WINTER BARN SALE NIGHT 1

WHAT A WONDERFUL TURNOUT!!

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.....EITHER WAY YOU NEED TO COME OUT TONIGHT! WE HAVE ADDED NEW THINGS AND DONE SOME RE-ARRANGING!!

HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES FROM LAST NIGHT!!

HOPE TO SEE YOU!

ANTIQUES IN THE BARN!!

DRESS WARM, GRAB A FRIEND AND BE SURE AND JOIN US THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY EVENING FROM 5 P.M. TO 9 P.M. FOR AN OUTDOOR SHOPPING ADVENTURE!

JUST FOLLOW THE LUMINARY PATH UP TO THE BARN....THERE WILL BE WARM CIDER & TREATS AND PLENTY OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC!! THIS IS JUST A HINT OF WHAT IS IN STORE FOR YOU ONCE YOU GET TO THE BARN:

FABULOUS PRIMITIVE CUPBOARDS, TABLES, OLD WOODEN SLEDS, VINTAGE LAMPS WITH FABRIC SHADES, NICE OLD BLACK WICKER CHAIR WITH BLACK & WHITE TOILE CUSHIONS, FUNKY OLD SUITCASES, GREAT OLD METAL PICKING BUCKETS FULL OF WINTER GREENS, IRON METAL CRIB, CHILD'S SIZE OAK ROCKER, FUN VINTAGE BRASS CHANDELIER, GREAT OLD SMALL METAL CHILD'S BICYCLE, ONE OF A KIND ORNAMENTS & TONS OF OTHER VERY VERY NEEDFUL THINGS!

I AM HOPING TO GET SOME PICTURES TAKEN AND ADDED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE HAVE STASHED AWAY FOR THIS 1ST ANNUAL "WINTER CELEBRATION IN THE BARN" SALE.

GENERAL DIRECTIONS FROM YAKIMA ARE FOLLOW HWY 12 TOWARDS NACHES. ONCE YOU GO THRU THE LIGHTED INTERSECTION AT OLD NACHES HWY IT WILL BE APPROX. 2 MILES TILL YOU COME TO MAPLEWAY. MAPLEWAY IS A RIGHT OFF HWY 12. ONCE YOU COME OFF THE HWY TAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT ONTO HALL ROAD. I AM THE FIRST HOUSE ON THE RIGHT PAST ALL THE FRUIT BINS.

FROM NACHES YOU WILL TRAVEL EAST ON HWY 12. ONCE YOU COME TO THE SIGN THAT SAYS YAKIMA 9 MILES YOU WILL TAKE THE NEXT LEFT OFF OF THE HWY (MAPLEWAY) ONCE YOU COME OFF HWY YOU WILL TAKE AN IMMEDIATE LEFT ONTO HALL ROAD. I AM THE FIRST HOUSE ON THE RIGHT PAST ALL THE FRUIT BINS.

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING FROM THE LOWER VALLEY YOU ARE BEST TO MAP QUEST MY ADDRESS: 221 HALL ROAD YAKIMA, WA 98908.

HOPE YOU WILL ALL BE ABLE TO JOIN US!

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

*~WINTER CELEBRATION IN THE BARN~*

We are going to have a "Winter Celebration in the the Barn". There will be two evenings for you to shop either Friday December 5th or Saturday December 6th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Come dressed for a fun night outdoors! Yes I did say outdoors! There will be heaters, warm drinks & yummy treats!

We are working on getting the barn all decked out for the holiday season and would like for you to come bring a friend and enjoy a fun night of shopping country style!!

Wonderful antiques, country furniture, quilts, primitives, folk-art, holiday decor & many other needful things! Great ideas for your self or for that special someone on you gift list!

Feel free to call me about any other questions you might have @ 509-949-1341. I am located right off Hwy 12 between Yakima and Naches. You can Map Quest 221 Hall Road Yakima, WA 98908 for specific directions.

Dress warm grab a friend & hope to see you soon!

Holiday Blessings,

Leslee

YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE!!!!! I TRIED TO TELL YOU!!!!!!!

