Photos from Gypsy Lea's

I stopped by Gypsy Lea's to drop off some stuff and to pick up a few things. We are ready for the February sale starting tomorrow. No snow in sight but -15* predicted overnight.

Some one is knocking off my gooseneck lamp idea.

This lamp is mine.

The top of the pump organ that Mike bought last weekend. Made into a great wall shelf unit.

Mr. Flannery

February Sale at Gypsy Lea's

We are all geared up for the February sale at Gypsy Lea's in Sauk Rapids. There are tons of furniture, cupboards, tables, leather chairs and other fine and shabby accoutrements. A fresh load of our special candy has been imported (all the way from Austin, Minnesota). The purses, paintings, prints, folk art and other special projects are waiting for the crowd. I have to schlep on over there tonight. I'll get some photos for tomorrow.

Here are a few more of my 1900's Valentines.

Mr. Flannery

So I Was Shopping at Walmart

So I was grocery shopping at Super Walmart in Buffalo. There in the marked down day-old bakery items was a decorated cake "Happy Valentines Day". Now I am often confused, but how can that be in the day-old kiosk a full week before the 14th?

Mr. Flannery

Some Valentine Cards

The antique Valentines that I have gathered sure do differ in style. Some are fancy, some are sweet, but none are like this one for bold directness.

Some have fancy covers with sappy messages inside.

Mr. Flannery

Another Spot of Flannery House

I have been on the road for my real job for the past couple of days. As I have said before, I have a real job to support this habit.

I have put together some photos of the family room. My carpenter was really a cabinetmaker. I would give him a line drawing and maybe a couple of pieces of architectural antiques and he produced fabulous interior fixtures for my house.


I had 8 matching stained glass buffet doors from about 1910. Donny produced this fabulous entertainment center to house the TV and then swing around the room incorporating the fireplace and mantle.

Clocks, toys, prints and pottery sitting on the top of the entertainment center.

Some of the stained glass, slag glass and reverse painted lamps that put a wonderful glow to the family room at night.

Notice the interior stained glass window above the large TV and the genuine Victorian elephant foot stool under the chair to the left of the TV.

This is an antique modular blue print cabinet that I use as an end table.

This 1880's solid roll top desk was once in the office of a Vice President of the Great Northern Railroad in St. Paul. The desk lamp is a genuine Tiffany Zodiac lamp.

Nothing special about this post, but I do like my house and many of the antiques that I have gathered over the years.

Mr. Flannery