ARE YOU READY????

AMERICAN PRIMITIVES at CLAYSON FARM

ANNUAL OUTDOOR ANTIQUE SHOW

SATURDAY AUGUST 13TH!

9:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

ADMISSION IS $8.00

($1 IS BEING DONATED TO THE PEGASUS PROJECT)

50 WONDERFUL DEALERS WITH TONS OF PRIMITIVE COUNTRY GOODS, FUNKY FARM JUNK, PAINTED FURNITURE, SMALLS, QUILTS, LINENS, SHABBY CHIC, VINTAGE GARDEN, RUSTIC METAL MUST HAVES, JEWELRY, FOLK ART, GREAT FOOD AND FRESH PEACHES IF READY (FRUIT IS A BIT LATE THIS YEAR).

GRAB A FRIEND, GAS THE TRUCK, GRAB A TRAILER AND

COME SPEND THE DAY ON THE FARM.

221 HALL ROAD...YAKIMA

RIGHT OFF HWY 12 BETWEEN YAKIMA & NACHES

Woops!!

Well I fell off the wagon for days 3 & 4...but I have a good excuse!! On day 3 that would be Saturday me and my littlest junkin partner left the house at 5:30 a.m. and headed to the Farm Chicks show in Spokane! Lucky for me and Garrett my nephew Coalby goes to EWU and lives in Cheney during the school year.....and again lucky for us is that he is not quite done wih school yet AND agreed to take care of a Garrett for me for the day!!!! So with a surprise visit from Kelsey (Coalby's very cute girlfriend and a local girl who has watched Garrett before) a great trip to the park...the gift shop on campus and pizza delivery they survived the day and it made for a great day for me to go junkin!!!!

Kinda weird being by myself although that feeling soon changed when I drove into the parking lot of the show!!! HOLY COW people everywhere...not sure where all these people come from but it must be far & wide! With the help of good friends watchin my back I was able to "creep" up in line and didn't have to wait the hour or so I'm sure it took the other line to get into the show!!!! I had a mission in mind and that was to get my flyers out to the dealers & friends that I have there so that maybe a few of these gazzillion people would hopefully see my American Primitives at Clayson Farm flyer and grab one to save the date & join me in August!!

There were as many people inside as outside as there was an early buyer ticket that could be purchased that got you into the show an hour early. With a whole new bay of vendors this is a titch overwhelming....everywhere you look is something else wonderful & amazing....the lengths that some (most) of the vendors take to get their booth ready is incredible. Back seats of old rusty cars, grain silos, gigantic barn cupola, 6' round water trough made into chandelier heck I even saw a booth that had a beautiful live white chicken!!!! Yes people pull out all the stops for this show!

One of my other missions was to get myself back to Cheney get Garrett and get to Moses Lake to watch Claysons 4:00 game. He had a baseball tourney there this weekend!!! Sorry to say that I missed the game but I did get to see the Sunday games and watch the boys battle it out to take 3rd!!! Great job boys!!!

Ok to the reason for missing my post challenge....on Saturday night when we checked into the hotel (whole team of 12 boys plus all the families) there were already 2 other baseball and 1 softball team checked in....so the place was a zoo. I knew that the hotel had a computer and free WiFi so I thought this would be great I won't miss a day cause they have a computer!!! Little did I know that I would be vying for a spot on that computer with 50 kids ages 9-16.....uggghhhh!!!! I even went down just before midnight and they were still on it!!!! Sunday morning wasn't much better so I thought oh shoot I will just post when I get home...got home about 9:30 and got unloaded, laundry started and sat down and fell asleep!!!

So that's my excuse and I am sticking to it!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!!

Born to Live.....Live to Junk!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Warmest wishes to you and your families for a Merry Christmas!

*WINTER BARN SALE*

Come join us this Saturday December 4th from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for a country Christmas. We will have the bonfire going, hot cider & treats....enjoy tons of primitive rusty funky junk, ornaments, santas, snowmen, country furniture & smalls, vintage suitcases and again this year we will have live Christmas trees for sale....be sure and dress warm grab a friend or three!!!! Hope to see you!

I will add some preview pictures tomorrow!!!

FALL GATHERING EXTENDED

BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME OUT LAST SATURDAY! WE'VE HAD TONS OF REQUESTS TO DO IT AGAIN FROM MANY OF YOU WHO WEREN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT SO.......WE ARE GONNA BE OPEN AGAIN THIS SATURDAY OCT. 23 FROM 10-4.

ANTIQUES, PRIMITIVE, CORN STALKS, PUMPKINS, ROSEHIPS, HOT CIDER, TREATS & CARMEL CORN....SOUNDS LIKE FALL!! HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL!!!

