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!

Down the Junkin Road.....

Oh such a beautiful day....no rain....no wind.....and oh my goodness is that the SUN??? Yipee!!!

So many things going on this weekend....but the biggest goings on is in Spokane! The ever spectacular Farm Chicks show is this weekend!! If you have never been well then by all means empty the truck find a trailer, ditch the kids & hubby, grab a girlfriend or three and get there!!!!

Come on what are you waiting for?....trust me you won't be dissapointed!!!

Where ever you are headed make it a safe trip!

Enjoy this wonderful Friday!


Born to Live....Live to Junk

GOOD MORNING!!!!!

Well here it is day 2 already.....hay this is a piece of cake!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

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

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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

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!!!

**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!

"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

*FALL HARVEST GATHERING*

What a perfect time of year! Gather your friends for a day in the country!

Saturday October 17 from 10-4 free admission & treats!!

I will have the barn filled to the brim with one of a kind vintage finds along with cornstalks, pumpkins, gourds, mums & rosehips to finish off your fall decorating!

Can't wait to see you!

I will add pictures.........soon!

*THANK YOU*THANK YOU*THANK YOU*

I need to first apologize for my excessive tardiness on a very overdue THANK YOU! to all of my vendors, all of my very underpaid help & the wonderful customers who come out to support the show!

If it weren't for all of you I would have nothing!!! So again THANK YOU*THANK YOU*THANK YOU!!!!!

With that being said I need to get this years slideshow on here and some other wonderful pictures that were taken...........please please don't hold your breath!!!! No I will do better I promise!! I did take a big step and get on facebook......thanks to Sarah (www.culturawine.com) I am up to speed well at least for the minute!

I will be back....I have a very fun "Fall Harvest" show planned in the barn on Sat. Oct. 17th from 10-4. I have gathered some great stuff since the August show! Great vintage finds, cornstalks, pumpkins, gourds, mums, rosehips & treats!! So keep in touch!

Have a junk filled day!

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

OK.....ARE THE DAY'S GETTING SHORTER OR IS IT JUST MY IMAGINATION???????!!!! DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE ARE ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY OR NIGHT FOR THAT MATTER!

WE HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH OUR BARN PROJECT.....IT WILL BE FABULOUS WHEN IT IS DONE! HOPEFULLY BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE COMPLETE AS FOR THIS YEAR IT WILL BE READY ENOUGH TO USE FOR THE SHOW BUT SHE WILL BE A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES! OH WELL WHAT WOULD LIFE BE LIKE WITHOUT ANY PROJECTS????

ALL DAY SATURDAY I KEPT THINKING HOW MUCH I WOULD RATHER BE AT THE BARN HOUSE FLEA MARKET. AND BY THE SOUNDS OF JERMONNE'S BLOG REPORT (http://www.barnhousebh.blogspot.com/) IT WAS WONDERFUL! I SOOOOO MUCH WOULD HAVE RATHER BEEN THERE INSTEAD OF PLAYING CARPENTER (GOPHER) FOR MO! PROBABLY SAVED MYSELF SOME MONEY THOUGH AND HELPED GET THIS PROJECT CLOSER TO BEING DONE SO WE CAN FINISH ANOTHER.....NOTICE I SAY FINISH ANOTHER!

IF YOUR CALENDER LOOKS ANYTHING LIKE OURS THERE ARE A MILLION THINGS LISTED UNDER EACH DAY AND A BIG RED TARGET ON SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH! MAKE SURE YOU COME SPEND A RELAXING DAY SHOPPING WITH US. OUR VERY TALENTED AND WONDERFUL VENDORS WILL HAVE TONS OF ONE OF A KIND GREAT FINDS FOR YOU! WE CAN'T WAIT!

TAKE CARE & SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS (YIKES)!

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

SUNDAY JUNE 15TH

OK....SO I'M REALLY NEW AT THIS BLOG BUSINESS (AT LEAST CREATING ONE). SO BEAR WITH ME AS I STUMBLE MY WAY THRU THIS !

JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE DATE FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL AMERICAN PRIMITIVES @ CLAYSON FARM ANTIQUE SHOW. IT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

THERE IS A $5.00 ENTRY FEE AND PARKING IS FREE! I WILL ATTEMPT TO GET MY DIRECTIONS ADDED & SOME PICTURES.

THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE FRANTIC AROUND HERE. MY OLDEST SON CLAYSON JUST FINISHED UP WITH SPRING SEASON BASEBALL AND WE HAVE A BREATHER UNTIL SUMMER BALL STARTS!! IT HAS BEEN SOOO WINDY HERE THAT IT HAS BEEN HARD TO HAVE GARRETT (13 MONTHS ALREADY) OUTSIDE AND GET THINGS DONE.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND COME JOIN US FOR A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF PRIMITIVES, QUILTS, ONE OF A KIND COUNTRY FINDS, HAND PAINTED SIGNS, VINTAGE INSPIRED JEWELRY, GARDEN ART, SHABBY CHIC, FUNKY FARM JUNQUE, VINTAGE HOME FURNISHINGS AND MANY OTHER NEEDFUL TREASURES.

MY VENDORS HAVE BEEN GATHERING ALL THEIR GOODIES FOR THIS ONCE A YEAR SHOW!

PLEASE BRING A FRIEND OR TWO OR FOUR THE MORE THE MERRIER AND COME AND ENJOY THE WONDERFUL YAKIMA WEATHER HAVE A BITE TO EAT AND ENJOY YOUR DAY IN THE COUNTRY!

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU!

WARMEST REGARDS,
LESLEE