gathering

We took a long overdue antiquing trip into MN on Saturday.

Found some things to sell:

Found some things to keep:

Wooden child's shoes & Xmas book

#11 pie bird with box for my collection

Vintage tin train house

Handmade lace

Little box & juror pin

Bird print under whicker tray

♥️

forward

We now clearly see a finish line...one marked with a floral banner
announcing that "a wedding is about a year away!" and the other stating a
career end date for both Dave and I (that one a tad further out, but still less
than 4 years).

So, we are getting all our ducks 🦆 in a row, with a "touch each room", organize
that, get our life in the best order possible in these months ahead.  This has included
clearing out the barn, contracting for some inside work, making lists, and pulling
out the paint chips.

Our beloved 1857 home

all in a row

along our summer kitchen

lives a family of sunflowers 

they are a happy group

🌻

your home, your story

done

So, I learned a few lessons this July:

1.  Setting up a Barn Sale may be just too much for a semi-perfectionist.

2. Working the next day at the Hixton Antique Mall might not have been a good idea.

3.  Dave is a trooper.

Our July 2019 Barn Sale is in the books, our thanks to those able to attend.

We gave away a lot of stuff, took a load to Hixton, and will be listing a few items.

The hayloft is well on its way to cleared out.  

Dave & I are exhausted. 

💚