We want to thank all of you so very much for making our
weekend market and estate tag sale such a huge success. After weeks of sorting, cleaning, hauling,
storing, hauling again, organizing & pricing the tag sale items, along with several weeks of late nights and working both the tag sale and shoppe this weekend, we were exhausted when we closed our doors at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. But, as usually happens at
the end of our market weekend or a show.... when we are carrying the biggest &
heaviest piece of furniture..... we start to laugh about something and finally have
to set the piece down and get the giggles out of our system. We both agreed that we still have the best
job in the world. Here are some of our
observations:
Both Becky & I are blessed with incredible daughters……she has four, and I have three. Three of them came to help us on Saturday. So a HUGE thank you to Carrie, Kristin & Elizabeth. Thanks, also, to Kelly & Lynn for supplying us with so many boxes with lids which helped to keep us organized. All of our family members have been helpful in their own ways and incredibly supportive of what we do. Your love & encouragement means so much to us.
Also, we would like to thank the couple whose estate tag sale we organized. They were kind, gracious, helpful and fun. They pretty much seem like family now. They went above and beyond in the many ways they helped us out.
You never know what items people are going to fall in love with and want. While organizing for the tag sale, we came across an abundance of rusty old tools and bits of farm pieces of this & that. We put them in three big tubs and called them our rusty crusty stuff. As soon as we saw somebody approach the tubs, we would inform them that anything in those tubs was free. It was usually a guy and they usually had to clarify that it was indeed free and then set about digging through everything. It was so much fun to watch them find their treasures. One guy explained that he liked to weld pieces together for garden art (oh, hooray!) and was excited about such a find. It made our hearts happy, as did every single person who was thrilled with their purchase. We loved hearing the stories about what the customer was going to do with their item, why it was special to them, or how it added to a collection. One lady came up and gave us an offer on the whole box of vintage valentines we had priced individually. The offer was accepted. I can’t remember if she was buying them for her own wedding….but somehow they were going to be used for a wedding. If the person who purchased them reads this, please let us know how you are going to use them and we would love to see photos. We had people show up early on Saturday to be first in line to purchase something we had listed. It made us happy to see them so happy with what they waited so patiently for……plus some extra goodies they picked up. We have two ladies who have come to every one of our weekend markets and we now consider them fun friends. They were on their way to our sale early Saturday morning when one of them experienced some not so good symptoms and was taken to the hospital. Diane, we missed you and we are praying & hoping everything works out for you. It was a day of beautiful weather, great bargains, happy faces, meeting new customers & vendors, seeing old friends and working with our daughters. At the end of the day, after hauling the remainder of the tag sale items back inside and putting some in a free pile outside, we drug our weary bones to Goldies for a yummy dinner which included onion rings. Sadly, no room left for ice cream.
Both Becky & I are blessed with incredible daughters……she has four, and I have three. Three of them came to help us on Saturday. So a HUGE thank you to Carrie, Kristin & Elizabeth. Thanks, also, to Kelly & Lynn for supplying us with so many boxes with lids which helped to keep us organized. All of our family members have been helpful in their own ways and incredibly supportive of what we do. Your love & encouragement means so much to us.
Also, we would like to thank the couple whose estate tag sale we organized. They were kind, gracious, helpful and fun. They pretty much seem like family now. They went above and beyond in the many ways they helped us out.
You never know what items people are going to fall in love with and want. While organizing for the tag sale, we came across an abundance of rusty old tools and bits of farm pieces of this & that. We put them in three big tubs and called them our rusty crusty stuff. As soon as we saw somebody approach the tubs, we would inform them that anything in those tubs was free. It was usually a guy and they usually had to clarify that it was indeed free and then set about digging through everything. It was so much fun to watch them find their treasures. One guy explained that he liked to weld pieces together for garden art (oh, hooray!) and was excited about such a find. It made our hearts happy, as did every single person who was thrilled with their purchase. We loved hearing the stories about what the customer was going to do with their item, why it was special to them, or how it added to a collection. One lady came up and gave us an offer on the whole box of vintage valentines we had priced individually. The offer was accepted. I can’t remember if she was buying them for her own wedding….but somehow they were going to be used for a wedding. If the person who purchased them reads this, please let us know how you are going to use them and we would love to see photos. We had people show up early on Saturday to be first in line to purchase something we had listed. It made us happy to see them so happy with what they waited so patiently for……plus some extra goodies they picked up. We have two ladies who have come to every one of our weekend markets and we now consider them fun friends. They were on their way to our sale early Saturday morning when one of them experienced some not so good symptoms and was taken to the hospital. Diane, we missed you and we are praying & hoping everything works out for you. It was a day of beautiful weather, great bargains, happy faces, meeting new customers & vendors, seeing old friends and working with our daughters. At the end of the day, after hauling the remainder of the tag sale items back inside and putting some in a free pile outside, we drug our weary bones to Goldies for a yummy dinner which included onion rings. Sadly, no room left for ice cream.
Sunday was the car show and our shoppe opened at 9:00 a.m. For a second day the weather was perfection. Thank you to the Prairie City Fire Department
for giving us a shout out during announcements.
It was a treat to stand out front of the old bank building and watch a
parade of vintage cars come rumbling into town and park their gems. I did take a spin around the square (on foot)
to check out the beautiful vehicles and yes, I did have a delicious funnel
cake. We had a steady stream come into
the shoppe all day long. Once again, we got
to visit with some delightful and interesting people. Whether you are just looking, buying or
have items to sell…..we love you all. It is such a
treat to us when customers email or text photos of an item they bought & placed in
their home.
Sunday evening, we both collapsed when we arrived at our respective homes. We actually got home before dark for the first time in weeks. Tomorrow we will post the dates for our October Weekend Antique Market. An added bonus…… we will be open an additional Saturday in October for the Fall Fest being planned in Prairie City. We don’t know the date yet, but we will let you know when we find out.
Until next time........Linda & Becky
Sunday evening, we both collapsed when we arrived at our respective homes. We actually got home before dark for the first time in weeks. Tomorrow we will post the dates for our October Weekend Antique Market. An added bonus…… we will be open an additional Saturday in October for the Fall Fest being planned in Prairie City. We don’t know the date yet, but we will let you know when we find out.
Until next time........Linda & Becky
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