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I can always tell when my husband isn’t going to like an antique store.
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You know the type…. filled with shabby chic and crafty things. He cruises through those stores quickly and rarely enjoys himself,
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Until he turned a corner in this one and saw the shredded wheat crate he’d just purchased for $25…
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(Yes, he collects wooden yard sticks. Don’t ask.) ….was selling for $125.
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Then? He was a fan.
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And chuckled at a few things.
Especially the creative way the owners of this old schoolhouse decided to deal with their roof leak.
New shingles? Not exactly.
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Indoor guttering.
Odd… but you have to admit, it is interesting.
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River's world..... 
Those yard sticks look like the ones my dad still has in his workshop.
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My other half buys them for the old advertising.
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Now I want to go treasure hunting for crates and barrels and yardsticks!
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If you find an alcoholic crate let me know….
😉
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I have seen pics of your husband. I bet if you slapped an “antique” price tag on him, stood him next to his wheat crate, he would sell first.
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I’d have to put a cautionary tag on him. He tells a lot of stories….
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Collecting rain water is a GOOD thing!
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They weren’t collecting… it ran through a down spout through a hole in the floor.
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wow………they shudda collected! lol
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I like that antique shop, I love that dinning area décor. Of course the hubs was going to like that indoor gutter invention….thing-y. He’s probably thinking he couldn’t have done better himself, lol. So he collects yard sticks huh? Doesn’t surprise me one bit 🙂
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The list of things he doesn’t collect would be shorter.
Sigh…
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I did not know Cosmopolitan started out as a clothespin manufacturer.
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Antique stores are so educational .
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I wonder if anyone has offered them money for those indoor gutters? We were quite proactive in getting our roof redone before ever needing those, but some other homes around here…I’m wondering if they don’t have that set-up as well.
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First time I’ve ever seen it. But it’s bound to be cheaper than redoing the roof…
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Hmmm, Now I am intrigued. What does he collect? And do you collect anything?
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Bottles, farm tools, coins, postcards, ephemera, old toys, board games, advertising memorabilia, WWII, old magazines, crocks, fishing poles, etc etc etc
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I like wandering through those stores. I usually get out without spending much, but I’d buy the right yardstick.
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It must be a man thing.
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“Odd… but you have to admit, it is interesting. ” Indoor and/or outdoor noway will I admit it is interesting1!!
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I have to admit, the crate is pretty cool.
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Yes, but I’m the one actively searching It’s not fair.
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