Mid-Week

Off to our booth at Weil Antiques Center today. Sale starts tomorrow, so I need to add a few things and freshen it. Sale runs thru Tuesday, so it covers St.Valentine's Day and Presidents Day. Check it out if you live in the area.

Bright sun shining today, should go above 32, yippy!! But, I believe that might be it for temps above freezing for a few days :-(.

Have a great day!

It's Friday

Sunny, bright and COLD here in eastern Pa. 8 degrees when we woke up, wind chill of 4. Brr, makes me cold to tell you.

We are off to our booth in a bit, to pay our monthly rent, put up a couple of shelves that will hold spice tins, tobacco tins, etc. and just tidy up. It always needs tiding up. I did not get out to the shop this week, just too cold. We keep the temps down out in the shop so that we are not looking a a big oil bill for both the house and the shop. But at 50 degrees, things just get cold and stay cold and it takes a while for the the place to heat up. So not much going in this week to the booth, but I will get in gear next week and have treasures o'plenty to take in.

We are looking at yet another storm late on Sunday/Monday so that means moving the snow blower up to the porch this weekend, this is getting real old, lol.

Have a great day and a wonderful weekend.



Nothing New Thursday

Happy Thursday Everyone. Sitting here looking out the window as I type watching the birds flying from here to there trying to stay warm I am sure. It looks beautiful out there in Eastern Pa but boy is it ever windy. Our high which was in the upper 20's was reached early this morning. We also had a dusting of snow but once the snow stopped the winds picked up and have not stopped yet. Got all of my errands done before it was too cold out this morning and  I am still thinking about going out into the shop and poke around in totes for things to take to our booth at Weil Antiques. I have been very good about going to our booth once a week and it certainly has paid off for us.

Hope you are enjoying your Thursday wherever you are. Have a great afternoon and evening, going down in the single digits tonight, so I won't be straying far from my recliner and blanket!



Final One

Well we are down to our final Tailgate Auction for the season. After many rain cancellations we were able to pull off last Thursday and we give it a go tomorrow. We are really enjoying ourselves and getting to know a lot of people. This is what is has always been fro the beginning, Les getting his name out there and we feel that we have succeeded!! We are making contacts and getting calls for him to come and see peoples collections, big smile here :-). Hope all is well with you my friends. Have a wonderful day.

Two Under Our Belts

Yes, we now have two auctions under our belt. Both were Tailgate Auctions and both came with minor blips and burps but none the less they were a success and we are learning.

Has this weather not been great (at least here in our neck of the woods). And as we prepare for another auction I fear that the weather may not be so kind to us. Below is the info on our next up coming auction. If the October 16th sale is cancelled do to rain we then will have it on October 23th. If you are in the area, won't you join us? We would love to see you.

Auctioneer in the Family!

Yes friends, Les is now a licenced Pennsylvania Auctioneer. He has passed all his tests and has his licence in his hands. It has been framed and now must be hung up. By law, it has to be displayed in case the Commonwealth of PA comes knockin' on the door.

And equally good news we are getting ready for our first auction. Below is our is our announcement. If you live in our area we would love for you to come and join us. Or, if you ever have questions or items that you would like to send to auction please keep us in mind.

Pickin' in my own yard

Good Morning All, just a few pictures from around Ginnysyard of items that are moving on to our booth #145 at Weil Antiques in Allentown. If you are looking for anything in particular or like one of these items, let me know, everything is for sale and we are always happy to look for your special treasure. Have a great day, I will be pickin' some more in Ginnysyard.

Our Booth

From time to time I have spoken about our booth at Weil Antique Center and I thought it was about time I give you gals a look at what we have to offer. Our booth is a 9 x 10, I believe.

This is a picture of the back wall. The wire basket/shelf things are not old, but I got them at a good price and sometimes I can move things like that.

Who doesn't love chicken crates. It's been awhile seen we have been able to pick any up, but we got this one at our Tuesday Auction that Les and I work at.

Les and I both love signs, very surprised that this has not moved on yet. Also, in this picture is tobacco tins, buttons in mason jars, band boxes (not old) and a serving set of blue willow on the wall table.
So, there you have it. I have more but I don't want to bore everyone with photo's and this way I have more for another post.

While not all our merchandise is antique, it is what is selling in our region currently. And one must go with the flow or go broke :-).

Have a wonderful rest of the day and a good evening. Is is beautiful out here in Williams Township, PA.



OH Yeah!!!

If you remember back on Tuesday of this week Les and I were off to work at the weekly auction and I was going to look at what was being called a bakers rack. Well, we had a indication that it was not a bakers rack but in fact a wooden rack from a shoe factory. I have wanted one of these racks FOREVER, FOREVER I tell you. And low and behold guess what I got? You are right!!! I got the shoe rack. 

It is in pretty good shape, needs a bit of cleaning but it is solid and I paid a very fair price for it. We need to move some furniture around and send some to our booth at Weil Antique Center and some might even go to auction. But, that's okay because I got my rack and I LOVE it. 

Here are two pictures of it. Nothing on it yet, just a crock on the lower shelf, but you just wait until it is decked out :-).

Thanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the weekend. And don't forget to go out and see that Full Wolf Moon.

Estate Sale

Last Friday Les and I took a trip to New Jersey to attend an Estate Sale. Antiques were listed as one of the items and yes there were antiques, but many were too rich for this dealer to be able to turn around and make a buck. But, we did not leave empty handed. Many of the items in the pictures will go into our booth at Weil Antiques Center. and some just may be come part of my household, LOL. Hope everyone enjoys the weekend. We have a couple of events planned, one being that we have company arriving early next week, Whoa!! need to get this placed picked up a bit.

