Twas a day yesterday, ended up more worn out than I had thought and made an early night of it. Started with cooking the stuffing and assorted veggies, then loading them in the truck and heading to Calcis. Got there, unloaded and cleared off a place so we could eat, and then did so. Cat stayed in and did some computer and other stuff and I went out and wandered around the yard a bit and then sat and read. After she finished the things she needed to do we went to Vincent for a few and then back to Pell City where we stopped at the Treasure Chest on Highway 78 and did a bit of browsing. Found a few items that looked like they would sell so got them and picked up a piece of art glass for a friend. And then came home via the usual stop at Wally World for a few (very few with the crowds) things. Fixed and ate supper and then crashed early so am posting this late.
Tuesday and finally done
Or almost anyway. Still got to get up in about 3 hours and put the turkey in the fridge but otherwise I’m about to hit the sack. Started out this morning working to close in the south porch area where I added the 8 feet of roof yesterday. Got the east end wall done by lunch and then started on the first section of the south facing wall. Got the 4 window sections put in and as finished up as they are gonna get today and then made a trip to Wally World just after dark. Took a while there but after fighting the crowds and crazies, got everything we had to have and got back, fixed and ate supper. Afterwards fixed the stuffing, stuffed the bird and then put the turkey in the oven and started it cooking. Came in and sat down at the computer, when I noted a call had come in via skype from Steve. Called him back and then went with him to check his truck. Made a rough diagnosis and came back here, got parts, then went back to Jacksonville and put them on and it cranked so guess my guess was right or close enough anyway. Came back and sat and talked a bit then checked the turkey and it was done so took it out and cleared an area in the fridge to put it later after it cools a bit. For now am gonna call it a night, so till tomorrow… 
Monday bits
Spent most of the day building another 8 feet of porch roof on the south side of the mobile home. Finished it up about 4 pm and started clearing the ground underneath and digging trenches around the sides to put down sides to keep water and cats/critters out. Am going to put up walls with windows on the south and east sides and build additional work tables and storage shelves along the existing mobile home wall. Still got some hole patching to do on the old part of the roof but should be able to get that done before any more rain hits. Fixing to go and start putting up some insulation in the furtherest south room off the qhut, so till tomorrow…
Sunday done
At least the trade day part of it. As it was raining quite hard this morning at 5 and then still at 6 I decided to wait a bit and see if it was gonna slack off. By the time it did and we were able to load the truck it was nearly 8:30 and we decided to go to Bill’s in Glenco instead of making the 62 mile trip to the Greater Shelby County one. Got there just after 9 and unloaded. Without the tables and First-Up we can haul 16 totes which is a LOT of stuff. Ended up spreading it out over 4 of the 4×8 tables under the shed roof and still had stuff left in 3 totes. Did about as little as I have ever done at one. Fortunately the owner decided to forgo rent for everybody as there was just no traffic so what little we made stayed in our pockets. Took about an hour to repack all the stuff and get it in the truck, then we came home. Think we are going to take the next two days off and get some more stuff ready to go and set up at Poor Man’s Wednesday. Was thinking about trying for Summerville Tuesday, but with a 2:30 am wakeup and 3 am get on the road time, to get there by 6 their time and maybe get a spot and maybe not, I’m thinking that getting some other stuff done around here and building some displays for the necklaces and bracelets will be better use of the time. For now am gonna take a afternoon siesta and hope that whatever bug that has started to get hold of me will go away. Till later/tomorrow…
This and that Saturday
This being driving and that being flea market I guess. Went down to the Greater Shelby County Flea Market between Harpersville and Wilsonville on highway 25. Rather interesting market. All under roof and all but the front two wings with walls. Looks like we will be going back in the morning and give it a try. Had it recommended by another seller at Poor Man’s and after visiting today looks like it’s worth a try. Open from 9 to 5 on Saturdays and Sundays. Several of the vendors we talked to said it did it’s best on Sunday from 12 to 3. As it doesn’t open till 9 that means we can leave here around 7 and make it in plenty of time unlike some of the others were if you aren’t there by 6 you don’t have a spot. They also furnish the tables so don’t have to carry all the setup stuff. Will know more after the trial run tomorrow. For now am sorting beads that we bought today. Got 6.5 pounds of assorted mostly glass beads from someone down there that wasn’t able to string them any more so just bagged them up and was selling them. Guess I need to get back to it, so will close. Till tomorrow…
Friday
Did some cleaning up out back this morning and then headed out to see if there were any yard sales to be found. The answer to which was not that we could locate. So went to Poor Man’s to talk to Bill about a spot at his Sunday trade day. After doing so went to Piedmont to talk to Herrington about some waferboard. Afterwards went to the Co-Op in Jacksonville to see about some carriage bolts. They had two different ones that might work so got one of each and came home, tried them in the erector set metal and decided the bigger (5/16) one would work better so went back and got a hundred carriage bolts, nuts, and lockwashers. Then went to McClellan Auto and found that there was an ice machine on the pile of wafer board I needed to get to so went back to Jacksonville to get fuel and go to Wally World, then came home. Did a bit more moving and sorting in back and stacked some blocks up to support some 2x’s and plywood and then piled tools and assorted stuff from the back of the truck on the resultant table. Put the second level back in the truck bed and got other wood under cover in preparation of the coming wet weekend. May go to the Wilsonville Trade Day in the morning to see what it’s like as a Saturday market. Depends on the weather. For now am gonna do a bit more browsing and then call it a night, so till tomorrow…
