What to do with these?

Any Idea's for this chicken feeders?

How about these chicken feeders?

Auction and yard sale finds

Small Dishes that I found in the child's washing machine along with a Dairy Queen whistle

Pretty Maid washing machine. This is very cool

Here are a few pictures for some of the items I either got at an auction last Thursday or at a yard sale I went to on Saturday. The auction was an estate auction for a 90 something man. By the looks of things he or his wife never threw anything away. I stayed for the smalls but did not stay for the primitive furniture. It was going to be a couple hours before they even got to that as they had farm machinery to sell first. I did get a great train set, but did not take a picture before I took it to Wolf Creek Antiques, where I have one of two booths that I have.

I did however get the small washing machine thing with the dishes that are in front of it. Two horse collars, and egg basket, some yellow bowls, a dresser set, the ones with the brush, mirror and comb. Mine does not have a comb. I'll try and get a picture of that and put on here.

At the yard sale I got the gray chair with the peeling paint, the sled table, the flower basket, the candle holders, empty spools, the hat box and the beauty shop display. I was surprised those item were still there they were not very much. I think I only spent 30.00 if that. I know the chair was a $1.00, the sled table $10.00 and the display was $10.00.

Well I better go I need to get supper started for my hungry farmer's.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Yard Sale Finds

I hit the jackpot on Saturday at the Lick Creek community yard sales. I was able to score. 6 old doors, 10 old windows, a bike, brass bed, 2 chicken feeders, plus my all time fave a very old fireplace mantel. I have already started stripping the layers of paint off of it. It has a beautiful wood finish under all that paint. I don't plan on sell that but I do the rest of my finds. The doors with the glass I will replace with mirrors and make hall trees' out of them. The solid doors will be either toddler beds or benches. I don't know what I will do with the chicken feeders. Send me your idea's please. The bike I will also keep and will use it at the new antique store I am going to open sometime with in the next 6 months to a year. It would be open now but there are a lot of hoops that he seller is having to go through in order to sell it. I plan on planting flowers on the front side of the store and using the bike there.

I want to also share some trash to treasure items from one of the dealer's at Whitecotton. I just love her booth. She has made a hall tree with an old door, and corner shelf out of an old solid door plus I don't know if you can see the picture on the wall with the quilt in it there are some sewing items attached to it. You could add anything to that or just leave it plain.

There is an estate sale this Friday that I hope to get more good stuff. If not oh well, the 127 yard sale is getting closer, I know I will get some good stuff then.

Well until next time. Have a GREAT day!

Lisa

127 yard sale pictures

These picture's are from last year's 127 yard sale, or the longest yard sale, as it is also known as.

State Champs

I first of all want to congratulate the Cobden Appleknockers softball team on the State title they brought back to Southern Illinois for the second year in a row. They won the state title with a 1-0 win over Alexis United in 19 innings.

I am sharing pictures today of Graduation and softball. Enjoy.

The First is the a picture of Hannah (middle) with Kelsy O and Katelyn P.

Next is Hannah and Lizzy

Then Rick and I with Hannah

and last but not least Kyle, Hannah and Tyler. Don't the boys look thrilled?

Lisa

Good Morning! Awoke to another beautiful day here in Southern Illinois. With rain in the forecast Rick, Kyle, and Tyler are in the fields working today. We don't normally farm on Sunday, but with the weather we have had it has put us way behind.

Hannah and I spent yesterday in Cape Girardeau Mo. at a softball tournament. She plays for Southern Storm as Short Stop and Center Fielder. She went today by herself, so I could stay home and feed the troops. I am hoping after that is done I can go to one of the antique mall that I have a booth at and do some restocking. Which is way over do. Since leaving my job in April I have not had much time to devote to them. I don't know how I ever got anything done when I did work outside the home. I feel as if I am busier now than ever.

The above picture is of Hannah and Dakota going to Prom. Dakota is gone for the summer for National Guard Training. When he returns at the end of the summer he will be a Senior at Goreville High School. After graduation he plans to leave for the Army. This is one young man has a good head on his shoulders, he has his life planned out.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Welcome to my blog. I have wanted to do this for sometime but just never had the time, today I made time.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Rick, for 24 years. We live on the family farm in beautiful Southern Illinois. We own a trucking company, which I run. After 20 years in the medical office field I was able to quite and stay home, so that I could do that. We also farm around 1000 acre's for soybeans, corn and hay. We also have about 20 head of cows. We are the proud parent's of three children. Kyle 22, Hannah 18, and Tyler 16. Hannah just graduated high school and will start at Shawnee College next week, where she will play softball. She also plays on a travel softball team during the summer. So she and I are gone alot. Kyle lives down the road from us but drop's by once in a while. Tyler will be a Junior at Goreville High School in the fall, where he is active with the FFA. He also works for us around the farm. We have two dog's, Macy a silky terrier and Cricket a Yorkie.

I love to scrapbook, quilt, yard sale and go to auctions. My big passion is antiques. I have two booth's at two area antique malls, Whitecotton and Wolf Creek. I so have one in the works, just waiting on real estate office to get all the paper work done.

I love to turn trash into treasure, by doing this it saves it from going into the trash.

My Friend Anna and I go to the 127 yard sale, this will be our 4th year. We start planning for our trip in February. This is something we look forward to every year. We always come home with some great stuff to resell. The picture at the top is some of the items I purchased last year at the yard sale. Well I have done it, posted my first blog. Check back soon for picture and the process of my antique mall.