In case you haven't noticed recently, but I have a "thing" for farms, barns and the Midwest. This is one of the few reasons why I choose to hunt down the latest and greatest farm auction because it gives me a chance to drive out to the Kansas countryside and hang out on someone's farm for a day.
This brings me to the auction in north-central Kansas I attended yesterday. For the second weekend in a row, I woke up at 4 am and headed out the door by 5 for a 4 hour drive to this particular destination. Last weekend's farm auction went so well not only did I make plans to attend this weekend's farm auction by the same auctioneers, but I came prepared!
Last weekend it was very windy and ever so chilly to start the auction. I stood there with crop pants and a lightweight top on. It eventually warmed up but I made sure I donned the correct gear for this weekend's auction which was supposed to be chillier than the previous. That meant I wore my wool coat with the sweet little wool ruffles lining the collar.
If my cute little white Chevrolet Equinox parked alongside big-ass trucks didn't yell, "city girl" than my outwear did. I stood among nearly every single person donned in Carhartt coats and overalls. Even the women wore Carhartt coats and there I stood with my black wool ruffled coat. :)
Definite city girl blood courses through my veins mixing with a bit of country blood. Ha! This weekend's auction didn't fill the backseat like the one previous, but I did net one very important buy:
18 DeKalb Seed Sacks. I had 19, but sold one at the auction. :)
I grew up in Sycamore, IL right down the road from the DeKalb Ag. Lots of corn fields, barns and farms. No wonder I'm a country girl at heart! :)
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