MY BARN AFTER THE BIG CLEANUP / MOVE IN / IN MISSOURI

Painting by Ruth Dobbs, 1976

That bad kitty




Antique metal candy box, inside of lid
Hobby horse, exactly like one I used to ride in the early '60s

Ruth has quite the collection of huge old lard cans; I managed to snag this one that lived in the barn already.
Sweet wooden compartment box, found buried amidst the barn junk; four feet long. I recovered a lot of wooden boxes and crates, even more than I currently need.
Ruth's older saddle
The nail, screw, and wire storage area
Round Oak brand woodstove, too heavy to move, so it's become a storage unit.


An extra horsey lying around makes a nice ceiling ornament.
That's the barn tour. More farm updates as the year wears on.

LADDIE THE SUPERDOG
....Here is the entire 1954 LADDIE book. Not left over from my childhood, I bought this in a bookstore. It sort of ties in with my collecting books with posed and dressed puppies, kitties and animals on little sets; I also just like strange "animal" books.