SAVE THE DATE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAYSON !!!!

HARD TO BELEIVE THAT 11 YEARS AGO TODAY I BECAME A MOTHER!! NOT SURE IF THIS DAY IS MORE OF A CELEBRATION FOR HIM OR FOR ME! I AM VERY BLESSED TO HAVE TWO OF THE MOST LOVING BOYS AROUND. MY LOVE DOLLY IS A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR HIS LITTLE BROTHER...THEY ARE LIKE TWO PEAS IN A POD!! AND OH DON'T GET ME WRONG THEY ARE TYPICAL BROTHERS...BEST BUDS ONE MINUTE AND FIGHTIN MAD THE NEXT BUT IT'S TRUE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT HOW MUCH BOYS LOVE THEIR MOMMA AKA MOMASITA IN THIS HOUSE!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY CLAYPOT I LOVE YOU!!!!!

OCTOBER...REALLY....ALREADY!!!!

YIKES WHERE DOES THE TIME GO???

CAN'T BELEIVE THAT IT IS OCTOBER ALREADY!!!

TIME FOR THE FALL BARN SALE!

I HAVE BEEN OUT A HUNTIN' AND A JUNKIN' AND THE BARN IS FULL AGAIN!!

SO BRING A FRIEND AND COME SPEND SOME TIME IN THE COUNTRY!!

YOU BETTER GET HERE!!

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE PICTURES FROM LAST YEAR!!!

GALVENIZED, METAL, WOOD, LINEN, BURLAP, LACE, TWIGS, COTTON, POTTERY

FARM STUFF, OLD QUILTS, PAINTED CUPBOARDS & SIGNS, SMALLS, VINTAGE KITCHEN WARES, FUNKY FURNITURE, FRESH LAVENDAR, RUSTY METAL....



HANDMADE DOLLS, VINTAGE BABY, BIRDHOUSES, COUNTRY CHARM, SHABBY CHIC, SOLDERED JEWELRY, PEELY, CHIPPY, IRONSTONE, LINENS, COTTAGE, IRON YARD ART & TRELLISES....

IF IT'S ON YOUR LIST YOUR SURE TO FIND IT HERE!!

SO GRAB A FRIEND AND A TRUCK AND MAKE TRACKS FOR THE AMERICAN PRIMITIVES @ CLAYSON FARM ANTIQUE SHOW THIS COMING SATURDAY AUGUST 14 FROM 9-4....DRIVE SAFE & ENJOY YOUR VISIT TO YAKIMA!

**IS IT TIME YET**

Well only 11 days but who's counting???? ME, ME, ME!! Can't wait!!

Hope that you have all gotten your calendars in order and have big plans to come join us on Saturday the 14th!! I have a wonderful collection of dealers with one of kinds saved just for this show...

TAKE THE JUNK BUS TO THE SHOW!!!

OMG she made a post!!!

It has been super hot here...like 100 but when it gets over 90 who's counting???? Besides the crazy weather there has been alot going on around here since April...baseball, baseball & more baseball...Clayson made the 9-10 year old All Star team and even though they didn't make it to state the boys did an outstanding job this year!!! Way to go Naches!!! So why am I taking the time to post all this now??? Well I have some extras special news.....

We have been selected by Timi aka...Junk Queen to bring a bus to the show!! So if you have any interest in being driven too and from the show the bus is the way to go!! Check out her website at http://www.comejunkwithus.com/ for all the latest info and where you can buy your tickets!! This is a great way to leave the driving to someone else get in on some great goodies and meet some new junk buddies!

I will try and be better with my postings...as you can see we have made some changes to the blog so that it is more user friendly....special thanks go to Julie Mackenzie for all her help with this project!!

OK so you do have your calendar marked you've been warned that this show is not to be missed so with that I need to get onto the next item on my list......

Stay cool & enjoy the sunshine!

Bicycle.....Boat?????

Why not get out of the house & enjoy the beautiful sunshine.....take a drive to Historic Snohomish.....where you can enjoy wonderful shops full of great finds & fabulous food!
If driving isn't your thing you could ride your bike or.............

You could take a boat....although not so sure how that might go!!!



But however it is you decide to go just get there!!!! Timi will be at Annie's selling tickets for the bus ride to the Farm Chicks show!!!! This bus ride is the only way to go...NO BIKES....NO BOATS....just a bus filled with junk queens headed to one of the best junkin shows around!!!

Be sure and tell them I sent you....don't miss out on this great opportunity!!!

Happy Junkin'

www.comejunkwithus.com

www.anniesinsnohomish.blogspot.com

www.thefarmchicks.com

~EASTER GREETINGS~

I found quote sometime back and thought that it was very fitting for this glorious holiday..............

