Visiting...an...Old....Old...Friend....down...a Long...and Winding Road....

Took....my Easter Sunday Stroll...

to...visit...

an Old...Friend...

{If you are searching for The Garden Party.... Scroll...down...

and...I'll have more images... tomorrow...for the Event... : ) }

We had a Lovely...Easter...

it...Truly...was...: )

After...the Kids...left...

I bailed...in Jethro...

for a 40 mile...jaunt...

Back...to the Home...

where I enjoyed... my Most....Favorite....Easter...

as a Child...

it was the day...we moved into the Old Farm....

Near... Keystone, Iowa...

Today was a Windy....Blustery...day...

yet...the Sun...was shinning... and...it was Beautiful...

looking...out...from...inside...

Somehow... I am called...back...every Easter....

I realized...this afternoon...

I missed...our 'visit'...last year...

It was so...Beautiful....we Celebrated Easter Sunday...

outside...

 time got away....

so...I didn't make...my little..

'Journey'...

Seems...the Old Place...knew it...

as...did I...

When I turned...West... to make the last... mile...

I Opened Jethro...up...Full Throttle...

Wide...Open...

I couldn't...get...to the Old...Driveway...Fast Enough.....

where...so many times...the Old House... welcomed...us...

Home...

Yes...

like Steel...to a Magnet...

Jethro...and I were pulled...in...

The Old...House...is long...gone...

but...as I sat... across...the Old...Gravel Road....

at the drive...

I could see...Everything... Just...as it was...

You...may see nothing...but a Field...

but...oh my...

I see... a Big...Beautiful...Old...Farm House...

So Happy...to have an Easter...Guest...

like it did...more than 40 years ago....

on that Beautiful...Warm... Mid...April.... Day...

With all of the Kids...running....barefooted....

 Laughing....

Daffodils... and Tulips...

 Everywhere!

Mom...frying...Chicken...

yes...I could see it... as plain...as day....

The Barn... just...down...the hill....

and the Chicken House...

off to the South...

The Ponies...grazing...in the yard....

When...I backed...away...

Something...stopped me....

it was like... something...was asking...me...to

Please...stay...

I had to...sit...just a bit...longer...

I don't recall.... ever having...such...detailed and...vivid...

Memories...

I...truly...could see it...as it stood...

I felt...as tho... I could... walk...right in....

I swear...I could hear...Children...laughing...

what...a Gift....

Below... is an image...from an Old...Old...Book...that has...

nearly...the exact...house....pictured....

another...Gift...

as...I have no...images...of The Old...Farm House...

guess... I thought...it would always...always...be there...

Guess...it will be... in my mind....heart...and soul...

Hope...you had a Lovely...Easter...

Filled...with... Love...

Barb C.

{This...song...is so...perfect...

it's a Beatles... tune...

but...this...Little Girl...

reminds...me....of another...little girl....

and...I think...if...she could sing...a song...for...the Old...Homestead...

it...would be...this... : )

It's hard...to believe... I only...lived there...a little over...a year...

yet...

it left such...an Impression...on my Heart...

I have been...coming here... every Easter...Sunday... since... I could drive myself...

 I was 7...when we lived here....

 12... when...I came back....

{was supposed to be feeding...livestock....

 but...took long...detours...on Easter...Sundays...: )}

and most...every year...since...

The...Long...and Winding...Road...

I call it...

'The...Journey'... : ) 

Mom and Dad...rented...this Wonderful...Farm House...

and Ground...for 40.00 a month...

and...couldn't afford it...

It was offered...for sale...to them...

{7 acres...with Buildings...for...7,000 dollars... }

they...couldn't do it....

I heard...Dad's...voice...on my drive...to 'visit'....today....

 "It's...too far...from Cedar Rapids..."

{about...40 miles...}

With...Dad's...Old Trucks...

40 miles...was like...200 today....

I...know...they couldn't...swing it....

Shoot...they couldn't afford...to heat it....

That's...the Way...it was...

It was...one...of the Happiest days...of my life....

when we moved there....

{my Folks...were...'Together'...again...}

and...the Saddest....when... driving away...with...Mom...

I was looking out the Back Glass... of our Old...Car....

Seeing.... my...Beloved...

