Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Turning Pages.
Spent This... Beautiful Wednesday morning, workin' on the Lawn.
: )
Picked up Helper, Brandon...
and his Weed Whip, in Lisbon, Iowa.... then, Justin'J', helped... with mine.
I... alternated trimming with the push mower, and Weed Whip, with 'J'.
: )
Mowing tomorrow.
; )
oh dear.
: )
Working 'The Estate Sale'... has put me so far behind on the Lawn.
: )
We closed the 'Estate Sale' up, this evening.
Books are done, and Settled, with The Family.
<3
Thank God... for Pal, Bill.
He's a Master Bookkeeper.
; )
Picked up a few groceries on the way back, from taking Brandon home.
Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard's were Bare.
; )
I've got to get the Urns all planted, soon.
The Memorial Day Weekend Sale, will be HERE...
before we know it.
; )
May 24 - 27!!
GADS!!!
; )
Pal, Gail... called this morning.
She's back in town from the East Coast.
<3
Invited me to join her for lunch, tomorrow.
<3
Looking Forward to Seeing Her!!
<3
: )
Always.
<3
The above Lilac, is one like I've never seen.
Purple, with a White Edge.
<3
It was growing at 'The Estate'.
Found a few babies... that had been mowed over, so... dug them up, on Monday.
: )
They are tiny... little roots, now... but... will, I hope,
find a new Home, near The Rabbit Hole, to Grow!!
They... are most likely a Hybrid.
They are Stunning, visually... but, don't have the 'scent' of 'The Old Fashioned'.
The Old...
'Babies'...
on the other hand,
that have Lived here, for 50, plus... years, oh my.
<3
Their Scent...
Will Drop Ya!!!
<3
I could smell Them, from the front drive... along the Highway...
the other night.
About a Football Field away.
<3 <3 <3
: )
Intoxicating!!
<3
Thanks So Much, to Everyone, who have wished me a Happy Birthday, over the last several days.
<3 <3 <3
Friend, Deb...
sent the below text, today.
<3
Love That Girl.
<3
Seems there's never enough Time...
: (
Somehow... I've Got to Make Some Time.
<3
Another... Dear Pal, texted today...
concerning 'Gold Rush'.
She was fully expecting me to be there.
She had a 'Wish List'... for me.
: (
Then... told me she was Crushed, when she called me back, after texting her...
I'd be sitting this 'Gold Rush' out.
: (
My 'Gold Rush' Pal, and her Friends, and Family... are like 'Family' to me.
<3
So Many... Are.
<3
Pulling out of 'Junk Jubilee', and 'Gold Rush', this Spring...
was a painful...
decision.
Very.
: (
but, sadly...
very necessary.
They All Know...
about the
Never Ending
' Messes' here... in Fairfax.
in
'Iowa'.
Troubling...
Messes.
: (
From Minnesota, Wisconsin... Iowa, Missouri... Illinois, Kentucky...
and...
The Great State of Tennessee,
yes,
Many...
'Know', and are watching.
: (
I'm Confident...
They'll be Reading 'The Book', when all of The Dust Settles.
{Should my poor liver Survive This Wrongful Mess!! ; ) }
My Wisconsin, Pal... said, something that made me Smile, today.
: )
"I remember the first time I met you, at 'Gold Rush'.
The booth, stopped me in my tracks.
You had music playing... that was so soothing.
{ <3 Alison Krauss. }
I felt... like I was in Heaven."
<3
She went on... and described the 'Simply Iowa' booth, with 'The Corn Stalks'.
<3 <3 <3
{One of my Favorites, too. <3}
Peg, and Southern Iowa, Farmer Friends, Lynn, and Lea... Helped So Much, with That One!!
'Family'
<3
Lynn and Lea...
Brought Those Corn Stalks, from Their Iowa Family Farm,
for our
'Gold Rush'... booth.
Priceless!!!
<3
We All... Had Such a Great Time, at That 'Gold Rush'.
Precious... Memories.
; )
{Oh... Dear. ; ) }
Sadly... it appears,
in my opinion...
I'm not the only one,
Fairfax... Iowa, and The Iowa Department of Transportation...
have
'Wrongfully Breached'
over the last many years.
