icicles drip and fires roar

BRRRR I think I should have flown a little farther South. I am positive that it used to not get this cold in South Georgia.
We woke up this morning to a lovely blanket of icicles and no electricity.
It is a great thing that Jay's truck has heat and he is always such a super sport to drive me around to take pictures when most normal folks stay at home.
We found a little snow but nothing to brag about.

I think today may simply be a soup and fire day.
Everyone needs to go home, build a fire, put on a big pot of yummy soup and then give us a call. We will be there as soon as I finish taking pictures :). Stay warm and stay safe!

wise friends

Don't you just love those friends that always amaze you with a tidbit of wisdom when you least expect it. I am certain that it is simply the way God works and we just miss it most of the time. I have a smart little sandy pant friend who posted a video on her blog which led me to this blog -
website 1000awesomethings.com. PLEASE go and have a look. I promise that it will make your day a whole lot better(even if it was FANTASTIC to begin with.) HURRY, GO NOW!
http://1000awesomethings.com/

she sell sea shells...

Happy Saturday! I hope that it is a lovely Saturday no matter where you are and your weekend is full of infinite possibilities.
One of the perks(or not a perk, depending on who you ask) is always getting to change things up around the store. In our store, everything usually changes and does a little fruit basket turnover about once a week. You can usually tell where we traveled or what we did by the way the store looks. This time...we had a hankering for seafood. I felt the need for some of those sweet Gulf coast shrimp. They were REALLY good and look at how our table turned out when we got home! One day, I hope to sit under a palm tree and just sell seashells by the seashore.
As a side-note. Remember that small gesture(of peace) from the other day? I dropped it and look at it now! tee hee hee!

it's a safe in a safe!

The BIG reveal has not been very BIG so far. We found a safe(actually 2) inside of our safe.
One of them had been vandalized and is just a great big HEAVY, torn up, rusty piece of junk. The other one has not been opened and is NOT opening without lots of help! So far, the treasures found = 2 pennies. Not even old pennies.
The rest of the second floor and the roof are coming off today. Next...metal supports.

still shoveling

I should have called Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs! I am usually a hands on kinda girl but not this time. This is too dirty for me.
I have to give it to Jay. He has been true to his word and the clean up is almost done(the first part of it anyway)
We haven't seen the bottom of this mess since I bought the buildings 5 years ago.
By late this afternoon we plan to open the vault. Maybe I should call Geraldo for that! Can you read the metal plate? It says that if you open the safe, you will be sprayed with a chemical warfare gas. I surely do hope that gas is gone.

rain, rain

A wise paper mache guru to make you smile every day $20

A giant paper clip to help you remember who you are $16

A coat rack to express how we feel some days $88

A gesture, no matter how small, that brightens your day $12

A cup of cocoa, a roaring fire, and those you love sitting next to you on a rainy day like today - priceless

I'll huff and I'll puff......

And we only wish that we had a big bad wolf that could blow our bricks down. This is hard work.
We are trying to salvage the brick to re-use as our flooring. I think it will be beautiful - a labor of love!(just don't ask Jay or Herbie if they are loving the labor, It may just be me since I am laboring here at the computer and not out there with them).

Tomorrow we will take a break and make a road trip to Scott's Antique Market in Atlanta. Come in Saturday and see our new finds! Jay may even let you have a peek into our Antique bank vault if he can clear a path. It is really cool.