SO SO MANY THANKS TO ALL THE WONDERFUL, LOVELY, TALENTED & DEDICATED VENDORS FOR MAKING THE SHOW SUCH A SUCCESS!!!!!! YOUR TIME, TRAVEL & EFFORTS DO NOT GO UNNOTICED. I RECEIVE TONS OF COMMENTS ON HOW NICE EVERYTHING LOOKS AND THAT IS ALL THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR DISPLAYS! YOU PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS TO MAKE YOUR SPACES INVITING AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES THIS SHOW SUCH A FUN AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT. AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST TO MY WONDERFUL, LOVELY, TALENTED & DEDICATED CREW OF FAMILY, FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS AN EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU FOR ALL YOUR DONATED TIME, TRAILERS, TRACTORS & TRUCKS! YOU ALL MAKE ME LOOK SO GOOD AND WORDS CAN NOT EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE! THANK YOU!!

YES, I'M SURE THAT THE CUTE GUY COOKING THE HOT DOGS IS ALSO A DRAW BUT WE HAVE TO GO EASY ON THE COMPLIMENTS WITH THIS ONE...REMEMBER I HAVE TO LIVE WITH HIM!!!!!! SPEAKING OF TALENTED GUY......DID YOU CHECK OUT THE BARN???? ALL THOSE FABULOUS PICTURES MY WONDERFUL NEIGHBOR JULIE PUT TOGETHER ARE TESTIMONY TO JUST A FEW OF THE TALENTS THAT THIS GUY POSSESSES. WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE, TIME, SWEAT, BLOOD & SLEEPLESS NIGHTS THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY MOTHERS DAY PRESENTS WILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE NORMAL CANDY & FLOWERS!!!!! HA! I DON'T LISTEN VERY WELL AND HECK IF HE CAN DO THIS IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES!!!!!!

SINCE MY CAMERA AND I DON'T SEEM TO GET ALONG 99.9% OF THE TIME I HAVE TO RELY ON MY TALENTS OF OTHERS. MY NEIGHBOR JULIE TOOK SOME FABULOUS PICTURES THAT I WILL GET POSTED SOON......I HAVE BEEN LOLLYGAGGING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS!!

SPEAKING OF TALENTED GUYS I DID GET A SLIDESHOW POSTED FROM SOME WONDERFUL PICTURES THAT JERMONNE FROM THE BARN HOUSE TOOK~AGAIN MANY THANKS JERMONNE! BY THE WAY THEY HAVE A SHOW THIS SATURDAY THE 16TH WITH SPECIAL GUESTS LINDA & LUDMIL FROM WILLOWNEST!! BE SURE & CHECK OUT THEIR BLOG @ http://www.barnhousebh.blogspot.com/

AGAIN MANY THANKS!

XOXOXO

LESLEE, MARK, CLAYSON & GARRETT

OK ONLY 4 DAYS & COUNTING!!!!!!!!!!!

WE ARE SO BUSY WITH THIS DARN BARN PROJECT BUT GOOD NEWS THE ROOF IS FINISHED THE SCAFFOLDING IS ALL TORN DOWN IN THE TRAILER AND READY TO RETURN!!! YEAH! NOW MAYBE I CAN GET STARTED ON MY SPACE. OK MAYBE AFTER I FINISH SPRUCING UP THE OUTSIDE OF THE BARN, MOWING THE LAWN, GATHERING ALL THE STUFF FOR THE BACK OF OLD RED, LAUNDRY, CHASE PINKY AKA GARRETT UP AND DOWN THE HALL, DISHES, DUSTING, MORE LAUNDRY, CLEAN UP OR SHOULD I SAY HELP CLAYSON CLEAN UP HIS ROOM, VACUUM, DID I MENTION LAUNDRY, FINISH PUTTING THE BACK PORCH BACK TOGETHER OK I'M MAKING MYSELF TIRED! DO THEY MAKE A NOTE PAD BIGGER THAN LEGAL SIZE? I THINK I NEED ONE!

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL I JUST HEARD THE DRYER BUZZER! BETTER GO!

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL ON SATURDAY!

TAKE CARE & DRIVE SAFELY!
LESLEE

OK I TOLD MYSELF I WOULD SIT DOWN THIS MORNING AND POST SOME PICTURES OF THE BARN. I AM GIVING MYSELF 20 MINUTES SO HERE WE GO.

















THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS I HAVE TONS & TONS OF FABULOUS PICTUES HERE ARE JUST A FEW TO GIVE YOU SOME IDEA OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING!

