AUCTION ACTION

THERE IS SOMETHING WONDERFUL ABOUT AN AUCTION.  THE PEOPLE. THE STUFF.  THE ACTION.  YOU CAN GET THE KIND OF THRILL THAT GAMBLING BRINGS IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED.   I ALWAYS LOOK FOR SELLABLE ITEMS FOR MY SHOP FIRST.  THINGS THAT I KNOW I CAN MAKE SOME MONEY ON.  IT USED TO BE A THIRD, THIRD, THIRD BUT TIMES HAVE CHANGED,  THE SAVY BUYER CAN GET THINGS AND STUFF FOR THE HEMDELF, SO IF YOU CAN DOUBLE WHAT YOU BUY FOR, OR IF THERE IS A SLEEPER THAT YOU KNOW YOU CAN MAKE SOME MONEY ON, THOSE ARE THE THINGS TO TRY TO PROCURE.   I AM A CHEEPSKATE, SO I HAVE MISSED A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAKING GOOD MONEY...THERE ARE THOSE WHO CONTINUALLY MAKE SMART AND GOOD FINANCIAL DECISIONS.  I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

FARMHOUSE RULES

●ALWAYS HAVE A LIST READY FOR    HELPERS
●THE LIST ALWAYS CHANGES
●THINGS THAT ARE A PRIORITY USUALLY ARE
●LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS ABOUT PERFECTION
●MAKE A PLAN "B"
●EXPECT A LOT OF THINGS ON THAT PLAN
●LIVE IN IT FOR YEAR BEFORE MAKING MAJOR CHANGES
●MAKE LIVING 5HE DREAM A REALITY BY MAKING IT BECOME A BUSINESS THAT YOU LOVE
●LIVE THE LIFE YOU LOVE

BRIMFIELD FIELD TRIP

A TWO HOUR DRIVE WITH ALL OF THE TRAPPINGS AND CRAZIES THAT YOU NEED.  SO MANY LOVELY THINGS, SO MANY LOVELY THINGS, DID I MENTION ALL OF THE LOVELY THINGS?  FIELD AFTER FIELD OF ATTRACTIVE ITEMS, UNREASONABLE PRICES, DEALERS AND STUFFFFF.  WE CAME OUT LOOKING FOR BEAUTIFUL, WELL PRICED ITEMS.  I BEGIN THIS JOURNEY BY GETTING THE KAY OF THE LAND.  THE BEST ITEMS ARE PROCURED THE FIRST DAY, QUICKLY, BUT IF YOU LOOK AND LOOK AND BARGIN, YOU CAN LOCATE SOME GEMS.

STONE ART, YOU CAN, YES YOU CAN

Make it from a shadowbox and your holiday memories.

TONING DOWN THE COLOR

I LOVE COLOR, ACTUALLY, I LIKE IT.  I LIKE IT IN SHADES, I LOVE TO LOOK AT IT BUT I HATE TO LIVE IN IT.  I LIKE THE PEOPLE IN THE SPACES TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT OBJECTS IN THE ROOM.  I LOVE  MAKING THINGS WORK.  SO I TOOK A TOO BRIGHT GREEN, WHICH ACTUALLY DOES WORK, JUST NOT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE TWO ROOMS IT ABUTTS.  

THE BETTER TO SEE YOU

I AM GOING TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL STYLIST AND MAGAZINE GURU COME PHOTOGRAPH MY HOME.  HE WILL PROBABLY MOVE STUFF AROUND BECAUSE OF MY STACKING CLUTTER LOOK, BUT I AM EXCITED BECAUSE IT WILL DRAW ATTENTION TO THE BARN AND CAR TRUNK FLEA MARKET.

LOVE THE LIFE YOU CHOOSE

I'M ALWAYS TRYING TO UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF LIFE.  I MEAN EXPRESSING THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE.  I'M JUST TRUDGING THROUGH LIFE,  TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT MY FAMILY IS SAFE, AND SECURE.  WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE IT REMINDS ME THAT I AM NOT MOVING FORWARD.  HOW DO YOU DO THAT?  IT SEEMS TO BE ALL IN ATTITUDE.  SEE IT, BE IT, THIS IS MY TESTIMONIAL.  IF ONE PERSON LEARNS ABOUT HOW, TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT FEAR, I NEED TO GET A BRIEFING.  LOVING LIFE, AND UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE MAKES ME WANT TO CELEBRATE AND REVERE HUMANITY.  THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT WE ARE HUMAN IN HUMANITY...QUESTION ASKED, QUESTION ANSWERED. 

