JUST WHEN YOU THINK SEASIDE CAN'T GET ANY BETTER......

Would you just look at this crowd! The fall and spring yard sales are a must on my list of shows to do each year. Large crowds, sun, sand, beautiful gulf waters are like magnets to my soul. But this year was special and will be hard to top. My son Clay, along with wife Tonya,and children Sarah, Alex, and Emily in tow, can to spend the weekend with Janice and I and to help sell.
We scored a huge 4 room suite right on the gulf, with a balcony overlooking the the street for great "people-watching". Clay and I got up on Saturday morning and had another outstanding yardsale, while Janice was on a fantacy vacation with three of her grandchildren, with Alex and Emily being the two newest members to the COOK clan. I think it would not have mattered how to sale went to Janice. larrycook351@gmail.com 706-302-8902

ROSEMARY BEACH, FLORIDA--JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE!

THIS IS A RE-POST OF THE ORIGINAL. WHEN I WENT TO EDIT ONE OF THE PICTURES, I CRASHED THE WHOLE ARTICLE. SEEMS THAT I AM NOT AS SMART AS I THINK I AM ( THIS DOES NOT CALL FOR COMMENTS FROM THE PEANUT GALLERY).

THE BEAUTIFUL CHAIR-BENCH AND TWO CUSTOM MADE MIRRORS ARE THE CREATION OF http://www.cottagecollages.com/. YOU ARE MISSING OUT IF YOU DON'T TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO VIEW THE MANY ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECES THAT LINDA AND MITCH SHANNON ARE CONSTANTLY DREAMING UP TO YOUR PLEASURE AND DELIGHT. GIVE LINDA A CALL. SHE IS A TREASURE AND TRULY A GULF COAST CHARACTER THAT YOU WILL BE HAPPY THAT YOU MET!

IF YOU HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE WORLD KNOWN AS ROSEMARY BEACH, YOU HAVE NEVER VACATIONED. LAYED BACK, RELAXING, QUIET, AND ALL THE WORDS THAT MAKE GETTING AWAY THE THING THAT IS DREAMED OF WHILE CHAINED TO THAT OFFICE OR KITCHEN. I AM NOT ON THEIR PAYROLL, I JUST LOVE DOING THE WEST INDES MARKET IN SUCH A RELAXING ATMOSPHERE AND YOU WILL LOVE IT TOO!

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RESURRECT ANTIQUES IS UP AND RUNNING!

THIS IS A PHOTO FROM http://resurrectantiques.blogspot.com/. THIS SHOP IS OWNED AND OPPERATED BY MICHELLE KLIMA. IF YOU ARE ANYWHERE WITHIN A HALF-DAY DRIVE OF OPALIKA, ALABAMA, YOU OWE IT TO THE ANTIQUE-LOVER IN YOURSELF TO STOP BY. YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SEEN LOTS AND LOTS OF ANTIQUE SHOPS, BUT TRUST ME THIS ONE MAKES YOU SAY "WOW". MICHELLE AND HER HUSBAND, STEVE HAVE WITHOUT A DOUBT BURNED THE MIDNIGHT OIL FOR MANY, MANY NIGHTS TO GET THIS SHOP UP AND RUNNING. YOU DON'T JUST HAPPEN UPON THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY THAT IS FOUND IN THIS STORE BY CHANCE. AND JUST AS IMPRESSIVE AS THIS SHOP IS, SO IS THE PERSONALITY AND PERSONAL SERVICE THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE THERE. MICHELLE WILL GO OUT OF HER WAY TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR DECORATING AND DESIGNING NEEDS. AS YOU WILL SEE AS SOON AS YOU ENTER, "THE GIRL KNOWS HER BUSINESS". AS AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE IS FOND OF SAYING, "YOU'LL DRIVE THE WHEELS OFF A NEW CADILLAC BEFORE YOU WILL FIND BETTER."

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SUMMERFEST!