WELL I WANTED TO KEEP GOING WITH PICTURES, BUT AND I MEAN A BIG BUT I CAN'T GET IT TO PUT THE NEW PICTURES I WANT TO ADD AFTER THESE PICTURES.....IT JUST KEEPS PUTTING ANY NEW PICTURES I ADD AT THE TOP OF THE POST!!!

IT HAS GOT TO BE THIS BLANKETY BLANK COMPUTER AND NOT ME!!!

OK MY 20 MINUTES (45 ACTUALLY) IS UP. I WILL TRY AGAIN LATER.

LESLEE

HOOOOOLLLY SMOKES AM I GETTING EXCITED ABOUT THIS YEARS SHOW!

DO I HAVE SOME VENDORS LINED UP FOR YOU!!! SOMEHOW I HAVE GOTTEN THE MOST AMAZING & TALENTED FOLKS AROUND! THIS WILL BE A ONE STOP SHOP YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS!! MAKE SURE YOU ARE HERE AND NOT ONE OF THOSE WHO JUST GETS TO HEAR HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS!

I KNOW I KEEP SAYING I WILL GET SOME PICTURES POSTED.....I JUST DON'T HAVE ANY FREE TIME RIGHT NOW TO SIT DOWN & FIGHT WITH THIS COMPUTER!

THE BARN PROJECT IS COMING RIGHT ALONG. THE ROOFERS ARE HERE TODAY AND SHOULD BE FINISHED BY TOMORROW...NOTICE I SAID SHOULD BE! IF THEIR DONE IT WILL BE THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN ON TIME AROUND HERE!

TAKE CARE~
LESLEE

OK.....ARE THE DAY'S GETTING SHORTER OR IS IT JUST MY IMAGINATION???????!!!! DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE ARE ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY OR NIGHT FOR THAT MATTER!

WE HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH OUR BARN PROJECT.....IT WILL BE FABULOUS WHEN IT IS DONE! HOPEFULLY BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR IT WILL BE COMPLETE AS FOR THIS YEAR IT WILL BE READY ENOUGH TO USE FOR THE SHOW BUT SHE WILL BE A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES! OH WELL WHAT WOULD LIFE BE LIKE WITHOUT ANY PROJECTS????

ALL DAY SATURDAY I KEPT THINKING HOW MUCH I WOULD RATHER BE AT THE BARN HOUSE FLEA MARKET. AND BY THE SOUNDS OF JERMONNE'S BLOG REPORT (http://www.barnhousebh.blogspot.com/) IT WAS WONDERFUL! I SOOOOO MUCH WOULD HAVE RATHER BEEN THERE INSTEAD OF PLAYING CARPENTER (GOPHER) FOR MO! PROBABLY SAVED MYSELF SOME MONEY THOUGH AND HELPED GET THIS PROJECT CLOSER TO BEING DONE SO WE CAN FINISH ANOTHER.....NOTICE I SAY FINISH ANOTHER!

IF YOUR CALENDER LOOKS ANYTHING LIKE OURS THERE ARE A MILLION THINGS LISTED UNDER EACH DAY AND A BIG RED TARGET ON SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH! MAKE SURE YOU COME SPEND A RELAXING DAY SHOPPING WITH US. OUR VERY TALENTED AND WONDERFUL VENDORS WILL HAVE TONS OF ONE OF A KIND GREAT FINDS FOR YOU! WE CAN'T WAIT!

TAKE CARE & SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS (YIKES)!

LESLEE

THE BARN IS HERE!!!!!!!!
WOW WHAT A DAY! IT WAS AN AMAZING SITE & FEELING TO SEE THIS 60+ YEAR OLD BARN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD IN TWO PIECES. MY HUSBAND CAN FINALLY BREATH A SIGH OF RELIEF THAT SHE STAYED TOGETHER AND ALL HIS HARD WORK TO GET HER READY FOR THE MOVE PAID OFF. MY DAD SAID THAT THE "OLD GIRL" GOT A NEW HOME! NOT SURE WHAT THE "OLD GIRL" THOUGHT ABOUT THE WHOLE ORDEAL BUT IT SURE LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS BEEN HERE HER WHOLE LIFE......SHE FITS IN JUST PERFECTLY!!

I WILL GET PICTURES POSTED OVER THE WEEKEND.....SOME BEFORE & AFTER SHOTS!

HAPPY 4 TH OF JULY!!!!