It is SO the little things that make up our days, isn't it? Of course there are the BIG things and the in-between things. But I am most grateful for the little things. The things that we do because it is what we do. The day in and day out things-the everyday things. The things that we have done a zillion times before, knowing that they will need to be done a zillion times again. The repetitive solo dance that we do as we twirl through a single day. And when I get fussy and don't want to do some of these things I sternly remind myself how lucky I am to be alive and able to do them. And then I feel grateful again.

note: wonderful clip art came from www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com she always has so many wonderful things to share

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YOU CAN THANK ME LATER....AND IF YOU WIN WELL WE'LL JUST DEAL WITH THAT LATER!!

BEST OF LUCK!

*~~HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!~~*

I started out this morning with great intentions to hit the gym..knowing that the day would be filled with wonderful treats that just needed to be eaten! But something pulled me to the computer to check Craig's List and low and behold there was a yard sale....so since my window of "free" time this morning was an hour I thought I would skip the workout and head for the sale....should have hit the gym!!! Wasn't much there but at least it was a clean sale no garbage but no treasures either.

I figured naked men on Valentines Day was a perfect fit so here is a picture of the men in my life. This was taken a couple years back (not sure if all three of them can still fit in the shower) but I still think it is a sweet picture and worked perfect for this post.

Make sure that you tell those special people how much they mean to you.

Shouldn't every day be Valentines Day? Well maybe we would have to forgo the chocolates although that would make more of us to love!!

Hope everyone enjoyed the special day!

xoxox

"WINTER BARN SALE"

WELL I BELIEVE WINTER IS FINALLY HERE!!!

OUR WINTER BARN SALE WILL BE THIS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28TH FROM 5 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. BUNDLE UP FOR THIS FUN OUTDOOR EVENT HELD IN THE BARN.

COUNTRY PRIMITIVES, CHRISTMAS DECOR, QUILTS, ORNAMENTS, PINECONES, ROSEHIPS, HOT CIDER & TREATS AND THIS YEAR WE WILL ALSO HAVE FRESH CUT CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SALE! SO BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY OUT FOR AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS EVENING IN THE COUNTRY!

HOPE TO SEE YOU!
LESLEE

AND THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS.........

ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT!
WELL THE LISTS ARE GETTING SHORTER.............OR IF I JUST KEEP TELLING MYSELF THAT WILL IT REALLY HAPPEN????

THANK GOODNESS FOR FRIENDS & FAMILY. MY MOM & SISTER HAVE BEEN TAKING TURNS WATCHING GARRETT OR SHOULD I SAY GARRETT HAS BEEN TAKING TURNS WATCHING GRAM & AUNT WEEZE!!! POPPY HAS BEEN MENDING PICKET FENCE PANELS WHILE CLAYSON HAS BEEN MY SLAVE BOY!!! BETWEEN WORK & HOME MO HAS BEEN SO BUSY HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHICH DAY OF THE WEEK IT IS! AND BLESS YOU SARAH FOR ALL YOUR HELP THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS! WOW COULDN'T DO IT WITH OUT YOU GUYS!

THE WEATHER HAS BEEN GETTING COOLER (YEH) BUT THAT ONLY MEANS THAT IT IS BOUND TO RAIN BUT WHEN???? HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET BUSY AND AS LARRY THE CABLE GUY WOULD SAY "GET ER DONE" AND SOON!

HERE ARE SOME DIRECTION TO GET TO THE SHOW......MAYBE ALSO A GOOD IDEA TO MAPQUEST MY ADDRESS: 221 HALL ROAD YAKIMA, WA 98908

FROM THE SEATTLE AREA:
TAKE I-90 EAST TO ELLENSBURG THEN TAKE 1-82 SOUTH TOWARDS YAKIMA
TAKE EXIT #31 HWY 12 NACHES (HEADS WEST) FOLLOW FOR APPROX. 6 MILES
PROCEED THROUGH THE LIGHTED FOUR WAY INTERSECTION (OLD NACHES HWY)
TURN RIGHT OFF HWY 12 ONTO MAPLEWAY (2 MILES FROM LIGHT)
ONCE YOU TAKE EXIT OFF HWY YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT ONTO HALL ROAD I AM THE FIRST HOUSE ON THE RIGHT AFTER ALL THE FRUIT BINS

FROM THE TRI-CITIES/PORTLAND AREAS:
TAKE I-82 NORTH TOWARDS YAKIMA
TAKE EXIT #31 HWY 12 NACHES (HEADS WEST) FOLLOW FOR APPROX. 6 MILES
PROCEED THROUGH THE LIGHTED FOUR WAY INTERSECTION (OLD NACHES HWY)
TURN RIGHT OFF HWY 12 ONTO MAPLEWAY (2 MILES FROM LIGHT)
ONCE YOU TAKE EXIT OFF HWY YOU WILL WANT TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT ONTO HALL ROAD I AM THE FIRST HOUSE ON THE RIGHT AFTER ALL THE FRUIT BINS

THERE WILL BE SIGNS ONCE YOU GET TO LIGHTED INTERSECTION ON HWY 12. I HAVE SEVERAL PARKING ATTENDANTS TO GET YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO BE.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST AND WE HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO COME & SPEND THE DAY WITH US!