'Home'...

slipping...out of...view...

and...

my...Beloved...Dad...

as well...

yes...

The...Journey...

It Is...What It Is....

 

 

 

 

Yes...to everyone else...
it's a Field...
oh...but Jethro...and I...saw...Much...Much...More....

Happy....Easter

Happy Easter...

As I lay...in bed...

after watching... "The Bible".... last night....

This...song...came pouring...through...my Soul...

I...am...a Big...'ol... Sinner...

Push...the envelope.... way more...than I should....

Always...try and 'Fix'... things...on my own...

on this...Journey...

Until...I'm...finally....dropped to my knees...

by The Angels... wielding.... 2x4's...

so... I Finally...Look Up...

and Ask... for a Hand...

He...Always.... has Outstretched...

Yes... He...Always... is There....

even...for a Big...'ol...Sinner....

: )

Happy....Easter

and...Love...to You...

Barb C.

I captured this...image...driving...down...my...
Beloved...Road...
a while...back...
The Place... where I do...my Thinking....
The Ford...is my Rolling...Sanctuary...
I'm so...Glad... I know... He's... riding...with...
and...always there....
no matter... : )

Cupolas....Chandeliers.... Pigs.... Mirrors.... Geese... and...The Girl....from the Garden...of Good... and Evil... oh my.... : )

Liz...and I Loaded...Tons...of Grungy....New...Old Stock Concrete Statuary... this Morn...
{That'll separate...'The Men...from The Boys'...oh dear...}
Thankfully... we...are Girls... : )
It was Drizzlin'... Rain...
Cold....Rain...
: )
Pal...Bart...brought a Load...of Gnarliness... that I purchased...today...as well...
oh my...
We piled...Loads...of stuff...in the tent...
made...Major...Messes...
Down...The Rabbit Hole...
{Peg...is going to need Smelling Salts!!!}
We have a Million...Miles...to Go!
Garden Party...
{Hillbilly Garden Party! }
Coming...Fast....
Holy....Smokes!
Friends...
Wear...Your Grubbies...
and...Bring...
a TRUCK!!!
oh...my....
Love...to ya!
Barb C.
{yep... I have a Mind...that's...weak....
and... a Back...
that's...
Strong...
 Blessings... today... : )
a...Blessing...
Everyday...: ) }
{Liz...and I waded...through...Mud... today...
and...yes... we used...lots... of...Muscle...: )
oh my...Us...and Tennessee...Ernie... have a Lot...in Common...: ) }

Several...Gnarly...Lights...came in...today... oh my...

Yep...got a Farm...'Thing'....Goin' On!

I refer...to this...Darling....Statue.....
as the Girl...
from
The Garden...of Good...and Evil....
 Her real name...is
"Jenny"...
She's...a Sweet...Heart...
I have One...for Sale... One...I'm Keeping....
and...One... on the way!

This...Darling...Old Round Oak Table...came to visit... today...
I Love...these Little...Ones!

This Old Pointer....is all Gnarly...and Grungy....
His tail...needs repair...
it will be Done...for the Garden Party!

This....is the Gnarliest....Little Cupola...
Perfect...for a Flower...or Herb Garden!
or...
a Fountain Top...
in a Sweet....Vintage....Round....
Stock Tank!!!!
: )

Gettin' 'er... Done...: )

Whew!

It was a Long...Day!

But...a Good One...

Had Dear.... Friends...

Lynn and Lea...

My...Southern Iowa Pals....

Lending...a Big...Hand...

: )

We...Cleaned...Organized....had the Burn Barrel...Roaring!

They also...brought...some Awesome....Gnarliness...

for The Garden Party...

{I have changed the

'The Garden Party'...

to...

'The Hillbilly...Garden Party!'

{That's...Simply....Where my head...is at...: )

and... my...Wardrobe....

these...days...

Oh...my...}

John...Eddie....Justin....Lynn...Lea...and Myself....

Hoisted...the Tent top...

Over the Fence...

and...over...many Obstacles....

and...Got...'er...Done...

Whew...

What a Journey....

yes...

It Takes...a Village...

: )

Thanks...to All....

For a Lovely...

Day....

Love to ya...

Barb C.

