Marion's Estate Sale. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. October 5 thru 8.

Made our final walk through...on Wednesday.

Marion has a such a Lovely Home.

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I can hear her voice... while walking through.

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Marion... always had a hint of laughter, in her voice.

She...was a Gem.

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Marion collected a variety of things.

She was an Artist, and chose interesting treasures for her Home.

Marion collected Antiques, for many years.

Noticed several pieces she brought home from The Rabbit Hole, while walking through.

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Marion saved all of her receipts, it's interesting looking back over decades and seeing how times have changed.

Seeing receipts from Folks in The Business... that are gone, now.

It's Like looking inside a Time Capsule... or a Gazing Ball... and seeing the faces, to the names... when looking at those old receipts.

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The one below.. really made me Smile.

Pal, Colleen... had sold Marion an early salt glazed jug, then... on a separate receipt, shared my information... with Marion.

Colleen, was So Good...about sending Folks my way.

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We tried to do that for everyone.

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Great Memories.

Great People.

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We'll be putting in many hours, at Marion's over the next several days, then...

we'll be working on getting The Fall Harvest Sale, pulled together here, in Fairfax.

These Sales are back to back.

Fall Harvest Sale

Sept. 28- Oct. 1

Marion's Estate Sale

{N.E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa}

Oct. 5-8.

Marion's Home is large, clean... and Beautiful.

There's Much... but, it should be a fairly quick set up.

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After the 'wheel' issue yesterday, well... it really... took me down.

Grateful... things turned out the way they did... So Incredibly Grateful...

 but,

 knowing how things could've been, because I've seen it... go the other way, time, and time again, here... on 151.

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This was the first time 'Ours' had such a close call... here.

It rattled my cage, walking... where IDOT has graded for Fairfax's Trail.

Walking on that Viaduct Bridge... with a horrible bike trail on it.

Made me sick.

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Was thinking again... last night, it should be the Deputies who decide where these 'Trails'... should be.

They... are the Folks who have to come to the rescue, when things go so horribly wrong on Highway 151.

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Love to Ya...

Prayers... for All.

Barb C.

Joe Diffie - Third Rock From The Sun

Angels... Standing Guard.

Crazy Morning...

Feeling Very Blessed, on Many Levels.

Son, Justin... and Helper, Brandon...

went to pick up a round bale of hay, for Romeo... this morning, 

on their way back to the shop... 

just as they turned onto 151, in Fairfax, by the D.Q., 

going up the Viaduct hill, 

the front driver's wheel sheared off all of the lug bolts. 

Dropped The Ford Truckasaurus... Down, on the pavement...

the Wheel BOUNCED across 151, across Fairfax's Bike Trial...Bounced over

 a Fence, landed a Football Field... away, {or better...} from the crippled Ford, in a Bean Field.

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Praise God...

No One... was hurt.

That's a Miracle.

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I gotta tell ya, my mind was Racing... when Brandon called, just after it happened.

{They were on the South side... of the Viaduct. A block, or less... from Home.}

If that wheel would've hit a vehicle, a pedestrian... someone on Fairfax's Bike Trail, oh... dear Lord.

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 Great... Linn County Deputies, helped us look for the wheel, and kept traffic clear.

The Deputy walking with Justin... told him, that the same thing happened to him, once.

The Deputy's wheel came off... he believes, because someone tampered with it.

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We don't know what caused this to happen, today.

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This 'Happens'... More Often, than people realize.

Son, Justin, and one of the Kind... Linn County Deputies.

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Justin called one of his Favorite Tow Drivers... he was there, QUICK!!

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Justin 'J', and Brandon... found the 'Rogue' wheel.

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The Ford Truckasaurus is Safe, and fixed.

Thanks...so Much to Fire Chief, Spanky... {Sankot's Garage, Fairfax. } for bringing Justin some new lug nuts, right away.

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Justin said there was no warning.

The Truck... was driving fine.

They've been driving it daily.

80, to 90 miles a day.

Don't know... if the bolt's were compromised when the tires were changed...

that was some time...back.

or...

if... they had 'issues', and over time... they let go???

They were sheared off in a strange pattern.

???

 Had the same thing happen to me, way back in 'The Day'.

I was driving a '73 Pontiac Firebird.

Had stopped at a stop sign, went about 50 feet from the stop sign, the front driver's side wheel took a walk.

The Firebird Dropped, HARD.... the tire bounced Higher than the Trees... as it headed across a Very Busy Intersection in Cedar Rapids.

I watched helplessly... as the wheel missed cars, and finally came to rest in front of a Huge Picture Window, of a house.

Unbelievable.

I had no warning, either.

The Firebird drove fine, until... it came to an Abrupt HARD STOP.

Holy Smokes!!!

Grateful... I was going slow.

