Calamity Jane...{a.k.a. The Mad Hatter}...at The Auction!

Love This Pin!!! It works Great...to hold my bidding number! The Auctioneer...has no problem seeing it....{I usually use...a safety pin... but...this is Way....Cooler! : )} {oh dear...an Old...Hippie...Thing...: ) }
{Liz says...Auctions...are like watching Folks on Wall Street...The Stock Exchange... ahhh...yeah...there were around 500 bidders...and Two Rings... {2 auctioneers...selling at the same time} oh my...: ) I think...Wall Street...would be a Walk...in the Park... I Truly Do! {paper...is Much...Lighter...at the End of the Day!}

Oh...My... : )

It was an Amazing...Auction...

The Duwa's Auction Service...put on an Over the Top...Auction!!!!

I saw sooo many Great Folks...{The Family...having the Auction....were Incredible....we became Fast Friends!}

This Auction...itself...was a Once in a Lifetime....Experience....

and...I had....Awesome Help...Loading!!!

{I didn't get all I dreamed of...{The Prices...were...also...Over the Top!} but...had an Amazing Day!}

I am Whipped... I have helped with two Sales... the last two days...then...worked hard...at this one...{Stress!!!} {good stress... but...Stress!!!}

I'll have a Full....report...with images...in the Morn...

What a Day!!!

The Ford...Has a Very Respectable Load....Thanks...to All of The Wonderful Folks...for Helping Load!!!!: )

{I gathered...some...very Cool...Treasures...like I have Never Seen... : ) Like It!!!}

The West Amana Sale...Goes On...'til Sunday!

Linda's Sale....runs through Sunday!

It was a Huge Success Today...{Thanks To Everyone Who Attended Today!!!!}

TONS OF GREAT STUFF LEFT!!!!

It was so Great Seeing Everyone...!!!

{Hugs...and Kisses!}

I am Beat....and have to get Energy up...for an Auction...tomorrow!

{Wait...'til ya see Those...images...: ) oh dear Fun!}

Love to ya!!!

and...

Take it Easy!

Barb C.

A Special Thanks...To Bud... : )

West Amana Sale!

I am...soooo Mad...

I took a Million Images of The Sale...

and left my camera... at the Sale...

All I can say is...

Be There...

8:00...a.m.

There are Tons....of Antiques....

Great Quilts...Linens... Advertising....Rugs....Toleware...Early Lighting...

and... Primitives...

It was so Wonderful...spending time with Linda....

It was like....Old Times...

I will be there..helping her Open...

and wait...for Folks...to go through......before I make any purchases...

{oh my...there are many Treasures...I would Love to Have!}

There is some...Fun Stuff!

Hope to See You There!!!

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

The Sale...is Located at...

403 6th Ave. West Amana, Iowa 52203

{watch for signs...}

Running...Against The Wind...with...Old Cupboard...in Tow...

This...is Not...Not...Not....the Sky ya want to be driving into......while hauling a Massive...Old...Old...Cupboard...on the Ford's Open Flatbed...

Holy Smokes!

I put the Hammer Down!!!

The Old Packing Quilt...was Flappin' and...thank the Lord....for Stout Ratchet Straps!!!!

{I have had several Folks say...I should have had it tarped....Let me tell ya... a Tarp...wouldn't stand a Chance... It would have been in the next County!!!!}

I knew I was in trouble...heading South...but...hoped...when I turned East...I could outrun it....

I ran parallel with it...heading East....The Fields...South of me...were White...with Rain...just a half mile away from the hi way...

So...I knew...when I had to turn the Ford...back South...3 miles... I either had to be far enough ahead...of the Storm...or seek Shelter...

My mind...was Racing...what shelter....is there...The Car Wash...maybe...an uninvited visit...to an Open Machine Shed....

Or....Could I make it ...Home....

If So....Then What?

I knew it wouldn't fit in the Shop door...without a lot of Help!

and...there was None...to be had...

I remembered a Tarp... that Lynn and Lea left...

So...I Bee Lined...for Home...and was out of the Ford...running...with the Truck still rollin'! {Felt like I was Runnin' The Texas Flag Race...on Horseback!!!!}

I grabbed the Monster Tarp...as it started to POUR BUCKETS!!!

It was a challenge...to get it unfolded...and Ratchet Strapped Down...to say the Least!!!

