Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Never out of my...Heart....
This... isn't the post...I had intended... for today...
but...
as I walked through the House... tonight...
turning out... the lights....
and...then... looked at the Images... of Miss. Scarlett...
that I captured... this afternoon....
when she Graced...me with Her...
Presence....
: )
It made me realize.... how many... Folks... I 'Miss'... tonight...
and the above Jim Reeves Song... came straight... to my Heart....
Both...Miss. Scarlett... and Justin 'J'... are Fascinated with the Little Chain...and Gear Driven, Sharpening Stone... I bought, from my...Dear Friend... Lyle.... many years ago...
They have always...always... from the time... they began to walk...
been drawn to it...
and... They Make It SING!!!!
Just... as she is doing... in this image....
: )
I remember...so very well... the day... I bought this... from Lyle...
Son, Justin.... was with...
He liked Lyle....
a lot...
He...was a Cool Cat....
Lyle... and I...go way back....
He...like my Dad...was a Scrap Iron Man....
Lyle.... always shared stories... about Dad... he... liked Dad...
a lot...: )
{there weren't many... who didn't... and...those... who...didn't... well... all I can say about them....is...
"Bless Their Hearts!"...{they're gonna need it...: ) }
and...
they'd better not... share their thoughts... with This... daughter... }
He'd always ...always... remind me... of the First Time he met me....
It was at a Vernon Brecht Auction....
Thought... he was the Only Junk Buyer there...
It appeared...it was just him...and the Auctioneer.... at the end...of the Sale....
{Lyle thought... he would own...it all... for... very little...}
except...for this... little girl....
hanging around...the Clerk...
{Orvie McWright }
said.... he never thought much about her...
she couldn't have been more than...7 or 8 years old....
until...
she started bidding on every iron pile....
He Was There To Buy....!!!
{oh dear... : ) }
I'm sorry to say....
I didn't remember Lyle... from back...in those...days...
It was All... Business... for me....
Get The Job... Dad sent me to do...
Done...
: )
It was...after Dad...was gone...
our paths...once again...crossed....
Lyle and I...became...
Friends....
I so...enjoyed...our visits...
and... our walks....down... Memory Lane...
He'd tell me...of the time...when we were neighbors...
at my...Beloved... Keystone... Farm Home...
Lyle...grew up..in the area...
{I was only... 7... and we lived there... just a year...
My little brain...was filled with...Ponies...and Fishing... at the Creek...
and...the Wonderful...Wonderful....
Old... Farm House...
That Embraced me... Every Time...I walked...through the Old... Screen Door! }
When Lyle... went away... it was a Heart Breaker...
I...dropped to my knees... when I got the call....
Lyle... had...sadly... taken his own...life...
just a week...after our last...visit...
when...I bought... the Little Sharpening Stone... from him...
Justin, Liz...and I...went to his Funeral....
I wrote.... a Eulogy...for Lyle....
and read it...
at his funeral....
Sadly... I think... some folks... were surprised....
by the words... I spoke...
They... obviously... didn't 'know'... Lyle....
Lyle.... was an...'Important'... Man....
a...'Real'... Down to Earth... Man...
a 'True'...'Junk Man'...
a Hard... Working... Man...
a...Kind... Man...
an...Honest... Man...
that had...an Amazing Eye... for the...
Unusual...
as...I told him...at our last...visit...
I felt... he was...'Gifted'...
I...Loved.. and... Respected Him...So...
yes...I miss him... every time... this little Sharpener... Sings....
or...
my eyes... rest....upon it...
Then....as I turned the lights down...
my eyes... glanced...around the room...
oh my...
I saw...so many...Wonderful....Gifts.... and fragments...
from... Loved Ones...
and... Beloved... Critters....
that are... Nestled...in the Old... Cupboards...
that are like... Giant... Jewelry Boxes....
that Hold... what is Most... Near...and Dear... to me...
Memories....
Sweet....
Memories...
of those...
who...
are...
Never....out of...my Heart...
Love to ya...