Winterfest

Good Morning Blog Friends, I know many, many of our retail shopkeepers are getting ready for Spring, some are even starting today with their Spring Market (hint, try and guess who). But, for some we still need to clear out the cob webs from Winter. So, starting tomorrow 2/17/11 through and including Monday 2/21/11 Weil Antiques Center will be holding their Winterfest Sale. Be sure to stop in and see what the dealers are offering!! We personally will be having 10% off everything in our booth, except for items marked "firm" which are not many!! Our booth number is 145. Weil has great hours, M-F 10 to 6, Sat. 10-5 and Sun. 11-5, so there are no excuses for not making it in, except I guess if you live in Iowa!! LOL. But, hey what a road trip it would be.

It's National Blueberry Pancake Day

I think this food holiday should have been yesterday when we were snowed in. But, what's to say we can't have these for dinner. Les & I enjoy having breakfast for dinner some days. Well here at ginnysyard we are just about dug out. Cars need to cleaned off, that will happen shortly. We will be headed over to our booth (#145) at Weil Antiques Center. Haven't been there in about a week, need to check, fluff up and add a few items. One item that I am adding is a wood sewing box. I was over at Holly Hills Primitives and Dawn posted a picture with the idea of using the sewing box to hold all of the remotes that so many of us have. I was thinking about putting the box in the booth before reading her blog, but now I have a cleaver idea to let our customers know that there is another idea for the box. Hope everyone has a great day and enjoy those Blueberry Pancakes if you are so inclined.

1st Antique Show of the Year

We had our first antique show of the year this past weekend (Fri.&Sat.). This was a new show for us and it was okay, nothing to get too excited about, but after all it is less then a month since Christmas and bills are coming in, so we are grateful that we did have some sales. The weather was good, except for the dealers who had to unload their vehicles curbside into snow banks, LOL. But, that is one of hazards you endure when you agree to a Winter show. Other then our show we had a quite day on Sunday. Getting ready for the next batch of weather, so we may head out later today and check on our booth at Weil Antique Center. Also, don't forget to tip your hat to Benjamin Franklin, today is his birthday. Enjoy your day.

What Will The Room Become

Many of you know that Les & I have a antiques business. Most (and I do mean most) of our inventory is stored on our property. Two sheds and inside of our house. In our home we have what I'm guessing would be called a Living Room. It has a door to the outside (our front yard) a large window facing our front yard, two side windows that look out onto our Mud Porch, a doorway to the Kitchen, Family Room and my home office. The stairs also come down into this room and there is a door to a very, very small closet (original bathroom). This is the room where the pieces of furniture that go to shows with us get deposited. This room also has my 45" loom in it, spinning wheels (one is for sale), etc. We have never used this room as a LR and now we are think that we should set it up more like a Antique Shop. The idea is growing on me. When I can I will post before and after pictures. Stay Tuned.

Full Snow Moon

Tonight February 28, 2010 is the Full Snow Moon. It is called the Snow Moon because heavy snows usually occur during the month of February. If you live anywhere on the East Coast, I believe this year you have experienced some type of snowstorm this month. We have had off and on snow squalls all weekend long, they don't amount to much but after the storms that we have had the past couple of weeks, panic sets in when you see in coming down. We did mange to get out to the shop today and get a few pieces of furniture ready for our booth at Weil Antiques Center, the snow storms has stopped us from getting in to our booth to replenish.And with our antique shows starting up in about two weeks time will be tight, but hey if we didn't like this life we wouldn't be doing it! I have been drooling over Country Sampler Home Tour edition in my spare time, I'm not even halfway thru, I'm reading all the stories and tips and enjoying the pictures. I'm still looking for the new magazine Flea Market, can't seem to locate it in our area. Well, I need to read some blogs and see what auctions are on the agenda for this week, have a Good Evening.

Happy Valentine's Day

Good Morning Everyone, enjoy the day with your special love, whatever that may be. It's cold and windy here in Williams Township. Les and I will be going over to check on our booth at Weil Antique Center, we are having, along with the rest of the antique mall a Winter Sale through tomorrow. We are having 15% off anything over $15.00, so if you are in the area, stop on in. Our booth number is 145.

Put Your Red Dress On!!

Tomorrow 2/5/10 is National Wear Red Day. To show your support for heart disease which is the #1 killer in women we all need to wear RED. It is nationally sponsored by Macy's and Merck. I will be going to Weil Antique Center the antique mall, where we have our booth (#145) and it is a big old warehouse which tends to be a bit cool, so I know I will have a sweatshirt on and it will be RED!

And if you live in the Northeast, you need to run out and get Milk, Bread and Eggs and anything else that you can't live without, because it's coming, SNOW!! It has been the only thing that the weather weenies have talked about for days. It was almost as bad as all the hoopla over Tiger Woods. Well, I need to get things done, so I will close for now. Have a Good Evening.

Changes

Good Evening All. I have waited until the Holidays were over to post this blog simply because I did not want to put a downer on anyone's celebrations, including my own. Some of you may know that I work in new home construction. Need I say more!! I have been working four days a week for the last  1 1/2 years and grew a custom to one day less pay, etc. Well, now I'm down to two days a week and will be collecting unemployment for the other three. So, will there be changes? You bet. Some will be tough, cutting back on expenses for one, though Les and I are pretty much home bodies, we do attend auctions for our Antique business, BlackDuck Antiques and at times it can get pricey, like when you have to have that great looking piece of agate and so does some other lady and you have to battle it out!! But, I'm also looking forward to blogging some more, getting more items posted to my e-store as well as our e-store for BlackDuck Antiques and whipping our booth into shape at Weil Antique Center in Allentown. So, while I don't think I will be bored because I can always clean up the house (that will be my last resort) things will change, but one never knows, it may be a good change. Have a great evening.