SNOW!!!

 Yes, it snowed!! Okay, not much!! But better than nothing! I tell you it has been a very warm winter here, thusfar!! I live in Iowa and this is just becoming insane! Our temperature day before yesterday was in the 60's and this is becoming the norm this year.

So, I was delighted to see some winter here!

Now, speaking of snow . . . . . . . here at OLA.com, we have some wonderful things for "snow"!

If you get more than we did, and I KNOW that some did . . . check out this cool

MTD 4.5 HP 2 CYCLE Snow Blower Thrower snowblower from Vermonter53!!

Need snowmobile parts? How about this SNOWMOBILE - HOLESHOT™ SKIDPLATES

 from ZKProducts? They have LOTS of things for snowmobiles!!

Okay, maybe you just like to play the piano about snow!! Here is a great

LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW - SHEET MUSIC (1945) from JRFleamarket! And I am quite sure there are others!!

How about building a cute little snowman and keep warm doing it?? Here is a super

McCALLS # P321 SNOW FAMILY PATTERN from Uneekbouteek! Many more to be had here!!

And if you are looking for a cute snowman just to look at or serve with, here is a 

Sonoma Snowman Lifestyles Jester Cap Dessert Plate from our store, KornKountryTreasures! We have others and would love to combine shipping!!

Now who said snow wasn't fun?? Just look at all the things I found and there are MANY MORE at OnlineAuction.com! So check them out!! Great sellers, great prices!!

Thank you!!

FEATURED ITEMS

Have you featured an item at OLA.COM yet? It is as simple as one click while you are listing. At the bottom left of your listing page there is a place to check the box to feature a listing.

It is $10.00 to feature an item, however I have featured many and have not put out any more money than the $8.00 per month it cost the be a member here at OLA.COM. Now how did I do that you may be wondering. I will tell you and you can do it too.

When I joined OLA.COM I joined as a founding member and with that membership I received 300 auction credits. That is like $300.00 so when I featured my first item it cost me 10 credits or $10.00. That money came out of the 300 credits I received. 

Then to my surprise three months later I was selected for the honor as seller of the month. With that honor came more credits. Yet more money to spend on featuring my auctions, which I did and still do and have not yet put out one penny more than my membership fee.

Next came a store decorating contest. I had no idea about decorating my store. Not one clue. I ask for help and WOW it came from the ones who are really great at doing this and they helped me. Gave me great advice and sent instructions on just how to do it. So I did it and would you believe I came in third. More auction credits. I love this kind of action.

And finally came the time to decorate for the Christmas contest decorating our stores again. Now there was no way I thought I could win as some of these stores were truly awesome and also decorated by the best of the best. When it came time to find out who had won the contest I was floored to see my name as one of the three winners. If you guessed that I got more auction credits, you guessed right.

I had set a goal for myself hoping to make 500 feedback before my first year was up. I got close but did not make it to 500. I had 453 but you know I was really happy for that. That meant that I sold and sold well with happy customers and also that I bought and loved what I bought. I still have not used all of my auction credits. 

I am blogging about this to let you know what you can do at OLA.COM . If I can do it you can do it also. It all started for me when I joined and went to the chats for the first time and saw that this is a family of people helping people and that the owners and staff at OLA.COM are willing to go out of their way to help make you feel like part of the family and also to help you succeed. When one is a sucess OLA.COM is a sucess and that helps all of us.

The great thing about featuring one of your items is that people see that one item and then they want to see what else you have to offer. Great exposure and all it cost me is my membership fee. I did not keep track of all the items I featured but I try to keep one there a month and sometimes more. Hopefully I will get lucky again and win some free auction credits and if not I will feature anyway and pay the $10.00 fee because I believe that has brought me business.

That is my story about featuring auctions and how I was able to do it. Maybe you will consider doing it also and I think you will be very surprised at how it works and how you can compete in the many contest that OLA.COM offers and win some credits like I did plus it is just plain fun to be a part of it all.

Thanks for reading this blog and I hope it helped you understand how featuring an item can help you and how you can do it easily.

May 2012 be a great year for all of us and lets all unite and help everyone be happy that they joined our family of friends and co workers.

FINLAND

Hello my friends,

it is time for another "travel" blog. ... Today we are visiting FINLAND. - (Click on FINLAND to buy my offered photo disc.)

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.

Around 5.4 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern region. It is the eighth largest country in Europe in terms of area and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based in Helsinki and local governments in 336 municipalities. A total of about one million residents live in the Greater Helsinki area (which includes Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa), and a third of the country's GDP is produced there. Other larger cities include Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Kuopio.

Finland was historically a part of Sweden, and from 1809–1917 was an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire. The Finnish Declaration of Independence from Russia in 1917 was followed by a civil war in which the leftist side was defeated with German support. Finland fought World War II as essentially three separate conflicts: the Winter War (1939–1940), the Continuation War (1941–1944), and the Lapland War (1944–1945). Finland joined the United Nations in 1955, the OECD in 1969, the European Union in 1995, and the eurozone at its inception in 1999.