: )
Barb C.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Click...Click...Click...{and the end... of the day...}
| Click...Click...Click.... I snapped a few images...this Morn... as I hobbled through the house.... I twisted my back.... I think...on Sunday... I kept going... but... yesterday...totally seized up.... spent the entire day... on my back... {It never ceases to Amaze me... I can Dead Lift... Hundreds...of Pounds... yet... all it takes.... is a little 'twist'... and...that's IT!} I'm hoping Mom will be released today.... I will be there....to ride with her... but...I've explained to them...I'll be very slow... and no help...lifting...or dressing....Mom.... Walking... is almost.... too.... much.... {I Hate it...when This Happens!} I have a Million Miles to Go!!! What Cheer Flea Market.... This Weekend! Elkhorn Flea Market.... the Following! then... The Weekend...After That!!! GOLD RUSH!!! oh my... {Peg Is Coming!!!!!!! : ) } {sigh...} and...I'm... moving...mighty...slow.... {but... Today... I'm Movin'!!!!!! } I know it'll come around... it always does... : ) Love to ya... Barb C.  |
| I captured a few images...as I hobbled around the house...this morn... I do...Love Vintage Glass.... It's Beautiful... on Every Level.... just... sitting... atop the Old Pie Safe.... waiting to be taken back...to The Rabbit Hole... but... it's at it's Very Best... Holding... a Sweet...Summer....Wine.... after...work is done... at... the end...of the day.... yes... a Lovely....Glass of Wine... Held... in a Most...Beautiful Vintage Vessel.... Life...is...Good.... : ) {a Sweet Parfait...with...Summer Berries...and Whipped Cream... is Quite Divine.... as well... : ) I even....drink Iced Coffee... out of these...Beauties! Lovely.... } {sigh....} : ) |
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| The Horses.... caught my eye... this Morn... They seem...very content... trotting amongst The Old Cupboards.... : ) |
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| This is one of the side tins...from the Old Pie Safe, Miss. Scarlett and I brought home...from Winds Reach.... Gotta...Love It... : ) |
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| I planted this little sink up...this Spring... It's Produced... Well! |
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| Herbs.... : ) I had this Old Barn Cupola Top... for several months.... {you can barely see it...the Herbs... have grown so Large! } and couldn't sell it.... seemed no one knew what to do with it.... I told folks... how Lovely it would be... in the Center...of a Garden.... Planted up... but... seemed no one... was interested...} So....I took it off the Market... lined the outer ring... with weed block... filled it with soil... and planted Herbs... Then... Everyone Wanted It!!! Nope... it's a permanent fixture... at the back....Courtyard...: ) of...The Rabbit Hole... This year... Liz planted Dill Weed... in it... along with the Hardy Perennials.... I begin...searching for them...sprouting up in the Old Cupola.... when the Snow begins to melt.... they are my first...hint of Spring.... That's Such a Welcomed Sight!!!! : ) |
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| Breakfast.... Polly and I....Slowly....walked in the Gentle....Summer Mist...this Morn... first time I'd been out of the house... in a couple of days.... but... I had... to Harvest... some of the Beautiful Fresh Herbs.... for the Perfect....Home Grown... Sliced Tomato.... Ahhhhh.... and... Fresh...Dill... oh my.... There is Nothing...Better.... oh my... oh...... my..... {p.s. Just got a call...from Pegadoo.... Another.... Mountain.... a Big....Mountain... Smacked her in the face.... this Morn.... {not Peg....herself... she's... doing very well....} She won't be coming.... to Gold Rush.... Prayers...to her Family.... } The End.... of the Day.... I put on.... "If You're Goin' Through Hell".... for Peg.... and... Honestly... Myself... : ) this afternoon...before I went to the Hospital.... they released Mom....today.... What a fiasco.... oh my... The Doctor... who happened to be there...when I arrived... {one...of several...} asked me...a Multitude of questions...dating back...35 years... about Mom's Meningioma... {Brain Tumor...} Surprising... to him.... and...myself... {he asked if I am a Nurse...: ) I told him...No... just have seen a lot....over the years.... } {It sounded like somebody else...was talking...from my head...} I rattled off...Mom's entire Medical History.... Doctors...Neurologists ... Opthamologists... Surgeons... Hospitalizations...Surgeries...Reasons... for her...Not...Having Surgeries.... Her Meds... how Long...she'd been on them...Her Eye Sight....what happened... and when... Etc....Etc....Etc.... then...he asked about her allergies... what a simple... question.... : ) {I was Stunned.... for a moment.... was it... Codeine... or...Penicillin.... I was Spinning....Spinning....!!! I could feel Beads of Sweat.... Forming on my Brow..... My Eyes... Locked...on His....} "CODEINE!!!!!" I Blurted out! I felt like I was on a Horrible...Game Show.... {It was Dad...that was allergic to Penicillin...} He mumbled something...about Dementia... I said..."Yes... I'm Sure...I have It".... he smiled... and said..."No... I think you... have a little too much...on your plate"... Yes... I reckon...so... all the more reason... to... Keep On Movin'.... Holy Smokes!!!! Awwww.... Hell.... : ) {I'm on my second... Beautiful...Stemmed Glass.... Filled with Southern Iowa... Home Made... Elderberry...Wine... from the year... 2005.... and this.... Stemmed Glass... has Never...Looked More.... Lovely....} : ) |
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Blue Skies....Sunshine...Old Cupboards... and... Jelly Fish Fields.... : )
Yesterday...was Blue Skies...
all the way...
