Persistence Pays Off for the Birds!

Three years ago, I purchased this birdhouse from a sweet woman having

a sale out of the barn on her property. Of all the wonderful antiques she

offered, this birdhouse was the thing I wanted most! Purple and white, so I

immediately called it my K-State Victorian Birdhouse. It was a must-have!

After she took my money, the woman said to me, If you like birdhouses, you

really should see the one in my front yard. So I followed her around to the

driveway and, there it was! Oh, I asked... But it was not for sale! However, the

woman did tell me that the craftsman who made this birdhouse for her also

made a second one just like it. So I immediately asked, Where is it, and how

do we make it mine? The answer was that the match to this birdhouse was at

her son Todd's and she wasn't sure if he would ever part with it. However...

As fate would have it, Todd turned out to be Todd Leinbach, an auctioneer

we've been following around for years! In fact, we attend just about every

auction his company has in our area! As soon as I made the connection, the

pestering began! Every auction we attended, I'd make a special point to

remind Todd I was still interested in the birdhouse his mom told me he

had in storage. And then, I waited. And, waited... And, I waited some more!

I nearly gave up! In fact, I bought several other birdhouses trying

to substitute for the bird house I really wanted. The one Todd had!

And then, two weeks ago, I received an e-mail from Leinbach auctions

inviting us to attend their next auction. I'd never replied to their e-mails

before but this time, I did! I wrote: Dear Todd, still very interested in that

birdhouse you have, so anytime you're ready to sell please let me know!

And... Todd wrote back! He said, $300 and the birdhouse is yours! Do tell...
Doesn't it look pretty here in our front yard? I think it was worth the wait!

Of course, after sitting in Todd's garage under a tarp for

all these years the copper roof needed a bit of polish!

Nothing a little Twinkle couldn't handle though!

Of course, after I finished, the man I love said he preferred

the old patina more. What about you, which look do you prefer?

I love that I can see my new birdhouse from our master bedroom! I've

already seen bluebirds sitting on their gorgeous new wrap-around porch!

And, look! Mother Nature is already at work on the new patina!

Birds and new Birdhouses for Spring... I think they're a really Good Thing!