Categotry Archives: Junkin’
How a tiny birdcage brought back memories of my grandpa
I dearly loved all my grandparents and each was special in their own way. I want to say that my mother’s father and I had the most special relationship, but that isn’t fair. We did, but so did Grandma and I, and Papaw and I and Mamaw and I. Each was different. Grandpa called me his “gal”. I was his most well behaved grandchild and it didn’t hurt that I was the only one who lived in the same town. [...]
Why can’t we have a normal outing like everybody else?
Why can’t we have a normal outing like everybody else? That’s almost a direct quote from my son-in-law when my daughter told him the first part of this story. At least he used the words why can’t and normal and like everybody else. Maybe he said day or something instead of outing. There’s an estate sale company near where my daughter Erin lives that has “invitation only” sales on Sunday afternoons then have the same sale open to the public [...]
Starting the new hunting season off right
I haven’t shown any hunted and bagged game in a long time. Ha! Haven’t shown anything much in a few weeks, have I? More about that later. The first sale of the year was pretty darn impressive. Or maybe I was starving? Ricky and I went Friday, the first day and Saturday for half price. I managed to get some pictures before the things were scattered here and yon. These are only a few, though. Some of the pictures were [...]
How can a kitchen timer make me so happy?
I’ve been looking for a good kitchen timer for several years now. It had to look good and it had to work. I’ve bought several cheapies just to do the job until I could find The One and they always end up in the garbage. Oh, my stove timer works fine, but it’s a soft button you press then hold. And hold and hold and hold and hold…. And hold and hold and hold… Annnndddd hold and hold and hold. [...]
A new crackled white stool
A couple of months ago I bought this stool. (Ruth D., this is the one you said you wanted to see.) The most fierce competition had already been to the yard sale and bought up most everything. There were still some furniture pieces with sold signs on them. Somewhat unattractive furniture pieces at that. But oddly, this stool was still hanging around. Am I the only one in this area who appreciates naturally aged, painted furniture? Probably. Anyway, my [...]
Yesterday. I bought a bed.
You might recall that my daughter took her twin bed home with her for her tiny guest bedroom. That basically left her old bedroom here a blank canvas. Fun! But it does call for decisions. The only thing I knew was that I thought I wanted the walls light gray and use mostly whites with mint green accents and silver accessories. Why that particular combination? First, I wanted a low color room. Our whole house is color, color, color. I [...]
Country Living Fair pt. 2
It’s only been a week since the Country Living Fair?? Seems like forever. And, unlike most weeks, I have other things to talk about. So I’m going to let this be the end. There’s nothing much more to say anyway. One of the most exciting things was seeing them filming for The Nate B. Show. Now, I rarely get to watch the show, but I was a tad disappointed that Nate wasn’t there. I don’t know if they’ve aired this [...]
Country Living Fair Report pt. 1
Yes, we went! Tiffany, Melanie, my daughter Erin and I. We took off to beautiful Stone Mountain, Georgia and ogled the goods at the Country Living Fair! Two whole days of walking, ooo-ing and ahh-ing and even some buying. And walking. Did I mention we walked a lot? We were there shortly after opening on Friday morning. It was so crowded, it began to get on my nerves. It’s annoying to have to watch out for people stepping on you [...]
What can I do with this quilt?
I wanted to share with y’all a quilt I found at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago. It’s made from flour sacks and pink muslin. The flour sack print has faded badly and the pink has faded to almost white. There are also some stains in the middle. Can you make out the word “Allied”? And I don’t think I’ve ever heard of Belisk flour. But most of the sack print is on backward! And yep. I had [...]
One man’s trash….
Many, many moons ago, my husband brought home a green, plywood box on legs. It had been in either the electrical shop or the machine shop where he worked. Apparently, the guys got something better and were throwing this box out. I think Ricky brought it home for himself for a tool box, but we needed a coffee table and I quickly claimed it. This was way back in the day, I tell ya. Wayyyy back. I’m sure there are [...]
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