Primitives from the Iowa Prairie

My husband gave me the tiny antique butterchurn for my birthday, I immediately asked if it was ok if I painted it, and it turned out perfe...

I had a great birthday, nice weather, my favorite antique stores and dinner at the Olive Garden, which I love a lot, despite snarky comments...

It is finally warm enough to get out and walk a bit, and of course, why not walk by the neighborhood bakery? Deluxe in Iowa City is sooo...

Oh, I do love old flour and sugar and seed sacks! Here is a bit that will be ready for sale this weekend, at last there is sunshine here, ...

I found this battered old plastic chicken in an antique shop, knew she would come in handy some day--isn't she a cute addition to the ...

First, it was stoneware mixing bowls that I couldn't get enough of, until I think I bought them all...then it was the dough bowls, now...

It was antique weekend here in eastern Iowa. Yesterday we went to Kalona, stopping at Barntiques to see Nancy just back from a fun trip to...