The Woodster Comes To Call

Well my, my, my.
Who is this, occupying a chair in our sunroom?

This is Woody, and he owns our very good friends

Betsy and Phil, who are on vacation this week.

Woody, though, is vacationing

chez That Old House.

If he looks familiar to you, it's because he is not just a

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, like our Dion.

He is also Dion's great-nephew.

While it is lovely to hear the pitter-patter of little paws

in the house again, I am glad that Woody, despite his resemblance

to Dion, is very different in personality.

Woody is just about the best-behaved, easiest, least demanding

dog I've ever met.  No, not much like his Uncle Dion.  :-P

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Meanwhile . . .

my antiques booth has stretched

to hold some of our Saturday auction haul.

 Oops.  That's my turquoise handbag on the desk in the right corner.

The desk sold yesterday, after I left the store.

Some of my favorites include this 6 board blanket chest,

with lovely trace memories of old red paint.

A tole tray with an Asian design, on a folding stand.  It can serve as a

coffee table, or a side table to hold a glass of some elegant swill.

Then there is the hunt board, one end of which you can see here.

The carved apron is just so much fun.

But this is my favorite find of all, I think:

A New Jersey decoy -- a hollow, hand carved swan,

by J.P. Hand, who works near Cape May.

Mr. Hand's family came to Jersey from Eastern Long Island, 'way back in the 1700s.

That Old House was built by "refugees" from Eastern L. I.  

Anyway, the swan is gorgeous, probably from the 1980s.

I lust after it in my heart.

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Now, I must fly!

I need to return to the house where the auction was held

and pack up more winnings.  Then, back to the booth to fill in

the gap left when that big desk waltzed out yesterday.

Sorry, Woody, I have to bail on you for awhile.

I leave you in charge of That Old House while I am gone,

and I'm pretty sure I will not find toilet paper festooning

the first floor when I return.  Be good!  -- Cass