Back to the Staging!

I'm Back to work...today!

Remember...the Shop...is Closed...'til October 4th!

The First Day...of The Fall Harvest Sale!!!

I'm getting all sorts of calls on that...and it's Promised to be a Good One!!!

I ran through the buildings...and took a quick peek... and remembered...all sorts of Treasures...I have stashed...for the Sale... oh my...

{and...the Fusie...is Loaded tight...to the back door!}

There is going to be some wonderful Gatherings...that friends...are bringing...as well...

Holy Smokes!

Please keep...Pegadoo...in your thoughts...and Prayers...today...

I Thank You...for that...

I have to Fly!

Hope..you have a Most Amazing Day...

and You Soar!!!!

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

 

{ I love these lines...in "But You know that I Love You"...}
 

Oh How I wish that Love...was all we'd need to live...
What a Life we'd have...cause I've got so much to give...
And...it seems so wrong...deep inside my Heart...
That the Dollar Sign...should be keeping us apart... 

And if only I could find my way back to the time...

When the problems of this life of mine didn't cross our minds...

All the answers were found in Children's Nursery Rhymes...

I'd come running...back to you...

But you know we can't live on Dreams alone...

Just to pay the rent...I must leave you all alone...

But you know...I made my choice...many years ago...
And this Traveling Life...is the only one I know...
but...you know... I Love You...

I so....relate to this Beautiful Song..{it's second...on my list...today...}
 Sometimes...where we Want to be...we can't be... I would so...Love to be...with my Peg...today...and...so many, other days...I would Love to be...with my Family...or...spend more time...with the Critters...but...it isn't meant to be....
I do...feel so...very Blessed..to spend time...doing what I love...and meeting...such Wonderful Folks... on my Journey...}

 



Gifts...

I came in the house...tonight...and collapsed...

I am...Exhausted...

Mounded the Ford...with tree trimmings...and yard debris...

Trying to get things...picked up...for The Fall Harvest Sale...that is...truly...moments away...

I'm headed back, to my friend's home... in the Morn... and the Staging.....

My Peg...made my day...by popping in...on her way to the Mayo Clinic...

Please...keep her in your Prayers...along...with all...who suffer...today...

This...is a Pivotal Time...so...I am...Calling All Angels...

When I sat down...tonight... in front of me...I saw the lovely gifts...sitting...right where I had left them....on the Old Harvest Table... {only me..and Harold could Love...{and Ed..}{seems like a hundred years ago...} two of my Dear friends...had given me...this week....

One....is the Early Gaudy Dutch...piece...

I Love It! It's all Gnarly...and Crazed...

He said...as he handed it to me..."I saw this...and knew...how much you...like this kind of stuff...so I got it for you"....

How...sweet...is that?...I will cherish it...always...

and..the Four Sister's Wine...ahhh... my Sweet Friend, Allyson... brought this back...for me... from one of her Travels....{hmmm...wonder how...she knew...I'd like Wine???}

My mind started...wondering...and...pondering...{remember...I am...tired...very...tired...}

I start getting... so...sentimental...when I am tired....and begin to reflect....

I do...feel so very Blessed... to have such Amazing Friends...

I glance around the house...and see...so many wonderful treasures...from...dear...loved ones....

and feel...well...I'll say it again...

Blessed...

Hope...You...had a Much...Easier Day...Than I Did!

but...I hope...it was a Good One...as Mine Was...: )

Love...to Ya...

Barb C.
{The Lead Song...is Exactly...how my Heart Feels...for my Peg...and All...of My Loved Ones...I can't imagine...what Life...would be like...without them...
They Always Know... They've got my Hand...: ) }

 



Secrets....

I spent the day...with my Sweet Friend....working...Staging.... {she is having a Big...Gathering...the 11th, 12 and 13th...of October...}

We lugged...and spiffed....

I fell Deeply in Love...with this Amazing....early 1800's...Desk....

My friend....shared all of the Secret Compartments.... with me.... Holy Smokes....

This piece...is Tiger Maple... and...All...Hand...Dovetailed....

She has it situated... in one of the Bedrooms.... The...Bedroom... with the Beautiful...Tiger Maple...Canopy Rope Bed...oh my....