The Clouds...were Incredible....
I had to capture an image of them....
Made my deliveries....
The Ford and I... covered...Many...Miles... before 2:00....
Popped in...at Sisters' Garden....
{between Iowa City, and Kalona on Hi way 1... }
That Store... Totally.... Blew My...Mind...
It is...Packed Full....
of....Awesomeness...
Yowza!
I kept in contact with the Hospital...
throughout the day...
Mom is on iv antibiotics....
and will remain, in the Hospital... until they get the infection under control...that brought on...
the Congestive Heart Failure....
{grrrrr.... an infection... that never should have gotten this...far.... : ( }
Liz...was called into work... with Nick...for back up....
He is so busy with his job... he's been getting Snowed Under...
so....Miss. Scarlett... came and visited...
we had a Lovely afternoon....
I did her hair up... like mine...
Pulled up... with a Big...Back Combed... Pony Tail...
on top!
{a little hairspray... and 'whispies' around her Sweet Little Face... }
: )
Miss Scarlett....Loved It!
{Kept asking...to see in the Mirror... One More...Time... : ) }
She Rode Shotgun...in The Ford... Securely Strapped into her..Little Pink Car Seat....
and... Away We Went!
We visited Dwight and Ed...at Winds Reach...{Urbana, Iowa...} to pick up...
The Old Pie Safe...
and Daylilies...I had bought...on Monday...
Dwight sent some of his... Early Tomatoes with us...as well!!!
Bless His Heart!!!
Scarlett... was very Good...
She...and I discussed... 'Old Cupboards'... on the drive...to Winds Reach...
{we also...sang 'You are My Sunshine'...over and over... I changed the word...
'Sunshine' to 'Scarlett'... she liked that... : ) }
Miss Scarlett...has her very own...'Old Cupboard'... filled with her Very Favorite Things...
she likes to re set...over and over... : )
The first thing she did...when she saw the Old...Gnarly Pie Safe...was to reach out...and touch...
the Tins....
"Pie Safe"...
"The tins... are what separates this.... from... a cupboard...."
She was also... in Love with Ed's Beautiful...Filly, Ebony...
Ed was bathing her....and braiding her Mane...
as he is taking her...to a Horse Show...today...
A Very...Fun... Day!
We picked up Pizza... on the way Home....
Then...we Closed the Day...
watching a Sponge Bob Marathon...
until we both...fell asleep....
seriously...
life doesn't get...
Better...that That...: )
Hope You...had a Great Day...too...
Filled with Blue Skies...
and...
Sunshine...
Old Cupboards...
and...Jelly Fish....Fields...
: )
Love to ya,..
Barb C.
{If you wonder why... I don't take Miss. Scarlett...or 'J'...to see Mom...
she has MRSA... Little ones... sadly... need to stay away from.... exposure....
It makes me... Sad... Very... Sad.... }
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Enough...Said...
Enough Said...
: )
I had written a Long...Post... about today's... Journey...
but... hit a wrong key...
and deleted it all....
{everything... happens...for a reason... : ) }
FB Friend, Janice Lanke... posted this image... on my timeline...
and...
Seriously...
it pretty much... says it all... : )
{all the more reason...to keep...the Beautiful French Pier Mirror... for the Rabbit Hole... : ) }
Mom...looked Great...tonight...
and...seemed... so...Happy...
She was Singing... The Nurses... said how Much...they are enjoying her...
: )
{tho... I Beat My Head...against...the Wall...
oh my.... oh...my....
I keep telling myself....
Tomorrow... is... another day...: )
after...I heard...tonight... Mom's...test results...
I truly... had to Gather... Myself...Up...
Tomorrow... may be...an...ugly....ugly....day... : (
but...it will be an Enlightening one...
for... many....
for that... I am... sure...}
There is a Massive...Load... on the Ford...
tonight...
Covered... several hundred miles....and... More...
today...and tonight....
all I can say is....
Thank God...
for Good Music...
{You Must...listen to the above tune...
It's...my Favorite...
I used to Love...Singing it...
oh my...
When my Main Spring...is Wound... So....Tight...
I can Hardly... Speak...
{as it is... this Evening....}
I...listen to this...
and... well...
I can...some how... find my legs... again....
: )
Moving On... : )
Thank God... for...
Nurse...Angels...
Great Friends...
