Saturday, December 20, 2025
The Memory Tree.
Oh...
Christmas Tree.
<3
Already gettin' a little melancholy... thinking about taking 'The Tree' down on New Year's Day...
even tho...
it's been Standing for over a year.
<3
In the last two years... I've struggled with two 'Firsts'... in my life, since I moved away from Home, concerning
'Christmas'.
The First, 'First'... was two years ago, when I didn't put up our Family Christmas Tree.
The Second 'First', is when we didn't take it down, on New Year's Day, last year.
Left it 'Standing'...
the entire year,
because I believe It Deserved to.
<3
Make up...
for
The 'Lost'... Christmas.
I've Truly... Enjoyed 'The Tree' every single day, this year.
<3
It's a 'Memory Tree'.
: )
All of our Loved One's... are represented on 'The Tree'.
<3
Friends... 'Family'.
: )
Loved Ones.
<3
If ya look close, at 'The Tree'... there's many 'Ornaments' that aren't a vintage...
'Shiny Brite'.
: )
There's Cards... Pictures... Letters....License Plates... Old Farm Toys, a Cello... a Violin, and So Much More.
; )
'Memories'.
<3
Tomorrow, me... and Many of my Pal's.... are helping a Dear Soul, 'downsize', of sorts.
Thinking about that 'Move', made me think... of a 'Downsize' here, at Home...
long ago.
I'd gratefully stumbled across The Most Amazing 'Harvest Table' I'd ever seen, years ago.
It came from a Catholic Church.
It was Older than Dirt.
10 1/2 feet long.
Pegged together.
Trestle Table.
: )
'Beyond'...
; )
It was like a Landing Strip... in our dining room.
; )
No Matter.
It Was 'Beyond'.
; )
<3 <3 <3
Times got a little Tuff, some Dear Friends, 'Buyers' came through, they made me an offer I couldn't refuse, for The Harvest Table.
Sold it.
thought...
"I can live without it... I'll just pull up the little side table, sip my morning coffee from it... like I did, from The Harvest Table. : ) until I find something else. Make my morning calls... No Worries."
: )
Pulled the 1840's 'Side Table'... to the center of the dining room.
Poured myself a cup of coffee...
my knee hit the leg of the little table,
Coffee went Everywhere...
: (
"I Can't Do This!!!"
: (
I was Sobbing!!!!
: (
Missed That Old Harvest Table... So!!!
: (
More than That....
I Missed The Morning Rituals,
me and That Old...'Landing Strip'
shared.
: (
Sitting at the end of it...
Visiting with my Friends Every Morning.
<3
Called John, asked him about The Old Harvest Table...
he'd been working on.
{That Old Table... had a Sway Back. Big Time, that John, Miraculously made Straight.}
John said...
"The Round Oak???"
No...
the one... with the 'Sway Back'.
: )
John said...
"You can't want to bring that old table in the house."
Yes...
I Do.
: )
Asked John... to please have The Boys, bring it up.
: )
When John saw it, that night... after The Boys set it...
: )
he...
had to admit how perfect it was.
; )
I have to admit... how Perfect it is.
As much as I despise...
'Change', well...
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Friday, December 19, 2025
Christmas... Comin' Quick!!
Can't Believe...
Christmas is Less than a Week...
Away!!
Oh My!!
Love...Love... listening to Christmas Music, that plays 24/7 on the radio.
<3
: )
Heading to The Hiawatha Estate, in a bit...
Folk's are Picking Up... a Bunch, today!!
; )
Had to laugh... during The Sale, Pal, Dale... was there every day.
Bill... brought several DVD's to watch.
but...
we played only One, during The Entire Sale.
'A Christmas Story'.
<3
Dale... had Never Seen It!!
{Nor... did he Want To!!!
Bah Humbug!!!}
Hahahahahahaha!!!
We Tortured Dale...with It!!
; )
however...
after he actually started watching it...
oh my.
; )
He Roared.... at some of the scenes!!