TRAVEL SAFELY!

"A BEACH OF A DAY"

WELL ENOUGH LOLLY GAGGING. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!

THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT TO SNEEK OFF TO THE BEACH FOR A WEEK THIS LATE IN THE GAME........WELL WHAT WAS I THINKING????? USUALLY IF WE GO TO THE BEACH IT IS IN EARLY JULY. SO THERE ARE A FEW MORE WEEKS TO GET HOME & GET BUSY!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE LAWN, GARDEN, FLOWERS AND NOT TO MENTION THE WEEDS LOOK LIKE AFTER BEING LEFT FOR A WEEK??? IT'S NOT A PRETTY SITE!!

THE BEACH WAS FABULOUS! GREAT WEATHER AND FUN TIME SHARED WITH FAMILY....OK NOT EVERY WAKING MINUTE WAS TO BE TREASURED (THREE SMALL CHILDREN CLAYSON 9, BROCK 8 & GARRETT 2) TRYING TO GET ALONG ALL DAY & NIGHT AND THEN YOU THROW IN THE 40 ISH YEAR OLD CHILD (MARK) AND YOU HAVE THE MAKINGS OF SOME PRETTY GOOD TIFFS. GARRETT WAS NOT VERY SAND CASTLE WORTHY HE HAD MORE FUN STOMPING ON THE BOYS CREATIONS WELL ALMOST CREATIONS. HE WOULD GO OUT TO THE "BIG SWIMMING POOL" AKA OCEAN AND GET HIS WATERING CAN FULL OF WATER TO PACK DOWN THE SAND SO THE BOYS COULD GET THEIR CASTLES MADE ONLY TO COME UP AND TROMP THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE MASTERPIECES!!

GARRETT WASN'T TOO SURE OF THE BIG WAVES IN THAT SWIMMING POOL IN THE BEGINNING BUT BOY WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS HE WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL. LOVED THE COLD WATER AND ALL THE BIRDIES!

MY MOM, SISTER & I HAD FUN SHOPPING......THERE ARE SO MANY FUN PLACES TO LOOK. WE WERE EVEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO STUMBLE ON THE ANNUAL OUTDOOR VENDOR SALE AT FARMHOUSE FUNK JUST OUTSIDE OF ASTORIA. THERE ARE SO MANY FUN SHOPS IN CANNON BEACH I THINK OUR FAVORITE THOUGH IS SEASAME & LILLIES. ALTHOUGH THE BAKERY AND FINALLY AFTER TRYING ALL THE COFFEE SHOPS IN TOWN TO GET A GOOD LATTE WE WELL ACTUALLY POPPY (MY DAD) FOUND WERE CLOSE RUNNERS UP. AND CERTAINLY NOT TO BE MISSED IS THE PACIFIC CREST COTTAGE IN GEARHART IT IS ALWAYS SURE TO HAVE A TREASURE OR TWO. JOY HAS SUCH A GREAT SHOP AND IS THE NICEST LADY!

UNTIL NEXT YEAR! THAT'S ABOUT AS LONG AS IT IS GOING TO TAKE TO GET RID OF ALL THE SAND I KEEP FINDING!!!

JUST A COUPLE MORE WEEKS!! BETTER GET YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW OR SHOULD I SAY "EMPTY TRUCKS IN A ROW" WITH THE VENDORS I HAVE LINED UP THIS YEAR IT IS A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED! .....WILL TRY AND GET SOME SNEEK PEEKS IN THE COMING DAYS.....NOTICE I SAID TRY!!


KEEP COOL!
LESLEE

FINALLY A PICTURE!!!

YEH HAW! I HAVE A PICTURE ON MY BLOG!!

IT ONLY TOOK ME 2 HOURS LITERALLY!!

ONCE I FIGURED IT OUT IT WILL BE EASY TO GET THIS SITE TO FINALLY TAKE SOME SHAPE....OR AT LEAST I THINK I REMEMBER HOW I DID IT!

MORE TO COME~BUT PLEASE DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH!!

ANY FEEDBACK OR HELP IS APPRECIATED AND GREATLY NEEDED~!

LESLEE