Mount Vernon Show July 4th and Junk Bonanza

LINCOLN HIGHWAY ANTIQUES EXTRAVAGANZA

It didn't take this to get me excited about heading to Mt Vernon, Iowa for the Lincoln Highway Antiques Extravaganza, but now I'm extra-glad to be leaving in the morning.  This, my friends, is a "hardwood rescue system".

Yes, we had a little incident resulting in water cascading down the stairs into the family room and through the hardwood floor, turning the recessed lights below into a sprinkler system.  Those yellow hoses are attached to a machine that's sitting in the kitchen.  The sound it makes is akin to that of a jet engine just before takeoff.  That 'special' machine will be running non-stop until Monday.

Adding to the 'ambiance' are six giant fans and a dehumidifier the size of a refrigerator running in the family room, baseboards pulled off, and carpet lifted to remove padding.  Still, we're very thankful that CG was home when it happened to keep a bad thing from getting 'badder', that the washer repairman took ownership of his goof and  has good insurance, that none of our belongings were damaged, that we live in America....in the grand scheme of things it's a minor inconvenience.

I'll be arriving in Mt. Vernon tomorrow with an eclectic group of goodies, not as well prepared as I'd planned to be, but with plenty to sell.  Here's a little peek starting with lots of baby shoes...

- Great ephemera including 

these 1930s German die cuts -

- 1890s -1920s fashion illustrations 

and magazines from Germany and Paris -

- vintage locker baskets -

- folding rulers that make great stars -

and much, much more!

JUNK BONANZA

Can it be that it's only 76 days away?  Yikes!  Kathy & I would like to thank Jill for the nice feature on the Junk Bonanza blog today.