What is wrong with me?! It seems like I can never find time to blog any more. I do have a promise that today’s the day I get a phone jack at the shop, though I’m not holding my breath. It’s been promised for at least two months now.
The kids came for a visit, my son and daughter-in-law. They got here Saturday and left this morning. It was a very nice visit. We thoroughly enjoyed having them and Reggie the Dog. Buster the Cat is glad to see his doggie cousins (Ross the other granddog were here two days) gone, but we’ll miss them all.
Things are going well at the shop. Several major furniture pieces have been sold and I haven’t been able to replace them, yet. With the kids coming home Saturday, we couldn’t go to the auction Saturday night, so Lena and I went Thursday and left bids. I only won one thing, a little, drop leaf, sewing table/desk. Naturally, it was the thing I least wanted and the piece that will not hold lots of stuff. I believe if I had been at the auction I might have managed to get something more useful. I’ll show a picture of the little desk when I pick it up at the next auction.
I uploaded pictures of some things bought in June. Much more has come in since then, but those pictures aren’t on this computer.
Edit: All the pictures for this post have disappeared! They seem to be forever lost.
The 2 little chalk dogs have already been adopted.
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Can’t resist these baskets.
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This chair has a story. A friend, but competitor was 15 seconds ahead of me walking into a sale. As I was walking up the steps I heard her saying, “I’ll take that and that and that……” I was in urgent, is she getting everything, I’ve got to buy something mode. I’m not very comfortable buying furniture. I always mess up somehow and really don’t know what the prices should be. I stood over this chair, wiggling it, seeing that it wasn’t very sturdy and asked the price. He told me, then I said it wasn’t sturdy, there seemed to be a dowel missing or something, would he take less. He did “since I’d have to work on it”. It wasn’t until I got it in the shop later that morning that I saw the back leg had been totally broken off and repaired with metal brackets:
You can have this beauty for your foyer – just for looks – for $50.00. Not exactly the profit I was hoping for.
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Large Italian glass vase. How do I know it’s Italian? I saw the red Made in Italy sticker before it was washed down the drain. Sigh.
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This lamp has a story, too. Lena and I had gone to some sales in Birmingham. This one was in a small basement and didn’t have much. You also couldn’t tell what was for sale and what wasn’t. I spotted this lamp on a washing machine and tried to get the seller’s attention. He and another man were having a lively conversation, so I stood by the table, hoping he’d realize I needed help. I couldn’t get a word in edgewise. After being ignored for a couple of minutes, I threw up my hands and loudly said, “Oh, forget it. Let’s go.” Well that got his attention! He apologized, but by that time, I just didn’t care about the lamp any more. Lena was determined then I wasn’t leaving without the lamp. She asked him how much and he didn’t know! “The kids” were running the sale. But he ended up making me a very good deal and I left with the lamp. Of course, now I realize I’ll have to take it apart and try to clean the brass or replace some of it if it won’t clean. Some deal.
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She’s found another home already, too.~~~