: )
Pretty soon, Dale would say,
"Oh... here comes my Favorite Scene!!"
{When Ralphie's Mom... Breaks The Leg Lamp!!
the
'Major Award'!!}
Hahahahaha!!!
; )
When The Kids were little, we watched A Christmas Story, non stop.
They Loved It!!
Me Too!!
<3
My Favorite Christmas movie is
'The Walton's Homecoming...
a
Christmas Story'.
<3
Always think of Dad... while watching it.
<3
He would've been the same age as John Boy, during The Great Depression.
Dad would say... when we watched The Walton's... how True it was, to the way things were when he was growing up, in Derby, Iowa.
<3
<3
Minnesota, Friend, Rhonda... posted the above... on FB.
So
Beautiful.
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Christmas...
<3
<3
Near... Christmas, 2014.
I'll never know... how Jethro and I, found our way to Peg, and Michael's...
that Dark, Dark... Night, but...we did.
<3
Peg, and Michael... lived Way Back In The Missouri Woods, yes, I swear... Ya Could Hear Banjo Pickin' on those dirt roads!!
; )
Michael, and Peg...
<3 <3
by
The Christmas Tree...
<3
Peg... passed away, April, 2016.
Christmas...
is always a time to reflect.
<3
A Time to be Grateful.
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Run... Run... Run!! It's 'That' Time of Year!!
Between wrapping up things at The Hiawatha Estate, yesterday...
and keeping appointments, today...
well,
it's been a little
CRAZY!!
<3
The Estate business... went very well, yesterday.
<3
Met with Folks... who ultimately purchased what I'd listed, that didn't sell, during The Sale.
: )
Good Homes.
<3
Many will be picking up... everything, on Friday.
{That'll be another... Crazy Day!! ; ) }
Had an appointment to meet with Dear, Renate, this morning.
{Renate's Antique Gallery, Amana, Iowa}
That went Very Well... then, Renate asked me to Lunch, at
The Ronneburg Restaurant, also, in Amana, Iowa.
<3
It's Always Such a Treat... to go there.
Bud, and Renate... have Treated me many times...
there, over the years.
<3
Renate, and I...
shared many stories...
and Memories...
of
our
Dear...
Budwardo.
<3
We Miss Bud, So.
Wanted to see the progress on The House.
Renate... has done Such an Amazing Job,
designing it.
<3
I See Both, Bud... and Renate in 'The Bones'.
<3
I'm Certain... Bud is Guiding Renate.
Certain.
<3
{Images at a later time. Renate asked me to keep the progress private, for now.
<3
all I can say is...
WOW!!
It's So 'Them'!! }
<3 <3
We enjoyed a Lovely Lunch, and shared a piece of Chocolate Silk...
Pie.
; )
{Starting a diet... on January 1. : ) The 'Holidays'...
have been very...
Good.
Very.}
; )
Grandson, Justin... pulled The Ford into The Shop, today... to see if he could find the leak in the power steering line.
I've been driving The Ford with no power steering for months.
: (
Trust me... Ya Get a Work Out, in Tight Spaces, with no power steering.
; )
It's not like the Old... Trucks, that were built with no power steering.
Those... had front ends that could be greased, to help them steer easy.
The Newer, no can do.
: (
While backing in at JJJ, with The Ford... next to the building, asked a Guy who was loading next to me... to please be patient.
: )
<3
Told him, it might take me a few 'Bites'... to get The Ford 'Cranked In'.
: )
He was Fine, and... Impressed, he said.
: )
"No power steering, and...a Stick Shift. I'm Impressed!!"
Hahahahahahaha!!!
; )
Justin sent me images of Gizmo...
on the Bed of The Ford, this morning.
<3
Gizzy Loves SNOW!!
; )
Loves The Ford, Too!!
He's Always trying to Climb Inside, and on The Bed!!
<3
The Ford, was parked back in the drive, when I got Home...
a bit ago.
<3
Hopefully... The Boys located that evasive leak.
; )
We'll soon find out!!
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Monday, December 15, 2025
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