Wise Words Wednesday

 It's been some time since I did one of these.  

"No one sells my stuff better than me" Vikki, HikChik quote.

Vikki, I've known since my single digits, as she was married to my cousin.  Anyway, she always says this quote, and she does!

I do a good job of selling my own, but truthfully, have sold myself short a time or two.  I had to eat these words this past week with a 6 month delay in someone "helping" me with things I thought could get better prices with their following and exposure.  It's always a lesson for me it seems.  

Reflecting on it, truth is, I can only trust me to do "my" thing.  I always assume others have a bigger audience than I do.  The LIKES, comments, sites they have or use, appear to show that.  But, social media is all "fake" I need to keep reminding myself of that.   Truth is, I have a faithful, supporting audience - which is not reflected in LIKES, comments and numbers.  However, it IS reflected in my sales.  

Thank you Jesus, my business has had the BEST sales this past 14 months.  I could almost do this as a job...ahahahah....not a hobby....teehee....

Even at that, people still don't know about how I've been selling.  Well, all I can say is they have been missing out on some very cool things.  Here is my link to my selling group - again - Town Hall Trinkets On Line Estate Sale

So, thanks for the quote Vikki!  I will keep reminding myself of it.  

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.  

Tips on Tuesday - Book Find

 

I bought the neatest book from our most recent estate sale we are working on.  This lady has some wonderful books and cook books.  Anyway, it's called "A Well-Kept Home" household traditions and simple secrets from a French Grandmother. 

The photos are dreamy!  I've only paged through it so far, but I see many things I will enjoy trying.  That is the "beauty" of what we do, we can pick first.  I left yesterday with Pendleton clothes, wool scarf, felt hat and this book.  She has boxes and boxes of fabric.  I can't wait to dig in all that! 

I wanted to share another little story about what I do.   I know I've mentioned it before, but working in other's homes, estate personal property and the like, I've had some paranormal, spiritual things happen, that I can't explain over the past 30 years (even my whole life).  I'm currently working a few sales together and I've had several quirkey things come to me.  I can't even explain, but I know what they are.  In the past couple months, my "radar" has been "hightened" due to some "enlightening" experiences.  

So, yesterday as I was getting ready, the dogs scared me!  First Ginger walks in the bathroom, she stops, dead in her tracks, looks at the wall up it, in the corner, down it...weird.  I started to video it and she ran out the door.  This room has 2 doors, one off the hall and one off a bedroom.  So next in comes Lady, with rawhide in mouth, she stops dead in her tracks, same spot, looks at wall, looks up in the corner, then back down the wall.  I started to grab my phone and I said "Lady, what do you see?"  Just then, the "closed" door from the bedroom pushes open, I screamed!  Ginger pushed her nose in the crack and pushed it open.  I about jumped out of my skin...ahahha....I didn't know what was coming in the door.  I do believe that we "wrestle not with flesh and blood," but with spirits.  It was too funny not to share.

So my Tip this Tuesday, look for books while thrifting or at estate sales.  I'm sure, new, this book was $30 anyway.  You can find many wonderful books like this for $1-5.  I always look at the craft section and I've found many wonderful pattern books for myself and friends.  

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.  

I Will Monday - Messages in the Wind

This will be a quick little post for my "I Will Monday."  This past few days, well, month actually, has been so windy.  Our daughter, Anna, lives on a high spot, a hill one could say, in a 3 story farm house.  It is always windy there.  She lives "between the lakes" - Lake Winnebago and Lake Michigan - wind mills a plenty just a few miles down her road.  It is the type of wind that almost blows you away - even me - wink, wink.

The wind had my thinking about a few things:  "Going where the wind blows."  "Ride the wind to the place of your dreams."  "When the wind did not blow her away, she adjusted her sails."  "Throw caution to the wind."  

"But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like the wave in the sea, blown and tossed by the wind."  James 1:6

I pray I can ask without doubt, belive without wavering and receive blessings that blow in like the wind.  

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.  

 

Winter in Wisconsin

 I would like to officially say, March 2022 was a lion all month.  We had a few "lamb" days, but the cold roar of the lion is the winner!  I think it may now be the third snow on a Robin's back, so mabe it's the last one.....nah!  The year we were married, our anniversary is April 30, the weekend before, we had a huge snow storm.  I was just happy it wasn't our weekend.  A few years back, when we set up actual estate sales, we did one in April.  We moved all the farm stuff from the pole building out in the yard, sure shootin' 20" of snow fell on it all.  That's how it is here in my good ol' state of Wisconsin, at least up here.  

