Hannibal Missouri

I was excited to be able to visit Hannibal Missouri.  It is a very cute little town, filled to the brim with fabulous old buildings.  The streets were lined with them.  We can't forget Mark Twain,one of the world's most beloved authors.  He grew up in Hannibal, and used many of his childhood memories in his stories. 

 
Mark Twain's house.

 

 
Mark Twain's father's law office.  It is located right across the street from his home.

 
This is Becky Thatcher's home, Tom Sawyer's sweetheart. 

 
This is the view down the street from Mark Twain's house.  Can't you just picture the hustle and bustle of way back when?   

 
Love, Love, Love this old building!

 
There is something about this huge mug of root beer that makes me think the Mark Twain Dinette is worth a stop.

 
 
I am always amazed at antique architecture.  Every little detail was thought of back then.  Nowadays, buildings just arnen't as pretty. 

 If you would like more information about Hannibal, or the Mark Twain museum, visit http://www.marktwainmuseum.org/index.php/visitor-information.

Interesting fact, Sam Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was born in 1835, and died in 1910, two years in which Halley's Comet was in the skies. 

  

 

Southern Exposure

Well, we took off again last Friday morning with dad and headed south.  South to Hannibal Missouri.  Anne had recently been looking for places to rummage for treasure and she found a place in southern Illinois.  We just had to go for a visit, only because we would of been crazy not to check out the huge, huge pole building housing all these great antiques.   So, 5 hours later, this is what we found.  A junker's dream. 

 
We were pumped to see so many bald eagles on our car ride.  They are a very common site up at the cabin, but each and every time we see one it is still as exciting as the very first.  They are such beautiful and majestic birds!

 
Is this not awesome?  We managed to spend hours in this place.  It was filled with collections.  What is better than a favorite collectible?  How about 3, 5, 10, or 20 of a favorite collectible. 

 

Of course we had to take some of these home. 

 
Meet Tattered Tiques new twins.  These two matching tables are so cute.  Not sure if they will be painted yet, maybe just cleaned off first. 

 
We love these old metal file drawers.  We brought quite a few home with us. 

 
I thought I had died and gone to heaven, as Anne's heart skipped a beat when we saw this.  It is an old hardware store display.  We had to have it! 

 
I love to see antique fans on display, they are so cool.  Anne and I limited our picks to just 3 out of the 16. 

 
Every now and then, this little guy would come around to check on us.  He was so adorable, and very, very nosey.

 
Wish we had a need for more old doors.  This place had tons of them.  Our favorite was a pale blue 6 panel door. 

 
Next time, we may have to bring some of these home.  They all had the best chippy paint on them.

 
This was one of our favorite pieces, which we may be going back for.  It is out of an old library.  We love the industrial look about it.

 
Unfortunately, this was already sold.  It is a great piece.

 
What time is it?  Time for more clocks.  We just can't stop buying them, probably because they are a best seller.  Who doesn't love an adorable little vintage clock?

 
While we were there, our new friend Chuck sold this copper John Deere statue, for tens of thousands of dollars.  Can you believe it?  It was pretty exciting. 

 
Our other favorite find.  We strapped this coop on the top of the uhaul to get it home.

I have to admit, I was pretty envious of this spray paint display.  I have a lot of spray paint, and now know how to properly store them so they look cute.  I just need the perfect cubbies for them.

 

 
More ornaments, this time, they were in our price range.

 
See what I mean about collections.  Old radios are another one of our favorite things, their is something about them that appeal to us.  For me, it is knowing that my dear old grandfather's manufacturing company used to make parts for them. 

 
Here we are.  All filled up.  I will post more pictures this week on Mark Twain's house and the adorable town of Hannibal.

 

 

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

 

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Wintery Wisconsin

We all decided to go up to the cabin this past weekend for the super bowl.  It was a great weekend for snowmobiling and just hanging out inside the cabin.  

 
First of all, when we say "cabin" this is what we mean.  It is actually a huge, beautiful, log home.  This is the backside, facing the lake.

 
 This is four out of the six kids.  They had a blast in all the snow.

 
Margaret and Mac on a snowmobile ride. 

 
This is what a lot of the trails look like up north.  The ride is always beautiful!  I took this picture in Watersmeet Michigan. 

The kids and I thought this was so cool. All over the Ontanogan River, there were animal tracks going to and from the holes in the ice for fresh water. 

 
 
I love the pillowy tufts of snow on the river. 

 
I have been eyeing this vintage camper for a couple of years now.  It has just sat there untouched.  It's so cute.  I actually always carry my hitch with me in the car in hopes of someday coming across one of these to bring home.  A girl can dream!

 
This is Fletch's Place.  I don't know who Fletch is, but I just love his little red cabin in the woods! 

 
This one of the many frozen lakes in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  Usually, the lakes have a few ice fishing huts on them, but this one was untouched, being that it was in the middle of nowhere.

 
Can you imagine clearing trees like these to build on a lot? 

 
Back in Eagle River, the local firemen build an ice castle every year.  It is amazing to see. 

 
In some places, you can see bits and pieces of algae out of the lake, from when they cut the bricks out. 

 

Isn't this the prettiest blue? 

 
This is part of our very modest pile of fire wood.  The locals put us to shame, with their enormous piles!   

Have a great week, Anne and I are planning another road trip for Friday.  This time, we are headed to Hannibal Missouri. 

Hello Uncle Sornie!

 

 

 

Coffee Filter Flowers

We have been making these coffee filter flowers for a while now.  We sold a tissue paper version at the markets last year.  We have been asked to be in the Illinois Garden Club convention as a vendor in April, and we thought these would be perfect!  They are really cute, and don't take much time to make, once you get the hang of it.  There are probably quite a few tutorials on the internet for them, as well as the sheet music rose. 

 
Supplies.  All of this, turns into a beautiful flower.

 

 
 
 

 
We use vintage sheet music to make our roses, but you could use any cute paper.

 

I like the way the tea, stains each filter differently.  This makes each flower unique, just like in nature!