OH MY GOSH........TOMORROW IS JULY!!!
I'm not sure where the time goes!!! The weather has finally changed it was only 99 degrees yesterday! The ice tea machine & maker had to work overtime! We took another quick road trip on Saturday up to Monroe & Snohomish. The drive is soooo beautiful from North Bend up thru Duvall, Fall City & Carnation. We made several stops to shops on the way to get show flyers distributed. There was a NW largest yard sale going on at the fairgrounds in Monroe........I didn't find much, but Mo made up for the both of us with his fishing pole & reel deals and not to mention a couple of other must have tool items! We then headed off to Snohomish for Craven Farm's tailgate sale in persuit of some hugs from Erin!! Oh Erin where are you?????????? Must have had big business going on in Olympia for the Mushroom festival or did she just meet some "fun guy"! ha! Clayson was so bummed he didn't get to see her! He was finally confivced she wasn't there when he couldn't find her car or that "huge" trailer she hauls around. Guess he will just have to wait till August for that HUG!

Snohomish is always fun.......my mom was born there so it is only fitting that she loves antiques! There are tons of fun shops to look at and there used to be a wonderful carmel corn/candy store but they have been replaced by a new gotta get one bakery where the chocolate almond cashew cookies are to die for! We finished out the trip by stopping back in Cle Elum and taking a tour thru the Suncadia project.........OH MY! This is a beautiful area. Lots of houses in the high rent district and then some other is the high high rent district. We stopped at one of the fort-treehouse playgrounds and let the kids blow off some stink before the final stop HOME! Nothing better than a great day junking with perfect weather & great company!

Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest........HA! Sunday was a day of work around here well at least most of the day. I worked on a brick moving project and Mark & Clayson worked on the barn project all the while the little guy (Garrett) was ni night in his nest with his little buns in the air......he's the only smart one! We then decided to take a break and head up to Naches to cool off in the pool. If only the pool was open! Not sure why they were closed on such a hot day. So we had to "settle" with taking sundaes to Gram & Poppy's house.

Hope you stay cool & have your calendar marked for August 9th!!!

Leslee

We are in the middle of a huge project........moving an old early 1900's barrell roof barn. Not sure at this point what we were thinking, but we have come to far to turn back! In order to get it moved to our property we are going to have to cut the top off and transport it in two pieces! So in order to do that the two pieces have to be shored up so they don't fall apart when it is taken apart and carried the mile or so to our house. And yes of course the weather has changed and it is supposed to be in the high 90's over the weekend. I guess that beats all the wind that we have been having lately.

The plan is to have the barn moved here and usable enough for the show by August the 9th.........no pressure Mo! This is the only project that we have going for the show this year other than the usual yard work, house cleaning and a million little honey do projects. Only 45 more days and counting!!

Don't really have any vacations planed just an occasional Saturday road trip. This weekend it will be to Monroe & Snohomish. Gonna go check out the "NW Largest Yard Sale" and then stop in at Craven Farm's tailgate sale to check up on Erin & Janet. Clayson has been dying to see them. Although we did run into Janet in Packwood over Memorial Day, but it has been quite some time since we've seen Erin (new auntie). Then in a couple of weeks we will venture down to Portland for EXPO!!! It is always the perfect gift for my mom since they plan this show to fall on her birthday almost every year!!!

I will try and get some pictures posted of the barn and get some more fine tuning done on this blog site....in my spare time ha! Where does the time go????

Take care~
Leslee

Yesterday was beautiful! It was a bit overcast, but the sun would peek through and so it did tend to seem a bit muggy out but no rain or wind and that is a good thing around here lately!

We drove down the Washington side of the Columbia river to attend the Flourishes flea market held at Mt. Pleasant. All of the wildflowers are in bloom and everything is still really green. We raced a few trains & honked the horn in every tunnel (yes all 8 of them)! The Mt. Pleasant property's view is breathtaking especially today there is no wind and the river is like a huge sheet of blue glass and the reflection of all of the hillsides in the water is fabulous!
Aleta informed us that there had been a "bear" that had come through the show in the night and caused some havik~guess he didn't realize that early buying was from 8-10 A.M.!!! Not really sure what it was he was looking for, but it sure added some unneeded & unexpected craziness to the morning that Aleta didn't need or deserve! But she of course didn't let a little "bear" stop her. The show must go on and it did!