I was Soaked...to the Skin!!!!

But...the Old...Cupboard...was spared....

Oh My! Crazy!!!!

I got settled in...last night...and the phone rang...it was a dear Friend...that broke the news...my Old Pal... Richard Arnold....had passed away... {he was my Mentor...years ago...when I began collecting Clocks...} Richard used to do, all of my Clock Repair...and taught me so much....about them....

I was Stunned...

He had some Clocks...on Hoge's Auction, last night... but...that didn't seem unusual... he would sell some off...here and there...

I didn't go....to the Auction... figured...I'd see him..one of these days...and see what he had....

He was always picking up Clocks...

I Immediately called the Auction House....and left bids...but...didn't get anything...

It made me sooo sad....

I guess... I do...have many Old Clocks...here...that Richard has worked on...and  some...I have bought from him...over the years...

But...still... wished...I could have gotten...something...from his Sale....

He will be...Missed....

My Dear Friend, Linda... called...for a hand...with a Antique Sale...she is having...in the Morn...

She is parting with a Lot...of her treasures... due to Illness... {Linda...and Dick...are in my Prayers...please...put them...in Yours...they are Wonderful Folks...}

I don't buy anything....early, at a Sale...I am helping with...and...there are No...Early Sales...

The Sale...starts...at 8 a.m. Friday... the address is 403 6th ave. West Amana, Iowa 52203

There will be some WONDERFUL TREASURES THERE!!!! Loads...of Primitives!!!!

Linda and I go...way back... we 'Junked'...together...long before I had a shop...we even shared...part of a shop...at one time... She has an Amazing Eye...

I know...this is hard...for her...but...I told her...as much as I love my things...there is Nothing....that is in this house...that wouldn't go...if my Family...was in need....it's just stuff....

and...I have had to do...exactly...what she is doing now...for the 'Cause'...

but...The Lord...will Bless her...

Hope to See You...at Linda's Sale...

Love...to Ya...

Barb C.

Survivors...and...Angel Wings....

As I flew into the house... the other day... I caught a glimpse...of this Dolly... standing on the Old Pie Safe... in the Breezeway... by the door... where I plopped her...amongst...the other...'odds and ends'... I have plopped there...waiting to be sorted...

{in other words...the 'catch all'}...

I had found her...in the dumpster...several weeks ago....when I was throwing trash away...

 someone...had thrown her away....

She's not....real old...maybe 30, or so....and...she's not...what I keep...or gather... for myself...but...she looked so forlorn... and sad.... on the top of the trash heap...

I almost left her there...{I don't need...another...'thing'...}started to walk away...but...I simply couldn't leave her....

So...I picked her up...and put her in the packing blankets...in the Ford...where she rode with me...for a thousand miles.... or more.... I had forgotten about her.... until...I needed all of my blankets...last week...

I was cleaning out the Ford...and thought...she had better get off the Merry Go Round...

I was in a hurry...that day.... so...I grabbed her... and put her by the door... inside...

and forgot about her....

Then... the other Evening... as I was running into the house...The Setting Sun...was streaming through the window...I had camera...in hand...and captured this....

and...the thought went through my mind...

"She's a Survivor"...

Oh...how I love...Survivors...the ones...that take such a beating...yet....keep moving forward...

They...Inspire...

So....No...she's not old... and...her hair is a mess...her clothes...are worn...and tattered...

but...her eyes Sparkle...and....somehow...her porcelain...is perfect....

a...Survivor....

and...sometimes...it's not about 'age'...

on The Journey...

It's not the Years....it's the Miles...

This Dolly...has seen  100 years... I am sure...in her short life...

ahhh....Survivors....

Pegadoo....Graced me...with her presence...yesterday Morn....She had buzzed up...to pick Chloe up...from her Dad's....He watched her...while Peg...and her daughter, Sarah...spent time...visiting Florida...and a Special Place...they had always wanted to get back to...together... They had a Wonderful Time!!!
{She LIED to me...when I called her, yesterday Morn....said she knew how busy I was going to be... and...instead of coming by...thought she shouldn't bother me.... I Had a Fit!!!! A Big...Fit!!!! wanted to know how far  away she was...I'd just meet her...!!! she said..."Well... come down to the Rabbit Hole....I am waiting...by the Gate..."
 What a Stinker!!!!!} : ) {there goes another FEATHER!!!!}

