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The Back Way September 1999 | ||
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| August 1999 | By Cathy Sullens | October 1999 |
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9/2/99 Cloudy out and hot as I head East on Hwy 54. Lots of traffic out as it is a lovely day. Heading towards the capitol city. More cars and big trucks...HEY! I'm turning left here! Back off and read my URL! ha ha Turned left to go see Clark and Diane at Hickory Hill Antiques. Met some lovely dealers and interesting folks! Gave them all a JCAD brochure. The store has LOTS of new items, many have sold, got a good update and had a GREAT time visiting with Clark and Diane. They always have great stories to tell. Traveling home alone the back way. Hope Darlin's ear ache is doing better! Bye Ya'll! 9/3/99 Puffy white clouds out as we head West on Hwy 54. Passing out JCAD brochures at the Osage Beach Post Office. Lots of people down to the lake for Labor Day weekend. How wonderful! Welcome to the Lake! Have a safe trip! Down to Camdenton and had a moment to stop by and see Gordy at The Butcher Shop. How wonderful to see how busy he is! Yeah! Got photo and left JCAD brochures. Took Hwy 5 South down towards Lebanon. Had to stop at Mike's store to get a Mississippi Mud ice cream sandwich. They're the greatest! Lebanon, population 9,983. Had a good visit with Annie at Annie's Flea Market. Met dealers and customers that didn't even know that Annie's was on-line! What a shame! On through Lebanon and took the outer road by Big Daddy Truck Stop to Route 66 Mall. Got to meet Linda, the owner, this trip. Their store is GREAT! Last time here, they were just getting started and we had met her Dad, Bob. On down the dirt road by their place, Nickel Road to turn right on Cedar Rd. (Watch out! The road sign says Cheddar Rd!) Nice places out here, the walnut trees are loaded with nuts! Turned right onto Nexus and sharp left onto Native. What pretty woods. Runs into C Hwy. Take a right onto Hwy C and head towards Phillipsburg, population 160. Had a GREAT visit with Doc and Hazel Holiday. Got to swing in the porch swing! On down to Conway, Missouri to see Kim at Old Time Antiques and Collectables. Had a GREAT visit with 3 generations! Beautiful day out, busy weekend, lots of traffic out traveling the back way! Have a fun Labor Day weekend! Take some time off and be good to yourself! 9/4/99 Beautiful sunshine as we head West on Hwy 54. Lots of traffic out. We made it through Osage Beach alive! Yeah! A beautiful hawk flies lower as we get down to cross Linn Creek. Amazing, all these fancy new cars and trucks and their blinkers don't work as we stay back and watch them change lanes over and over. Go figure. Lots of butterflies as we hear Hwy D, the exit for Ha Ha Tonka State Park. Big cranes sit idle but they are putting in a new bridge at Niangua Arm. It's needed so badly! Lots of boats, waverunners and tubing folks down on the lake! Large hills on left have been burnt. They are all red now, before long, it'll be soft green grass. Macks Creek, population 272. Two guys walking down the hill to wet a hook in the Little Niangua Arm. Good day for fishing. Saw the biggest patch of zinnia's I've ever seen! A whole garden in full bloom! How pretty! Bright yellow sunflowers on the left. Pomme De Terre River and into Hermitage, population 512. Yard sales everywhere. On into Weableau, population 426. Had to wash down the truck at the car wash, it and us are over-amping. Nice and cool, now. Stopped and had a GREAT visit with Dee at ABC Shop. She's busy dusting and rearranging. Met lots of wonderful customers and found out what they collect. Had a good time visiting the Poor Girls owners. They are so nice! On down the road, saw a guy cooking burgers! Met Ron at Lena Mae's! He cooks up tasty stuff! Stopped at all the many antique stores in Hermitage. It's the same ole-same ole. Wonderful antique stores and most of their customers are online and happy to get a JCAD brochure. But the store owners just "don't get it". Not sure if they ever will. Oh well, we had to try! Heading back down the yellow brick road to the beach. Beautiful blue skies, Johnny Van Zant singing jams as we head home the back way! 9/9/99 Beautiful blue sky as we head West on Hwy 54. Just a lovely day out! cooler temperatures and less humidity. Everybody out and about today! Down Hwy 42 and got behind a convoy of trucks from Fort Leonard Wood. Oh no! Student