Last Minute Road Trippin’!

Facebook marketplace is proving to be dangerous – in a very good way!

It’s even easier than Craigslist, less dodgy, and allows you to peek at the profile of the person whose items are up for sale.

And it’s right at my fingertips.

TWIN BEDS has been my search item for the past few months, and on Monday, I found an ad that I’d been hoping to find -

Not just one, but TWO vintage white metal beds – HOORAY for room number FIVE!

The only problem?  They were in Lenoir, NC – which is not far from Wilkesboro, NC, but quite a haul from where I am in Wallburg.

Still.  What was the chance that I was going to find two beds in one location, just what I needed at an absolutely fabulous price?

I started up a conversation with the seller, and a plan was hatched.

I would meet with her realtor at the home of her parent's empty-and-up-for-sale house at 6pm last night after my last 4pm post office run.

What I didn't count on was that it would rain and storm from the time I hit Wilkesboro!

Of COURSE it would rain.  That's just the way things are.

Still haven't assembled the one on the left - new one on the right!

I reached a decision on my way back to Wilkesboro - rain had stopped,the sky had cleared, it was a lovely evening.

I could either turn right and head home, having to unload the van into the garage at home, not knowing when I would be able to bring the beds up to Quiltville Inn --

Or I could go LEFT, drive another 45 minutes to Mouth of Wilson, unload the van, and head home empty - job done.

Job done for the win!

I just love these beds.

And there is a story - as one of the beds has a missing brass bed-knob.

Lynn's parents have moved into assisted living.  The story is that they purchased these beds more than 40 years ago at an antique shop in North Carolina.  The knob has been missing more than 30 years.

I envisioned Lynn and her sister sleeping in these beds, playing "Hide the knob -- who's got the knob?" until the knob was finally lost for good and never to be found.

My next job?  Finding a set of replacement vintage bed knobs on eBay.  Or maybe -- we'll just leave it like it is as I love items that have stories attached.

Quiltville Inn at almost sunset

In made a quick run through of things, and was back on the road by 9pm just as things were starting to get dark - I was back home and to my own bed by 11pm.

(As I type up this post I'm sitting in the Greensboro airport ready to board my flight to Michigan.  I'm running on 4 hours sleep with a lecture tonight! Oh boy!)

These also came to reside at the inn!

I love décor of a primitive, farmhouse nature…and these two items are destined for the kitchen.

Isn't that what retreats are about?  Good food, good friends, and good times! 

And even better - they were 50% off.

And then I turned the corner and found just what I was looking for:

ROOM NUMBERS!

I am adamant in my vision of simplicity. The room numbers will hang next to each bedroom door, easy for each person to remember which room they are in.

Not having "themes" for the rooms allows me the freedom of changing quilts and décor to suit the seasons -- or my own whim!

Numbers it is.

Two rows left to go!

I got this far before heading out to Lenoir yesterday afternoon --and better than that:

There is only a handful of Quilter's Date Keeper & Quilty Pencil set orders left to fill, and they will be ready to go by Monday morning. 

Also coming next week - MORE DATE KEEPERS & PENCILS!

The rest of July and August are going to be crazy-travel for me.  I am planning on putting merchandise in the store in batches, as much as I think I can handle between trips, but allowing me a free and clear plate when I leave town. I'm thinking batches of 300 so that I can keep up with the demand and get things out in a timely manner without being backlogged farther than I can handle with much travel ahead.  Thank you for bearing with me!

And with that - it's about time to board so I'm hitting send!

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

No matter what your challenges are - meet them head on today!

Catch you from Michigan!

PS...I am aware this post has weird formatting.  This is what happens when I upload photos BEFORE heading to the airport, and add text in between on a different computer  FROM the airport.  No time to fix it - thanks for enduring!