Kicked my Butt ~

The antique sale at my house Friday and Saturday really kicked my butt.  I feel like a walking zombie.  I had so much left over from my outdoor show two weeks ago, but I kept pulling more and more from the basement to add to the sale.  First, though, I had to clean the garage (which is NEVER clean) to make room for tables.  Since I don't have a storage shed, I had to work around trash cans, lawnmower, edger, etc.  Hauled them in and out of the garage countless times.  But . . . I am totally blown away by my sales.  I set a pretty low goal so I wouldn't be disappointed, but surpassed it by several times.  I am absolutely thrilled.  Today has been spent boxing it all up (and I am not quite done!) to haul it to my friend's in a few weeks and do this all over again.  The more I get rid of, the less will go back to the basement 😁

Tis midge season near the shores of Lake Erie.  We get them 2-3 times a summer, but I never remember them this late or this bad.  They look like mosquitos, but don't bite.

For 4-5 nights at dusk, there have been dark clouds of them in the sky and the noise they make is eerie.  A low, droning, buzzing sound.  Here is one person's take on them . . .

"One drawback to living on the shores of Lake Erie is the annual swarming of midges (aka muffleheads or muckleheads).  Your house, car, bushes, well . . . EVERYTHING is covered with 1000's upon 1000's of these harmless, non biting insects.  This time of year they ascend into the sky just before sunset, forming thick, undulating clouds.  This orgy in the sky is the last chapter in their lifecycle before they lay eggs in the water and die."

If you walk by a shrub in your yard and get too close, thousands of them will swarm.  One must keep his/her mouth shut and do a lot of exhaling!!!

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Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

Diary of a Former Hooker ~

That is what I feel like.  I have only pulled a few loops on some coneflowers.  I wanted to have three made to take to guild today for a raffle prize, but that didn't happen.  Here is my measly progress.

So what have I been doing with my time?  Cleaning the garage (which is beyond hope) and getting ready for an antique sale this Friday and Saturday.  I sold a lot of stuff when I vended at the outdoor show a couple weeks ago . . . but I also brought lots home.  So I figured I would try to sell more and haul more stuff up from the basement.  The more I can get rid of the better, no?

I posted many places on Facebook and there has been much interest, but here's my gripe.  I have a collection of 16 pre-1948 world globes.  Some guy was going to come buy the lot today for a great price.  Well, he didn't come around the time he was supposed to, and many hours later said he got tied up and he was going to pass for now.  Didn't want to hold up on me selling them.  Why not just be honest and say you changed your mind.  Then another woman wanted to come today also.  Another no show  WTH folks???  Let's just be grownups!

Harper had her vet visit yesterday.  ARGH!  The vet I must use is an hour away.  Thankfully the vet proclaimed her in good health.  Her spay is scheduled for September 11.  She really is a sweet, loving girl, starved for attention.

Something is really going on with blogger.  Supposedly I got 1,039 hits on my last post.  That's about five times what I normally get.

Geez, just after 8:30 and it is pitch black outside.  I hate it!!!

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Harley hugs 😊
Lauren

HOW???

Can it possibly be the last week of August?  Time is passing so quickly it is scary 😁

The antique sale went well.  I was happy with the final tally.  Customers were pretty sparse but most of them bought.  I sold about half the total $$ in presale.  Still lots of stuff to pack away.  The two big items I REALLY wanted to sell did not go.  I bought this double school desk over 35 years ago thinking I could find a spot for it, but never did.

This dough box is poplar, Canadian origin, and HUGE compared to its American counterparts.  In my previous home it was used as a decorative kitchen island and in this house behind the sofa.  

I really need to get them listed on Marketplace.  I just want them out of here!!!

Now I need to get ready for the two hook ins this September and consignment items for a rug camp (I am not attending).  Plus a hooking class with Kris Miller and another with Maria Barton.  I really am my own worst enemy!

I will post more Sauder rugs in my next post!
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren