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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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 Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 12:16:17 AM
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Here is a picture of the pie safe I got a couple weeks ago. I was taking pictures of the new loom and realized that I never took a pic of this. I love it. It was actually headed for the dump and I saved it's little life!!
I am not totally happy with the stuff I have in it..so that will change..but it sits in my living room and it is one of my favorite things!! It is really "homemade" and primitive looking...has diamond shaped cutouts with screen over them on each side as well as the screened door on front. I love this kinds of thing. The doll on the little willow chair is one that Frannie made. I traded her a book for the doll. 
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
Edited by - Aunt Jenny on Jul 01 2006 12:20:48 AM |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 04:27:44 AM
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Jenny,
Looks real cute, what a luckey thing that it didn't go to the dump and instead found a good home!! I too love to get new things and then putter myself crazy fixing them up, which usually means changing the whole house around. Not sure how that happens, bring one new thing in for the kitchen and the bedroom ends up getting changed around.HA.
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 04:56:48 AM
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Jenny-
I love your pie safe! (And how you have it displayed!)I'm glad it came to you and not the dump. My dad was just lamenting the other day about how you can't go "dump-picking" anymore. Now things that end up there, stay there when they could be put to much better use.
This really is a toss-away world we have now. 
Karin
Frannie's doll is adorable in that chair! |
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BloominGA
True Blue Farmgirl
51 Posts
Sherri
Warner Robins
Georgia
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 06:54:42 AM
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| That is beautiful! My mom and dad regularly "dumpster dive". They live near a residential college, and it's amazing what college kids toss. Many times they have found high-end clothing with the tags still on them, not to mention plates etc. My 5 year old son has been thrilled with a vacuum cleaner they found and gave him! |
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farmgrlchick
True Blue Farmgirl
439 Posts
Theresa
Columbus
Montana
USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 12:35:35 PM
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Jenny - wow, that is a real find! Very unusual. Down here in the south, that would be worth hundreds of $. And I love the way you have stored things in it. Thanks for showing us!
I love the little twig chair, too!
Peace |
Edited by - jpbluesky on Jul 01 2006 12:36:52 PM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 12:37:25 PM
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My friend that had it called and said...hey, I have this old thing..kinda like the one in your kitchen and I don't want it..if you don't come get it I am taking it..and some shelves (that I also grabbed) to the dump..TODAY..I rushed over..sorta not expecting much. I should learn to expect good things..I love this one!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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sunshine
True Blue Farmgirl
4877 Posts
Wendy
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 12:56:42 PM
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you should show us the shelves are they cute too
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe |
Edited by - sunshine on Jul 01 2006 2:28:03 PM |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 7:22:01 PM
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Jenny,
Is that the Foxfire series in your pie cupboard? I almost forgot about those being away from bookstores for so long... I love that series!! (<<<misses bookstores sooooooooooooo much!!!) Anyway I love taking old stuff and making it beautiful. So neat that you do the same! Congrats on the neat new treasures!!!
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 01 2006 : 8:53:05 PM
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yep!! I love those books. I just ran onto the 11th one in another bookshelf to add to these...couldn't find it for awhile..I have more books than I need I suppose.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
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Posted - Jul 02 2006 : 04:42:02 AM
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Jenny, I love your new treasures. Isn't it something when people throw out things you love & you actually get to have & keep them!
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2006 : 2:05:30 PM
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Jenny - I would love to see your interior whole house sometime. I expect it is a treasure, too. Your kids are lucky to grow up there. Last year, when we were in North Carolina, we visited the Foxfire Farm, still in existence, and still selling all the books! I think you can even get them online, but I am not sure. Anyway, it was so cool to drive up this very steep mountain road, and see all the restored cabins. I talked to a neat woman who weaves and sells her stuff there. And it is just mountain people who man the store. I loved it! Anyway, just wanted to let you all know, the books are still available. The farm is located near Otto, North Carolina.
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
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Posted - Jul 03 2006 : 7:35:31 PM
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Your pie safe is sweet, Jenny. I think we're going to have to find one or even build one when we go off-grid ina couple of years. I've always wanted one. I love saving stuff from the dump, too.
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Buttercup
True Blue Farmgirl
1433 Posts
Talitha
Vermont
USA
1433 Posts |
Posted - Jul 03 2006 : 8:24:02 PM
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JPBluesky!
I will have to look that up! I always figured I could get them used but new might be good too!! And so neat to hear that the place still exsist..thank you for the info! 
PS I found a website that sells the books and there is a number 12 now!! Here is the link, also I am sure Amazon sells them.
http://www.foxfire.org/prodFFbooks.html
PSS(?) K..LOL..found the website for the Foxfire place but this one is in GA.
http://www.foxfire.org/
"If we could maintain the wonder of childhood and at the same time grasp the wisdom of age, what wonder,what wisdom,what life would be ours" |
Edited by - Buttercup on Jul 03 2006 8:50:26 PM |
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OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Chris
No. IL
USA
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Posted - Jul 03 2006 : 9:22:54 PM
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I'm very glad for you that you got this "good stuff"....and the price was right, too. I like old stuff like
this too. I got two old metal cabinets that I want to repaint and put some nice Pa.Dutch designs on it
and some old shop table made out of strange (must be old, but not heavy) wood....but my DH doesn't
much care for it. When I went to GA I took a hike on the Appalachain trail (blood mountain) and stopped
at a general store and they had some old chicken placque screwed on the side of a shelf that someone
carved - ahha! it came home with me. The owner asked what I'd give for it - I said "$20." He said, "no,
won't take more than $10." The old stuff has a nice homey welcoming warmth to it. I'm glad for you.
"...a merry heart does good like a medicine, it has the power to cure." |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Jul 03 2006 : 9:41:49 PM
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very nice. I like your old picnic baskets..cute.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~ |
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Jul 05 2006 : 10:03:55 AM
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Great find! We should all be so lucky as to have friends that call us to haul off"junk" like that!!! I like the way you've decorated the shelves. I especially like the kitchen stuff. Enjoy:)
Sharon
Life is messy. Wear your apron! |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 04:55:07 AM
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Buttercup - I bet I know why Foxfire in listed in Georgia and you are right - when we visit that Otto and Dillon, NC area, it is just across the Georgia state line into NC, and we spend the whole week going over the line from one place to another to visit places. Sorry for the error in info! :)
Peace |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Jul 06 2006 : 08:46:38 AM
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Jenny -- the pie safe is so cute as are the shelves! You have everything decorated so sweet! Free is always the most fun.
I choose faith not fear.
Lotion bars, linen water & more in my online shop! http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
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