“Lot 665, ladies and gentlemen: a papier-mache musical box, in the shape of a barrel-organ. Attached, the figure of a monkey in Persian robes playing the cymbals. This item, discovered in the vaults of the theatre, still in working order. Showing here.” -from “the Phantom of the Opera”.
A farmer’s auction is not at all like that. At least, not the one we were at over the weekend. One of Doug’s grandmothers sold her things that she could not take with her to her retirement community, and a full front yard and back yard of things were auctioned off by two country auctioneers. The excitement of finding something and staking a claim and waiting for the auctioneer to reach it and rattle off the bids was on most peoples faces. We brought home an heirloom antique train steamer trunk that now sits in the common room of the lower floor of our house with two old quilts.
We also spent time over the weekend figuring out how to set the table for Thanksgiving- we needed to make sure we had a full set of napkins and glasses, ect. Our favorite store helped us there- Bed, Bath & Beyond helped us figure out how to make it all look great. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving because it is going to look great, and Doug says he has some great recipes for food that goes beyond normal everyday meals. Ahhh. Apple Cider and cinnamon. That is what goes well with turkey.