Today it was time for the local auction again. They aren’t held very often (thank goodness- I’d be poorer then poor if they were!!!) so I took the chance to spend a few hours there this quiet Sunday afternoon. Sat next to a very nice chatty older woman who was telling me about various things and cheering me on when I was bidding and just as excited for me as I was when I would get things…kind of a bad combination for me…usually Stig is with me at auctions and keeps his head cool about things so I have more control also…but this woman was as bad as me and as excited as I was…so finally I had to say I was leaving early, I couldn’t afford to stay anymore…hahaha…
But check out what I got…
These are “Hollandsk Krukker” Dutch Pots is the direct translation. A big collector item here in Norway. At almost every auction I’m at there are several of these little guys for sale. They come in various sizes, from tiny to giant and everything in between and they all look like this…greyish blue with some blue design painted on them. They can get quite expensive so I have usually just admired them from afar…not being able to go up as high as everyone else when bidding on them. But today there was between 10-15 of these things and so everyone seemed to be able to get some and the prices didn’t get TOO crazy. So I decided today was the day to begin my collection…:-))
This coffee bean grinder is over 100 years old and in really great shape. I’ve admired several of these at auctions in the past and today this one called to me…and the auction God’s smiled upon me and my bid won!!!!! WOOOHOOO!!!! The wooden tray’s age is unknown, but I just liked it…I thought it would be a great place to put our bread on the kitchen counter…country and quaint…love it!!! I’ll move the modern metal bread box up to the apartment now..
So I’m completely satisfied with today’s purchases. There was a moose head I seriously considered staying for..but figured I’d been hard enough on my wallet and decided to give up the moose head thought for today…I suppose the chance for another head will come around some other day or it wasn’t meant to be!!
Thanks for all the chicken advice from yesterday’s posting…I’m even more convinced a few chickens would be COZY…when I suggested this to Stig today on the way home from the auction he told me to be nice….I AM nice…I’m always nice…I’m TOO NICE…..hahahaha…
Have a great Sunday folks…
6 comments:
great finds!
I need to find some auctions here
I meant to post a comment about chickens yesterday, but did not get around to it. We have chickens at my house. My Daughter does 95% of the work, they are easy to keep. I agree that you only need about 10 hens, and you don't need a rooster at all unless you really want to hatch chicks.
More than one is TOO much and your poor hens will be battle scarred..BTDT!
The only hard thing is the warming and keeping the water from freezing, a problem we seldom have in Louisiana.
Go to this link to see my posts about our flock. We have colored egg layers for fun. White egg layers lay more...like Production white layers are not pretty , just white. We have pretty Americana hens and a few cochins, fluffy silkies...we Get get little tiny eggs, too. Perfect as tiny deviled eggs.
http://www.blogger.com/posts.g?blogID=11819466&searchType=ALL&txtKeywords=&label=farm+life
Oh another thing, maybe you an hatch your own eggs, that you get from other farmers, that is what I did, but I don't know what to tell you to do in Norway. They do make heaters to keep the water from freezing and heat lamps are a must, even in Louisiana's winter!
I like those pots, but am especially excited over that old old coffee grinder. It's wonderful! What a great find.
I love to go to auctions but they are few and far between in my area.
Love the crocks and the coffee grinder is wonderful. You did good!
Oh! Such fabulous finds! I love auctions, and we just don't have affordable ones here in NYC. I'm living vicariously through you :)
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