I had to share this image...with you...{Peg would have a Fit...if she knew I did...: ) }
But...This...Image...is My Peg! She Totally Cracks Me Up!!!!
When I insisted I get an image...of her, and Chloe...she scooped her up...in her arms... and Chloe's little feet were all wet...and muddy....
Peg was saying...{as she felt Chloe's yucky feet...brush against her arm... }
"AAAAAACKY!!!!"
I about LOST IT!!!!
Peg's face...and her voice.... are Always... so...filled with...exaggerated...expression...
and...THAT....is what I have missed... So... Very....Much...
The Laughter...
She is planning on being at the Fall Harvest Sale....
I can't...wait...
She's even back to working on Gourds...: )
As we visited... I said..."It was just a year ago... that she and I were heading to Gold Rush... Not a care in the World... being...Crazy... {really...Crazy... The 'Michael's Inncodent'....came to mind...oh dear...} Then...the Ugliness...during the Fall Harvest Sale...that left us...both...sad....and disheartened...then...The Big Blow....of the 'c' word...just days... after that..."...I said...."Peg...that was just a year ago.... it seems....like a Life Time....ago".... She agreed... We stood there...in silence...
I don't know...how we have made it through...
 well... Yes... we both know....
It's the Angels...the Prayers...The Blessings... Every Day...
We know...she's not out of the Woods...yet...and...really...none of us...ever are.......
But...being Thankful....for every Moment....for every Laugh...for..every...Flower...and Drop...of Rain...
That...is The Blessing...
Learning...to be Thankful...for the Smallest...Things....
I guess...it takes...some pretty tuff...blows...to remind us...how very Blessed we truly are...
and...we take...much...for granted....

Peg brought me Sand Dollars... she had picked up...at the Beach...
She said... inside...are Angel Wings...
 Peg said... " We'd better hang onto these...they may be the Only Wings...we ever have!" She said, "Our little Wings...are just Smouldering... 'pin feathers'....from always...getting too close to the Fire!"....our...Naughty....words....and...Crazy Ways....
I Agree....: )

I picked this Old Cherry Cupboard up...yesterday....
{Oh My...I had a Million Miles to Go...Yesterday...and...I covered every inch of Them...a long...long...day....}
 I have owned this Old Darling...twice...now...and have sold it...twice...and...it's delivered...
 My friend, who had it at his shop... couldn't help me...with it... he had just had surgery...and felt so bad....
 I said..."No Worries!"... he wondered...how I was going to manage it...alone... I said..."Don't Watch!"....
{ I can be scary....very...scary...ask Peg.... she Runs!!!! when I move Cupboards!!!}
"I'll twitch my nose.... and get it done!".... I got it...and we both made it...unscathed... It looks Amazing...at it's new home....It's...a Dandy!
It was painted Bright Orange...the first time...I owned it...John....scraped it down..to it's beautiful...mid 1800's...Splendor...It's all Hand Planed...and Hand Dovetailed...
another...Beautiful...Survivor...

It's a Lovely...Lovely...World... : )

Hope You all...Have a Most....Beautiful....

Sunday!

: )

OPEN Today...12 - 4 !!!

I'll be here today...

12 - 4!

Hope to See Ya!

Barb C.

{So sorry...for the Folks in What Cheer... with the Storm coming through yesterday.... Mark said....many tents went down... and some Folks...had a lot of damage...but he didn't think anyone was badly injured....

Outside...Vendors....are the Toughest People... and are like a Big Family...

 When I visited...until late, Thursday night...at Mark's Tent.... So many other dealers...came by...and visited...It was so Hot....but...they all took it in Stride....

So Friendly...and laid back...

I hated to hear about this...and those Folks...having such a Mess...to Contend with...

{The Rain chance....was 30 %... and I didn't even know a Storm was going to hit anywhere...until I called Mark... only to see how his day was going....not because...of any threat....It had just hit, down there...he said it was coming our way...and had better get things buttoned up!... I Ran....Got things shut up...and covered...here...It was bad...we lost electricity...but...not nearly as bad...as they got down South.... }

I called Mark...again, this Morn...to see if he wanted us to come down...and Help...Load...Haul... or Pack... He said...they had it all covered...and was letting things dry out.... He had a lot of stuff get wet...and go flyin'....but...nothing broke... a Miracle...{Mark was also...under a tarp...holding on to things...as the Storm Blew Through...}{some tents...had  Iron Cauldrons... and Cupboards...attached....to them, to weight them down.......and still flew, some 60 feet...down the track with everything still tied.... to the them...} One man...was injured...that he knew of...trying to hold his tent down...and was struck by debris....

