60°f/15.5°C this morning, high winds and heavy showers early. Temperature dropped all day as winds continued. Currently 50, and expected low of 28 tonight. Welcome, Spring!
Daffodils are out in force today to welcome the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring.
I wanted to follow up a bit on yesterday's post about our neighborhood. First, it probably seems odd to some to refer to 11 miles of road as our neighborhood, and in truth, I would actually include a larger area, but I was sticking to Joe's Run in this instance. I would bet that Westerners
would understand, though, as they have even greater distances between "neighbors".
I hadn't considered that the amount of detail I know about this area was unusual. I suppose part of my interest is my storytelling background, my minor in history, and a neighborhood full of people who love to tell stories and know their family's background. I also think, as I responded to some of you, that having a lot of space between houses is a factor. If people were more crowded up on each other, I it would be more imperative to maintain privacy by not getting too chummy with the next door neighbors---similar to how people in cities avoid eye contact, justbtrying to maintain some personal space and quiet.
I remember my first apartment; there were 4 units, and it took about six months before I got to know the neighbors in two of them, and I never got to know the 4th couple. When we moved to our first little house, the neighborhood was spread out, a cluster of 5 homes, each on at least an acre of land, so we all did get to know each other.
Then we moved to West Virginia, and to a townhouse, or maybe you call them row houses---our unit shared walls on both sides with the next unit. But being West Virginia, we got to know everyone not only in our building but all the other buildings on our cul-de-sac, because West Virginians are just like that. Nosy, I guess? But visitors to our state often comment on this friendliness. And this may stem from the fact that, in those days at least, most West Virginians were raised in the country, in places like Joe's Run.
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Well, on to today's topic: booth updates! We have been pretty busy at both locations, adding new things, packing away others, rearranging to give a bit of a fresh look.
At Ripley:
At Ravenswood:
I finished painting this table this week:
Today we took it easy, a day of needed rest. Tomorrow? Off to pick this up:
The legs are beautiful too 😍
Til next time, friends!
...I like the bent wood table in the second photo.
ReplyDeleteI am surprised it hasn't sold, Tom. I have had it in tbe booth for a year. And priced low enough. Go figure.
DeleteThose jadeite looking cups? Are they Fireking? I have to say that every time you post pictures of one of your booths, I find myself just studying the pictures. You have such an assortment of things. Yours is the kind of place that I love to poke around in.
ReplyDeleteYes, those are Fire-King, Debby, in the Alice pattern.
DeleteI am glad you enjoy the booth photos! Kind of a nice break from work, I hope?
I guess that's why one NEEDS car living in the states...wondering how far is your nearest grocery store. Happy Spring and gardening, Sue!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Angie. With little mass transportation, we have to rely on our own vehicles. The nearest grocery store to us is about 15 miles away, and takes about 20 minutes to drive there. Walking would take all day.
DeleteYou have some lovely things in your booths.
ReplyDeleteI grew up on a farm with no really close neighbours so when I got married and moved to town it was an adjustment, living with people on every side. In our neighbourhood now, where we've lived for over 40 years we used to know everyone but things change. New people move in, both work full time, less time to "visit over the fence".
It is changing here too, but slowly. When I moved here, we were the only people on this whole road not born and raised in WV. That hasn't changed much---i think there is at least one other lady here now---but there are several new, younger families that I have not met. They are all from WV, though, and related in some way to people who were here when I came.
DeleteSuch a joy to see those gorgeous daffs! And love the look inside your booth. Do you see much Hall china in your area? It's time to bring out my springy patterns again, and at least get one last spring out of one of them before I try harder to find a new home for it. (Why don't our kids want our stuff?!) I love your sense of history.
ReplyDeleteYrs, I do see Hall china quite often, Jeanie, but it is hard to sell here. I have a few pieces I use myself.
DeleteMy guys are all middle-aged now, and have their own stuff, so they won't want mine. The grandkids, though, like my style so I am hopeful that some of it will end up with them. I don't worry about it, as I have only 2 or 3 things from my mother, nothing from any other ancestor, so its not like I have family heirlooms.
When my kids were younger and we would visit their grandparents in WV, they commented that everyone was friendlier there than at home. People at home were polite but that was different than friendly. I was surprised that they noticed, but understood.
ReplyDeleteInteresting! But sounds about right.
DeleteI think that is a good observation about the more crowded a place is, the more aloof people they’d to be. We say hello to people we encounter out walking, but we are in a town, and we especially greet people on the lonelier trails. If we were walking on a busy city street, I am sure we would just pass silently by.
ReplyDeleteExactly, AC. I think it's just self-preservation, in a way. It can be exhausting to interact too much.
DeleteI missed yesterday's post but have now gone back and read it. I could not agree more about how big a neighborhood is. Ours doesn't quite extend as far as yours, but it is multi miles in diameter. While we are fairly new transplants there are many more now. We used to know everyone on our road, but over the past 5 years I bet the population on our road has doubled and we have not kept up with the new arrivals.
ReplyDeleteI wondered how it was in your state, Jim, given the low population. Surprising that your road has seen so much growth though!
DeleteWow! You have a lot of pretty and interesting things for sale. Hope you do well.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ellen! We do pretty well with our sales, but people seem to be holding back from bigger furniture purchases this year. Economic uncertainty impacts businesses like ours, where non-necessities are sold.
Deleteevery time I visit there are those Daffodils! Ours are still just little 3-4 inch spikes.
ReplyDeleteI just can't help myself! Expect more soon!
DeleteLooking at the items in your booths brings back memories of my grandmother. She had lots of those items. Have a fun weekend.
ReplyDeleteI quite understand about the neighbourhood thing. Everyone on Concession 4 B Dalhousie, all three kilometres of it, is a near neighbour to us.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy seeing your booths. I have one antique mall close to me and I visit it about once a month. Which is not as much as I used to. There are always treasures to be found.
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy the booth updates! And if I ever have another dairy animal, I will be coming to you for one of those churns.
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