TELL CITY CHAIR FIND & ANNIVERSARY #41

SWEET TELL CITY ANDOVER CHAIRS

My sweet La Chaumière de Briarwood looks best when she is dressed for Autumn...  Just the style of our nearly 50 year old home ushers in a timeless look of simple beauty and charm.

Several years ago I found three antique/vintage Tell City Ladder Back Chairs at a local Oklahoma thrift store.  I desperately needed four and found another one up in Missouri (my late Momma and I made the four hour trip up north to get it and then back home again!)...  If I remember right I paid only $28.00 each for the first three...but then had to paid five times that for the fourth one.  Still a great deal as the chairs are now highly sought after and getting harder to find all the time!

Anything with the TELL CITY logo has gone up in price and I'm sure will continue to go up in years to come!

PAINTED BLACK

I love the way the chairs look in our breakfast room.  I painted them black and then heavily distressed them so the original maple stain color lightly shows through.

I've often wished I had two more chairs for extra seating...just haven't wanted to drop the cash!

Every once in a while I get online to just LOOK and SEE!  Incredibly I found another sweet chair like the four I already have on FB Marketplace (Oklahoma/local)!

Guess how much?

ORIGINAL MAPLE

The silly thing was only $20!

ORIGNAL AD ABOVE

The chair had been on Marketplace for 15 hours when I saw it...I couldn't believe it wasn't already SOLD!  I contacted the seller immediately and my Mr. AGPMan picked it up after work!

SCORE!

On a whim I decided to check eBay just to SEE if I could possibly find ONE MORE!

Well...I actually found TWO MORE...

But guess how much?

eBAY AD

A WHOPPING $600 for two...or $300 each!

I just very nearly GASPED out loud!

I knew the chairs were valuable...just not THAT valuable.  To be fair, I also found another one that was quite a bit less...but it had some damage to it!  They were all in Nebraska and even tho the hubby grew up there...we certainly weren't planning a trip north anytime soon.  Wouldn't have paid that much anyway!

I hope in the future to snag one more chair for an equally amazing price.

Sometimes great deals take patience!

A COUPLE YEARS AGO

Today is our 41st anniversary!  WHAT?

DINNER OUT LAST NIGHT

I can't believe it.  In case you forgot (or are new here OR haven't followed along in a bit...) Here is our wedding photo taken on September 8, 1978!

What's the secret to our success of living together and not killing each other for nearly 15,000 days?

(14,975 to be exact!)

Hmmmm...

MY BELOVED AND I

Love, Respect, Passion, Faith, Trust, Hope, Hard Work, Good Choices, Sound Financial Decisions, Great Kids, Fun, Date Night, Laughter, Good Health 

and

GOD!

Hope you are having an awesome Sunday.  After celebrating our marriage last night with a beautiful dinner out and breakfast this morning...we are doing some Fall planting and having homemade vegetable soup for a calm, quiet dinner.

Loving my simple life.

Love to you...

Rebecca

~I WILL BE HERE, BELOVED~

Dearest Steven...

I have loved you for so long now.
I can hardly remember when we weren't together.

My entire life changed the day I met you...
But incredibly you've stayed the same.

You are still the man of my dreams.
And the keeper of my heart.

Thank you for sharing your life with me...
For all the laughter.
For all the tears.
All the memories.

I'd marry you all over again and joyfully relive every single day, one more time,
if I could.

I will always be here for you...
And will love you forever.

Happy 34th Anniversary...

Love,

Beck

I WILL BE HERE

(Steven Curtis Chapman)
(First Song on My Playlist)

Tomorrow morning if you wake up
And the sun does not appear,
I, I will be here.
If in the dark we lose sight of love
Hold my hand and have no fear,
'Cause I, I will be here.

I will be here
When you feel like being quiet,
When you need to speak your mind
I will listen,
And I will be here,
When the laughter turns to crying
Through the winnin', losin', and tryin',
We'll be together,
'Cause, I will be here.

Tomorrow morning if you wake up
And the future is unclear,
I, I will be here.
As sure as seasons are made for change,
Our lifetimes are made for years
So, I, I will be here.

I will be here,
You can cry on my shoulder
When the mirror tells us we're older
I will hold you,
And I will be here,
To watch you grow in beauty and
Tell you all the things you are to me,
'Cause, I will be here.

I will be true to the promise
I have made
To you and to the one who gave you to me

I, I will be here
And just as sure as seasons are made for change,
Our lifetimes are made for years,
So I, I will be here...

~~*~~

Blessings as you celebrate life with those you love...