{Prayers... to a Very...Special.... Pooch... this Eve...: ) }

You...are looking... at a True....'Chevy'.... Man...
Lynn...
Who...Found...a Wonderful....'Treasure'...
for...a Die Hard... Ford.... Gal....
I...Love It...
: )
and...So...Love The Thought...: )
{It...had...to be...Tuff...for him...to...actually... Purchase...this Wonderful...Old...Ford...Poster...: )
 I will...'Treasure'...it...always : ) 

Lynn...and Lea... brought Some Awesome....Pieces...up...for The Garden Party... !!!
 Thanks...to Lea...for her Amazing Decorating.... Abilities!
Holy Smokes....
What...would I do...without...such Wonderful....Folks.... in my life?
I simply....don't know.....
It Truly...was...
a 'Good Friday'....
: )

We got the Tent...Up!!!
and...are beginning....to Fill It!
It really...needs to be Twice....this Size...
oh...dear....

There are a Pair....of These...Beauties!
oh...my....

Liz...pulled up...this Eve...
{another...Blessing...in my Life...: ) }
as Lynn and Lea...were heading...Home...
We worked a couple Hours...
until...I said...
"Enough!!!!"
Holy Smokes...it was a Long....Day!

Loads.... of...Gnarliness...
for...the..
"Hillbilly...Garden Party!!!"
and...Much...More... to Go....
oh...my... : )

Farm... Gnarliness...

Farm Gnarliness!!!

Gathered a Couple...Old...Old...Cultivators...some...Very...Gnarly...Fragments...from a Wooden Cupola... and a Super...Cool...Old...Old... Wooden Trough!!!

{along...with lots..of Farm...'Littles'... : ) }

A Sweet Pal...called me on these things...that were in a Barn...near Iowa City... he was cleaning out!

Great...Old Farm Primitives...for the Garden Party!

Tent Goes Up Today!!!

Then... it's gonna get....INSANE!

Holy Smokes!

So much...Stuff...to MOVE!!!

oh my...

Thankfully...

Lynn and Lea...are spending the day...with me...today...

Blessings...on This... Good Friday....

: )

Hope...you...have a Most...Lovely...Day!

Barb C.

 

 

 



Logic...? Proportion...? Seriously...?

 

The...Columns...are Up...

The Queen...is on her...Throne...

and...The Hatter....

Is...about to Lose...her...head...

The Rabbit Hole...

Is Truly....like no other Place...on Earth....

When...working inside...

it's...like a Vortex...

That....Sucks...you In....

oh my...

oh...my....

Garden Party...

8 Days...

and Nights...away...

It should....be 80...

oh my...

Love...to ya...

: )

Barb C.

{ Logic....? Proportion...?

Seriously...? }

: )
{I called Peg...a little while ago...said...
"Forget...Easter... She needs to be here....FRIDAY!!!!"...
She ROARED!!!
{I wasn't serious....but knew...she'd get a Big...Laugh...: ) }
Peg...knows...Exactly...what a Mess...I'm in....
I wore my...Work Boots....with a Dress... Leggings....and a Flannel Shirt...today...
I Knew... I was Diving...Deep...Into...The Trenches.....
I thought of Granny Clampett... as I was...walking down to the shop...today....
oh yeah...
Loved her...
She...was a Frickin'... Tornado....: ) }

Even...Polly...raised an Eyebrow....
as she...was Perched... in her Favorite...
Upstairs...
Victorian...Chair...
{Who's...'The Goddess'? }
oh yeah...Mama's....a...
Real....Goddess....: )
Livin'... The Dream!!!!
: )
oh...dear...



Let There be....Light....

Let there be...

'Light'....

: )

It's been a Challenge... to say the Least...

To Lighten Up...

The Rabbit Hole....

Yes... it's been a Journey....

I Love...Light...as much...as I Love...

Dark...

Without...One...

There would...be no

 Other....

: )

Yes...

Mystery...

and...the Wonder...

of what's....

Beyond...The Looking Glass... : )

This...Flip...is taking....

Time...

but...

dare...I say...

"at the End... of the Tunnel"

There...is Light...: )

or...should...I say...

"Dark"

The deeper...I dive...

the Crazier...it gets!

{Typical....Rabbit Hole..... : ) }

All I can say is....