{who won't leave my side...{Dave and Shelly...: ) }
Southern Iowa Home Made Elderberry Wine....
{Thanks...Maranda!}
1870's Cook Books...
Vodka Backs....
and...
Great...Computer...Folks...
{More... Angels...: ) }
{who Deliver...to Mercy Hospital...: )
Late...at Night....: ) : ) : )
Bless Your Heart!}
Baby's Home...
oh...dear....
Love to Ya...
Barb C.
Friday, July 26, 2013
oh...dear.... just call me....Mary....: )
Mary Todd Lincoln....
that is...
I'm using my old laptop....
that John... has taken over...
{oh...my...}
so haven't been posting much...
my laptop...is in the shop....
{don't ask...what a mess.... all I can say is...
Trust No One...
on the Internet....
if you have a computer issue....
find a Bricks and Mortar Store...
{ask friends... or, as I did...
my local phone company, who they recommend}
A Real... Person....
you can...Look In The Eye!
Grrrrrr..... }
This entire week... has been a frazzled mess....
{except...for the the moments... I spent at the Green House...
listening to the Fountain...
sipping....
Wine...
Gazing...at The Beautiful....Pier Mirror....
{sigh.........}
: )
Folks...are coming to visit....
Furniture...to pick up...
Lawn Work....
House Work...
Polly...is still having...issues....
Serious Illnesses have been swirling around...
my Family...
and Friends...
so Much...to get done...
and...so...Much More...coming down the pipeline....
I laid... in bed...last night...put everything...out of my mind....
listened to the
Gentle...Thunder Storm....
roll through....
and...
I slept...well....
: )
When I woke this Morning....
I noticed I had missed a call... at 2 a.m.
from the Nursing Home...
that Mom... is back at the Hospital...
Congestive Heart Failure...
{her level had dropped to 60...and she's on...oxygen....}
I had just visited our Dr. yesterday...myself...
and was pleased...my blood pressure had dropped 10 points...
: )
{I've been trying to take things a bit...easier.... with stress....
not...sweat the small stuff....
Enjoy...each day....
a little more... }
after... I hung up the phone.....with the Nursing Home....
I thought my head..was going to Pop Off of My Neck!
I think... everything.... every pin dropped...
from the entire week....
with that call....
I just sat there...
frozen...
I'm...still... trying to find...my feet...
oh my....
Love to ya...
Barb C.
a.k.a. Mary Todd...
go ahead... and ask...
"Other than that....Mrs. Lincoln.... How was The Play?"
{Funny...after leaving my Dr.'s....yesterday... I drove past the Hospital.... glanced over.... at the Valet area... where I leave Jethro... when Mom is in The Hospital....
I have become friends...with all the drivers...being there so often this last year... I always tell them...each day with every visit.... when I pick Jethro up....
"I Hope...I don't see ya...for a Long Time!!! : ) "
They...were looking at me... too!
I waived... they all waved back....
I thought... "Gee... It's been a long time.... since I've had to go inside...."
{sigh.... : ) }
YAY!!!!!!!
Mom is Doing Great!!!!
YAY!!!!! }
oh my.... oh my.....oh.....my....
Stop the World....
and let me off....
: )
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Mercy!... Look What Just Walked Through The Door!
I smell....
T. R. O. U. B. L. E.
: )
{Lord... I Do Love It... when you send your Angels....
Bearing....
Treasures...
even... at nearly 10:00....
on a Wednesday...
Night! }
Oh My....
: )
Sweet Ray....
Brought me this Amazing French Pier Mirror....
from Chicago...tonight....
{I've been Whining....to him....ever since the Last....One....Sold!!!!
He'd Have to find...Another....for The Rabbit Hole....
{Like 'Hen's Teeth'.... a Tall Order....}
but... not...for Ray...if Anyone....could find one....
yes....It Would Be Ray!!!!}
yes....It Would Be Ray!!!!}
We sat...this evening... peering at the
Incredible...July....Moon....
Incredible...July....Moon....
Sippin' Wine....
by The Fountain.... in the Green House....
Sharing....Antiquing Adventures....
and Admiring...this...
Over the Top....
Massive...
Over the Top....
Massive...
French....
Beauty....
Life....is....Good....
The Trouble....comes in...with the question...
do I sell it....
{Like I Mistakenly did... the last...}
or...keep it....as a Permanent Fixture....
for The Rabbit Hole....
oh....dear....
Love to ya....
Barb C.
{guess...I'll let my bank account.... decide...
like...always....
The little....rabbit hole...
has always.... been.... very understanding....
when making sacrifices...
for...
'The Cause'....
