Auction Day

I worked an auction today at this estate!

The old brick home sits on 74 acres of rolling farm land.

There was a beautiful old barn and large mature trees.

I did step inside the house (it wasn't open to the 

public) and it was in great need of repair.

It was built around 1840 and several generations of 

the same family had lived there ever since.

Sadly, I fear it will be torn down when the land is sold.

The lady who lived in the house last, now in her 80's, has moved into

 a nursing home.  She was there today, which was nice.

Usually the estate is in a trust and the owners are no longer living!

  

And this was my view for the day.  We had our registration table set up

in a shed, just in case there was rain.  But the weather ended up being

absolutely gorgeous...sun and clouds, not too warm and a nice breeze.

The rain held off until I was walking to my Jeep at the end of the day!

I was way too busy to bid on anything myself, but it was fun to see

what was there....items from several generations...  old cars, collections,

antiques, vintage furniture, blanket chests, maple cabinets,

sugar buckets and vintage farm equipment.

The funniest thing, I thought, was a Barbie doll case full of

"Barbie heads"!  haha..yes,....just the heads.  But the clincher

for me was who bought it.  Anyone want to take a guess?

Yeah, you're right, it was THAT guy. hahahaha!

There was, however, trash and leftovers at the end 

of the day and I collected a box full to bring home!

No photos of that stuff yet...it's still in my Jeep!

I arrived home just in time to make dinner so the

goodies will have to wait.  I am especially excited

to clean up a little antique framed poem about a bird.

It's even grey!  Yeah, I know... SO me....like it

 was left there on purpose so I would find it. :)

♥