: (
Bless their hearts.
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Birthday 2024... is 'History'. 'The Secret'
Struggled yesterday, with what to 'do'... with 'my' day.
: )
Always encourage Everyone, that on 'Their Birthday' they should 'do'...
What They Want.
even...
if...
they 'do' Nothing at All.
: )
It's 'Their' Day.
<3
Yesterday... decided to do nothing at all.
: )
Sip a little Patron, play with Hounds... smell some Amazing Flowers,
visit, with Dear Friends...
listen to
Great
Music,
and reflect.
: )
{After thinking about it, seems...
I'm Pretty Darned Blessed.
: )
Have many more 'Birthdays' than 'One'... every year.}
: ) : ) : )
{Visiting with Pal, Mark... as I'm writing. : )
He was inviting me to join him, and his Sis... for
'Patron'... Margs,
and...
to Play a Little Pool, tonight, for a 'Late Birthday' Celebration.
: )
Hahahahaha!!
Told Mark...
The 'Patron' Ship... 'Sailed', last night.
Hahahaha!!
I'll Need a Rain Check!! : ) }
Last Year...
on my Birthday...
Bugged Out.
: )
Put Sally's Top Down, and...
took a Drive to Derby, Iowa...
where Dad was Born, and Raised, by his Grandparents.
<3
The GPS took us down Level 'B' Roads, next to Swamps... and through Creeks, near Derby.
: )
<3
I could easily imagine Dad... driving down those Same Roads, back... in the
1930's
<3
Sally... took the Mud Roads in Stride.
<3
Found The Derby Cemetery... with Help, from some Very Kind...
'Derby' Folks.
<3
Visited Dad's Grandma's Grave,
{Flora Belle Shuck Conner}
spent a lot of time there.
<3 <3 <3
The above... popped up, today.
FB 'Memory'... from 2021.
Gads.
IDOT/Fairfax Mess.
; )
They've kept me a little...
'Twisted'...
over the last
Decade, or so.
{Bless their hearts.}
{Spent this day... cleaning, under the stairs. We weren't 'spared', like I thought... earlier, with the last Rain.
: (
The House... smells much better, tonight. The Mold, well. : (
Sure Wish... The Iowa Department of Transportation... would've Kept Our Recorded Agreement.}
; (
The Above... popped up, today... as well, on FB Memories.
Sadly.
: (
'Simply Iowa'...
won't be attending Gold Rush, in Rochester, MN. this May.
: (
I'm So... Gonna MISS Everyone.
: (
We're 'Family'... ya know.
<3
: )
We're All...
Crazy.
; )
Round The Bend.
; )
but,
We All...
'Know',
and...
'Understand'
'The Secret'.
ya...see,
'All of The Best People... Are.'
; )
<3
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
Monday, May 6, 2024
Pups... Lilacs, and Patron.
Folk's were picking up Big Purchases, from The Estate Sale, today.
so...
headed there early, this mornin'.
: )
Had to pack up a few things there... myself.
The Friends, who bought the Fridge, and Stove.... brought their Beautiful Corgi Pup.
<3 <3 <3
She and I... had a Great Visit, while everyone was Loading!!
<3 <3 <3
Old Pals...
Jan, Don... and Baby Bo!!
We got Everything Loaded, as neighbors stopped by, to shop a little more, at The Estate Sale.
<3
Didn't get Home... until mid afternoon.
Just... as me, and Sally... were pulling in at The Rabbit Hole...
Who Do I See???
: )
Pal, Steph!!
: )
'Soul Sister'
<3 <3 <3
; )
{Steph... is Equally 'Irish'. : ) }
It's my Birthday... today.
; )
I'd cut some Beautiful Lilacs, last night.
When I stepped out of Jethro last night, finally at Home,
The Wind...
caught their Scent.
<3
Intoxicating.
<3
added to them, today.
'Birthday Bouquet'.
<3
Have had several...Lovely offers, to spend this 'day'... and 'Evening'...
'Out' to 'Celebrate'.
: )
Grateful for Them All.
<3
but...