{sigh....}
seems... there's.... always....
a 'Fire'...
needing to be put out....
but....for tonight...
we sure...
are Enjoying it's Company!!!
: )
{guess...I'll let my bank account.... decide...
like...always....
The little....rabbit hole...
has always.... been.... very understanding....
when making sacrifices...
for...
'The Cause'....
{sigh....}
seems... there's.... always....
a 'Fire'...
needing to be put out....
but....for tonight...
we sure...
are Enjoying it's Company!!!
: )
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
A Lovely....
Day....
: )
I stopped...to... Lily.... Gaze....
Daylilies....
oh my...
Dwight, from Winds Reach Antiques, in Urbana, Iowa... hosted a Daylily Tour...
yesterday...
at His, and Ed's Beautiful... Farm... just West... of Urbana...{under the Water Tower}
Dwight has worked his tail off... and has An Amazing Variety...of Daylilies.... and Hosta....
It was such a Gift... to spend the afternoon...with them... and several others...who...equally...appreciate...
. 'The Garden'...
Dwight prepared lunch....for the group... It was Tasty!!!...{I want that Corn Bread Recipe!!!}
{I arrived...a bit late... so... enjoyed... the 'Fixens'...inside...their Awesome... Farmhouse... with Ed... we had a Lovely...visit...: ) }
I was Blown Away... by all of the Unusual Varieties of Daylilies...and Hosta...
they had Beautifully... Landscaped...throughout the Lawn....
I purchased a few... and... even with my 'Black Thumbs'...
I'm going to try... and get a 'bed' started...
: )
Check out their FB page...
'Winds Reach Antiques'
They also... do Over the Top...Antique Restoration...and saved countless pieces...
after the Flood... of '08...
Ed and Dwight have an Open Antique Shop...there, at their Home...
and do Antique Shows.... as well...
Since...I arrived a bit...late...
I...stayed... a bit... late...
: )
We had such a Great Time...
I Love... Visiting with these Boys....
Antiques... and Horses....
my Two... Favorite Subjects!
As I was getting ready... to head out... I asked them...if they had anything in the Shop...
I needed to see...
: )
They said... they had an...Old...Old... Pie Safe...
: )
Ed said...
"It's... 'Ruff '...."
: )
{It reminded me... of the time...long ago....
a Girl, stopped at The Rabbit Hole.....as I was working outside...
she asked...
" Are you...Barb?"...
yes...I said...
"I was told... you buy Old Cupboards... Ken, from Kalona... sent me....
{Kalona Antique Company...Love It...Have Bought... Many...Wonderful...Old Darlings from
Ken, and Brenda... over the Years!!!}
He said... your only 'criteria'... when buying an Old Cupboard is....
'Does It Stand? '
I stood there... for a moment...
and thought....
"HEY!!!"
but then...
re thought...
"Hmmmm... actually... for the right...'Old Soul'....
'Standing'.... is a 'Bonus'!!!!! Not... a Requirement! : ) "
{That Ken... : ) : ) : ) I called him on it...the next time...I went to visit! : ) : ) : )
He Cracks Me Up!!! }
The Girl...had an old cupboard... I don't remember...if I bought it...or not... but...
I'll never forget the conversation...: ) }
Ed and Dwight...also know... my... Cupboard... 'Criteria' ....Requirements....
: )
{I think...they were going to... use this...for parts...: ) tho...with their skill...could...make it 'whole'...again... }
I asked... How Much....?
They Said...
I said...
"SOLD!!!"
Look at the Early...hand dovetailed and champhored Drawer!!!!
All...Hand Punched....Tins!
and...
It Even...Stands!!!!
: ) : ) : )
oh dear...
It was a Great Day!
Love to Ya!
Barb C.
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| Dwight...even Greeted me with a Big Smile... tho...I was...a bit Tardy.... |
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| These next images.. are just a Thimbleful... of the varieties... Dwight has for sale... They are... Stunning! |
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| There was a Perfect Turnout of Folks... and...Everyone... had a Lovely Time! |
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| Awww.... Ed... We had such a nice visit.... Dwight has to Thump us... now and then... we get chatting about Horses.... {Ed has Shown... Horses... for Years...} and...sometimes.... it's difficult getting a word in, between our 'Horse Stories'....!!! : ) |
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| Dwight...was showing off... His Amazing Tomato Plants! Yowza!!! Holy Snikes!!!! |
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| Then...Ed... Showing Off...his Amazing... Filly.... {Mama is peeking out of her stall....} Wow!!! She's just a Yearling... what a Beauty!!!! |
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| The 'Ruff'... Old Soul.... What can I say...? I have a Hard Time... walking away... from these...Old...Old...Darlings... no matter... no...matter... : ) |
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| Look at The Drawer Bottom!!!! Sooooooo..... Awesome!!!!! |
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| Late...last night... we lost power... so... I sat at the Gnarly Old Harvest Table.... {that only me... and Harold could love...} {and Ed....from TX.} by candlelight.... The only sound...in the house.... were the Old...Clocks... who's pendulums... walked... back... forth.... sounding like rain...on the roof... I looked up...at the Old Martin House... and... it seemed...so.... Haunting.... oh...my.... a perfect end... to a perfect... day... : ) |
Monday, July 22, 2013
Under...my hat....