WE NEED SOME BREAKS

ALL OF THE SNOW WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HAS GOT ME TO THINKING, WHEN WILL IT ALL END?  I HAVE BEEN TRYING GET MY SHOP ORGANIZED AND THE BARN OPENED FOR 2015.  IT SEEMS TO BE STALLED BETWEEN LARGE SNOW FALLS, LACK OF CASH FLOW, AND PERHAPS MOTIVATION.  I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING TO GET THE BARN MARKET UNDERWAY, MY SHOP CLIPPING ALONG AGAIN.  I NEED MOTHER NATURE TO COOPERATE AND SOME LUCK.  IT SURE IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY FUTURE.  I AM WONDERING HOW I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS ALL WORK.

DEAR GOD, WHY ARE WE HERE?

I AM AWAY FROM MY TRUTH.  I NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT MY FUTURE, AND I AM SCARED.  I DON'T REALLY KNOW THE BUSINESS WORLD AND YET, HERE I AM.  I AM NOT APART OF THE ART THAT I CREATE BUT THAT IS WHERE MY HEART LIES.  I AN FILLED WITH LOVE BUT BEING A PARTNER OF A NARCISSIST WAS A WAY TO BEAT THE JOY FROM ME.  MADE TO FEEL UNNECESSARY AND UNWORTHY OF LOVE, I HAVE CRAWLED BACK INTO MY WEIGHT AND INSECURITIES.   WHENEVER I HAVE TRIED TO GLEEN MESSAGES FROM MY LIFE IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH LOVE.  I JUST HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME WITH THAT.  QUIETING MY MIND I STILL HAVE THE HARDEST TIME FIGURING OUT THE WHERE FOR AND WHY OF MY LIFE.   WITH GOD AT MY BACK I THINK I CAN STRUGGLE THROUGH THE DARKNESS, LONLINESS, AND VULNERABILITY.

SAY IT AIN'T SO...

IF WISHES WERE GRANTED, THEN ONE I WOULD LOVE TO SEE.   I WANT THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON LOGIC, I HAVE BEEN TORN WAITING FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION TO BASE MY FUTURE LIFE ON.  SUSPENSE COMES FROM GOING FROM ONE MEANINGLESS THING TO ANOTHER, PROVIDE ME WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION AND I WILL CONCLUDE ABILITIES BEYOND MY ACTUALIZATION.    BE DRAWN TO THE EXTENT OF THE TWO WORLDS COLIDEING.  WITHHOLD THE CHARACTER AND CREATE  A DILIEMMA.  I WONDER IF THE TRULY GREAT ARTIST INVOLVE  A COMMONALITY.    CHARACTER INVOLVE THE VIEWER, BLASTING THE IDEAS NOT FORTHCOMING.  WE ARE A SOCIETY OF SCARDYCATS, CIRCUMSTANCES BECOME THE THREAT OF A GENERATION OF PEOPLE...WE DO NOT MAKE OUR LIVES.   UNFORTUNATELY OUR FEAR MAKES US FEEL LIKE VICTIMS.  WHAT HAPPENED TO FREE MOMENTS ROOTED IN EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY?  SELF ESTEEM COMES FROM CONTINUALLY SOLVING PROBLEMS.  HAVING CONTROL OVER LIFE EVENTS AND BECOMING MORE AND MORE SUCCESSFUL AT IT.

FANCY ACCIDENTS

THE ACT OF MAKING SOMETHING THAT HESITATES, THAT COULD BECOME... EXCITES ME.  I LOVE WORK THAT IS EMOTIONALLY BONDED.   IMMERSED IN AN IDEA, CREATE A WORLD THAT EXISTS IN AN ARTISTS MIND.  IT HAS NO DIMENSIONS,  IT HAS A SOUL TRYING TO BE SPOKEN UP FOR.  A HAPPY ACCIDENT BECOMES FODDER FOR MISTAKES.  MISTAKES BETWEEN MATTER AND LIVING.  THAT IS IT- MATTER AND LIVING.  DETACHMENT OF MAN.   I AM ALWAYS SURPRISED BY THE ATTACHMENTS....

Take it away...Christmas 2014

The easiest way I know is to put ornaments in plastic bags, angels, and actually the tree itself in a large green bag...bring it all out in one swoop.  I like it to appear and disappear quickly.   I have boxes and boxes of great things,  but it has become a chore.  The holiday should not be a chore.  It should be joyful and an expression of love.  K.I.S.S.  keep it simple stupid, my new mantra.

B.I.N.G.O.

THERE WAS A FARMER, HAD A SHEET...WE HAVE DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW THIS YEAR.  IT IS AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION.  PROBABLY THE LOCAL ANSWER TO LEGALIZED GAMBLING...I MADE THE MISTAKE OF TRYING TO DO TWO SHEET SIMULTANEOUSLY.   I WAS BEHIND THE WHOLE NIGHT. B.I.N.G.O. WAS IT'S NAMEO
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