Another Year

Well a year has passed(almost) since I've closed the store.

It's been a year of reflection, of pondering, of wondering.

(They have almost all the same meaning. LOL)

I started out in my location, "our barn" with a 3 week sale in the spring.

It went well. Hubby and my boys pulled it together and made it a welcoming

place to sell my wares, complete with my tree. Over the summer we continued

to go to auctions and stock up on our furniture. I continued to "treasure hunt"

Oh yeah, I almost forgot the infamous Wing Ding. The washout! 

Believe it or not I'm going to give it a try again in May.

In September, Hubby and I set out to the Christie Sale in Dundas loaded to the rafters!

We enjoyed the show and we had awesome weather. 

We will return in May and give it another try. 

We learned that some people actually stay overnight in their vehicles or trailers.

I don't think we're that adventurous!

To end the year we had our Christmas Sale. It was held for 3 weekends.

I love decorating and setting up for Christmas. It has a cozy and warm feeling. 

So....next year we'll see what awaits me. I've been checking out a few options.

Kind of exciting. Till then. Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

An Inside Look @ Country Lane Treasures

Come to 1349 Canal Rd for the Country Lane Christmas sale.

Most items are 40% off!

Please come on in and take a look around. The hours are 10-5

You are most welcome!

There is furniture and lots of Christmas decor.

Home decor too.

Even Santa and Raggedy Ann.

Butternut table.

Lots of red and green.

A tin lamp with a cozy glow.

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.

An old mason jar with colourful wire balls.

Pretty vintage plates.

A sturdy old cheese box.

A pitcher and bowl set with accessories.

A pretty pink tea set.

Love this old coke bottle box.

Old spools of thread in a mason jar.

Simple way to decorate. Use an old jar filled with potpourri, add a candle and raffia bow.

This says it all.

Flag with a beautiful dove.

An old country cabinet.

An old footstool.

Again the hours are 10-5, 

Thurs. Nov. 24.-Sat Nov.26 

Thurs.Dec.1- Sat .Dec. 3

Thurs. Dec.8-Sat. Dec.10

Located at 1349 Canal Rd. 1km. east of the 400.

Country Lane Treasures Christmas Sale

 COUNTRY LANE TREASURES CHRISTMAS SALE

Check out the "Barn" for some Christmas gifts or decorating ideas.

There is also antique furniture as well as jewellery plus more.
Would love to see you!
Open from
~Thurs. Nov.24 - Sat. Nov.26~ 10am-5pm. ~
~Thurs. Dec. 1 - Sat. Dec. 3. ~ 10am-5pm.~
~Thurs. Dec. 8 ~ Sat. Dec.10 ~10am-5pm.~

1349 Canal Rd. Bradford

1 km. east of the 400.
Or by appointment
905-775-4080
or email  teresa_vdk@hotmail.com

I Love Fall

I think Fall is one of my favourite times of the year.
I can't get enough of the beautiful colours that are abounding in the leaves all around.
I love the smells of autumn and the feel of a warm sweater on a cool evening.
We had an exceptionally warm week, last week. It was amazing!
We even had our Thanksgiving dinner outside amongst the leaves that were falling from the trees.
It was a wonderful day with my family. I have so much to be thankful for. I am truly blessed!

My mom and dad. Love them.

The awesome view from the Huntsville Lion's Lookout.

Me and my hubbie.

A pretty spot along the path of my walk this week.

Love barns.

A perfect yellow leaf.

Even weeds are beautiful.

My lovely family.

Some dried hydrangeas from our garden.

What's fall without gourds.

                 Christie's Antique Sale Results

We had a great day at the sale. For one the weather was absolutely perfect. Hubbie and I ended up making 2 trips to the sale, one on Friday night with a load and back again on Saturday morning with a car load and truck load. We left at 4:40am on Saturday!!! The sale opened at 8:00am, I happened to go to the office to ask a few questions, passing by the main gate at 7:45 and there were about 50 people waiting to get in! On Friday, we just dropped off our load, wrapped a tarp around it and left. So on Saturday we had  alot of work ahead of us. Mind you I love to set up the displays. A lady even complimented me on our booth. Being our first sale I was flattered. We did well as far as the sales went. Many "smalls" sold(check out my previous post on smalls). No dressers sold which made me nervous thinking that we wouldn't be able to fit everything in our vehicles for our return trip home. But Dan being the master packer did it!! I was so proud of him. We really enjoyed ourselves and will hopefully return in May for the next sale.

Dan the Man

My cute visitors with Santa who by the way was $3000!!!

He knows how to do it.

A hello from my Uncle Henry and Aunt Dea. So nice to see them.

Our ladder shelving.

Our booth

Old bucket

A buffet with pretty pink glassware.

Another view of the booth.

The awesome sunset on Friday night. We just made it before nightfall to unload our wares.