drivers! We'll keep our distance! ha ha They are doing really good for this road! Carlos Santana playing loud and clear as we head towards Dixon. Stay on Hwy 42 thru Iberia, at the gray elephant in the flower bed, hang a right onto Hwy BB. It run out at Hwy 133 so go right on South Hwy 133. At the intersection of Hwy C and Hwy 133, turn left and go on C Hwy towards Dixon, population 1,585. Arrived in town to go see the Two Old Broads. Ok, only 1 old broad was there! ha ha Had a GREAT visit with Patti. WE always learn so much every time we visit. Had to do a double take as their camera is just like ours! Today is free listings day on e-Bay and boy are they busy! Patti was even kind enough to give us a quote for the JCAD monthly newsletter. Also, Happy Birthday to them Both! On across the street to go visit with Dream House Dolls. Busy place! Met new folks, Brenda and Misty. Michelle was home, not feeling well. Hope she's doing better by now. Got to talk to her on the phone for a minute. Had a nice visit discussing the new web store Joe has made for their Barbie site. Gathered ideas and suggestions. Back down the highway traveling the back way home. What a fun filled day. All those gals down in Dixon are in the top 3 for all our JCAD stores for counts on their pages. Keep up the good work! Watch out! Wagon Wheel Antiques in Clinton is catching up fast! 9/13/99 Beautiful day out as we head West on Hwy 54. Lots of traffic out for a Monday afternoon. Turned left onto Hwy 42 and had a nice visit with Don and Caroline at Osage Beach Flea Market. Their store is interesting as always. Something new every time! Got to pass out JCAD brochures to the customers, so happy to see "This store is online with the URL" on posters all over the store! Thanks so much! We really do appreciate it! Stop by every day but Tuesday and see them when you travel the back way to the Lake of the Ozarks! 9/17/99 Beautiful out, blue skies and 70's. I love it! My kind of weather. Off we go East on Hwy 54 to Hwy 52 towards Versailles, at Barnett, we saw signs for road work next 24 miles. Took Hwy AA to the left. Hwy 5 South in Versailles, Gravois Creek is clear, I really like Gravois Mills, population 101. It's such a friendly town. Spring Creek looks good. Eleven miles to Sunrise Beach. Beautiful pond sparkling on the left. Laurie, MO, population 504. Had a nice visit with Betty at Country Rose Antiques and Gifts. On down to Sunrise Beach, population 181, down Hwy 5 to the Toll Bridge. Hwy, the Toll Bridge does NOT take checks-turned around and all the way back to Hwy 5 South and took it all the way to Camdenton, then left on Hwy 54. Traffic is picking up as it is a beautiful Friday in Mid-Missouri. A quick stop at the Post Office and away we go the back way home! 9/20/99 Another Monday! Accounting all morning, so nice to get out and go for a ride in the afternoon! Beautiful day out and Darlin' and I head for the West side of the lake. Passed out JCAD brochures all the way! Had a GREAT stop at S & W Bargain Spot. Always a pleasure to visit with Bill and Billie. She's about to make another trip South, great eye doctor there. Billie is the designated driver for all her family Dr. trips. She'll take JCAD brochures with her too! Have a safe journey! All those in the Sunrise Beach area, be sure to stop by, their store is next door to the Post Office! Great place, always unique items and unusual treasure finds! Heading out the back way home. Be safe! 9/21/99 Busy all morning doing Miss Helper! deliveries. I've been counting Monarch butterflies all morning! Have counted 52 so far! They are everywhere! How pretty! Off in the afternoon, through all the orange fluttering wings, to the city of Eldon! Had to laugh, drove right by Randy and all he saw was my hat above the steering wheel! I look under it to drive! ha Had a GREAT update at Trade -N- Place! Dan wasn't there, but got to talk to him on the phone! Met Vicky, a dealer there, she's been to see the website! How wonderful! On down to visit with Randy at Maple Street Emporium. Lots of stuff sold, new items in every week! Great attitude! Be sure to tell him JCAD sent ya! On down the street to visit with Lola at Past 'N Present. She is such a ball of energy! Store is dynamic as always! We had a GREAT time visiting and updating! Come to Eldon the back way, then park and walk up and down Maple Street. It's an adventure you're sure to enjoy! Until next time! :) |
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