Friday was a perfect day for a country auction. It was a cool morning but the sun came out and a crowd gathered before the ten o’clock start. It was field parking on the grass with beautiful views of the valley. It would be a sale of house, contents, vehicles and personal items. The couple are now in retirement housing. They sold 128 acres some years before. The 3 ½ acres had a barn, shed and home. Friends, relatives and the auction crowd gathered.

Every day is Earth Day at Ruby Lane! We're celebrating Earth Day, Monday, April 22nd, by offering our shops a Green Listing Day ahead of time.

I remember the summer that I first became interested in collecting vinyl record albums. My dad was an Air Force officer who had spent his career as a satellite engineer. He was nearing retirement and after many years of hearing the ribbing of fellow military men of his lifetime as part of the “chair force” he decided he wanted to shift gears and go for the gusto. He began actively pursuing an assignment in a deployable radar unit.

Anyone who visits Cowboy Rick’s Corral of Collectibles on Ruby Lane will see a picture of me on the home page standing in front of a large display of cowboy hats. The picture was taken at Wahl Drug in South Dakota—a well-known and often visited tourist stop in an otherwise barren part of the country. I was tickled pink to find this wall of hats because I collect hats, cowboy hats that is.

It all began one hallowed night in Paris in the year 1830. This night commenced an important and historical event in the Catholic faith. The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother Of God, appeared to a young girl named Zoe Laboure. Zoe is much better known currently as Saint Catherine Labouré.

Collectors of period Art Deco products should watch out for reproductions of expensive authentic figural pieces of bar ware, like the highly sought-after Penguin cocktail shaker made in 1936 by the Napier Company of Meriden, Connecticut.

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One of our families favorite cookie recipes is called “Buffalo Chips”. As a new wife I asked my husband’s grandmother for the recipe so I could surprise him with this ginger molasses goodie. I was surprised to find that it had very few measurements, in fact it called for 1 handful of flour, a dash of this and a mound of that but surprisingly it still said it made several dozen cookies.

"The Inspiration" 

"The Remake"

1.) Danish Mid Century Modern Teak Credenza, Bar or Sideboard, $1750, click here. 2.) Moroccan Hand Made Rug, $550, click here. 3.) Pair of Postage Stamp Paintings - Mixed Media Collage - Pop Art, $375, click here. 4.) Andy WARHOL lithograph Mick Jagger, $750, click here. 5.) Mid Century Modern Bentwood Metal Chairs Set of Four, $895, click here.

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The garage/moving sale section ad sounded a bit ominous... "Because of the vast collection and security reasons, we will only take visitors by appointment ONLY. One customer at a time, NO KIDS allowed, NO pets