The Way to Warrenton, Georgia

 The way to Warrenton, Georgia, is littered with places to junk.

You know from my last post, I had purchased a cast iron urn from Mimi T's on Facebook and Olive from Olive Out had the shotgun seat on the trip.

I thought I would show just a bit of Warrenton. It has a lovely downtown

First there is Mimi T's.  No, they do not still Christmas up in their window display.  I was just too excited about my urn to think of taking another photo.

Hollie and Laney run this place with all the vintage goodness you would want with a sharp technological edge.  They run estate sales from their Facebook page.  
Link to their Facebook page here.

You have to be quick to say "I want!"  Then the object of your desire is held at the store awaiting your instructions.

There are dealer booths inside with reasonable prices and the merchandise is varied.

I never leave empty-handed.

Olive and I were starving.  Hollie and Laney sent us down a block to Miss Jane's

This is the kind of town where everyone waves as they pass by. 

Or stop to tell you "hello" on the street.

In this case, people said to make sure we ate at Miss Jane's.

So we did.

The restaurant is located in a beautiful old store front furnished simply with the smell of wonderful aromas drifting out to the sidewalk.

It is a meat with two or more sides kind of place.

DEE-licious food.

Warm friendly folks.

Miss Jane's Facebook page here. 

And a huge selection of homemade cakes.

Now I cannot eat grains of any sort so I had to pass on the cake, but I forced Olive into not only eating a slice, but taking a few home for dessert later.

I am a cake enabler!

 

 As we turned around to leave town, we saw the old theater.

Next time I go to Warrenton, I plan to ask if it is still used for special events.

 This building on the corner caught my rust goddess eye right away.

I fell in love with it.

It was rusty.

It was crusty.

It was charming.

 Looking into the main window there was a Fresh Strawberries sign - this place must be used as a produce stand in the summer.

The three doors with the transom windows above stole my heart.

My favorite combination of chippy white and gray.

I know some would think this an eyesore, but I am sure it is eye candy!

See y'all!

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Out With Olive Out

Olive from Olive Out agreed to go across the river and down the interstate to Warrenton, Georgia, to pick up something I had bought on Facebook.  

Of course we first had, HAD, to stop at Uncle Junk's to see what we could find.

We took my Blazer which Olive calls the coffin carrier.

Actually I could fit a coffin in the back quite nicely.

If I ever cleaned it out!

I bought this wonderfully fabulous watering can.  

Not for gardening.

This was used at the old-time full service gas stations to fill radiators.  Some of you are old enough to remember never traveling without a jug of water to keep your car from overheating.

I have only seen a couple of these recently and was deliriously happy to purchase this one at a great price.

See all the primitive wood furniture in the truck?

Still there.

Blame the snow.

<Or me>

Bag of mixed silver and silverplate spoons of different sizes.

Large bag of iced tea spoons.

All kinds of patterns.

A large bag of mixed items from serving pieces to pickle forks.

All of these are perfectly tarnished and ready for crafting.

Most I will probably put on Etsy.  

After I pick through them some more.

At Mimi T's in Warrenton, I found this cute pink gravy boat, a milk glass batter bowl, and two small glass insulators.

 I bought this US Mint bag for the booth - I have several customers who collect them.

This dealer was selling "Time Machine in a Bag" - a large lot of old family photographs.  

I bought a couple of hundred.

I have already scanned a few for tags and other projects.

I love just sitting and looking at the people and wondering what stories they could tell.

Think about it.  Fifty years from now, what will people find to record our daily lives?

Primitive digital cameras?

A zinc scoop with two holes for a metal label, but that is gone.

The other scoop is handmade from a tin can with a handle soldered on.

I love make-do's!

A child's tiny skate with a green leather lace-up toe piece.

Just one.

A collection of glass stoppers.

Some good.

Some crusty.

Some missing pieces.

Imagine them in a type drawer.

This is the urn I bought from Mimi T's on Facebook.  The reason Olive and I were traveling.  Last Monday I lugged it out of the truck (It is solid cast iron and weighs a ton!).  Then I dragged it from place to place in the front yard to be able to find the perfect place for the snow to fall upon its loveliness.  

Molly the cat thought we were playing some kind of new game.  

Finally I decided on my fern stand with my footless angel guarding it.  (Chucks dropped her a few years ago.  How many years of bad luck is that?)  

My neighbors thought I was crazy.  

Until Wednesday morning dawned on this in the front yard with three inches of snow.

It made me happy.

No, I will not make you listen to the minion song again. You can find it HERE!


See y'all!

Use this discount code to receive 10% off your purchase at the Distressed Donna Etsy store:

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SHOP HERE! 

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New Listings of Old Stuff

 Here are the new listings In the Distressed Donna Etsy Shop this week.

A pink and white gravy boat

$9.00

 A milk glass batter bowl with spout

$18.00

 I am downsizing my enormous key collection.

In the first group:

Five vintage hotel room keys

$8.00

Three sets of black keys

One set of blue hotel room keys

 And one set of red hotel room keys

 A set of twelve assorted hotel room keys

$14.00

A random assortment of  twelve numbered keys

$10.00

(SOLD)

 A set of twelve keys all similar

$10.00

(Two sets are available)

A set of fifteen keys - some with engraved numbers

$10.00

 The girls dressed as angels tags - set of three

$6.00

The two ballerinas tags - set of three

$6.00

If you see something you like, come over to browse and shop.  There is an Etsy Mini on my sidebar with a link to the shop. If you decide to purchase an item, please be sure to use the discount code below.

Thanks!

See y'all!

Use this discount code to receive 10% off your purchase at the Distressed Donna Etsy store:

DISTRESSEDDONNA14

SHOP HERE! 

Knick of Time Tuesday #123