It's hard to take a day to do mindless tasks, when there is always paperwork, phone calls, and other things on my mind. It might be one of those days where no matter how hard I try--nothing will suit me. My creative juices are kinda dry for now! Oh well, if tomorow doesn't work, there's always the next time!
So, now that you've seen them, you can imagine what a great display could have been made. So after weeks went by, still nothing, I found out they had been sent to auction. Gee, thanks alot for letting us know. Anyway, as luck would have it, I couldn't go to the auction, but a friend of ours did. He bought a couple of the dolls. He also said that they were selling cheap. The way I figured, according to the estimate from the friend that attended, after the auction house kept their commission, the owner received probably about 40% of what I offered. Too bad for them, I bet they thought so too. And as always more dolls will come along. They already have--from 3 different places so when I put them together--I'll do another post and let you see! 
Every bar needs an assortment of shot glasses!
This pitcher and mug set would be great for a fall get-together.Isn't the little girl plate precious!
I accumulate an assortment of dishes all year to put together what I call the "Entertainment Table" at the shop. Lots of pretty etched glasses, serving bowls, relish dishes and I love platters. It doesn't have to cost alot to put together a beautiful table and the right color of dishes can work for multiple holidays. Better go for now. Still lots of pricing to do...the sale is Friday and Saturday. 
Most of the time, the buttons are in jars or old tins, but sometimes they are in great old candy boxes. This box is as cool as the stuff inside.
I love the old pattern books and transfers. The used ones have as much charm as a stained up handwritten recipe. You know it must be good!
Who ever knew these doilies have names???
Quilts and scraps are an added bonus. This quilt "Cathedral Window" needs some TLC, but it is a beauty. Fabrics from the 30's and 40's. I love it.
Quilting, crocheting--all of it is becoming such a lost art. Afghans just kill me. I wish I had the room to store afghans, they are beautiful and sell for next to nothing. Someday, they will be worth more. But who has room for it all? 
This coming Monday would have been my Grandma's birthday. She died many years ago, but I still have many fond memories of her. She was a simple woman, small, quiet and probably one of the kindest women I will ever know. She always called me "Pamela", not just Pam! Grandma was an excellent cook and baker. I remember her fried chicken--cooked on the old cast iron stove, turned with a wood handled 3 prong fork--typical Southern Illinois Farm dinner! Her fruit salad was always in a blue bubble depression glass serving bowl. Her cakes, roasts, everything was delicious! She had the bluest hydrangeas of all, an old tomcat, chickens, and a big garden! She didn't peel potatoes, she scraped them. But she did peel tomatoes! When sorting through more stuff getting ready for some shows, I ran across these glass covered pictures that are edged with a chain and thought of her. I don't really remember her having something like this, but for some reason I thought of her. If I could only be half the lady she was! Fat chance of that!
We used to live in an old Sears & Roebuck home, two story with a great front porch. We would sit on the porch swing and all of the neighbor kids would come over. They are all grown up now with families of their own.... and we have moved! Great memories though. The front porch below is similar to our old porch.
Love these old pillars. A double decker of a porch!
A great wrap-around porch.
Better go for now. If you ever see a big rental truck zip by your house taking pictures, it might be me! Don't forget to wave! 
Since my last post, when we were headed to Bishop Hill for a show, I have started and completed an estate sale, redone the shop, sold misc stuff to other dealers from home, tried to do paperwork, and now I am in the middle of another estate sale and a full week of bible school! I only deal with these excited little kids for a couple of hours each night. I have none of my own. I don't know how you moms do it! All I can say is YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE! All of this while trying to get ready to head to Marburger Farm in a few weeks, then Nashville. If I am here working, I feel like I should be there working! Does anyone know what I mean? I have alot of pictures from Bishop Hill to show you, but not today! This peaceful picture takes me back to when cell phones wouldn't work and it was sooooo quiet!! Almost as quiet as the cottage in Fayetteville Texas last fall when we had no television, no computers or anything! Thought I would die, but it sounds kind of great right now! I will post more later. Don't give up on me! 