New shop!

I turned our shop into a 2 bedroom apt for my youngest son, his gf, and their new baby girl so I was on the hunt for a replacement.  After looking at some options I decided I liked having it on the property so I could keep sewing and still be at the shop.   So while looking on Craiglist I saw a guy selling cool old windows and 12" wide plank wood floors.   In the background I could see the floors were in a cabin.   We called and asked what his plans were for the old cabin and he said bulldozer!   Oh no we can not have that!   So I asked if I bought the windows and the floor would he throw in the cabin?   Well we settled on $500 for it all windows, floors, cabin even the critters that may be living inside!    Randy took it down in sections and hauled it home,  of course we HAD to get a early snow so it sat all winter in the back yard waiting to be rebuilt.   It is 16x26 and will have a front porch running across the front when rebuilt - which will happen as soon as we get home from this market trip to PA.   I am leaving the chippy paint and inside will be lined with old boards, some painted some not.   I also bought a gas fireplce from our local habitat for humanity for $75 to heat it!   So far this is a great buy!   We placed the foundation next to the pond in the backyard so it will look so cute!   I  am putting a rusty tin roof on the whole thing.  Heres some pictures of it buried in the woods before we took it apart.  Been there since the 40-50's  the property used to be a resort.

It will be so amazing re done!

So much to say...

Well before I get to all the stuff I have been doing I have to share the most important part of the recent year.   Last Aug we were blessed with our grandson - he came into the world tiny 5 lbs 9 oz but boy oh boy that didnt last!  He has a love for food and grew so quick!  His name is Ryker and such a sweet happy boy!

Then in Jan we were blessed again with our Grand daughter - first girl in my family in 21 years so its been a pink overload!  More so for me because I had 3 boys!  Grammie has been making tutu's for her since she was a few weeks old!   

She is such a honey!   And what a talker for not even 5 months.   She will tell "stories" with such drama - her name is Journey.

Yippee!

Well I figured out the problem with the photos not loading...   a simple update!   I needed to do a IOS update!  Crazy!

We are on our way back out to PA for another show.   Just went thru Tomah WI.  Only 960 miles to go....     So please excuse any and all type-o's  hard to type driving I have discovered - plus I have long fake nails  lol.

HELP!!

I can nt for the life of me figure out why my photos will not upload on my Ipad on this site!   I have so much to show and can not figure it out!    Any help will be appreciated

Have not forgot about you all!

I have not forgot about posting more pics etc.  BUT somehow - no idea why, I am not able to post pictures off my ipad.   I have done it many times and then poof wont allow me to.  I am trying to solve this riddle and will be back once I do.  I have SO much to show you all!
Keep checking in on me.

Where do I start???

Well I will start with the new shop coming this Spring.   Our old shop worked perfect but our 20 year old and his girlfriend were having a baby and I wanted things to be a bit easier for them starting out so we turned the shop into a 2 bedroom apartment.  It turned out so cute - using alot of the items coming from our local Habitat for Humanity restore shop.
So with not having that shop I had to come up with a second option.   That is when I found it scrolling thru Craigslist I saw a guy selling wide plank flooring, hmmm.... and on another post old windows.   We called him asked what he was doing with the rest of the building and he said bulldozing it.  Well now  we cant have that can we?  So I asked if we buy the windows and floor can we also buy the cabin?  So at the end of Sept the guys went up and dismantled it.  Now from the pics it doesnt look like much but I have BIG plans.   It will  be placed in the back yard next to the pond, putting on a front porch and having a rusted metal roof!   And nope not painting it, going to leave it all chippy.  So want to see the beauty in its setting prior to us taking it down?  Ok feast your eyes!
Well I guess not-I am driving thru the mountains of PA heading out to a furniture show and my photos will not upload.   Hows that for a teaser.

But in other exciting  news we have 2 grand babies now!   Our grandson was born Aug 13 and our Granddaughter was just born Jan 6.  Best things is they both live close - one in the old shop in the back yard and the other on the property right behind ours!  Love it.  Again pics to follow.  Of course I have plenty.

Well since I am teasing yo with stories and no pics I will end.   Oh and will show you the great antique finds from this summers adventures of auctioning,

Im back!

What a year it has been!  Yes I said a YEAR!   Sorry I have been gone so long.... But I have a lot to say.   However, I am going to keeo you waiting yet again.  I will be traveling in a few days and it is my every intention to blog the miles away!   Stay tuned!