I saw the funniest thing on facebook!  It is so true of me!  

Did you see the Netflix series, The Tiger King?  We did!  That's why I know this is so funny!  

Anyway, I'm off today to go visit our daughter, Anna for a few days.  We have had this planned for some time already.  I will have to wait a little longer this morning before I leave, as the roads are still icy.  

I didn't mention, but we set up at the Wausau Antique Show last weekend.  We had an excellent show!  Honestly, I think the news - the world falling apart - has really dragged me down this month!  I can't even....unreal!....I don't need to add to it by saying my opinion, but, I did/do feel rather guilty to be "going on" with my life, while so many are suffering....is it just me?

I guess, I haven't written my normals, because nothing seems "normal."  I have consumed an enormous amount of carbs this month...oh, comfort food!  Help!  I'm so bloated and my body feels sluggish and downright awful.  Bye, bye white bread...processed foods....this is why we can't be friends.

I will miss Farmhouse Friday .... again .... when I look back at my year in review, I will be reminded of March 2022 and all the "whys" behind the lack of blogging.....

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.  

Popplewood 4H Chopped Challenge

 We tried something different at 4H last night.  Our daughter, Justine, did this when she was the summer intern for PPA - Ag Adventure tent for the fair.  

Last night we did a chopped challenge as a club.

We had 4 groups - 3 older youth and 1 cloverbud.  We had parents help too, but for the most part it was all their ideas.  I bought the 4 kits for the club to use, as I want to do this as an event type thing at the farm and it was a wee bit (wink, wink) over the club's budget.  

We had families bring "pantry items" along with electric appliances they could use to cook their items.  The club did buy the basket ingredients and additional pantry items.  Unused non-perishable items will be donated to a local food pantry.  

We had 2 guest judges, the Marathon County Junior Fair Foods Superintendent, Mary Jansen and the chef from The Ugly Mug, Carlie Peterson.   Carlie gave a knive presentation for the youth as well.  

Here were the basket ingredients:  animal crackers, Spam, black olives and sweet potato baby food...ahahah....

These were the creations:

Group 1:  

They made a mac n cheese and spam pancake inside an english muffin, with a fresh salad using the black olives and baby food as a dressing and an Oreo and animal cracker deconstructed cake pop.  

Group 2:

They put all the "eggs" in one basket and made a goulash and an animal cracker cookie for dessert.  

Group 3:

They made a spin on a "spaghetti bowl" also putting most of the basket ingredients in the dish and served with a lava type cake and berry smoothy.  (in all the excitement, the handle to open the Spam can broke off and they were down to a minute to put that ingredient on the plate).  

Group 4: Cloverbuds (K-2nd grade)

They made a pizza style quesadilla using the smam and baby food in the sauce and a brownie waffle dessert using both baby food and animal crackers.  

The judges score sheets were out of 100 points:  50 for taste, 25 for creativity, 15 for group interaction/paticipation and 10 for plating.   The winner is.....

.....the Cloverbuds!  

This was so much fun, but I did think of things we could have done better...that's always the way.  4H is about educational opportunities and "making the best better."   At the end our club president, Lindsey talked about what they learned from this.  "Working together" was the big one.  

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.  

I Will Monday - Catch Up

 March Interesting Facts

If you click on link above - March Interesting Facts, it will take you to an old blog post about March.

Well, it's now the 21st and I am just getting around to sharing that - so there's that - March came in like a LION for me and it had it probably will go out like one too.  

I need to play catch up with my blog reading....writing....creating....

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.  

Farmhouse Friday 2022 - Week 9 "A Glimpe of Spring"

 

Good Friday Morning!

It's March!  Some of the days this week felt like spring!  It was actually like 60 in my greehouse.  I just sat in there and soaked it up.  While I was in there, I remembered that I had saved these sunflower heads, I thought I would craft with them or something.  Anyway, a little mouse ate most of the seeds, oh well.  So I decided to use the rest on the bittersweet vines for the birds to finish off.  I hardly hung them up and they were landing on them.  

We are finishing up an estate sale today with pick ups.   I originally had plans for doing that tomorrow, but it's going to be icy and nasty.  I don't want to drive back into town in that!

I guess, this is a short one today.  I need to do my chores, load up some sold lots from a different sale and head on out to work.  I hope you all have a nice weekend.

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.