Grateful... Justin, was too... this morning.

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We've had other people's wheels come off... in front of our Home, on 151, over the years.

One... came Flying off of a Trailer, during a Sale... 

It Came Bouncing up the Drive, Sky High....

{when it was a Much Longer Drive, Long before... the Trail Accommodations}

Rolled between people, and Customer's vehicles... that were parked in the drive.

It came to rest... right beside the breezeway door, of the house.

Unbelievable.

So Grateful... Justin 'J'... wasn't with.

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Justin 'J' was doing his schoolwork... in the house.

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Grateful... The Boys, and Bear... weren't injured.

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Grateful... Nobody... was Injured, or Worse.

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That Highway is So Incredibly Busy.

It's a Miracle.

If it was because of the bolts being flawed, this could've Happened at Any Time.

Anywhere.

Could've happened on the way Home... from Gold Rush, with the Trailer.

I'm not pointing fingers.

Things wear out, man-made things... aren't always perfect.

basically... 

'Sh*t'... Happens'

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I remember watching The Challenger Space Shuttle go down, in horror, as all who were living at the time...did, because of an O-ring, temperature factors... etc.

 'Perfect Storm'.

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{Storm's 'Happen'. That's why a Bike Trail... on These 151 Fairfax Bridges, and Next to 151 have driven me insane. {Flooding, and Wrongful Encroachment... issues, aside.} 

IDOT, and Fairfax, Iowa... City Hall. oh my. : (

 'Safety Studies'  should be Mandatory... next to Any Federal Highway, where Children... 'Humans', are Invited. One would Think...Our Government, Their Workers... {IDOT} Mayor's and Council... would Care enough about the Safety of Their People, to Ensure... 'Safety'.

 yeah... not so much.}

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The Angel's... were Definitely... Standing Guard, in Fairfax, this morning.

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The Angel's... are Standing Guard, more often than we know, I believe.

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Grateful.

Love to Ya...

Prayers, for All.

Barb C.

{'Silly Silo'. : ) }

While visiting Allyson, and Bethany, the other night... somehow we got on the subject of 'Aliens'.

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Shared a meme, I'd read a while back, with them... that... made Perfect Sense, to me, living in Fairfax.

'When Aliens pass by Earth...

They... roll Their windows up.'

Indeed.

Blues Brothers: Soul Man - SNL

The Blues Brothers (1980) - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love Scene (6/9)...

Keep Holdin' On!! One Day... at a Time!!

Cooler morning, cooler day, today.

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Pal, Bill... and me, are meeting at a Dear Friend's Home...

this afternoon.

Meeting with her Lovely Daughter.

Marion... Friend, passed away last December.

We're doing a final walk through, for an Estate Sale.

then... going to meet with a Friend... for supper.

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Seems we're both living in a 'Silly Silo'...

amusement park ride.

{many... are, these days.}

We... All... Just Have To Keep Holdin' On!!

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oh...my.

Keep On Dancin'!!!

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A Very Dear... Friend gave me the little Motto Cup, Long Ago.

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That... Ben Franklin... was a pretty Wise Dude.

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Pulled it out of the cupboard, this morning...

and looked it over, again.

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It dates from the mid, to late... 1800's.

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Still as true today, as it was then.

Love to Ya...

Prayers, for All.

Barb C.

Purple Rain

Mid 1800's... Beauty. and... 'Let Them Eat Cake'.

Pal, Bill... and me, went Waaaaaay Out, in the Country, looking at an Estate Sale, today.

It's situated on a Farm... on long, and winding gravel roads.

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Load's of Stuff!!

oh... my.

Told Son, Justin's Friends... who are handling the Estate, we'd have to do some processing.

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Figure out which route would be the Best for them to go.

Have a Sale... there.

Divide up the contents, by category... sell them elsewhere.

There's Tools... Farm Collectibles, Household... Signs, Yard, and Garden... items.

Much... Miscellaneous.

Several Outbuildings with all Sort's of Things.

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We're gonna have to chew... on this one, a little.

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Bill brought a box of Dishes, he'd recently purchased from a Friend, with him, today, to show me.

Bill... knows, I have a Serious Weakness... for Early, {Mid 1800's }

Staffordshire, Romantic Staffordshire, Transferware... Ironstone, Tea Pots, Tea Cups... 

{Rabbit Hole... 'Stuff'. : ) }

Oh... 

dear.

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Oh....

dear.

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oh...

dear.

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As we set it all out, Bill, said...

"Some of it has chips... some things don't have lids... so, it is... what it is."

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Asked Bill...

" When we're 150, 175... wonder what we'll look like?

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Don't believe... we'll be as Pretty, and Useful... as These Beauties."

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Love it... when there are 'notes' on pieces.

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Have many pieces, from Long Ago... with 'notes' attached.

