Granny Sue's News and Reviews

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Over to Ohio Again

35°f/1.6°C, mixed showers/sleet/clouds/sunshine all day.

It was auction pickup day today, so we were off to Ohio. The photos, in true Blogger style, loaded in reverse order to the way I wanted them.

So, on the way home Wednesday stopped in Mineral Wells for gas and Aldi's, and finally took time to photograph these two beauties.

But over in Ohio, barns were what caught my eye.

And signs, like this sticker in a truck window:

On the barn at the auction site:

And chickens! Japanese Silkies, I think?

Another sign on the barn:

I was trying to take a picture of the house, and the cat was a surprise when I looked later.

Surprisingly, someone seems to be living in this rough little house.

The old general store in Coal Run, Ohio.

We stopped for breakfast at Cracker Barrel, and spotted this truck with its interesting message.

And lastly, a beautifully maintained barn.

No great stuff from this auction: a few pieces of okay but not special glass, some power tools for Larry, a Ford gumball machine for my son's grandchildren (my son's last name is Ford).

After a long, hard day yesterday getting our "man booth" reorganized and stocking both locations yesterday, and today's road trip, we were more than ready for our comfy chairs this evening! Temperatures are expected to drop well below freezing for the next few days, and I hope we can just hole up, rest, and enjoy being home.

Friday, January 16, 2026

Random Photos

10°f/-12°C, light clouds. About 2" of snow yesterday, with ice underneath.

Onthe shelf at our favorite lunch place, but fortunately not on the menu!

On my fridge, the lid of an old cookie tin, held in place by a magnet.

I keep fruit in this old wire basket, a gift from a friend.

Breaking news back in December:

One of my favorites:

I don't really mean it, guys. Really!

And finally:

Have a great, BS-free day, my friends! We're off to stock our booths on this frigid morning.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Snowy Old Day

28°f/-2°C, snow.

A good day to stay home today, as it's quite icy under the snow due to yesterday's rain.

The dogs, of course, had a blast! Look how they tracked up the snow in just a few minutes.

We spent yesterday working on projects.

We thought we had this formica topped table ready to go, but after looking again at the legs, we decided they needed to come off and be stripped, then painted again. The top is in near-perfect condition, at least.

I pulled these from a tote packed away long ago, and listed them on ebay. I spent a couple hours listing other things too, and I will expect sales to perk up in the next couple days, as it seems that listing usually triggers sales. Odd but true.

I listed this cool old light fixture too. It's brass and glass and needs to be retired, but it would be stunning if restored.

Also listed this glass lady bottle from Spain,

and this Steiff puppet from Germany. All of these have been languishing in totes, waiting on me. It feels good to finally get them out and listed.

Don't you love this face? Calling Iris's Henry!

We rounded up our son Derek and his buddy Mark yesterday evening to help our friend Bill get a hospital bed moved into his house. Bill is 83 and will get his knee replaced next week. Someone gave him this bed which was never used as the man didnt like it. It was easy as pie for my son and Mark to get it moved in and set up.

Afterwards we joined Derek's trivia team at a local restaurant for the weekly game. I was amazed that I actually knew a few of the answers! Last time we played knew zero answers, so it was restorative to my ego to get some right---and our team, the Bad Golfers, won! We had a great time, with good food and good company.

I'd better get back in the kitchen to check on my "leftovers soup" that's simmering as I write, and also finish up the little stool i am painting today. A pretty pleasant way to spend this cold, snowy day.