Every year we look forward to the Mid-American Gateway Farm Toy Show and this year was not any different. The farm toy show is in its 38th year and we have been going so long I can’t remember when we started. The show was held at the Sheraton Westport in St. Louis, Missouri and is […]
Yesterday my husband Keith and I braved the last of the Polar Vortex that paralyzed the Midwest! With temperatures S-L-O-W-L-Y rising we headed out to a Midwest Ag Expo. The drive was a beautiful, but frosty ride to the Gordyville horse arena where we got our fix. Our farm and antique tractor fix that is! […]
This toy show is not just a toy show, but a place where I see friends and make memories. We meet up with the Elliotts and plan our upcoming Florida getaway. There is the Saturday night dinner with friends that has become a standing tradition, and then there are the custom toys and the layouts. […]
Today Keith and I set out on a tractor adventure. Some of our favorite tractor shows are the winter ones. The different clubs sometimes have shows in remote locations that we travel to and enjoy getting away from central Illinois frigid climes. This show though was in central Illinois, it was the Prairie Gold Rush […]
With the changing colors of the leaves and the fun fall festivals, the season brings fall auctions. I put together some upcoming auctions you might enjoy! This time of year, many collectors switch their attention from antique farm equipment to farm toys this time of year. Those collectors will be interested in the fall sale […]