THE 2009 ATLANTA SUMMERFEST HAS COME AND GONE. IN ITS WAKE ARE MANY FOND MEMORIES, TWO OF WHICH ARE MY NEW FRIENDS AND GLIDER CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU AND ENJOY YOUR LINKS TO THE GENTLE SOUTH OF OUR CHILDHOOD. I KNOW YOU WILL HAVE MANY HAPPY AFTERNOONS GLIDING AND WELL, JUST SIGHING, SMILING, AND SELF-REFLECTING. AGAIN---MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
BACK TO THE MARKET. IF YOU ARE ANYWHERE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH HIGHLAND AVE. AND NORTH AMSTERDAM AVE., YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO STOP BY.THERE YOU WILL FIND ONLY THE BEST HAND-MADE JEWELRY IN ATLANTA, TRAILER AFTER TRAILER LOADS OF FINE ANTIQUES, THE "ORCHID MAN", AN ITALIAN ICE VENDOR, THE "HOT DOG LADY", DON AND SUSANNE PUCKETT WITH THE LARGEST AND BEST COLLECTION OF DOG FEEDERS, BENCHES, STOOLS, FARM TABLES, AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE-ALL HAND-MADE BY DON, AND DARE I FORGET TO MENTION LARRY-thegliderguy. JANICE AND I PRESENT EACH WEEK AN IMPRESSIVE SELECTION OF GLIDERS, SIDE CHAIRS, COCKTAIL TABLES, PATIO TABLE&CHAIR SETS, AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS "OUTDOOR AND VINTAGE". ALL THE PIECES OF YARD FURNITURE HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND RETURNED TO THE LIKE NEW CONDITION THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT AND DESIRE TO OWN.
ALSO, DON'T FORGET THAT OUR FEARLESS LEADER, PATRICK DENNIS, HAS THE MARKET AT THE FAMOUS INTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA AND HIGHLAND, JUST THREE BLOCKS UP THE STREET FROM US. YOU CAN PARK AND SHOP BOTH MARKETS! WHAT A WONDERFUL, FUN SUMMER SATURDAY MORNING THAT WOULD BE. NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU WILL FIND THINGS THAT YOU WOULD NEVER SEE AT THE MALLS OR LARGE MEGA-STORES.
PATRICK IS DILIGENTLY WORKING ON FINDING ORGANIC GROWERS TO PRESENT FRESH PRODUCE FOR YOU.
WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, I WILL BE TAKING NAMES AND KICKING ..... IF I DON'T SEE YOU THERE NEXT WEEKEND.
p.s. IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE AREA, THERE ARE FABULOUS EATERIES AND COFFEE SHOPS(THAT ROAST THERE OWN). SO COME FOR BREAKFAST-STAY FOR LUNCH AND SHOP IN BETWEEN!
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THREE CALCULATORS AND A REAM OF PAPER LATER.....

WELL IT'S OFFICIAL, THE HIGHLAND/AMSTERDAM MARKET SALES FAR EXCEED ANY OF THE CURRENT VIRGINIA/HIGHLAND RECEIPTS. I ONLY MENTION THIS TO PREFACE THE FACT THAT I MIS-JUDGED THE LOCATION. BY COMPARISON VA/HI IS MORE OPEN AND AIRY IN MY OPINION. LOTS OF FOOT TRAFFIC. APPARENTLY THAT FOOT TRAFFIC JUST KEPT ON WALKING! THE CROWD WAS SMALLER (AT AMSTERDAM), HOWEVER THERE IS GREAT PARKING OPPORTUNITIES BEHIND THE POST OFFICE AND SHOPS; NOT SO AT THE OTHER LOCATION.
I AM SCHEDULED TO GO BACK NEXT WEEKEND, BUT WITH "SUMMER-FEST" JUST DOWN THE STREET ON VIRGINIA AVE., AND THE CROWDS OF PEOPLE THAT IT BRINGS IN, I MIGHT NOT HAVE ENOUGH INVENTORY. DANG, THAT WOULD BE A BUMMER. OH WELL, I MUST GET OUT BACK OF THE ENCHANTED COTTAGE AND SCARE UP SO MORE FABULOUS VINTAGE PORCH FURNITURE. MY TRUSTY KNAVE, JANICE, HAS BEEN PAINTING HER HEAD OFF, TRYING TO KEEP AHEAD OF THE DEMANDS OF THE SPRING SEASON. I JUST MAY GIVE HER A DAY OFF IN AUGUST.
NOTE: THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW JANICE, KNOW THAT THE LAST PARAGRAPH WAS TOTAL B.S. ON MY PART.
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"I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET......."