Amazingly... a lot of Vendors... are still set up....he said....

 Hope they can sell some things...today... so their loss...isn't quite so great.... 

all I can say is...Bless Their Hearts....

Love to 'em....

Barb C.

Friday...on the Road...

Spent the morning.... going two steps forward...and three steps back...

I overslept...{'til about 7...I wanted to be on the road...by 7...grrrr...Hate That!}...Then...when I fired up the Ford...to get him unloaded....and transfer...a load, to  be delivered...he was making a Racket! {The bearings in the air conditioning pump...were going out...in a BIG WAY!}

I asked the Boys...if I could drive it without air... to get my deliveries done.... they advised...'Not".... so...had to transfer the load...to another truck... a much... smaller truck....{Grrrr.....}

{It's fixed...and back on the road...this Morn... : ) : ) : ) }

 Then...down the road...deliveries...and back to What Cheer...

Once again... I found 'smalls'...

{a good thing...I would have had to make another trip back...for 'Bigs'...}

I ran into Angie {Found Salvage Buffalo, MN.} and her Sweet, Aunt...Brenda...What Fun Girls.... They were planning on popping in, on their way home to Minnesota...so...it was Great....to catch them there...and they followed me... Home!

I was soooo Disheartened...tho...

They have never been here... and...well... the Rabbit Hole...has been left to it's own devises...all Summer...

I go inside....dump of treasures... then leave...

The yard...is a wreck... It's been too hot...to work inside...and...why mow...nothing is growing...but weeds...

so...it wasn't a very good...'First Impression'...: (

Her Store...Looks..Amazing...and I hope to get to it... maybe...after Gold Rush.... 

I visited...with Pat...{Privy House Antiques Burlington, Iowa} at What Cheer... We are talking about a trip to Brimfield, MA. ...in the next year... I'd like to get a few Folks...together.. and make a Fun Journey...out of it...{we have talked about it...for years....it's time...we make it Happen!}

I popped in, and visited with Mark... oh my...it was sooooo Hot.... I felt sorry for him...and the Girls...and was thankful...I hadn't set up...whew...

I'm working...in and around the shop...today...

It's supposed to cool off, a bit...and rain...

YAY!!!!

Hope you have a Great Day!

I'll be Open...Tomorrow!

Barb C.

Found these Amazing....Empire Heart Chairs....{mid 1800's} as I was pulling out of What Cheer...Oh My Gosh!!!
 I Adore Them...The white, you see...on the chair on the left...is stuck on, Old Newspaper Fragments... I'll have to see... from when, they were from... {I love that kind of stuff...} I'll clean them up...and they will Sing!
The Big Mirror...is Lovely... It's from the Late...1800's... Love the Curved Top!

I have never seen... chairs...like this...  caught a glimpse...of them...as I was toolin' out of the show....in the Truck.... It was like they were saying..."STOP!!! Look at Us!!!!" I slammed on the brakes... and bailed out....It was Love...at First Sight!

 found this....Sweet, note book...as I was scouring the Flea Market...on Thursday...
Loved the Cover....
So....True..I would also...add...The Pen....speaks...for the Heart....and Soul...as well... : ).....

As I unloaded, yesterday Morn... cleaned...and displayed..some of the Gatherings....from Thursday....
I do...Love playing with my Toys... I truly....do... : )
ahhh...'Therapy'.... Much...needed...'Therapy'... : )

Angie...{ Found Salvage } and her Darling, Aunt, Brenda.... What Gentle...Souls...
 They are so...Creative...and Kind...
They took the Rabbit...Hole...'Experience'...in Stride....{oh...dear...: ) }
Bless Their Hearts!
Hard Working...Fun...Loving...Girls...
It was Great Seeing them...Again! 

One...is One...Too Many...One More...is Never Enough...

