Keepin’ It Real!!

Urban Dictionary: Keeping It Real     Staying true to yourself, your faith, your life and constantly seeking the truth. You are keeping it real as long as you do not harm yourself or anyone around you physically mentally or spiritually. You try to benefit the environment and society that surrounds you and eventually serving humanity for the greater good. By keeping it real you are authentic and do not follow the geopolitical or corporate economic norm, but you strive to develop a norm that is centered on peace, truth, and unity.

Love Life, Live Life, After Life

My Garage

I am keepin’ it real here on my little acre! It’s Spring! Right? Time for Spring cleaning! Right? Two years ago I set this garage up for my flea market business (12 years) and have not really touch it since that time. My time was spent on other activites and thus, this is what you see.  Are you ready?? Sure?? OK, brace yourself!

OMG!!!!! Where Do I Begin?!

However, I am no longer in the flea market business but have decided to open up an eBay Store, so I need to sort and clean and make hard decisions about what to keep, etc. A garage sale is in the very near future, like in about two to three weeks. I helped open and operate an eBay Store a few years ago and in the process became a Ebay Education Specialist. My fibromyalgia and chronic arthritis make for good days and bad days, thus it is hard to work any full or even part time job for anyone, where someone depends on you being there to help them. Imagine that!! I can eBay in my pajamas and fit it in between taking care of Alex and all the other little things I do.

An Acre of Oklahoma Ebay Store is an extension of my philosophy on living the good life. I sell books, vintage household items, craft patterns, crochet/kniting patterns, children’s clothes, and much more.

I have alot of plans for the store, such as:

1. Small Craft Kits
2. A Series of Children’s Books
3. How-To Pamplets
4. Cookbooklets (is that a word?)

Paul Marshall Vintage Paper Mache'

http://www.stores.ebay.com/An-Acre-of-Oklahoma

A Paul Marshall Proper Lady Pincushion and the Peasant Lady Lipstick Holder will be listed on eBay soon. The early 1960’s the Japanese introduced paper mache’ products into our culture, like piggy banks in shapes of animals, clowns, etc. They took “flower power” to a whole different level. I have a whole paper mache’ zoo in a box, just waiting for me to find and list.

Wish me luck with this terrible, awful mess! Who put all this junk in my garage?? I am going to put out a bounty out on their head! The Dog will be hunting and putting a smack down on them! If you have a garage or room or basement that looks like mine, you are not alone in your junk disfunction.

A Tribute to Mrs. Young

Vintage Tablecloth

When I see vintage tablecloths it takes me back to my neighbor’s house when I was a young girl.  She lived across the street of my childhood home, she was a childless widow, probably mid-80’s, Mrs. Young.  I was taught to respect my elders so when she answered her door (always with a smile) I would say “Hi, Mrs. Young can I come in to visit?.”  I never had to ask my Mom if I could go to her house and I was always welcomed to knock at the old frosted glass-pane door.  She let me play with her doll and gave me lemonade and cookies and we would just quietly talk about whatever was on my mind. Her house had a “baked bread” smell. I never questioned why she always had lemonade and cookies, now I am sure they were just for me. I think I was the only child in the neighborhood who cared to go spend hours with a “old lady” just talking. I often wish I could just go to her house today to just talk about whatever was on my mind and she would just listen and assure me that all was right with the world. I very fortunate I was to have such a friend.

Well, back to vintage tablecloths, there was always one freshly ironed tablecloth on her kitchen table. Great memories! This one up for give-away is a luncheon size and is in relatively good condition (considering it’s age). It could be used as a tablecloth or kitchen curtains or pillows or hand towels or whatever. I hope the winner tells us her plans or better show us her handiwork!

Sweet! Sweet!

Now, how to be the lucky recipient of this tablecloth, just leave a comment about any memories or thoughts about vintage tablecloths you may have.  Contest closes at 4:00pm  March 25th, 2009. I will put your name in a basket and have my granddaughter draw out the winner!

Warm Sunshine!

Here is to all the nice old ladies that have given the little girls (or boys) in their neighborhood lemonade and cookies!  Break! I just had to dance with Alex to Pebbles’ Girlfriend!

OK! Leave those comments! The winner can privately email her address. GOOD LUCK!