As many of you know, life has been a bit of a roller coaster lately. We are renovating the basement, opening the new shop, presenting at the Home & Garden Expo (thank goodness that is over until next month!)… and so why not just buy a monster vintage bread truck!
The hubby and I have been chatting about whether I buy another truck to haul stuff for the shop & barn. We poked around on Craigslist, and he found a bread truck, and I actually liked the idea of it vs. a big old box truck. I thought it had better style and was easier to get in and out of. We contacted the guy about the truck, and it had been sold. Oh well, I thought!
Then he called with another truck he had in stock….so Saturday hubby met me at the expo, and we went to look at it…the big question was really if I could drive it! I have to say I’m not the best driver in large vehicles:-) I’ve had a couple of incidents with Ira that we won’t discuss. Anyway…I drove it, and I think James (the hubby) had already decided we were going to buy it. I know I need it, but the expenses weren’t planned (ugh…). Basically, I walked out in the matter of an hour with a new addition to the Stylish Patina family, Gerty (or Gert). She is Ira’s new sister and she is named after my grandmother Gertrude, whom I adored. I always remember my dad calling her Gert and sometimes playing around called her Gerty. Ira was named after the hubby’s grandfather, so we are keepin’ it in the family!
I love giving the trucks vintage/old school names!
Here she is... good old Gerty! (My mom is dying right now reading that our new truck is named after her mother!)