We met Jermonne & Joe from the Barn House. They had the greatest booth! Cool stuff and a perfect spot at the back of a barn no less! I hinted that if they would like to they could come join the show this year. They are in the process of trying to figure out the best mode of transportation for their goods. Renting a U-haul is not the most economical way, but do you go with a trailer and then will the truck pull the trailer? Geez isn't anything easy anymore? I wish them much success and hope to see them in August!

My friend Wendy went with us and she bought a 7' pine plank style table for $71.00 yes i said $71.00!! The funnest part was strapping it to the top of the Excursion....the roof racks had never been used and this was the perfect way for them to be initiated! Clayson wanted to know if we were going to get a ticket for hauling a table upside down on the car or if we would knock it off when we went back home through the tunnels! The only thing we got was junk envy when we went into Camas for the rest of the day to check out the shops. What a charming little town! We decided to complete our circle trip by coming home via White Pass (no tunnels-darn). We stopped in Packwood for a potty break and some medicine (diet pepsi & peanut M&M's) and let Garrett yell at the Elk feeding in the pasture behind the convenience store!

It was such a beautiful drive and there is still actually snow in places along the road at the top of the pass!

Can't wait till next time!

WELL WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OFF TOMORROW FOR A FAST & FURIOS JUNKING ROAD TRIP. WE ARE GOING TO GO CHECKOUT THE 1ST FLEA MARKET AT FLOURISHES IN MT. PLEASANT. THIS LOCATION USED TO BE HOME TO WILLOW NEST. SINCE LINDA & LUDMIL HAVE TAKEN OFF TO LIVE IN THE BIG STATE OF TEXAS, THE NEW OWNERS; ALETA & BILL ARE DIVING INTO THEIR OWN STYLE OF EVENTS. THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION! HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL BE GOOD. IT HAS BEEN SO WINDY AROUND HERE LATELY!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

WHO EEEE WERE ON A ROLL!!

THIS IS ACTUALLY KINDA FUN! NOW IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET CAPTIONS ON THESE WE WILL BE IN BUSINESS~!

FINALLY A PICTURE!!!

YEH HAW! I HAVE A PICTURE ON MY BLOG!!

IT ONLY TOOK ME 2 HOURS LITERALLY!!

ONCE I FIGURED IT OUT IT WILL BE EASY TO GET THIS SITE TO FINALLY TAKE SOME SHAPE....OR AT LEAST I THINK I REMEMBER HOW I DID IT!

MORE TO COME~BUT PLEASE DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH!!

ANY FEEDBACK OR HELP IS APPRECIATED AND GREATLY NEEDED~!

LESLEE

SUNDAY JUNE 15TH

OK....SO I'M REALLY NEW AT THIS BLOG BUSINESS (AT LEAST CREATING ONE). SO BEAR WITH ME AS I STUMBLE MY WAY THRU THIS !

JUST WANTED TO SHARE THE DATE FOR THE 6TH ANNUAL AMERICAN PRIMITIVES @ CLAYSON FARM ANTIQUE SHOW. IT WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY AUGUST 9TH FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

THERE IS A $5.00 ENTRY FEE AND PARKING IS FREE! I WILL ATTEMPT TO GET MY DIRECTIONS ADDED & SOME PICTURES.

THINGS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE FRANTIC AROUND HERE. MY OLDEST SON CLAYSON JUST FINISHED UP WITH SPRING SEASON BASEBALL AND WE HAVE A BREATHER UNTIL SUMMER BALL STARTS!! IT HAS BEEN SOOO WINDY HERE THAT IT HAS BEEN HARD TO HAVE GARRETT (13 MONTHS ALREADY) OUTSIDE AND GET THINGS DONE.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND COME JOIN US FOR A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF PRIMITIVES, QUILTS, ONE OF A KIND COUNTRY FINDS, HAND PAINTED SIGNS, VINTAGE INSPIRED JEWELRY, GARDEN ART, SHABBY CHIC, FUNKY FARM JUNQUE, VINTAGE HOME FURNISHINGS AND MANY OTHER NEEDFUL TREASURES.

MY VENDORS HAVE BEEN GATHERING ALL THEIR GOODIES FOR THIS ONCE A YEAR SHOW!

PLEASE BRING A FRIEND OR TWO OR FOUR THE MORE THE MERRIER AND COME AND ENJOY THE WONDERFUL YAKIMA WEATHER HAVE A BITE TO EAT AND ENJOY YOUR DAY IN THE COUNTRY!

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU!

WARMEST REGARDS,
LESLEE