When ya visit...

don't forget...to Look...Up...: )

Back...to Work!

MUCH...to Get...

Done...

or...should....I say...

'Undone'...

: )

oh my....

: )

Love to ya...!

Barb C.

{The Rabbit Hole...is Completely....Closed...at this time...

and...until....

April 5th...

Sorry...I have had to turn....Folks away...: (

but...

Seriously...

One...Truly...Does Not....want to Fall....

Down The Rabbit Hole...today...

: )

{Unless...you are 10 feet Tall...

Then...you are Welcomed....

I Hate....Ladders!!!}

{I have....a Huge...Pile...of...Great Old...Gnarliness... that will be filling...a Tent...

behind the Rabbit Hole....

Come...Dig!!!!

{Wear your...Grubbies...

and...

Bring a TRUCK!!!!}

 

{sigh.....}
I keep thinking...of the Quote...from Alice...in Wonderland...
"There is a Place...like...no place on Earth...
A Land...Full of... Wonder...Mystery...and Danger...
Some say...to Survive... it...
You need to be...Mad...as a Hatter...
Which...
Luckily...
I...
Am"....
Oh Yes!
yes...I realize....I am....
{as I'm hanging...off of Old...Rickety Ladders....10 feet in the air...
With the Drill....and Screws in tow......
holding... Wire...in my teeth......
Moss...Fabric...Bird Nests...
Draped...all over my body....
{sigh...: ) }
and....while...I'm at rest... sitting...flipping through...
 Old...Books...and Photographs....
from...the Day...when Lewis Carroll....was actually...Dreaming....Up....
'Alice'....
oh my...
The Places...These...Old...Treasures...will...take...one...: )
Garden Party...Begins....
April 5th..at 11 a.m.
Through...April 7th...
: )
 

Love...Light...and...Roses.... holding Yesterday's....Dreams....

Movin'....and a Shakin'!

Liz...climbed up...on The Ford...

and we made Fast Work...of the Auction Gatherings!

We...Unloaded...reloaded...then...unloaded...all day...: )

Got...Much...Done!!!

{A...Long...Way...to Go!}

{Peg's coming up....one of these days....oh dear...}

We worked inside...the Rabbit Hole...

and...made pathways....

Hung More Chandeliers....

Arranged... Farm...Junk....

and...Statuary....

oh my....

Hauled stuff...out of Storage...for the Tent Sale....

oh my...

Yes....

We were...Little Tornadoes!

My Little Canadian...Friends...are relentless...about wanting...'Images'...: )

So...I'll try and capture...a few...today...: )

It's difficult...when Everything...is Turned Upside...Down!

and...your hands...are sooooo Busy....

Shuffling!

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

Polly and I enjoyed...Yogurt Pops...last night...for Supper....
oh my...it was a Long...Day....
had to sip....a little...
'Hard Wine'...
{Vodka...and Grape Pop....: ) }
last night...
oh my...
{I was...truly....'Numbing the Pain...at the Expense...of my Liver!!!' : ) }
I'm feeling it...this Morn....
oh dear...: )
The Things...I Drag...This Old...Body...Through...
oh....my...
: )
 



I'm....Gonna Lift...The Rabbit Hole...and Spin it All...Around...

Yep...

The Rabbit Hole...Looks...Like...

a Big...Tornado....Hit It!

Holy Smokes!

 

Liz...is coming out...

we will be pulling things...

for

The Garden Party...

 'Tent Sale'...

Behind the Shop!

It's Going to be...FULL...!!!

Tons of Great Old...Old... Stuff....at...Great...Prices!

I'm Cleaning...HOUSE!!!!

{Primitive...Tables...Cupboards...Paintings....

who...knows...What!

{When I get Cleaning....

I...Get Cleaning!!!!!

Like...a Tornado!!!! : ) }

{Liz wasn't too....Crazy...about....working in the Snow...today..: )

I said...wear...Boots...Two Pair of Socks...

Warm...Coat....Hat...and Gloves...

We're Gonna Move...Mountains....today!}

oh my...

{I should have her pick up the Miranda Lambert CD with

Mama's Broken Heart... on it...We Love...That Song!

When it comes on the radio...

we Both....Dance around the Rabbit Hole....

and Sing...at The Top of Our Lungs...!}

Crazy!

