...to 'See'...His 'Sanctuary', Everything...he worked his life away for...
Like
'This'.
: ( : ( : (
Told John, I understood...if he didn't love me...anymore, but...I wouldn't leave here, or him...until Things were back in Order.
Like they were...before he left us.
John...Deserved Better, no matter what, than 'This'.
<3
In The Dream...John, and I...worked side by side, cleaning up the carnage, that once was 'Home'.
then...
I left him.
Found a little place, beside a River.
It was So Cool.
<3
An...old, old...sprawling House.
; )
As I was moving in...John stopped by, he told me...he thought it was a little 'small'.
{hahahahaha!!}
; )
I took him for a Tour.
; )
It was Much Bigger, than it appeared.
; )
then...
walked him out the front door, that faced The River.
<3
I, said..."Look, only a few steps, and you cast a fishin' line. ; ) Perfect."
<3
: )
said...to John...
"That's 'Heaven'...Baby."
; )
<3
In my Dream...
John, agreed.
<3
This Old World...has turned Upside Down.
'Twilight Zone'.
; )
Reality...
Sucks.
oh my.
: (
Thank God...for 'Dreams'.
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{I'll be 'Computer Hunting' in a day, or two.
Images...soon.}
Monday, June 13, 2022
Long Day
It's been a Long Day.
Can't post images, yet, trust me...you wouldn't want to see them, if I could.
; )
Love to Ya.
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
{'Reality'... sucks. : ( It Truly Does.}
Heartbreaking.
'Grandpa', was my 'Dad'....in my eyes.
<3 <3 <3
Dad...Always had The Answers.
Always.
<3 <3 <3
<3
Sunday, June 12, 2022
The Marion, Iowa Estate Sale...'Party', is Over.
Just pulled in...
{to our worthless IDOT District 6 Drive.
At least I was driving The Ford. He doesn't bottom out, like Poor...Jethro. }
It's been a Long, long...haul, at Don, and Joan's Sale, in Marion.
We're...All, whipped.
oh...but Such Wonderful Shoppers.
<3
We Sold...and Sold...And, Sold.
: )
Everything...is Sold. Wall to Wall.
; )
Their Darling Home...will be empty, soon.
I have to make a few deliveries, to Customers...this week.
Then...it'll be done.
Empty.
So Grateful...to the Wonderful Neighbors, on 3rd. Ave.
Tara...especially.
; )
<3
I, know it wasn't easy...for them.
So Much Traffic....in such a quiet, close knit... little Neighborhood.
We Truly Appreciate Their Hospitality.
<3
So Grateful, to Gayle, Dale...Mark, Bill, Brandon...Daughter, Liz... they All...busted their fannies, especially...when Time was No More, Cut Short, because of upcoming Road Construction.
<3
Grateful, to Melody..and, Steve.
Don, and Joan's Daughter, and Son in Law...for Trusting us, to handle their Wonderful...Parent's Estate.
<3 <3 <3
I'd Love To Thank...our Amazing Customers, by Name, too.
oh my.
I watched So Many, help one another.
and...
Help...us.
<3
The Children, who attended...were Incredible.
Oh My.
<3
The 'Critters'...who attended, were Also...Amazing.
<3
I captured many images, can't share them...until my Laptop...is 'Living', once again...hopefully, this week.
<3
Thank's So Much, to Jay, and Cindy.
<3
They are cleaning out...Don, and Joan's Home.
Jay, helped me load my purchases, after the Sale, closed...tonight.
Bless His Heart!!!
; )
Sound's like...Don, and Joan's Home...has some Major Interest.
; )
Folk's who attended this sale...have reached out, and...hopefully...it'll be Sold, and Loved...
soon.
<3
Sure...Hope, whoever...find's This Home...Theirs, will Love, and Protect...
Joan's Beautiful Gardens.
<3 <3 <3
I could write, all night long, about this sale.
; )
I'll Spare...Ya!!
; )
Love To Ya.
Thanks, So...Much To Everyone that had Part, in This Sale.
<3
Prayers, for All.
Barb C.
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