We went to the Bread Company after the MRI and our friends gave us a big cheer and many hugs of Congratulations for the sale of our house .. they know how stressful the house selling / house hunting months have been and our happy for us that hopefull that is all over!!!
We had a few errands to run and then we decided we would go to Farmington, Mo to check out a place called "The Factory" and a couple of Antique Stores there. But first .. we headed for Sawyer's Ridge to see what was the latest with our home of course!!
Looks like they are still working on the roof .. pounding was being done on the backside .. and someone was working on the inside of the house .. Butch had called to clarify a few things about what we wanted regarding plug-ins and lighting and said they would be running electric lines. Still moving right along!!!
I'm trying to decide whether to fill you in on our visit to Farmington then decided I might as well .. so here you go ... off to Farmington. I owed Ken a lunch / dinner for last month's Kings In The Corner wins and had told him I would buy at "The Branding Iron" .. they used to have the most delicious and fall-off-the-bone tender BBQ Ribs . Yummmmmm!!!
We found our way to "The Branding Iron" .. or rather where "The Branding Iron"used to be .. the building looked the same outside and inside .. but it is now "Dexter's BBQ" .. food was Okay .. BUT the Ribs were not fall-off-the-bone tender like they were when the other people had it!!! However .. you do get FREE Ice Cream now!!! AND Ken got the meal I owed him .. LOL!!!
After the meal we found "The Factory" .. I had been there a few years ago too .. the building looks like an old school house .. and way back then there were various shops in the rooms of the building .. sad to say .. this was a disappointment too!!! There are now a couple of restaurants and one shop that was closed and one other shop to go through .. several empty rooms!!! Unless maybe we went through a wrong door and all the stores were elsewhere in the building???? We looked through the one open store and took off!!!
OK .. Antique Store here we come!!! Let's hope it's not a disappointment!!! "Forever Antiques" was NOT a disappointment!!! Whoops .. forgot .. Hefner Furniture is a HUGE furniture store and we decided to stop there before going antiquing!!! We are actually looking for a table for the Breakfast area of the kitchen .. our bigger table and chairs will go in a dining area and there will be a small area for another table. Looking for the Country / Farmhouse / Rustic look!!
So .. Hefner's .. Hmmmmmm ...
This is one very unique furniture store .. it's worth going in even if you don't find what you're looking for .. surprises everywhere!!!
Can you tell that's Elvis in the balloon??????
We didn't find anything we're looking for at Hefner's Furniture but we had a great time looking!!!
Next stop .. Forever Antiques ..
I liked this enamel topped table .. it would look great with my Hoosier cabinet if I decide to set it up in the breakfast area???
I also took pics of the tags so I would know what booth number they were in and the price!!!
Ah Oh .. I like this one too!!!
Oh wow .. I like this old cabinet too!!! I know some of you will think I'm crazy but I just really like this old stuff!!!!!
Hmmmmm .. Ken says we need the mirror below for the bathroom ... thank goodness it's not for sale .. LOL LOL LOL!!!
This frame I took a picture of because I thought it was a terrific idea for hanging olllldddd pictures!!!
I THINK I would like a white wicker or resin-type wicker set for the deck off the kitchen .. this wicker rocker is a great price compared to prices on the internet .. I'm thinking about it!!!
Another table I kinda' like ..
These are the kind of chairs I like .. but the ones I found in this store seemed much lower than regular chairs ..
Ahhhhh ... this picnic table!!! I had a set like this many many years ago .. when my kids were kids!!! I liked it because I could move the benches and the table out of the way very easily when I mowed the yard!!! The one I had wore out a long time ago and for years I looked and looked trying to find one at a yard sale / resale store / wherever .. this is the first one I have seen anywhere!!!
Only $65.00 .. I'm thinking I just might be talking Kenny into rousting Betsy (my poor little blue Escort Wagon) out of the garage and heading down to Farmington to purchase this treasure!!! If we'd been driving Betsy Friday this would be mine and would be sitting on the patio below the deck in back right now!!!
Hmmmm .. what do you think of the set below????? Don't pay any attention to the goofball sitting there with his tongue out .. just the table and chairs .. LOL!!!
I kinda' like it too!!!
Is this IT .. is this the table I should buy??????
Ken told me what this thing was .. let me see .. a manual grinder maybe?????? I don't want it but it sure is a unique looking thing!!!! That's why I love antique stores .. you never know what you're going to find!!!!
We had a great time looking at the many treasures at "Forever Antiques" but the store closes at 5 and I looked at my watch and it was 10 minutes until closing time AND we were the only customers in the store .. and the couple running it seemed to be following us so we decided perhaps it was time to go .. LOL!!! Funny story .. I had never noticed a posting from them on Facebook before .. but the next morning when I got on Facebook .. Lo and Behold .. I hadn't scrolled very far before I saw it .. a posting from "Forever Antiques" and one of the pictures they had posted was of the picnic table set I had taken a picture of!!!! Funny but a little bit creepy!!!! LOL LOL LOL!!!
OH .. I almost forgot to tell you another funny story!! Remember the turtle Ken rescued at the beginning of our day???? At some point during the day Ken realized he did not have his hat on .. and could not find it in the car anywhere!!! He usually always opens my car door .. and reaches in and buckles my seat belt for which he gets a kiss (could that be why he does it????) anyway .. when he does this he often takes his hat off his head and puts it on the hood of the car while leaning in to fasten the belt. One day this happened and we found it in the road right in front of our house when we got back home. He was hoping that was what happened on this day .. however .. we did watch the sides of the road when we drove back through the area where he rescued the turtle but .. no hat!!! Sure he would then find it in the garage .. driveway .. or in front of our house .. we drove on home. Sad to say .. NO HAT!!! I talked him into going back where we saw the turtle and pulling off at the side of the road and getting out to look ... guess what .. WE FOUND IT!!! It had landed or been blown off into the grass at the side of the road .. that's why we didn't see it when we went through earlier!!!
He was very happy to have found it because it was a hat his daughter Beth had given him a few years ago!!! What's the orange thing on the end of his nose you ask????? A yard sale sticker .. we had stopped at a yard sale and bought a few "treasures" and he was wearing one of the stickers .. LOL!!! I know .. he's a goofball .. but he's a lovable goofball .. LOL!!!
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