I LOOKED AROUND AND THIS YOUNG LADY IN THE PICTURE WAS ENTERING MY BOOTH. "I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND I SAW THESE CHAIRS!" MAN WAS SEE EXCITED! SHE AND HER FRIEND WERE ON THEIR WAY TO BREAKFAST, BUT SHE COULDN"T WAIT.
WELL AS YOU CAN TELL BY THE LOOK ON HER FACE, TERESA HAD HER OWN "GLIDER STORY" FROM BACK HOME IN MISSOURI. NOW THAT SHE HAS RELOCATED TO ATLANTA, THIS WILL HELP HER STAY GROUNDED TO HER GIRLHOOD PAST BACK HOME. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! ALTHOUGH THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE TYPICAL REACTION OF PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER THIS ERA, I NEVER GET TIRED OF THE LOOK, OR THE PERSONAL STORIES AND MEMORIES THAT THIS FURNITURE BRINGS BACK. IF I WERE A "MUSHY" GUY, I WOULD SHED A TEAR, BUT GLIDERMEN DON'T CRY. larrycook351@yahoo.com 706-302-8902

IF THE RAIN EVER DOES STOP......

IF THERE IS AN UPSIDE TO THE TORRENTS OF RAIN THAT SEEM TO BEFALL US EVERY WEEKEND, IT IS THAT I HAVE TONS OF INVENTORY. NO MONEY, JUST INVENTORY. BUT BEING A CHILD OF THE '60's, ALFRED E. NEWMAN (MAD MAGAZINE) WAS MY HERO--WHAT? ME WORRY! A GOOD MOTTO TO LIVE BY. THERE AIN'T NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THE WEATHER EXCEPT STAY DRY OR GET WET. I CHOOSE TO STAY DRY. IT IS PROBABLY A BLESSING IN DISGUISE. WHEN DRY WEATHER DOES SET IN, THERE WON'T BE TIME TO PREP ALL THE CHAIRS AND GLIDERS THAT ARE SURE TO BE IN DEMAND AS HAS BEEN THE CASE IN THE PAST. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A CERTAIN PATTERN OR STYLE, CALL OR E-MAIL, AS RARE ONES GO FAST.
TO PROVE MY POINT, I JUST PICKED UP A STAR-BURST 3 SEATER GLIDER SATURDAY AND RECEIVED AN E-MAIL INQUIRING ABOUT THAT SAME PATTERN MONDAY. THAT GUY LIVES IN RALEIGH, NC. AND HAS ALREADY CLAIMED 1st DIBS ON IT WHEN I GET IT RESTORED. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR A LONG TIME AND JUST GOT LUCKY FINDING ME. LUCK OR KARMA, YOU BE THE JUDGE.

I ALSO WENT TO VIRGINIA/HIGHLANDS SATURDAY AND HAD ALL THE MAKINGS OF HAVING ANOTHER WONDERFUL SHOW THERE WHEN THE RAIN GODS UNLEASHED A FLOOD THAT HADN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE NOAH! NOTHING SAYS COMMITMENT LIKE LOADING IN ANKLE DEEP WATER, IN A BLINDING RAIN. NOT AS MUCH FUN A BEING A POLITICIAN, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIE ABOUT IT.
SO MUCH FOR CRYING, BETTER TIMES ARE A COMIN'. SCHOOL WILL BE OUT FOR THE SUMMER THIS FRIDAY AND POSSIBILITIES FOR TRAVEL ARE JUST BEING PLANNED. STAY POSTED FOR MY SEMI-INTERESTING TRAVEL BLOGS.


SEEN HERE ARE MY TWO LATEST CREATIONS IN CHAIRS: SWEET LEMONADE AND PUMKIN PIE.larrycook351@yahoo.com. 706-320-8902