A Junkin' Weekend

On Friday morning Hubby and I went to Franny's estate sale in the Wood Hood.  Gotta love Franny's signs.  I could tell by the pre-pictures that it was going to be a good one and it was good.

I found myself some new specs.

We got home, loaded up Annie and drove to Treasures Under the Tents at the Lavender House in Lynden. Hubby helped me set up Annie. I got her staged and ready for hosting a party.  We had a few friends in for a drink before the sale.  It was hot and dusty. I went home to shower before the party.

We brought the tiki bar.

 I only have one large serving bowl in Annie so it was bags of chips on the buffet.  It's hard to be classy when you are camping.  I made trailer trash spodie (white wine sangria).

 The guys could visit while we shopped so that worker out well.

I had some great neighbors.  Mindy came with her newest old trailer.  She was still sewing curtains that morning.

The stove sold her on this one.  It is really pretty.

Jake and Ginger were my neighbors and they brought Ugly Al.  They have four trailers.  Two are ready to go and two that they are restoring.  Many of the vintage trailer owners have more than one trailer.  It's not just Hubby and I with the vintage trailer problem.  I realize that doesn't make it okay.

I'm not sure who owns this next trailer but I loved the layout and the front kitchen.

And I didn't take a picture of the front kitchen so that was dumb.  It was hot so I wasn't always thinking clearly.

There were a lot of vendors and a lot of creative energy.

I didn't spend the night because I was so dusty, I wanted my third shower of the day.  I came back Saturday morning for the day.

All of that JUNKIN'... so what did I buy?

I love my new specs for late night reading in Annie.

I bought a vintage table cloth for Annie.

 The table cloth will be pretty with my antlers and my deer pillowcases.

Annie got a new (to her) hot water tank and a Keurig, pictured below.  It may not look like a hot water tank but if we are camping with hook ups I will have running hot water.  And it may not look like a Keurig but it is a single serve coffee.  Hah!

Of course, I found a bit of vintage Christmas and something for my secret squirrel project.

Good things.  In my opinion.

Treasures Under The Tents

I have been home for a whole week.  In the laundry room, cleaning the trailer, and freezing peaches.  I feel like a peach freezing machine which I have had to be to keep up with four boxes of ripening peaches.  The heat makes them speed up and me slow down, not really ideal conditions.

Anywhoo, all work and no play... I need to play and I shall!  Treasures Under the Tents is Friday evening and all day Saturday.  Huaka'i Annie and I will there. I'm not a vendor, but there will be a lot of great vendors with some great junk for you. 

I hope if you are shopping that you'll stop by and say hello to me. I'll be in the vintage trailer alley with Annie.  I'll have her all primped and show shiney!  Some of my other trailer trash friends will be there too.

Treasures Under The Tents Details:

Jul 29 - Jul 30 · 767 E. Pole Road, Lynden WA

6th Annual show located just 10 minutes north of Bellingham on 20 beautiful private acres. The vendors offer Rustic, Farm, Vintage Antique, Refurbusished, Handmade & garden items. We have a Vintage Trailer Alley. Step back in time and tour these beautiful trailers and vote on your favorite. Friday 5-8pm early bird shopping $10 wrist band & free entry with wrist band on Saturday. Saturday 10am 4pm $3.00 entry. Our vendors restock their booths with more items.

Third and Final Stop

Hubby and I left George, Wa on Monday and drove to the Tri Cities.  Hubby had training there for the week.  Our hotel was on the Columbia River with an urban trail along the river.  It is a gorgeous trail for walkers, runners, and bikers with parks along the way. 

The first evening we went for a walk and I thought, MY these baby daddies in the Tri Care are a bunch of hands on Dads.  They all had the kids in the strollers and were everywhere. In groups even, which it is more common to see groups of moms out walking with the babies than dads.  Hubby and I soon realized they had ulterior motives.  The baby daddies were all playing Pokemon Go.  Hhhmmm.

 Hubby got up early and went to work every day and I slept in, then enjoyed a hotel breakfast and a walk along the river.

 Cruise ships were in port two of the mornings.

There were swinging benches along the trail and they were hard to resist.

 I went shopping at the mall a day and junking a day.  The Uptown Mall is old and the signs are great.  This is also where Spudnik Donut Shop is located. I would love to have the Tahitian Room sign for in front of our Aloha but they are still in business so they need their sign.

 Of course, I was poolside and happy about it.

 The first two days were cold and wet and then it got hot and dry.

Real hot.

 The park in front of our hotel has a summer music series.  Rock bands on Thursday evenings, 5-9, with a food truck round up. The music was great and we had a lot of fun people watching.

It was a hot summer night to remember.

 Friday morning we checked out after breakfast and went to find the new Country Mercantile in Richland.  Y'all know how much we LOVE the Country Mercantile in Pasco so we decided to check out the new one.  They carry everything that the Pasco store carries so we loaded up.  We had an ice chest along for just this purpose.  When we finally checked out, the checker asked if we were having a party.  Nope, it's all for us.  It's so great to have a freezer full of tamales and enchiladas.  The chocolates are gone, so no need to stop by and visit us.  There is some bread and butter left.

If you haven't been to the Country Mercantile I do not feel sorry for you because I have been bragging about it for years so you HAVE known.  I can't help you if you haven't taken me seriously and gotten in the car with your ice chest and gotten the goods.  That's all.

 Once we got in the car and I started looking at the map I realized we would be within two miles of Bale Breaker Brewery.  We wanted to see their operation.  We played a game of corn hole and then got back on the road.

 Slow down, there is a view point ahead and I am ready to see a pretty view without having to hike to get there.  A short stop.

 Our next stop was Thorp for some junking and peaches.  We bought four boxes of peaches so y'all know what I'm doing this week.  Millions of peaches.  By now the Jeep is getting pretty full.

We took the back roads to Cle Elum and stopped at Twin Pines for a late lunch/early dinner.  We had never stopped there and always wanted to so we did.  And we were glad that we did!

By now we are starting to realize that we still have a long way home and traffic is going to be messy on 405 so we take the goat trail.

Hit the brakes! Neither of us have ever actually seen Snoqualmie Fall.  One more stop!

 And that my friends is how a 5 hour trip home becomes a 10 hour trip.

We took three trips back to back in 8 days.  The first four nights we slept in four different beds, we put a lot of miles on the Jeep, we didn't drive past anything worth stopping at and we had a lot of fun and laughs.

Now, we are home... until Friday.

Happy 80th Birthday Mama Es

Our next trip was an overnight in George, WA to celebrate Hubby's Mom's 80th birthday on Sunday. After unpacking Saturday night and rechecking our suitcases for trips two and three we went to bed.

Where after talking it over we decided to get up early to go to church with Hubby's Mom.  There was going to be cake and coffee for Es's birthday at church.  I got back up to set out different clothes, and double check everything because I didn't want to get up earlier than 4:30 a.m. After a brief nap we were on the road again.

Sam and Angela drove over for the day too.

 Esther didn't want a big party for her birthday, just dinner with her family.  So that is what we did, steaks on the grill, a fun visit and cake.  

On Monday morning Hubby helped Max and then we had lunch at Jake's Meats. If you're passing through Quincy take the time to have lunch at Jake's.  Great Mexican food in a convenience store setting.  Max was so happy because she(I don't know the cook's name but she sees Max more than me and feeds him almost daily so I am grateful for her) had made what he calls meat juice soup. That is Max's interpretation of the real name which isn't easy to pronounce or translate from Spanish. Apparently, she only makes it when she is in a good mood. He had a huge bowl and then got some to go for dinner.  After lunch we packed up and got on the road.  Again.
Third stop coming up!