{That's where I'm Camping...when I go Visit!!!}

The House...is coming together.... She is having such fun....! and...I am having fun...watching her...have it!

She is...a Master... of Display...

and...I am...in Awe....

{wait...just...Wait...'til I share it All...with Ya!}

{Mid October.... oh my...I will have an Amazing Story to Tell!!!}

I'm Home...tomorrow...Told my friend... I had to be...Peg is Sliding Through...on her way to Mayo...

I hope to spend a bit of time with her....

Please....keep her in your Prayers.... they are checking her lung....

They couldn't see it well...after all of the radiation...in the Spring...

I Pray...for a Clean Bill of Health...

After watching my friend...work her Magic... on her home...I am soooo inspired...to do something...Over The Top...for The Fall Harvest Sale...: )

my Gears...are goin'...Click...Click...Click!!!

{oh dear... that is always Scary.....to those who are near by....they usually...RUN FOR COVER!!!!}

Hope...You...had an Amazing Day!

and...had Folks Running For Cover!!!

{Lord...I Love...Creative Spirits! They Keep The World...On It's Toes!}

Love...to Ya!

Barb C.

 



This center piece...is all hand dovetailed....and.......it slides out..to reveal... hidden drawers...behind it.....as well... This...is an Amazing...Piece!

Then... when you open the little doors...completely.... there is yet...another...hidden drawer..... oh...my...
{did I mention...every stitch of it...is HAND DOVETAILED????....oh....my...}

Had to show ya...this Salesman's Sample... Fanning Mill... I have...Never...Seen...One.... {but, then....I have Never Seen...Much....of what...I have seen...at my Friend's... Amazing...Play House...oh...my... : ) } 

 

 

Staging....away!!! oh...my... : )

A Huge...Collection...of Pipes... oh my... She and her Late...Husband Collected.... A....MAZING!

Oh...Frickin'...My!

I Gotta Tell Ya! This has been Great Fun!!!! We have been digging through...Treasures...that some... have been Buried.... for decades! then...Laying Everything Out...Then... Decorating!

Dear Lord! I Love Playing With These Incredible...TOYS!!!!

We have Many Hard Days...ahead... and...somehow..I have to get my Sale Pulled Together!

I spend Hours...on the road...just going to and fro....

What a Journey!

We are having a Blast!!!!

My friend...was so...frustrated... when she had to leave...for an appointment yesterday! All, she said...she could think about....was gettin HOME...and Playing!!!!

Too...Funny!

Hope You...have a Most...Wonderful Day...

Filled with TOYS!!!

Love to ya!

Barb C.

I found some wonderful Treenware.... that I have been piling on the Old Cupboard!

I want to simply...never leave this house! She would Love to have me stay...for a few days... but have 'Must Do's'....at home.... but...I plan on staying with her...after my Sale.. : )

This is an Old...Old Twelve Tin Pie Safe...With Horses...Punched into the Tins!!!! Love It!

This is one of the Most...amazing...quilts...I have ever seen...she has MANY...along with...hats...Bonnets...Dresses...from Old Calico... {from the 1800's...}Wow... what Great TOYS!!!!

Love...Everything...but Adore...the Old Men's Collar...showcase.... oh my....

oh...my... ahhhh...Dizzy....

Just...got Home...

How Many....how...many ways...can One House...be Flipped....?

Well....ya get...two.... Obsessive...Compulsive.... Perfectionists...together....

and...I gotta tell... ya...we have turned...the Most...Amazing House....on it's ear!

This has been the Most...Wonderful 'Journey'.....

I'll have images... sometime...in the Morn... {later Morn}

I am....so tired... I may Sleep through...Sunday...all Together....!

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

{the 'Basement'.... oh...my... : ) }

{I can't begin..to tell ya...how many flights of stairs...I have climbed....today...I am sure...my thighs could.... : )  holy.....smokes.... no wonder my friend...is Thin...as a Rail.... oh my.... }

Still.... Dizzy...holy smokes.... : )

Seriously... a Canoe... hanging from the Vaulted...Ceiling.... {do...ya understand... why I am Rockin' on my PINS!!!!? }

Soooooo Much...Country Store...Stuff..... I have No Idea.... how I can....peel myself...off of the Floor....
My Friend...has Collected this...Amazing...Stuff...over 50 Years!!! Some things....Many Things...I have Never Seen...Before.... {holy smokes.... get the 'smellin' salts.....}

All...I can say...is..." Stop The World...and Let Me Off!!!!!"