: )

Have had...several...requests...for images...

: )

They will...be coming...soon...

: )

Very....Soon....: )

Love...to ya...

Barb C.



Whew!!! BIG AUCTION!!! BIG...BIG...AUCTION!!!

Holy Smokes!!!

I was on the road...before Sun Up!!!

Called Dwight Duwa...{the Auctioneer} en route!...got him out of bed!!!

{He said I didn't... but I bet...he wasn't movin' too fast!}

: )

Dwight and Junell...had called to tell me about this Auction...they were having...

several days ago....

Said...there were some things on it... they were sure...I'd Like...: )

I had never been to their Machinery Auction...

My Southern Iowa...Pal...Lynn...always goes...and warned me it was a ZOO!!!

and Parking...could be...'Difficult'...: )

I don't...like...'Difficult'...parking...

so...knew...I had to be there...

EARLY!!!

{and...had No Idea...Where...would be...the best Place...to Park the Ford...to be able to carry...

The Loads...I Knew...I was going to Harvest!!!: ) }

Dwight...helped...me find a Great...Spot!

{There were people...parked in Corn and Bean Fields...when those filled... they parked for miles...in Every Direction...}

This...was Bar None...The Biggest Farm Machinery Auction...I have ever...attended... There was everything from...Industrial...to Semi's...and Dump Trucks...

Every Sort...of Massive Harvesting Equipment....to...a Sea... of Riding Lawn Mowers!

Hog Buildings...Old...Sheds...and...new ones!

It  covered...ACRES!!!!

I don't know...how many Auctioneers...they had going...but...I would say...around... 7...

{think...about this Song... playing...7 times..over... Spinning..around your Head all in unison...!!! oh my...Lord! CRAZY!!!}

I was running....{literally...}... from one end...of the Massive....Event...to the Other!!!!

So many of the things...I was interested in.... were...selling...at the same time!!!

Thanks...to Lynn...he watched for me...and I watched for him...on separate piles....

Like he said....we really needed a person...for each Auctioneer...

oh...but that...would be...too...easy...

oh...my...

I missed one group...of things...I had wanted... by...about...one...minute...

I was...SICK!!!

Dang!

I just couldn't run...any faster...!!!!

oh well...

That's the way it goes...

as it was...I bought some...GREAT...Stuff!!!

Got a Nice Load!!!

Everyone...was having such a good time...

LOVE...AUCTIONS!!!!

Love to Ya...

Barb C.

{I thought of Dad....so many times...throughout the Day....

He would have been in Hog Heaven!!!!}

 

 

 

 

oh.. my... there was Everything....from Horse Drawn... to...Hundreds.. of Horse Powered...
Monsters!!!.
 

This...was a Crazy.....Day!

It was Dark....when I arrived...but...saw this...Darling...

I thought...Long...and Hard...about buying the Darling Shed...{The one...that has...Keota Iowa painted...on it!!} Lynn and I both... looked it over....
He thought...it would be...cool...for The Rabbit Hole...too...
I just knew...it would be...a headache...getting it home....
I have too many headaches... now

Got a Lovely...Load....

Full of Surprises!!!!

for...

The Garden Party!!!

: )

{I want to Thank...Dwight...and Junell Duwa... {Duwa's Auctions Wellman, Iowa....} for the Invite... They...are Priceless...

It was Great...seeing...the other...Auctioneers...

Willy...Harold...Andy...{had no Idea...he'd be there....{Hoge's Auctions... Coggon, Iowa... Andy...has a Great...Auction House... {I have known his...Dad...Kenny....{another...Great...Auctioneer....for Years! Since...he was selling...Livestock...oh my....Waaaaay...Back! }

 and has an...Impressive...Machinery Auction... but...even...Andy...was a...Bit...{a...lot...}Taken...Back... by this....Big...Big....Auction, Dwight...and Junell...Put Together!!!! {Holy...Smokes!!! }

We were...Impressed....

Beyond....Impressed...

{Holy....Smokes!!!}

It was Great...meeting New...Auctioneers... from other areas....who invited me...to their...Auctions...as well...

{unless...they call me...

 like...Dwight... I won't...know...: ) and...they probably...won't...

but...It was Great Fun...Meeting Them!