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but, one of my Favorites... that I bought at an Auction, in Vinton, Iowa...

maybe, 30 year's ago...

is a piece of cake.

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A piece of Cake... that was Baked by Jossie Ammerman...

It took 'The Prize'... in The Year of 1897, at The County Fair, in Minnesota,

according....

 to

 It's Note.

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Don't recall... what I had to pay for it.

Wasn't much.

Seems, I was the only one, at the auction who was Fascinated by...it.

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Still... am.

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That must've been a Happy Day, for Jossie, at The County Fair.

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I've always wondered... what her recipe was.

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When I began this post, re-read... the earlier one, from today.

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Yes... I know the difference between 'board'... and, 'bored'.

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Usually catch some of my horrible grammar, around 3 a.m. 

It wakes me Up... out of a Dead Sleep.

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Can't Catch Everything, these days.

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The 'punctuation'... missteps, I won't bother with.

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{There are Many... Many, I know.}

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Thanks, to Those... who read this blog, for not coming down hard on me, concerning my grammar, and punctuation. 

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'It Is... What It Is'.

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Love to Ya...

Prayers, for All.

Barb C.

Jamey Johnson - In Color (Official Video)

At Ease.

Another... Hot Day.

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{Tomorrow... sounds much nicer.}

Pal, Bill... and me, are going to look at an Estate, this afternoon.

The Gentleman who passed away, was one of Son, Justin's Friends, and Neighbor.

I'd only met him... a couple of times.

He was a Very Nice Man.

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One of our meetings, I'd fixed a big meal, at Justin's.

Insisted that the Neighbor's who were visiting that day...

join us, too.

There was Plenty... of Food.

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Justin's Neighbor Men... are kinda like Mountain Men/Farmers.

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Ruff...and Tuff, but... so bashful, and well mannered, 'respectful'. 

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They all graciously declined my offer.

I fixed all of them plates of food, handed one to each Man, and said...

"Eat. I won't take 'No'... for an answer."

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They did.

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When it was time to head Home... the Gentleman, whose Home we're looking at today, stopped me, and said...

"Thank You, Ma'am... for making us dinner."

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I'll never forget that, as long as I live.

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I kinda felt like Aunt Bee, and Miss. Kitty, all rolled into one.

{Not too many Folks... call me, 'Ma'am'. }

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Justin 'J'... was in the house this morning doing his schoolwork, as he was leaving... 

we were both walking up the stairs.

I noticed one of the upstairs bedroom door's was open.

I Always Freak Out... when those doors, somehow... get opened.

John's Baby Cat, is NOT allowed in the bedrooms.

She does Naughty Things, when she get's inside bedrooms.

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Justin, and me... walked upstairs... I, closed the door.

Justin, for the First Time... ever, noticed the initials carved in the handrail of the Balcony.

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He said... "How did 'This'... Happen??" 

With Big Eyes!!!

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Hahahahahaha!!

I, said... "This old Balcony, used to be in an Opera House.

Kid's... back in the 1800's, and 1900's... would sit up on the Balcony... and carve their initials in it, during shows."

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Justin got a mischievous grin...on his face.

{Guess... we all tend to forget... 'Old' People, were All... Young, and a little mischievous, 

at One Time.}

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Told Justin... when his Grandpa, John... and I, were working on that Balcony...  told John, if... the carvings bothered him, I'd fill them all in.

John wouldn't Hear of It!!

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He Thought Those Initials... were So Cool, he carved ours into it, as well.

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As we were coming down the stairs... the Victorian Hair Wreath...caught my eye.

I'd given it to Peg, many years ago.

She LOVED It!!

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Michael... gave it back to me... when he moved back to Iowa.

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Imagine... saving hair, then... fashioning it into Flowers, on tiny wire.

I could see why Peg... Loved it so.

She... was an Artist, and... noticed 'Detail'... in Everything.

Peg... understood, the incredible amount of Time, and Skill... it took to Create something like this.

Many people...today...

 think, people... back then... used the hair of deceased people, when they created these.

{The Artist's 'are' Long Gone... now.}

but...

Back in the 1800's... people saved their hair in 'Hair Receivers'.

They made all Sorts of Things... with hair.

Jewelry... Watch Fobs... 'Hair Art'.

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Peg collected Bird's Nests.

Often, Birds... use hair to make their nests.

We have a few, from around here... that has Scout's mane, and tail... hair in them.

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The memories... from FB, also... caught my eye, again... last night, and this morning.

Some things, never change.

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I'd add, to the last memory, the 'Special'... people, are not only the ones who you could talk to Forever, and never... be bored, but... the ones, who... you can sit with, and... never have to say a word to, and feel totally... at ease. 

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Love to Ya...

Prayers, for All.

Barb C.