To borrow a favorite saying from my friend Doug Pelleymounter, “I’ve been busier than a one-armed paperhanger” lately. Jerry and Larry and I just had a pretty good antique auction last Sunday in the Northfield Armory. There were many nice antiques. A large Roseville vase brought $190. A box of lead soldiers brought $50. A mohair couch and chair brought nearly $500 while a braided rug brought $190.

We are getting ready to do the Beal/Weaver auction tomorrow in rural Nerstrand. I hope some of you will be able to come to the auction. It starts at 3:00 PM. If you are not familiar with the country roads, you should start in Northfield on Hwy 246 and go south out of town. There will be a sign at Rice Cty 30 (Valley Grove road) follow the signs. The auction will be held in a beautiful country setting. There is a large quonset building on the farm so if it is raining, the auction will be inside.

Jerry and I have been working on Ida Wiese’s auction. We will be selling Ida’s 6.2 acre hobby farm on November 9. You probably already know there will be a preview on Saturday Nov 1 from 10 AM to 1:00 PM. This will be a really nice country auction. It will be held inside the 50′ x 60′ building on Ida’s property. If you know anyone who is interested in buying a country property, please let them know. While we have been working on getting ready, we have been going through more and more boxes of antique radios and antique radio and electronic parts. There are more than you can believe. Literally more than a ton of parts. A huge hay wagon full. If you know anyone who likes to work on antique radios, this is the auction for them. I have temporarily lost my cell phone (again) so if you need to call me, try me at home (507) 645-7758.

After the open house on Saturday, I will be going to downtown Northfield to conduct the live auction for the Northfield Historical Society. This will be a fundraiser for the Historical Society. It should be a lot of fun. It sure was last year. It will be held in Jacobson’s building. Bob is still finding ways to help downtown Northfield.

On Sunday I will be helping Jerry Kokoschke with the annual Camp Omega fundraiser in Faribault. This is another fun event. Thanks for watching our website. See you at an auction. Come up and tell me you saw this on the web site and I will give you a hug or buy you coffee (you pick).