Another long day but made it through
Started loading the truck just after starting a pot of coffee this morning. Dug through tools and took a lot more than I needed but had rather have a half ton too much stuff than be one screw short. Finished loading after eating breakfast and headed to the building materials stores around 10. Got the tin and a couple of other things at Marvin’s and then went on to Lowe’s and got the rest. Got the truck repacked and was on the road toward Calcis at 11:12. Pulled in around 12:30 and started unloading stuff. After getting things unloaded sat down and ate lunch, then started tearing the porch roof off about 1. Got the tin torn off and the 1×4’s removed and all the nails out, then put the new wood down and replaced the tin and caulked all the old nail holes. Put in some cross bracing and built plant shelves on the railings and got done about dark. Then went to the back ramp and stapled the new carpet down by flashlight. Headed back home a little after 6. Got home about 7:30. Unloaded the ladders and extra 2×4x8’s and got to where I could close the camper shell up, then came in and fixed and ate supper. Did a bit of reading feeds and then started this short synopsis of the days events. Gonna do a bit more browsing and then call it a night. Too tired to do trade day tomorrow so am gonna try to get some stuff around here done. Till tomorrow… 
Hump day and done
Loaded up and headed to Calcis again this morning. Stopped and ate lunch at the river in our usual spot. Twas quite nippy. Wish I had worn my long johns as I thought about doing but decided against as the sun was out when we left, but was very overcast with a chill wind blowing off the water when we stopped. Finished quickly and headed on. Got stuff unloaded and inside, then while Cat was setting up the computer I did some measuring of the front porch and the railing of the old house so I can duplicate at least in part the look on the mobile home porch. After getting the measurements I needed and working out a set of plans I took a walk along the railroad tracks and picked up a couple of bottles, some spikes and a bolt. Nothing like the haul I made yesterday. Got around a hundred pounds of spikes, bolts and clamps and found a very old Edison Battery Oil bottle in good shape. After Cat got through with the computer and a few other things we headed on back.
Made a stop at an antique shop which had very few real antiques but a LOT of reproductions and imports. Was not impressed.
Next stop was at Uncle Fred’s thrift shop on highway 78. Asked about cast iron and left with 7 pieces. One super nice 8 quart cauldrin with gate mark, 2 round bottom pots with 3 legs, one of which had a lid, and 4 baking molds. Three of the molds are christmas themed, and one is a different teddy bear mold quite unlike the John Wright Teddy Pan I had and sold the other day. Will clean and season them all in the next couple of days and hope to have them ready this weekend.
After spending way too much on the cast iron we headed on back home rather than going on to the Pink Varity Store as we had planned. Made a stop by the folks house on the way in and then came home. Fixed and ate supper and started to check some stuff on the computer when the cable went out.
Am writing this in gedit and will copy and paste when it comes back up. Am getting quite tired of it going down as often as it has been doing here lately.
Been watching the last few episodes of Sherlock Holmes tonight. I think I have 2 left that I haven’t seen now out of all 4 seasons.
Going to go and get lumber and tin in the morning and head back south to see if I can get the porch roof fixed. Should be a 3 to 4 hour job if I have it figured right.
For now am gonna watch some more Holmes and then call it a night, so till tomorrow…
Tuesday on the road
Started heading west and had to turn around and go east for a bit to get some additional stuff at Wally World and then headed west again for a while prior to turning south to Calcis. Stopped in Pell City for lunch and then continued south. Did the unload and put up things there and then went to Harpersville to get Cat’s mom some stuff and then back to Calcis. Left out and made a stop in Vincent and then continued on south through Harpersville to the Dixieland Flea Market, just to see how far away it was. Gonna have to go down on either Saturday or Sunday and see what it’s like. Have gotten conflicting stories on it and want to see for ourselves. Turned around as it was locked up and headed back north. Made a stop at the Pink Variety Store in Pell City and got several things we had been hunting then continued on back north and home with a stop at the Anniston Wally World to get an external hard drive and then on to the Jacksonville Wally World to get fuel for the truck. After topping off headed on in and unloaded, then heated and ate supper. Been reading feeds since. Am about done in. Will try to fill in more bits tomorrow. Till then…
Monday bits
Unloaded the truck this morning after clearing enough space in the Qhut to store the totes. Did lunch and then headed out and paid bills, then went to Piedmont to the new salvage grocery that a couple of friends are opening and helped tote boxes to the shelves until about dark thirty. Left out and went to the Anniston Wally World and got Cat’s mom a bunch of stuff, then went to the Dollar Tree and got a few more things that were cheaper there. Next stop was the Jacksonville Wally World to get some totes and stuff that the Anniston store was out of and then home. Unloaded the truck and then fixed and ate supper and then a bit of a sit down at the computer for a bit. Got to make a trip to Calcis tomorrow so am fixing to hit the sack, so till tomorrow…