Daughter, Liz....
has just Beautifully Created.... more... 'Hatter Hats'!!!
She's much like her Mother...and only puts these together....when The Spirit Moves Her!
{That's...The Artist...in her... : )}
I am Thrilled...with what she has done....
I'll be posting them...later....as I...will be doing all of the Vintage Embellishments...on them... : )
{She asked me to... I'm looking forward to Playing...with her...Darling Creations! }
I was so Inspired by them....
I'm going to do a Mad Hatter....Wonderland Booth...at Gold Rush.... in August....
{Peg...'The March Hare'...will be Joining Me...!!!!
{as will... Lynn and Lea! }
then...
Totally Blow It Out....
here...
Down the Rabbit Hole...
at The Fall Harvest Sale....in OCTOBER!!!!!
{Dates will be added in the next couple of days...on The Calendar of Events!! }
When I look at these...little Hats...of all shapes...and sizes... Liz has carefully constructed...
I see... so much more....
than a 'hat'...
It's about... what they represent...
{my mind...Whirls...}
I'll be sharing...those...thoughts...with you...
when...The Hats...
are...Complete....
for now...
It's all....
under my...hat...
: )
Love to ya...
Barb C.
{I'm still....struggling...with the accident...Saturday night....
It's...odd... how it seems to be... never far...from my thoughts...
from the moment...I heard the siren....
Her name...was released...yesterday...
'Sandra'
Seems... we had a bit... in common....
she was my age.....
a HUGE... Dog Lover....
Florist....
: )
and...
shared the same... last name...
oh...dear....}
I think...we would have been...
'Friends'...}
Sunday, July 21, 2013
The Gift... of 'Now'....
The Gift...of
'Now'....
I had planned to take a Road {Buying} Trip...with a Sweet Friend... this weekend...
Then... her Husband... became ill....
and we called off the trip...
I could have went...alone... but... after the visit...from The Little...Mouse...
I had a feeling.... I needed to stay put...
{I know...that sounds... crazy... well...consider the source...}
: )
I took the day off...
and didn't do a darned thing...
: )
Last night... I was restless....
so... flipped the lap top open...and watched Old Music Videos...
and Movie Clips...
I found the Clips...from a Movie Mom and I went to see... when it came out...in'82...
"Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"....
oh my...
I remember Rolling...when we watched that!!!!
I Love...Burt Reynolds.... and Dolly...
but...that Dom De Luise.... oh my Lord....
I was Cacklin' so Loud...here in the kitchen....
Polly thought I'd Lost my Mind!!!!
It was nearly Midnight....
as I was wiping the Tears...of Laughter...from my face...: )
then...
Off...in the distance...
I heard...a siren....
We live on a Hi Way.... so... we hear them... now and then...
but... it had been such a quiet night....
hardly any traffic....
I could hear the siren...from far off....
seemed...like it took a long....time to pass by the house...
I wondered...if it was a Deputy Sheriff.... Fire Truck... or...an Ambulance....
As it went by... I could see....plainly.... it was an Ambulance...
{ I got a sick...feeling...in the pit... of my stomach...}
I knew... even if... it was a minor accident... someone's.... life was about to change....
a whole lot...of 'someone's'....
I...have been the 'someone'.... several times...in my life...
taking that bumpy...ride...in the back....of an Ambulance...
I...also... have been...several times... on the receiving end...
of 'The After Midnight Call'.... to Rush to the ER....
for a Loved One....
Either way...
it's life altering....
I, as I Always do....
when an Ambulance...goes past...
said a Prayer...
for...All Concerned....
closed my lap top....
and went to bed...
When I woke up... this Morn...
I turned the news on... not yet thinking about...the siren....
The very first thing I heard the Reporter say...was...
" A 50 year old woman, {my age...} from Walford {4 miles South }
was killed last night...when she lost control of her vehicle .... on Linn Benton Road..."
{just down the road from us...}
oh my....
Life....is ...
'Now'...
We don't know... if we'll have... tomorrow...
or...even... tonight...
