NannyandNell

05/11/2026

Who remembers the Seattl Super Sonics? When basketball was this city sport of choice.

Who is still waiting for them to return to the Emerald City?

They will be coming to the booth in soon.

05/09/2026

05/08/2026

It has been a long week and tonight the idea of a G & T and the Vintage Garden Style special addition magazine, called my name at the grocery store check line.

Since menopause slapped me upside the head about 7 years ago, alcohol and I have an arm wrestling match over sleep, and I always lose the match. Needless to say, I don't drink often, I would rather stay asleep as much of the night as possible.

I created a mock G & T I called
"The Pause"

* Choose a glass that makes you feel good. Pretty, feels good in your hand

* Add a few pieces of ice

*A wedge of lime (I like to use frozen lime slices)

*Packet of Stevia
(Stevia seems to be best, other sugar substitutes don't seem to give the same G and T flavor vibe)

* Packet of True Lime (crystalized lime)

* Fill glass with Tonic water
( Fever- Tree Light Tonic is my preference)

Gently stir, then find your favorite chair, put your feet up, grab an inspiring magazine and enjoy the taste of a G &T with no menopausal side effects only mental pause.


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04/26/2026

Yes, today we rest.

Tomorrow we will reflect on what to be on the hunt for our next vintage market In June.

Which means, May will be a very busy month hunting, picking, junking and gathering.

Have a great Sunday

04/26/2026

UHaul is unpacked and returned a day early, now that's a record!

Thank you for all your hard work to ensure the vendors and attendees were successful in their endeavors.

Next stop for is , Spokane in June. We are sad it will be an end of an era for Farm Chicks, but we are so excited to be a vendor for the final market.

If you can't make it to one of our markets, remember you can visit our corner of in West Seattle Wednesday - Sunday.

04/24/2026

Load-in day was AMAZING in Puyallup.

When we pulled into the fairgrounds to get in line, we were wayyyyyyyyy in the back of the line. We figured we would be parking in Tacoma to load in, that is how far in the vintage vendors parade line we were.

We patiently waited for our turn to pull into the fairgrounds. Drove up to the double doors where we knew our booth would be close to in the sea of Uhauls and trailers. I was planning to turn the corner and be in the back row. Low and behold a parking spot right up front was still available!!!

Thank you Grandpa Clayton!. He was my step dad who passed away 25 years ago. He was a legend in our family, finding a front row spot in the busiest parking lot. We call it the luck of the Clayton. After the week I have had, I needed the luck of the Clayton today for sure!

Because we got such a great spot, load in was fast and we were able to get a good start on set up. Will finish up today and look forward to seeing all the vintage loving souls tonight 4 pm.

04/23/2026

Final Prep day is here, and are we ready? Well, that's a big fat NOPE!

It has been a rollercoaster the last 10 days with one of our elderly golden retrievers, Tilly. She is still with us for now, but it's day by day.

My hubby and I are emotionally, physically and mentally spent.

Needless to say, I am not as organized as normal. We will have lovely vintage things, don't worry.

The washing and ironing just didn't happen on a lot of the vintage linens we picked up recently. Just not enough bandwidth in this brain and heart circuit board.

and I look forward to seeing you all, old and new vintage living friends. Booth 31-32 , Puyallup. Washington State Fairgrounds
This Friday and Saturday.

04/18/2026

This darling little guy is snoozing in the Spring sunshine

We have restocked our corner of
Nanny and Nell too welcome in the Spring weather.

Come by and say hello.

Wed-Sat 11-5 Sundays 10-4

04/10/2026

"Young lovers seek perfection. Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together and of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches". How to make an American Quilt by Whitney Otto

Our grandmothers made quilts, as most grandmother's back in the day did. They were practical, beautiful and comfortable No scrap left behind you might say.

I am in my early 60's and Dana early 50's The thing about that is friends in this age bracket are downsizing their homes, or parents have passed and they have no idea what to do with all the "stuff"

Yes, we sell the items collected, but mostly we are vintage curators of the spoken memories of its history.

Stories told,laughter shared and sometimes tears shed. We treasure the stories, we share the stories, we let pieces of someone else's history live on.

"Young lovers seek perfection. Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together and of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches"

All coming to April 24-25 Washington State Fair Grounds.

03/26/2026

93 yr old father passed away and we are clearing out the shop and house with an estate sale. 

House goods, many vintage items some antiques, Christmas, garden, books, men's clothes ( some vintage) , furniture, vintage cameras, some old school electronics, 

 tools in the shop and garage. All seems to be in running order, NO guarantees. 

Garage sale prices ( really, we swear, priced to sell) 

 Address will be posted at 8 am with a sign up sheet on garage door

 Busy road, do not block neighbors driveways and mail boxes. 

 DO NOT WALK AROUND Property prior to the sale. 

NO EARLY Entry or PRE SALES. 

 Cash/Venmo only
Check out the listing on Craigslist, Facebook and Estate Sales.net

03/22/2026