I've spent many Days...
in a Whirlwind.
{Years}
'this'
Birthday'...
believe...
I'd like to enjoy, quietly.
: )
with...
Pups,
Lilacs,
and...
Patron.
; )
Told my Dear Pals, with Such.. Kind Offers,
"Life... has been a little Too... 'Peopley', for far too long.
; )
'This'...
Is
'My'
Day.
<3
I prefer to share it,
with...
Lilacs, Pups, and Patron.
; )
No Apologies."
; )
Pups... Lilacs, and Patron.
<3
Priceless.
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
{Pal, Steph... wanted to stop by this evening.
Told her "no". : (
Our Home Stinks... from The Flooding, a few days ago.
: (.....
I couldn't be home... when the rain hit, a few days ago...
was conducting the Estate Sale.
Sadly...
It Smells
now...
like, Water Got Inside, where it Never Did 'Before',
Fairfax's and IDOT's ...
Wrongful
'Bike Trail'...
Accomodations.
: (
Fairfax's Mayor... Wished me a happy birthday, today...<3
I'm going to invite her, to do a Nose Test.
: )
She's been in our Home, 'before'.
Many Have.}
; )
<3
Maybe..
we can grow Morel Mushrooms Under This Wrongful Mess.
; )
Sunday, May 5, 2024
The May 2 - 5 Estate Sale... is 'History'.
What a Ride!!
<3
Thanks...to The Carver Family, for giving us the opportunity, to conduct this sale.
<3
They are Wonderful People.
<3
Thanks, Especially... to the Estate's Daughter in Law, Lee...
for Helping So Much!
: )
Thanks... to Lee's Friend, Lori... for Helping...and Feeding Us!!
: )
This Sale... was a Mountain.
Nearly 70 Years of 'Living' in One Place.
; )
There's about 5% left, tonight... of what we started with.
Oh...My.
: )
Fairfax, Iowa... 'City Wide Garage Sales' are in a couple of weeks.
We suggested they leave everything 'Set'.
{Do a little 'Fluffin', Lee's Great at That!! : ) }
Bill happily agreed to leave his tables... so they can have another Sale, at that time.
; )
Told them, I'd be happy... to help them with it.
; )
Normally, we'd have someone come in, and do a 'Clean Out'... but, every 'Sale'... will come in handy.
Closing up... a Home, isn't cheap.
: (
We can schedule a 'Buy Out'... after Their 'Sale'.
; )
The Beautiful... Olds 88 didn't sell.
but, at the end of the day...
gave these Gals, who were TOTALLY IN LOVE, with that...
'Rocket'...
a few things to think about.
: ) : ) : )
<3
It's a 'Money Maker'... at 17,200.
: )
If...
I wasn't In So Deep with this Fight with The Iowa Department of Transportation.. and Fairfax, Iowa...
trust me,
I would've Bought 'This Rocket'.
; )
<3
{Son, Justin... could put 'Ford' lettering on it's hood, somewhere. : ) <3 }
LOVE IT!!!
<3
This 'last' Day... and The 'Bundle'... Party, well...
It was GREAT!!!!
: )
GREAT!!!
<3
GREAT!!!
: )
Thanks So Much...
To
Everyone...
Who Attended This Sale,
from
Near...
and
Far!!
<3
From...
Beginning,
to...
End.
<3 <3 <3
Priceless.
I'll be writing much more... about 'This Sale'.
: )
later.
; )
tonight...
well,
I'm kinda weary.
{We All Are!!}
; )
Love to Ya...
Prayers for All.
Barb C.
50% OFF TODAY!!! 9 - 6!! Entrance Order Numbers at 8:30 a.m.!! {Bundling Begins at 2 p.m.!!}
Here We GO!!!
Scroll down the blog posts for more images!!
The House and Workshop...are STILL FULL!!
: )
{and...we've Sold... Sold... and, Sold!!}
; )
It's a GORGEOUS DAY...
to
Scoop Up Those BARGAINS!!
Bring A TRUCK!!
: ) : ) : )
{Please note... The Olds 88 is excluded,
and the nearly New Electric Stove is Reduced, but not half off.}
; )
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