Holy Smokes... These images...are a drop...in the bucket....

of what...has had me....Intoxicated.... the last few days.... oh my....Staging this house..."Home"... has been...quite the 'Journey'.... {oh my...to say...the Very....Least!!!}

I forgot my camera...today....many...many...more images...coming....

So...Wish....I could take you...in Person... through....this...most Amazing...Gift...of a Home...: )

Love...to Ya....

{I feel...so Blessed...to have a part....in it... I truly...do....: ) }

Barb C.

Old...Old...Old... Buttery...Cupboard... oh...my....

Ahhhh...This is a Life Size....Tin...Milk Cow...Sign... oh my...ahhhh...Really....???!

She has...some of the Best...Cupboards...I have...ever...ever....seen....{and...Friends...I Know...Many...Many.... Cupboards...I call...them...My Friends... These...are Over the TOP!!!!} There is a 12 tin Pie Safe....with Standing Horses....in The Frickin' Tins!!!!! REALLY?????? {images... tomorrow... holy...smokes... }

This is an Incredible....Dry Sink Cupboard.... {Smelling Salts!!!!!!}

ahhh...this is an Early...1800's...Tiger Maple....Canopy....Rope Bed.... { ahhhh....really???....oh...my... }

There are..THREE Cigar Store Indians!!!!! oh my....

Oh...My.... {sigh....}....ah....really...do ya get...why...I'm... DIZZY?????
and...this...is a Thimble Full!!!!!!!!

Staging...A House...and...Playing...with Others...Toys!

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

Had Great FUN....digging through a friends....Amazing Home...in preparation...to 'Staging' it... This...is...the Basement.... {you... have No Idea.... what is on...the top...two floors... holy........smokes...ahhhh...really...}

This is stuff.... that has been...packed away....for at least...10 years....

{most of it....25 years...plus!}{click on the image to enlarge...: ) }

We cleaned off these shelves... to sort...and RE LOAD!!!! They will be Full...in the Morn! So Much...Cool Stuff!!! Can't Wait...to start... FLUFFIN'!

 We dug through Loads...of boxes....In The 'Basement'!!!! holy smokes...

{and...we are STILL Unpacking!!!! Will be for Days! {she has collected for 50 years... {oh my...}

Ever been to 'Hog Heaven'?...I gotta tell ya... I have.... : )

An Old...Bib Overall... Display... really.....when was the last time...ya saw...one of these???? I am on...OVERLOAD!!!

Folk Art...Tramp Art...out the wazooooooo!

A Thimble...Full...of the Old Signs...we unearthed.... {One...is an Early...Minneapolis-Moline....holy....smokes...

Buckets...of Hunting...and Fishing.....Stuff....

There is Tons...of Old..Old...Advertising... oh...my....

Pearl Handled....Silverware...a Pile of it....

A White Eagle Gas Pump....Top.... really???? it has...been...repaired...but...It's Glass!!!! and...when was the last time ya saw one....? {I Never have... }wowza.... I'm gonna have some FUN....playin' with These Toys!!!!

I have No Idea...where to begin... Everything...everything...is....Incredible...

{and...this...is the Basement....} 

{I keep saying that...because...I could...only dream...of having this...amazing stuff....In Front...and Center... but...wait...'til ya see...what is...in Front...and Center....holy...smokes....}

after...digging through this....Amazing...Lifetime...of Gatherings...

I was....spinning....all the way home....

oh....my...

and...this....

is...the Basement....

Mine...and Jethro's...view...on the way home...tonight....

Hog....Heaven....

yep...this is... Iowa... : )

I am...Exhausted...on total...overload...and going back...in the Morn....

Gonna Make it Happen!

{Lord...I Love...Playin' With These Toys!!!!}

Love..to ya!

Barb C.