{Auctioneers...as I have known....since I was...a little girl...

doing...my Dad's...bidding...for him...

 are...'Characters'...

Hard...Working...

Fun...Loving...

Characters...: )

yes...

Wonderful...Characters...

Love 'em!

They...are... 'Priceless'...: ) }

  Thanks So...Much....to Lynn...for Helping...Load...

{and...the Folks...I didn't know... for lending a hand...

{God...I Love...Iowa...: ) }

It was...a Great Day....

Thank...You!

Hmmmm...9 to...5...

 

I like...those hours...

: )

I need to be UP at 4...

at a Dead...Run!

My hours...

are more like...

5 a.m. 'til...9 p.m...

{probably...later...than...9...

we'll see where the Journey...takes...me...and the Ford...}

: )

Have a Happy...

Saturday...

I'll be coming Home...

with a Load...

for The Garden Party....

Oh Boy!!!

{I Love...my job...

Long...

Hours...

and...all...

: ) }

Love to ya...

 

I can Smell the Coffee Brewin'...Already!!!! : )

Gathering....for The Garden Party!!!

Thanks...to Mark...for giving me... The Darling...Old Alice in Wonderland...Book...
and...Friendship....Book....
{He had a Pile...of Darling Little Treasures...for me....
What a Sweet...Soul...
I'll Cherish...them...Always..: ) 

Thought these...Vintage Paper Scraps...would be Fun...for The Garden...Party!

I...do...So Love...Vintage...Paper...

These are Beautiful....Old...Old...Zinc...Fragments....
They have a Lovely...Feel about them....

It was a Long....day...and Night...last night...

oh my...

oh my...

and...Today...

was...Pure...Crazy!

I had no...Will....to get the Big Corner Cupboard

unloaded...

It...would have Kicked My Butt...All Over the Place....

This Evening...Liz and I went to Pal, Val's...

She is a Master Gardener...

and....was showing Liz... how to get her Seeds...goin'...
Liz wants to do...some Gardening...this year....

{what a Dear...Sweet... Girl...
Val is....

a Huge Thanks...to her...For Feeding us...a Delicious Supper...and being so Kind...to share her Expertise...

It was Great...meeting her Fellow Gardener...Friend, Jo...!
What a Doll!}

We so....enjoy visiting Val...
Her Home...is Stunning...she works....so...hard...
They just finished remodeling the Kitchen...
I couldn't wait to see it...
oh my...
It's...Lovely....
and Fit's...the House...Perfectly....
This is the front....Entry...
wowza....
 



Love this Centerpiece...on her Island....
Very....Cool...
 

Val...has an Amazing Set Up...for her...Plants...
 

She works...Hard...From now...'til Fall...

 

 Love...all of the Vintage...'Garden'....she uses...

Val...Jo...and Liz...in Deep...Discussion!

Liz...learned...a lot...as did I....

It was Wonderful...of the Girls... to Share so much...Knowledge....

a Gift...that will...'Give'...the rest of Liz's...life....

a few...of Val's...Babes....: )

Let The Planting....Begin...

Liz had seeds for all sorts...of Veggies...

Val...gave her...many Heirloom...Varieties...as well....

It was Fun...watching all the Girls.... It was a Great...Time...

Val...added this room...in her Basement...a couple of years...ago... and has really...made it Work....

She has several Plant Sales... and does much...for The Cancer Society...

She Truly is...an Angel...

Liz commented...on how Blessed I am...to have such...Talented...and Creative Friends...

that...are so... Beautiful...Inside...and Out...

all I can say is...

Yes...I....am...

Hope you had a Most...Lovely Day...

Love...to ya...

Barb C.

{Garden Party....is just...around the corner...

Mark Your Calenders!

April 5th...6th...and 7th!}

: )



I'm as good...'Once'...as I ever was....: )

Yes...

I am as good...Once...as I ever was...: )

Holy Smokes...

What a...Journey...

with The Twins...

These...Dawgs...must weigh...all...of 400 pounds...

each...

Just...digging one...out...

of the FUSO...

was a Trip...

They touch...the ceiling...

 in the FUSO...

oh...yes...

we danced...

{actually...the one...Tap...Danced...on my back...