These are Railroad  Box Car tags...I think... I stood there...sorting through them...wondering...what I could do with a few them...then...I bought the whole...box full...{there are Hundreds...of them...}
 "One...is One Too Many... One More...is Never Enough!"
I Love the Kenny Chesney Song... 'You and Tequila Make me Crazy'... Love the Lines...
 "One...is One Too Many...One More...is Never Enough"...and
"It's Always Your Favorite Sins...That'll Do Ya....In"....
It seemed very Fitting...for My What Cheer...Journey Today!!!
I didn't pull in...until after 11:00... tonight... and have been running...since...about 8....a.m.
I am... Tired...
But...a Good...Tired...
I saw so many Great People...today...stayed and visited with Mark...and his Kids...'til after dark...
I'll be up...Early...to get back..and see what comes rollin' in...throughout the day....
Hope to See You There!

These are Old...300 watt Bulbs...Huge... Gnarly...Cool... : ) {I couldn't...buy just one... nope... bought 'em All!}

I spied a box...of old Balls...of different shapes...sizes...and degree...of Grunge... I started picking through them... then...ahhh...yeah...you guessed it...I bought...them All...

I have No...Idea...how many pair of Scissors...I picked up...today...all I know...is I bought every pair...I saw.....{we'll get to the...'Moon' Thing... oh dear...} {love the little hand made doll...he needs a head... but...he is...Sweeeeet!}

I captured this image...of a Ford Van... Way Cool!... : )

Found this...Old...Grungy Tote...at the end of the day... Very...Cool...  : )

I could have bought the Stone Fruit...by the Piece... but...they all looked so good...together... well.... : )
{I Love...The Old...Gnarly Boom Truck... {I have a story...concerning a real one.... I'll be writing about...one of these days...oh dear...What a 'Journey'.... : ) }

This is The Coolest...Old...Buggy...of Sorts...it's Extra Wide.... and...so..Unusual...It will be a Fun Display Piece...at Gold Rush!

O.K....I truly thought...I may have Lost My Mind....when I Bought...All...of the Wooden Moons... from a Bridal Store....First Thing...today... {there are 8 of them...} I Just...Love Them...if they don't sell...Maybe...I'll have a 'Harvest Moon' Theme...for the Fall Harvest Sale! Have them Hangin' in The Trees!!!

I bought this Crazy...Vintage Pin... while digging in one of Most Favorite Booths! The '1.00 an Item' Booth... Chris...is Such a Doll... and... he agreed...it was 'Totally'...Me!... I am...such a 'Calamity Jane'...at times... {ask John...he'll tell ya!} and...the way I was dressed... {Like an Old Hippie... in my Tie Dyed...Long Fringed...Tank Top.... Crazy Hair...{I had been running hard...before I got to the Show...my hair...didn't stand a Chance!}Flip Flops... 'Peace Sign' Earrings... and...of course...slathered in Patchouli....I could have easily stepped out of 1967!....This Pin...was Perfect! Love It! }

Then... I Burst Out Laughing......when I looked in the mirror...tonight... when I got home... and saw the pin...on...I had completely forgotton...I had put it on...early...today...I am COVERED In DUST!!!! {and Sticky, Dried Sweat!!!}{my teeth are even Gritty...} My Feet...are BLACK! It was nearly 100 degrees...today... I spent over 12 Hours...digging...and sorting...{and...Visiting...: ) } but...What Fun....I always have a Blast...at What Cheer... Mark is set up...and we had a Great Time...Shoppin'... while his Girls...Kelsey...and Shannon...watched the Booth...I saw sooo many Great Folks...and it was a Good Day...I even bought a Huge...Old...Cupboard...sight unseen... from some old Friends...I'll pick up, next week! The Truck...is loaded...with...mainly Smalls... and...that's O.K. with me...I'm going back, tomorrow...Bright and Early...to see what will be Rollin' In! Whew...It's 1:00.... time to...Hit It!
Love to Ya....
Barb C.
{If you want to have some Fun....come visit What Cheer... the Show runs through Sunday!}

2+2+0+9= Hmmmm....

I received a call...from the Girl...that lives...in the house...Dad lived in...back in the late 30's or 40's....where all the Civil War Papers were found... about the Old Cupboard...I was so enamoured with...on my visit...several weeks ago...It was in the Original House...on the Farm....built...in the 1850's or 60's...that became the Summer Kitchen, when the New House...was built...in the 1870's....or '80's....

I had made her an offer...when I last visited, today... she asked for a bit more... I told her...if...it can be taken out..in ONE piece...I'd agree to her price...if it came out...like a 'puzzle'... I'd have to stick to my offer...