I played...'Live Like You Were Dying'....
because... it's so...true....
Ain't One of Us...Gettin' Outta Here Alive!!!
we're all 'terminal'...
: )
My Heart goes out...to Everyone... who Suffers...with Loss...
I know... The Lord... and Heaven... are waiting...
but... for 'Now'... it's all about the 'Journey'....
and...Living...It....
All...of It....
'til it's time... to Go Home....
Love to Ya...
and I Hope...
You Enjoy This Day....
Every...Breath....
every single moment....of it....
Barb C.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Curiouser... and Curiouser...
Superstitious...
I suppose...
I am....
It's more...like...I know, everything happens...for a reason...
than...'Superstition'....
I have learned...to 'notice'... things...
The... 'Curious'...things...
that we tend to Breeze by....
and... Chalk up...as 'Coincidences'...
oh my...
I don't know... exactly...what they mean....
when...'Curious' things happen...but I know...to
be aware....
There is...Something.... trying to get my attention....
Yesterday...Morn...
as I was watering....the Urns.. just outside The Rabbit Hole....
out of one....
Popped a little Field Mouse....
He Surprised me...! and I jumped back...
He climbed onto the Old Round Concrete Table....
then... in short order... climbed a Statue... that was on the table top...
just...a couple feet from me...
Sat there... and looked at me...
I reached for my camera...
{Of All Times! I had left my Camera...in The Ford!!!! }
Thought... he'd surely be Long Gone.... if I ran...to get it....
but... decided to run...anyway...
as I was trotting to the Ford...
I slowed up....
Somehow... I knew... that Mouse... would still be there....
when I returned....
so... felt no urgency... to hurry....and...walked back....
from The Ford....
with camera..in tow...
I took many images....of him...
as he sat...
and peered back at me...
He...walked around the neck...of the statue... and looked like a Stole... on it...
all...the... while...
sizing me up...
While I grabbed my camera... I also grabbed some Peanut Butter Crackers...
I had in The Ford... for Miss. Scarlett...
I actually... hand fed... the Little Mouse...
He didn't seem too interested in the food...
Mostly...just Staring... at... Me....
Now... I find it...a little Odd...that a Field Mouse... would be so intrigued...
and not Run....
I thought...."Is he...sick?"... He... over all looked.. healthy...
{we don't poison... anything... }
yes... I found it strange....
But...That... Isn't... what gave me....
Pause...
{tho...I suppose...it should have... but... I see a lot... of strange... Critters...
around The Rabbit Hole....}
It was when... I looked at the images... later....
Every...Single Image... I took of the Mouse....
was white...
{I took...many...at Many... angles...}
I had to do some fancy editing...to see this much....
I have never... in any camera... had this happen....
ever...
All... of the other images...I captured before.... and after....
were perfectly fine....of other subjects....
That...
I Find....
Odd...
Love...to ya...
Barb C.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
All I Want to Do.... is have some...FUN!!!
Whew...it is Toasty Out!!!
{they say...around 100 with the index...: ) }
but...
I'm In The Shade...
Playin' with The Hose....
and...Cleaning...Farm Gnarliness....
{Life...is Grand...: ) }
Hope You Have a Most....
Beautiful Day...
Stay Cool!
Don't Forget the Critters!!!
Love to Ya!
Barb C.
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| Rusty...Things... Gotta Love 'em! |
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| It's Amazing.... what a little Soap...and Water will do! {Especially... Over The Head... Straight out of The Hose!!!! } : ) |
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| My Bartender Friend, Maggie, told me This... was her New Fave! Oh My.... {I'm not a Beer Drinker... but...on a HOT Day.... and...The Ale...is... ICE COLD!!!! THIS... Really Wets Your Whistle!!! : ) } Love this Song....! Love the line... "I like a Beer Buzz...Early in the Mornin'...." {I've known a few...Crazy... Fun Folks... who Like That... : ) Me... I'll stick with Starbucks.... in The Morn.... To Each Their Own! I'll do my Beer Sippin' in The Evening..The End... of the Day... when...the Work...is... {sigh.....} D O N E!!! : )} |
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Barn...Diggin'... Good Folk...and...Dwight Yoakam's...Pants... : )
It was Toasty Out...yesterday....
Like today, yesterday, I was out early..in hopes to have a lot of my work done...
before... it began to Swelter...
That didn't happen....
I didn't get in...'til after 6 last night....
and...I got a little bit... fried....
Weed Pullin'... Concrete...Moving....
and...Watering...Everything....
Sweet Laurie, and her Hubby...Mark... brought a Load of Gnarliness...out....
