I worked at an auction all day on Saturday! Some highlights...left to right and top to bottom....
as seen from my post at the clerk's table.
- Auctioneer Bart, part of the father/son team of the auction business.
- Crowd of bidders
- Weller lamp...going for over $200.
- And old Coke Cooler and some vintage oil cans.
- Crockery.
- Old 1950's Coca Cola vending machine.
- The lunch line. Lunch was catered by Three Mom's Catering. Three cute little old (70ish) ladies who have known each other since high school. Their food is known for homemade yummy goodness.
- Auctioneer Bryan. Fastest chanter in the business. I'd bet money on it. ha.
- Coconut cream pie...part of my lunch. :)
- Auctioneer Keith (and Bart's dad), the patriarch of the business.
Next auction I'll have to turn the camera around and show you myself and the three other ladies I work with and what we do while we are there!
♥
Ok - enough of the coconut cream pie! I actually dreamed about it the other night! Ha! No one else in my family like coconut cream pie, so the only time I get it - is if we have a church dinner OR I have someone to share with. I love auctions, have to really reel myself in when I'm there. Have a great weekend, and thanks for sharing! Sandi
ReplyDeletemmm...pie sounds good...love listening to callers....
ReplyDeleteOh, yeah, I'm definitely going to enjoy the photos from the next auction even more!
ReplyDeleteOh that looks like a fun day, busy for you.
ReplyDeleteHow cool and father and son Auctioneers.
We had a friend up north that was an Auctioneer....I loved to hear him do the bidding... Oh my you are right about the fastest tongue in the west!
Coconut cream pie...yes, yes, yes!!!
That's sounds like fun! I would love to see the vintage Coca Cola machine...
ReplyDeleteFun! Your auction posts always remind me of our South Carolina days where most Thursday nights found us attending a local auction in a nearby small town. It was a family business and the personalities were colorful enough to provide ample entertainment.
ReplyDeleteI think I would bid on the coconut pie.
I am SO VERY FOND of Bart and Keith!!!! SUCH good folk!
ReplyDeleteLove all the photos but my favorite is THE PIE! Me oh my I LOVE PIE!
Homemade pie for lunch? My kind of lunch, even if it was just part of lunch.
ReplyDeleteWhen I grow up, I want to be one of those three ladies. How fun!
Love the pie, I can see that Jill does too.;) It has been ages since I ate any kind of pie, time to bake one.;))
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely Sunday,
xoxo
It's such fun observing the activity at an event like that - even more fun with a camera and some coconut cream pie!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good time was had by all! I love auctions...so thrilling to bid and win!!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs
SueAnn
The coconut pie looks so yummy that it almost makes me want to go out and buy one.
ReplyDeleteAntiques are so cool and they always make me think about the saying; "If these walls could talk...". So I sometimes wonder if these antiques could talk what would they say. Could you imagine some of the stories they could tell.
God bless.
Lucky girl to have a job like this..and might I say that you are lucky to have the 4 boys you have..they keep you young, keep you on your feet, keep you entertained and they keep you loved. Lucky girl I'd say!
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks Kim. What sweet words on this Sunday morning! xo
ReplyDeleteI love auctions although I haven't been to one in a few years. My parents were antique dealers and I have clerked many an auction. I miss it...thanks for the memories. :-)
ReplyDeletehm...looks like a lotta fun. lookin' forward to the next round of pics then
ReplyDeleteTotally my way to spend a Saturday! Wish I could have been there. Good food, wonderful people, and ANTIQUES! My favorite combination.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I love the old crocks in the photo. When the warmer weather comes it'll be time for estate sales here. Hope you enjoyed your day out...even if it was work..at least it looked fun.
ReplyDeleteOr a picture of you eating that pie.
ReplyDeleteMatty ~ haha..you just want to live vicariously since you're on that diet! :)
ReplyDeleteMy husband would be all over that coke machine.....how much did it sell for?
ReplyDeleteDo you ever bid on the treasures?
what fun!!
ReplyDeletei haven't been to many auctions, but the few i've attended i've just loved the sound of the auctioneer's call.
nice gig!!
nanny ~ I didn't hear what that went for! I've never bid! I've seen a few things I've wanted, though!
ReplyDeleteyes, I'm with brian--the pie looks dellicious. Yum. Well, now I want to se pics of your outdoor auctions as well as the camera turned too of course.
ReplyDeleteYour job sounds so interesting! Please do show us your side!
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