first outing

Yesterday was the first time we took our Maggie out with us. We parked her Ole Carousel Antiques Center in Stanfordville where I rent space and sold a few things in the parking lot. Truth be told, customers were far more interested in the trailer than they were in my merchandise! Everyone wanted a tour of the tiny space and all thought she was adorable!
While I didn't think to take pictures of our selling spot, I did snap a few photos of the interior ... again, not the greatest pictures in spite of the fact that I just got a new phone ... problem? I didn't realize the protective plastic piece was still on the back ... more to come!

My daughter made these beautiful curtains for over the sink just yesterday morning before heading over to the Center ... 

that same daughter was the one who made my chalkboard wall ... this is the wall to the left as you step in ... 

... then, before I knew it, she was napping here ... can't blame her, looks comfortable, doesn't it?

Before leaving, my younger daughter had cut hydrangea to place in my vintage coffee pot ... it's missing the inside pieces so it's perfect for this ...  

I do have another coffee pot just like this one, but smaller that does have all its parts ... now I really need to get the gas guys out here to hook up this stove ... I need my coffee!

... soon after placing those flowers, however, I created a mess pricing things on that pretty little display table ... it's such a great workplace, though ... charming, cozy ... love it.

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sign on my trailer door

back at home

Maggie Mae is back home ... after spending a week in the shop - only because we were away - she's home where she belongs ...
The guys at Trailer King were great! The did everything they needed to do to get her to pass NYS inspection and now she's really road worthy. I asked if she could handle a trip upstate or to Cape Cod and the answer was a big yes ... she's ready to roll. I left feeling really confident. Tomorrow the decorating resumes ...

ouch

Well ... I can't say I regret making this purchase, but I will say that the gentleman who sold me the trailer did indeed neglect to tell me a few things. The guys from Trailer King called to tell me that the bearings need to be packed, there are no brakes on the driver's side, the wiring was done completely incorrectly, shocks are necessary and that I do, after all, have to install the electric brake system in my car. The good news? Yes, there is some. ...
The frame is solid, they think the camper is very cool and there is one man there who buys/sells these things and he'll be working on it.
By the way ... the window we broke yesterday is a Jalousie window. Very easy to find replacement glass and an easy do-it-yourself fix. I youtubed it.    .......   good thing.

failed

Well Miss Maggie failed NYS inspection today. Left rear running front left marker light out and bulb just spins as it's rotted out on the inside ... right rear running light out and can't get it to light up ... left brake pad corroded ... needs to be replaced ... Friendly Honda doesn't do repairs on vintage trailers so they sent me down to Trailer King ... I left her there with these guys who Honda tells me know what they're doing. They were very nice and they'll call tomorrow after going over the trailer and let me know what needs to be done to get her to pass and how much it will cost.
Before getting there we had a minor incident in the driveway ... my older daughter was backing the Pilot up so we could hitch the trailer to the car ... the back of the Pilot was up and I thought nothing of it until I heard CRUNCH ... It took out one of the slats on the jalousie window. She felt terrible, but nobody was hurt and it can be replaced ...
Speaking of replacing things, I found a fresh water filler with lid on ebay three days ago. I waited until this evening to bid and I won. I won't tell you how much I paid for it, however. I will tell you I really wanted it and I better not lose this one ...
I'm going to collect all the receipts to see just how much money this beauty has cost me so far ... I know it is a minuscule amount in comparison to what some folks put into their vintage travel trailers, but it would be good to keep a running record ... then again, maybe not.

                 

lined drawers ...                                                lined shelves in cupboards                

 before image of stove ... ok there is no after image ... but someday, there will be ... we'll paint this white ...

what you see in the drawers and cupboards are bowls/cups filled with baking soda ... there is not much of a musty smell, but we're trying to eliminate what there is of one ...

the windows were clean, but that old inspection sticker remained ... finally got a straight edge razor and took it off today ... now i need ot get my own sticker ... that was supposed to happen  Wednesday ... went to hitch the trailer to the car and the ball was not where I'd last left it ... my sister 

- the sensible one  - had taken out of the car prior to a trip to the jersey shore to make room for what? ... idk ... sand toys ... anyway ... next Wednesday this old girl will get her inspection ... 

My sink ... it doesn't work ... well, what I mean is the holding tank is rusted out so I won't be using it unless I attach a hose ... I read in one woman's blog that she uses the sink as an ice bucket for her wine! ... she'd rather drink wine than do dishes ... I'd have to agree with that ... I did throw some dirty water down the sink after washing down the cabinets only to find that the pipe under the sink leaks ... bought some plumber's putty ... easy fix ... I'll be using the sink as an ice bucket, too, but I'll need it to drain outside ... not onto the stuff I've stored under the sink.

Why is it that cleaning the Shasta is more fun than cleaning my house?

So my little vintage trailer doesn't have a fridge ... it has an old ice box! It's pretty cool ... I'll put bags of ice up on top because I'm not sure I can find a block of ice anywhere ... and I'll put my cooler on the bottom ... out of the way and nice and chilled it will be!

We tried to find a frame to put around the mirror just to add a little flair to this, but we finally realized it would be easier just to buy a mirror ... I think I'm repeating myself here ...

 You can see my cabinets are all in nice shape ...

 These doors, however, seem to have rust on them ...well, it's not rust, but whatever it is, it won't wash off ... I wanted to paint them at first, but I think we may just remove them and store them ...

 Now this is handy ... a bottle opener that catches the caps ... I think we might use this ...









 This blue enamelware was left behind by the previous owner ... a percolator, 4 dishes, 4 bowls, 4 mugs ... I didn't want blue so I sold them on ebay ... by the way, the curtains sold, too.

 I love these ... one over my table and one over my sink ... I even have one in my old house!

I don't love this ... and I don't see myself using the propane light so I may remove it ... anybody want to buy this?

and the bed ... just covered it today with an old, cozy comforter ... when do we leave?

small changes

Ok ... so after too much time thinking about curtains, I ordered enough of the same ones I already had to cover the rest of the windows ... They should be here Wednesday. Today two new pillow shams arrived for my big king size pillows. I have some on there now, but they are awfully dark and we're trying to lighten the place up ... going for the cottage look. My older daughter and I were bothered by the switch plate near the table - I'm not sure why ... it wasn't awful, just too ordinary. We didn't buy an extraordinary one, but what we replaced it with is nicer than what was there - photo to come tomorrow. While we were out we bought those styrofoam frames that people put on their walls to make it look like they've got panels on their walls. We wanted to put it around the mirror that's up now ... At first we thought we'd put a frame, but couldn't find one large enough or one that would go over the clips on the mirror. We went this styrofoam piece, but alas it's not big enough either. Then the lightbulb lit up ... why don't we just replace the mirror. That would be so much easier ... so we will. I also finished putting in the rest of drawer liners ... I had run out of the stuff I picked up, but got more and the job is done. My older daughter painted the inside wall to the left of the door with blackboard paint. She put on several coats and I'm excited to bring out the chalk. Lots of pics to come ... documenting all this so we can look back and say wow! look what we did! ... so much with just a little ...