Fun Stuff!
She comes and visits... once a year, or so.... and we...'Trade'....
They are such Gentle Spirits... it's always... Great... having them stop...
Then...after Business was done...
we went to lunch....
Mark asked...if I was going back...into the heat....
I said...no...I was done...'til Evening...
{it was so sultry.. we were sweating....standing still...}
when it cools off a bit...
But...when I pulled up.... at the Rabbit Hole....
I saw...a few things...I could get done.... quickly...
Those turned into.... more... and more....
'little...tasks'...
Then...the phone rang....
it was a Farmer, Neighbor....
said... if I could get to his Farm....
right away....
he had some things for me....
otherwise...
he was....
"BURNING"!!!!
Holy Snikes!
{Farmer's... don't mess around...when they're on a Mission to get a Job Done!}
Asked him to give me 15 minutes....
had a Load of Brush...on the Ford...
but...I was On My Way!!!!
he hesitated...
{ not liking the thought...I could tell...of even a 15 minute...wait.. oh dear...}
but agreed....
We had a Great Time...!
It was soooo Hot...
but...Fun...
He has a Wonderful Old Farm....
tho...he was in a Hurry.... earlier...
he took the time.. to take me through all of his...
Awesome
Barns....
I was so sweaty.... while diggin' up...in the Old Barn....
The Barn...Talc... {Dust}
stuck to me.... like Glue...
and...
I
Loved It....
: )
There is Nothing Better... than Rooting Through an Old Barn....
no matter....
then...
We visited... for at least...an hour...
I insisted... on paying him...for the Gnarliness...
{He Fought...for a while... but then... gave in...}
I wanted him...to understand... these Old Souls...and Fragments of....
Have Value...
'Worth'....
and... to think again... before striking...a match...to them....
By the time I got unloaded....
at home... I was... done...
I'm running out the door...now....
Gonna try... and stay out of the worst of the heat...today...
Stay Cool!
{remember... water...for the Critters.... }
Barb C.
{It was Great Seeing Carol...Bob...and Sweet Harley!!! : ) }
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| Dusty... Victorian.... Fragments... from... The Barn... |
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| This is one of the Treasures, Laurie brought....yesterday... Love it! A Victorian... Match Safe.... |
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| Laurie also brought a sack full of tin letters and stars.... She said...if I used a star, for an 'o' I could spell 'corn'! LOVE IT!!!! |
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| I moved concrete urns... and statuary....yesterday.... I had holes... here and there... and... some... new arrivals... needed...a place to land... Seems... ya can't move...just one thing... It's like a domino effect... ya move one....piece...ya move... 20... oh dear... |
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| Woke up this Morn.... to hear the Weather Gal.... remind.... "The Days are Getting Shorter".... ARRRRRG!!!! {I started back...on my diet....the other day... Lord...I battle.... weight... have my entire life... and...I have really... screwed up...this year... again... It's been a tuff year.... Rain...Rain...Rain...Dark...Dark...Dark... Stress...Stress...Stress... and...More... Stress... The Fact...of the Matter is... I LOVE Food! Rich... Over the Top.... Food.... I'm working on my Bucket List... 1. Letting my hair...grow long enough...to sit on it... {I have had it that length...only...when I was 9. I have had it so short... it stood on end.... Folks thought I was a Guy.... when they followed me...in the truck... and were Shocked...when they saw me up close... Every color... from Jet Black...to Strawberry Blond.... {It's...Red...Red... now... : ) Red... } Nothing is ever...in the Middle... It's always...an Extreme....in my Crazy...Life... } 2. Quit Smoking... {so far...so good..} 3. Get into Dwight Yoakam's Pants.... {Jeans! } {I have always Loved Dwight Yoakam.... since the 80's..... and...his... Jeans.... } When I posted this on FB last night... I was met with Hysterical Laughter... {love it... that's the Best Incentive...for me... : ) } It'll take me a year... I thought... figured...he was about a 30 inch waist.... {I used to wear a 30W X 36L} {I have worn... Women's... sizes...5 to 20... throughout my life...at different times.... yes... I am... a Yo - Yo...} ahhh... nope... Dwight...in the above video...is wearing a 28....inch waist... {Holy Snikes!!! } so...Christmas....2014.... That...is where I want to be.... Then... Bring on The Garlic Mashed Potatoes... and Beef Bourbon.... Gravy...} watch the video... you'll get a good...laugh... : ) {Love the ad... about 'Weight Loss Surgery'... that is on the video...: ) That...isn't in my budget.... dang....: ) It's gonna take... PURE WILLPOWER!!! oh dear.... oh...dear... : ) } |
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