She agreed...

I dropped the 'bomb' on John...that he'd better grab the sawzall...pry bars...hammer...extension cords...and Lot's of Gatorade...just before I was ready to head out the door...{and...he was gonna have to come with...: ) }{I never like to give him too much time...to Think....about these little Endeavors...: ) }

I knew...it was going to be a Tuff...Job...The Old Summer Kitchen...was leaning...hard.... on the Old Cupboard...

In return...The Old Cupboard...was...Leaning....Hard...on the Massive Stone Fireplace...{ever heard of...being 'Between a Rock...and a Hard Spot'...well..this Old Cupboard...was There!}

John removed all of the Wonderful...picture frame moulding...around the case of the Cupboard...to find...the bottom was set into the floor... not good...It woud have to go out....backwards...

 The cupboard...was Tight...fitted....even after a hundred...and sixty years....They had it all nailed in...{square nails..} and had many support boards...on the top...extending to the rafters...

John kept saying..."I don't think...it's too heavy... once we get it out of this tight spot...it should be a breeze"....{I said...n o t h i n g...I Knew...Better...This is a BIG...Cupboard...Walnut...and Pine...created...from full dimension lumber....maybe....milled on the Farm... it's Deep...and Tall...{close to 8 feet...} I Knew...it was going to be a Gut...Buster...and..ahhh...it was...oh dear....}

It took us...3 hours...to get it out...and...it was Toasty....in the Old House...Mighty...Toasty!

We were both Covered...in a hundred and sixty years...of Dust...Pulverized Mouse...Turds...and...who knows...what...before we had the Old Darling...Loaded...onto the Ford...

{Sweat...is such a Great Glue...for that Stuff! Our Shirts were Soaked!!! }

I had visited with the Girl...about the Old Hand Forged...Fire Place Cranes...as well... {I Love...anything...Old...and Made by Hand...}they are...Wonderful...John had a heck of a time...getting those out... But...after Jacking around With The Beast...of a Wedged in Cupboard... it seemed like a walk in the park! Those...are already sold... I hope they go into...another wonderful Fire Place...

It was a Long...Day...but...a Good One!

I'm headed to What Cheer..in the Morn...While I drive...I'll be trying to figure out...Where...Oh Where... I'm going to find a spot...in the House...for Dad's Old Cupboard...{that's what it is...to me...} I'm so Happy...we could save it... I don't know how much longer...the Old Summer Kitchen...will be standing...it's getting...very tired....

Me too...

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

This is a Massive Fire Place.... Old...Old...Old.... I wish...I could have picked this entire House up...and taken it Home.... I said it...a Hundred times...as we worked there...today....
I sure do...wish....

John...worked his tail off...today... When we left...he looked like someone had poured a bucket of Coal Water...on him...He was...FILTHY... {I didn't look any better.... what we do...for the Love...of Old... : )

Someone...a hundred years ago...painted this Flower...on the Old Summer Kitchen Window...that was next...to the old Cupboard.... so...cool...

Oh my...we lifted...and pulled...and pushed...and pried...fractions of an inch...at a time...the Old Darling...was wedged in so tight...I thought we may have to go get the  Porta Power.......to take the pressure off the old Cupboard...and straighten the wall up...but...it let go... Thankfully...without bringing in reinforcements...

The Cupboard...will all go back together....perfectly...no harm done.. : ) {this image shows...how tight it was to the Hearth...oh my...}

Yep...I'm 'Round the Bend.... but...today, when I saw the house number...{for the first time...}of The Farm House...where Dad...lived...so many years ago...I went...Hmmmm... 2+2+0+9=.... Well...Dad was born...in 1913...Passed away......on Friday the 13th... of February... and...that House number...adds up to.....well...you do the math......
oh my... I think...this Old Cupboard...was meant to come home...with me........

What appears to be white...is sun bleaching...from the window... that was next to the Old Cupboard...It has it's original Wire Cloth... in the top doors... and some of the Most....unusual...mid 1800's cast hardware...I have ever seen....The Picture Frame Moulding...will be put back in place....and it will.... be a Happy Old Cupboard... here..at Home...
Can't...wait..to give it a Gentle...bath...
 It's waited...a Long...Long Time...for ...and Soooo Deserves...
Dad...is Smiling....I am...sure...