Love to you~

~~~~~~~~WHITHER THOU GOEST~~~~~~~~ Happy Anniversary To My Beloved

To My Beloved:

Today I'm most grateful our marriage

has stood the test of time.

You are my best friend.

You're all I ever wanted.

More than I deserve.

I LOVE YOU!

Happy 33rd Anniversary!

I know these days are tough ones for you, Baber.  Long school hours and lots of time away from one another this year.  I have always believed in you.  I pray everyday for you and I'm trusting God for good things.  I am a blessed woman and you mean the world to me!

...Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest I will go; and where thou lodgest I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.

 Ruth 1:16-17

I love you most...Beck

September 8, 1978

Blessings as you spend your life loving and blessing others.

 If you'd like to read more about our wedding or see more pictures just click

HERE and HERE!

Love to you...

~I LOVE YOU FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS~

~MY BEAUTIFUL PARENTS~

November 23, 1955

Dear Mom and Daddy...

As I sit here looking at the pictures of your wedding it's hard for me to imagine the two of you ever being younger than my children are today.  You both look so happy with all your life ahead of you!  Your faces are so bright and alive and reveal not a hint of the careworn expressions you would both one day share.  Taken long before you became parents and before the struggles of life set in, my eyes see only joy...

only excitement...

only trust...

hope...

and love...

As I've watched you grow in years I'm humbled more than ever by your commitment to each other.  Life was not always kind to you...beat you both up a lot...but somehow, no doubt by God's grace, your love for one another and for Linda, Me, Bill and Jen has pressed on.  

~Mom at 21...and her Soldier Beau at 25~

Mom~today I notice how you care for Daddy, the husband of your youth.  With his memory of your life together quickly fading I'm reminded of Proverbs 31 where it speaks of the virtuous woman.  You've stuck by our father through thick and thin, in good and bad, want or plenty.  And...that has given all your children something to look up to, respect, and revere...  I know if Daddy was able to wine and dine you tonight he would.  I hope it's enough for you to know he loved you more than he ever found words to say...  Thank you for being such a wonderful example of faith, hope and commitment for your children.  And...for always being the wind beneath his wings.  He couldn't have made it without you.

THE VIRTUOUS WOMAN

Proverbs 31 KJV

"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.

She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.

She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.

She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.

She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.

Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.

Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates."

Happy Anniversary...I love you...I love you ...I love you...

With great affection~

Your daughter, Rebecca Suzanne

~A WEDDING TO REMEMBER~

~SEPTEMBER 22, 2007~

 Micah and Our AdrieGirl

Three years ago today our beautiful daughter, Adrienne, walked down the aisle and married her beloved.

~THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BRIDE EVER~

Truly I've never seen a more radiant bride...she was absolutely lovely.  But then...she was always lovely...

Both inside

and out!

   The Groom was incredibly handsome, too! :)

 My prayer is for them to be as happy together as they were on their special day~

~ADRIE and her DADDY~

This will always remain my favorite picture!

It's worth showing you again!

My beautiful girl dancing with her Father...priceless!

(She just grew up waaaayyyyy too fast!  I'd live her childhood with her all over again if I could!)

Love to you~

~SWEET Adrie & Micah - Happy 2nd Anniversary 2 U~

~Happy 2nd Anniversary~
Adrienne & Michael

To My Beloved AdrieGirl...

I can't believe it's been two full years since you left the only home you ever knew to marry the love of your life...

The last two years have flown by... You'd made such a beautiful, beautiful bride.

~Beautiful Bride - Inside and Out~

Here it is 730 days after saying "I DO" to the man of your dreams and I still miss you more than ever!

~Dancing With Your Beloved~

Knowing you are so very happy thrills my heart...

~The Most Beautiful Daughter~

It is what makes you moving away bearable. Otherwise I'd be lost forever without you...

~Dancing With Your Daddy~

May you always be as happy in your life as you were on your Wedding Day. You made your daddy and I so proud when you came into the world and you still make us proud today. We LOVE Michael and we know he loves us, too!

Now...when can we expect a grand baby from the two of you? Just curious! :) You've had more than enough time now, right? We've been TRYING HARD not bring up the subject but we are getting a little impatient and we ARE getting older...

Hint...Hint...HINT!

Love you Most...
I miss you so very, very much~
Momma

~MY BELOVED and I - A Celebration of Love~

MY BELOVED AND I
September 8, 1978

Somehow our marriage has stood the test of time. For this I am eternally grateful. Today I celebrate 31 years of wedding bliss with My Beloved. How blest I've been.

A PEEK AT MY KEEPSAKE BOOK

I was not quite 20 years old when I married my Mr. AGPMan. Nowhere near wise enough to make such an important decision for my entire life...

I was stubborn.

Still am.

OUR SWEET ENGAGEMENT

No one, not even my precious Father, could convince me to wait a couple of years...

MY BRIDAL SHOWER

I truly had no clue what I was doing...I only remember wanting to spend the rest of my life with my sweetheart.

Nothing has changed.

He's still my Number One.

LIFELONG VOWS

I will. I do. Forever.

OUR WEDDING PROGRAM

We've certainly shared moments of heartache...

LOVING PARENTS

And bouts of quiet despair.

But our love has endured.

We have pressed on.

LOVE BITES

Always a faithful, kind provider, I don't remember a time when my needs weren't met or my dreams weren't a priority.

OFF TO BEGIN OUR LIFE

Our family has been blessed.

Beautiful Husband to Rebecca.

Amazing Father to Brandon and Adrienne.

Cherished Papa to Miss K.

TODAY - CELEBRATING 31 YEARS
~I LOVE YOU STEVEN KENT~

Thank you, God, for your grace.

Thank you for helping us to keep our vows...both to You and each other.

Thank you for Your severe mercy and for reminding us every single day that with YOU ALL things are possible.

Blessings to you as you celebrate this amazing life with those you love...Rebecca