Our Haul

 

As promised here are the pics

from our quick jaunt down to Ohio.

I was so over the moon 

at what I was able to bring home.

It helps when you have a hubby 

that likes what you like.

I wanted another rye basket and this one

was 25% off.

Could not pass it up.

 

These were my third favorite items.

Stone cherries to go with my

other stone fruit.

Still on the hunt for the elusive watermelon slice

and half fruits. 

Lauren dont invite me over to your house. LOL

This early stoneware transferware eagle jug.

I scored with this one only being $15.

I was going to pass on it, but Bob said  "get it".

Also found three more leather books

to add to my collection.

I have been trying my best to locate

a red/blue coverlet and finally found one

I could afford.

Most are $300.

This one does have a few holes in it, but I don't mind.

It cost $100.

Was looking for an onion bottle,

but came home with this green bottle instead.

I know...I am not a fan of green,

but for a colonial look, one must have a green bottle.

One more piece of stone fruit to add to my collection.

This one is a plum.

A leather shot pouch with lead shot inside.

Pretty cool.

Now when I decided to go antiquing in Ohio,

I told Bob the two items I really, really wanted

was another Windsor chair for extra seating 

when company came over.

Even though this one is a vintage one,

at $125 I could not pass it up.

At least it is sturdy enough for anyone to sit one.

Antique ones at Seville were $495.

Am not going to pay that much and hope 

no one breaks it when they sit in it.

That's why my real one is in the bedroom.

However I only paid $125 for my antique one

 many years ago.

My how prices have increased.

The second item I was really hoping

to find was a side table.

We were originally going to take our cargo van

but Bob did not have time to clean it out.

Yes, I do drive this van.

We took turns many times driving down South

and into North Carolina with it.

I actually like driving it because it is higher up.

Well I was worried that I would not be able to

fit chairs and a table in my Equinox,

 but Bob said no problem.

Well the chair and table did fit.

Thank goodness.

I hurriedly put this display together,

but it is not going to stay,

nor is it going to remain by our fireplace.

For those interested in what I paid for this beauty,

being an antique dealer sometimes has its perks.

I actually traded two other prim items

we had in our store and traded for this.

The cost of the table was $245, but the 2 items,

I had traded for cost me $150.

We both were happy and thats all that matters.

I was in talks with the vendor before heading down,

so she knew what we were trading for.

Am loving my new items,

even though all have not been placed yet.

We are still working on our living room

and back room redo.

Just moving things around to stay in place.

Am tired of moving furniture around.

In other news,

yesterday a whopper of a storm hit the town

where our stores are in Marine City.

We knew the storms were coming in so Bob

told our worker she could go home before they hit.

We were on the road coming back home

and I was driving through some pretty heavy rains.

Once we got into town, trees were down in the streets,

one on a home and branches down everywhere.  

We were glad we let her go home.

Thankfully when we passed our stores, no damage there.

When we got home our power was out for a bit.

We live 10 minutes to the south of our stores.

More rain today with the possibility of storms.

I feel so bad for those affected by the floods

in the Northeast.

How devastating it is for those folks.

Bob had both a neurology and cardiology appt

yesterday.

He was given the all clear by his neurologist.

His brain is healed and no appt now for another year.

He has to go back in 6 months to

the cardiologist as he wants to see him one more

time once he gets fitted for his sleep apnea mask.

It was a year on July 1st that he had his stroke.

We are not sure if his peripheral eyesight

in his left eye will ever be back to 100%.

Only God knows.

Well thats it for now.

A Haul Blessings To All!

Janice