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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 5:25:47 PM
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...seen SO many wonderful primitives and antiques as I have today. I have been like a kid in a candy store while at my aunt Wilma's house today. We just got through sorting through maybe a quarter or half of the stuff that she bought. I cannot believe the quality of the stuff. There are dozens of handmade pure antique baskets, fabric, chairs, and so much more. I seriously think Wilma hit the jackpot with her big find. We've been going through stuff since this morning and I'm excited to get back out there and start going through the sewing house. I've been taking photos as we go to show the progress. You could barely walk through the shop with the piles of stuff. We've worked on displays and showcases of it and it looks really good. I'm hoping to try to post up some photos on my blog or have Wilma to post up some photos tonight or tomorrow - I promise!
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow...
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Edited by - kydeere40744 on Jan 21 2008 5:54:27 PM |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 6:10:03 PM
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Oh no!!!! I love Miss Wilmas stuff!!! I'm gonna have to sit on my hands and try not to buy anything!!!!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 6:28:04 PM
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I think you two girls should sit down and take a rest. Get some hot chocolate going or some tea. I'm sure Miss Wilma's got some fried apple pies around there or something sweet to snack on. There's always tomorrow, though, admittedly, I'm very excited about seeing what history was hidden in that old home.
Yours in anticipation,
Kygurlsrbest 
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 6:43:51 PM
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Mima - it is just a wonderland in that shop!!! I swear you look at one corner and 5 minutes later you see something new you hadn't seen.
Jonni - I have the photos uploaded on Wilma's computer and I'm in the process of resizing. Will post on the blog in a few. You just mentioned fried apple pies....hmmm....
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow...
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/ |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 7:19:08 PM
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I just looked you, two! Wow! Can you tell, Miss Wilma, if any were made locally to you, or in the Barren region--I'm always interested in regional furnishings, and styles local to the area. Is that a sled next to the little mustard colored chair?
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 7:27:08 PM
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haha - you turkey you peeked! Yep, I just posted up those photos for Wilma in her blog at
http://misswilma.blogspot.com/
Oh I got to tell you, we put a 3-bushels worth of dolls in a large primitive cotton basket. There are lots of Raggie Ann and Andy dolls in it. Aunt Wilma said that those weren't antiques to her, so she threw them in the basket. Her best dolls are in chairs and set up in all kinds of settings.
She got those goods from a well known antique shop down the road. She literally bought the whole shop, loghouse, and basement plus upstairs right out from under a bunch of other antique dealers around here. I'll have to tell you some stories of some very unique items that I had to go "Wilma, what is this?" Lots of history in that stuff and those photos just a small peek of the treasures she found.
That is a sled next to the chair. That chair is just too cute and we put a doll in it right after I took that photo. That sled is a rare all wooden sled and just in great condition. You should see the antique childrens wheel barrows. I'll try to take a photo of one that she kept here in the house because it says "Sterling".
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow...
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/ |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 7:30:22 PM
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Idid peak. I kept hitting "refresh" until something new popped up :)...Boy howdy do I wish I was right there with you! I'd love to see the wheelbarrows for sure. How neat that one says "Sterling" ...of COURSE you have to keep that one!!!
So excited to hear about some of the "mystery objects"...I know I have difficulty too, when going to shops. I know some things, and I think I've seen them in use in my Great Gran's kitchen or whatever, but often I just sketch at what they are. Yay!!! I can't wait!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 8:36:16 PM
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Be on the lookout for new photos and stories....
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow...
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/ |
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
3410 Posts
Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 04:53:40 AM
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Meeee Toooo, Miss Wilma. I'm a great "cataloger" and record keeper. I think I could have come in handy, though you may have had to snap me out of my euphoria now and again :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 05:45:39 AM
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I'm enjoying looking at all these photos of the 'new' stuff on your blog Miss Wilma. Thanks to you and Jessica for posting the pics for us to see!
Farmgirl Sister #25
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kydeere40744
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
Jessica
Kentucky
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 05:49:20 AM
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Hey girls...it is a snowy day here on the farm down here. We will venture out a little bit this morning to go through more stuff. I'll be sure to take some more photos, especially of the dolls. I forgot to add how many tables Wilma got. While we were going through stuff, we sold a table and moved one from off the porch in. We have so many tables that we stacked a smaller one on top of one to showcase more items.
~Jessica in Kentucky & Miss Wilma's Niece~
Gardening is a way of showing that you believe in tomorrow...
http://bluegrassprincess.blogspot.com/ |
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