Cancellation Dance

That I continue to celebrate schedule cancellations with a little dance tells me that I need a squeak more unstructured time in my day.

Time to think, ponder and write. Time to make lists, finish up projects left hanging for months, and to take care of mundane things like clearing the heap of shoes from around the front door.

Lillie thinks I should use this "free" time to make a lap for her and stay there all day.



Our little road trip this past weekend included an auction held on-site at a massive Victorian mansion that came complete with marble fireplaces, stained glass windows and a full size 1923 Wurlitzer theater organ with its own room.

 

And we're not talking any ordinary organ here either.

This one had a complete drum kit,

a xylophone AND tuned sleigh bells.

Turned out this was the fourth auction held from this home. The first and second featured antique restored automobiles and a vast collection of restored pin ball and arcade machines.

The third contained the best the home had to offer in furnishings and art - Tiffany glass, silver and stained glass windows, finely carved ornate Victorian furniture, Persian silk carpets and massive oil paintings in carved gilt frames with statues in bronze, porcelain and bisque to go with them.


The homeowners are two elderly men who have been together for decades and now face their remaining years in a nursing home. They almost finished restoration on the house. The auction we attended featured the leftovers. We learned at checked out that one more auction remained - the attic (packed full evidently). Wondering if we can make it back for more...