S A L E

Dealers are allowed to have two big Sales a year at the

Hixton Schoolhouse Antique Mall.  This is my first for

the year.  Stop by for 30% off my booth & case thru

March 26!           (Sale excludes items marked "firm".)

If you have not shopped Hixton, Wisconsin....this little 

town between Black River Falls and Eau Claire has four 

antique stores.  The one I sell at is a multi dealer mall ~ 

certainly one of the largest in Wisconsin.  It is open every 

day from 10-5 with an easy off & on from I94.

let there be rabbits

And they begin to hop on home, with thoughts of spring in the

weeks ahead.  March is all about bunny ears!

        Just a few of my German candy containers.

safe travels my son

       Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— 

       I took the one less traveled by, 

       And that has made all the difference.

                          Robert Frost

      My son, Ian, travels from Wisconsin to Washington at

      the end of this week to begin a new adventure.  I am 

      ever so proud of his courage.  However, this mom will

      be a tear soaked wreck...no longer will my one & only

      be a short drive away.  He is at that crux in the road...

      and off he goes!  Safe travels my love, safe travels.

next...

     as we see March on the horizon, thoughts turn to 

                           Spring, sweet Spring

       

sending heartfelt wishes...

...to you!

Happy Valentine's Day!

A special thank you to the sweethearts that leave such kind

notes here.  Your words are appreciated...always! xxoo

lights will guide you home

Winter in the country is dark.  Quiet & dark.

Night comes early, and I am amazed that all that often

lights the farm are just 4 lights: our security & porch lights 

outside and a kitchen & livingroom light inside.  Acres

and acres and just four lights.

When I used to travel to an office in Madison, I would

return late on Thursday night.  Knowing how much I 

had missed home, Dave would "light" up the farm...

turning on every light ~~ like a beacon.  

I like both: 

Knowing home by heart...just like I do when I 

get up in the middle of the night.  

And knowing home by how it reaches out to me 

across the fields, lighting the night sky like a shooting star.

Lights will guide you home...

To my Ian... "Lights will guide you home".  (Coldplay)

Safe travels my son.

sweet February

We mark winter based on our animal feed....our supply

of hay is at the half way mark on the way to spring.

And in the middle of winter sweet February arrives.  I adore getting

out hearts & vintage Valentines...sweet sweet February.