'til...I could put him...on the Floor...

oh my... : ) }

No...I couldn't take...the Twins... on...

but...

One...Down...

and...One...

to Go...: )

oh my...

My Body said...

"You Can't do this...Girl"

but...

my Pride...said...

"Yes....You...Can"...

: )

Yes...I...Can...
{I am sharing this...'Journey'... because...I always am asked..
"How...do you get these Big...Pieces...in here??? }

The Queen....thought I was insane...
after I got her...Unearthed...from her Cushy...Thrown...
she enjoyed on her ride...home...from Nashville....
{I'm...glad she didn't sell...
she...kinda...belongs...Down...the Rabbit Hole...}
 

Had to unload...the FUSO to get to the Twins
 

It's a Trick...getting the Big Boys...out...
They are too tall...to get out the door...
so..
I had to have the truck.. floor clear...with the door....mostly...down....
I..scooched...it...around...then...laid..it's back...on mine.... let it drop...pushing... it inch by inch..'til I got it...under...the partially... opened door...and a bit...out of the truck..So...I wouldn't have to pull it too far....then...rolled it to the floor...off my back....
then...
ooosdt...out from under it...

oh...yeah... this was tricky....
for a moment... I wasn't sure... I could make it...
just...a split...second...
I knew...if it got away...from me...
we'd be...in Trouble...Big...Trouble...
so...
It...didn't....
I also...realized...at this point...it really...was quite Warm Outside!
Yes... I worked up...a mighty good Sweat....

Getting it from the road...was not easy....Corner Cupboards...are the worst....
Had to keep it on one side...it was too wide to go through the gate....
and...ducking under the entry... was a Trick....Squatting...and pulling backwards....
oh my...
Yeah...it was at that moment...when I heard the Guy's...comment...from the Auction....
"You really shouldn't buy things...you can't move...yourself"...
Those words...
Got me to the Door...of the Rabbit Hole!!!

{Sigh.....}
Halfway.... Home....
It's a Tight...Spot....Urns...were rockin'...and Rollin'...
The Earth...was Shakin'!
I had....a bit...of a problem...at the door...
It's a Little Door...
and...the Cupboard...could no longer be on it's side...it had to be on it's Edge....
I struggled...and Struggled...with it...
Up...and Down... back and forth
and knew...if...I was going to make it happen...
The Old...Cupboard...would suffer...
So...set my Pride...aside...
and called in
 One...
Of the Tuffest.... Moving Machines...I know...
Steph...
{I don't know...any..Man...or Woman...who could out...Move....Her...
on...most...Every...Level...}
She dropped everything..and came...to help...
: )
We got it inside...and Wrangled...it through the maze...
oh my....

 

What...an...Angel...: )
{she kept scolding me.... for doing this...by myself... oh my...Like She Wouldn't!!!!
The Pot..Truly...calling the Kettle...Black!!!}

One...Down...
One...to go..
: )
but...it won't be today...
Mark needs a hand...so...am heading that way...
Tomorrow...
yes...
Tomorrow...
The Rabbit Hole...is Beyond...Torn Up!!!
I got a call...as I was...trying to get the Big Boy...trough the door...
It was a Sweet Friend...who wanted to know...if I'd conduct an Estate Tag Sale...
 for some Nice Folks...who really need a Hand...
and...wanted me to come...
NOW....
{They live...far away...and were here...at the House...for the day...}
Oh My...
{It was just up the road.... but... I was a Mess...Everything...was in a MESS...
I left the Big Dawg...precariously...at the Door....
 ran up there...quick...
made my Apologies...for my Appearance...
talked a Million Miles...a Minute....
and.... will...probably...take the Sale...
It's a Lovely....Home...
and...they need...Help....
I'll start on it...just after The Garden Party....
the Estate Sale...
 will be...late April...
oh my...
Hope you...had a Lovely Day...
and...Conquered...Every Mountain...
Love...to ya...
Barb C.
{yeah...a few years ago...Both...of the Twins... would be...inside..today..
nope...
I ain't as Good...as I Once was...
But...
I'm as Good..
Once...
as I Ever...was..: ) }
Hmm... maybe... I'll start referring to the Twins...as Big...Girls...: )
Bobbie Jo.... and Betty Lou...: )