Finland was a relative latecomer to industrialisation, remaining a largely agrarian country until the 1950s. Thereafter, economic development was rapid. Finland built an extensive welfare state and balanced between the East and the West in global economics and politics. With the best educational system in Europe, Finland has recently ranked as one of the world's most peaceful, competitive and livable countries.

Finland is one of the world's northernmost countries. It lies between latitudes 59° and 71° N, and longitudes 20° and 32° E. Of world capitals, only Reykjavik lies more to the north than Helsinki. The distance from the southernmost – Hanko – to the northernmost point in the country – Nuorgam – is 1,160 kilometres (720 mi).

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Are You in de Nial?

I have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently,
you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.

I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.

I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have
to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my friends,
family and work.

I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too
much on physical activity anymore. I don't jump.

I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit
there too often. I certainly don't want to be a Thomas:)

I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.

Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older. You know, like shoveling snow, etc.

One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin
flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!

I may have been in Continent, and I don't remember what country I was in.
It's an age thing and sometimes involves Depends.

I would say today might be one of the National Mental Health Days so if you know one unstable person, copy and paste this and email it to them.

No petty drama.....be happy in your head.    Everyone is doing pretty good in mine.

Today I had a little lady that googled collectible advertising El Rancho Ashtrays.... found mine and came right over to Supergrannys Treasures and bought all 5 of them. Now that makes for happiness in my cerebral region. A new buyer to Online Auction.   Sure glad I learned from some wonderful peeps how to do good SEO.

Here's the deal.....I decided to pick 1 item from 3 sellers ..... one that starts with P for Patch.... AKelly110

Here's one that starts with Q for Small Q-Ship by Amarillo Design Bureau
RJSales

The final pick is for R...Railroad Assorted Lot of Unused Lead RR Pencils clarksantiques

Why did I pick P, Q, R?  I don't know....I just felt compelled to do something different:)  Hope everyone in your brain stays happy!

Valentines Day is on the way!

Whether you like vintage valentines to keep or to give, OnlineAuction.com has a great variety of great valentines for you to check out!

 This is a wonderful Vintage Antique Valentine Card Unused from Robinsgoneshopn! And she has lots more to choose from!!



This is So Sudden Embossed Valentine Comic Post Card comes from Fritzlee! They have another like this and a variety of vintage items to look through!

This awesome Valentines in Frames Vintage is from Happy Frog! Shipping is always free here and she has a bunch of individual vintage valentines!

Classic_Chloe always has great vintage items!! Just like this beautiful Valentine Love to Mother! Check her store out!! Great things to browse through!!

So, check out OLA.com for more great deals!! And if this isn't what you are looking for, please check out our store, KornKountryTreasures!!

Thank you!



FREE! FREE! FREE! Gotta LOVE It!!!!

First of all, it is so nice to see every one's wonderful blogs! I have really enjoyed reading them and have felt very welcomed.

To thank you, my team members at OLA, we are offering the Smart Phone Reader for free. It is normally a $75 value. It is ideal for merchants that are on the go such as trade shows, seminars, towing companies, appraisers, etc. As you can see by the picture, this very small device makes for easy portability. It hooks right up to the headset jack on most Smart Phones or Smart Devices.

It is extremely flexible as far as compatibility is concerned. It works with most Androids such as the HTC's, Droids, and many of the Samsung models to name a few. It also works with most BlackBerry models and works with iPhones, iPads and iPods. All in all, it is an amazing device all of the way around.

In order to use this device, you would need to be approved for processing Credit Cards through our parent company, National Payment Corporation. The approval process is very quick and very simple. There is no contract term or charge to terminate. Upon your approval, there is a one time $25 activation charge, I will even cover the UPS ground shipping. You would be sent a link to download directly to your device which takes all of about 10 seconds. Then you will be ready to start unleashing your full business potential!!! If you are interested, please visit http://www.onlineauction.com/index.php?page=auction:view_item&auction_id=1479760. It costs about $14.95 a month to maintain this device.

I will be more than happy to walk you through everything personally, step by step. I look forward to helping you maximize your business!!!

Sorry....the phone does not come with the device......Call me at 866-210-7871 if you are interested or have any questions.

THE CENTRAL MUSEUM OF THE OCTOBER RAILWAY

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do you like Railways? Well, I do. I love public transport in any form. Simply because I don`t drive. ...

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October Railway Central Museum (Saint Petersburg), 118, building 2 Obvodny Canal Embankment, St. Petersburg (tel.: +7 812 768-20-63, +7 812 768-21-37, +7 812 768-26-29, +7 812 768-68-91, +7 812 768-21-37), Metro stations: "Baltiyskaya", "Frunzenskaya".

The October Railway Central Museum (the Museum, for short) was established in 1978. The Museum introduces the evolution history of the St. Petersburg transport hub and railway system of the North-West with over 30 roads including Tzarskoselskaya, Peterburgo-Moskovskaya, Peterburgo-Varshavskaya, Baltiyskaya, Finlyandskaya, Moskovsko-Vindavo-Rybinskaya, Murmanskaya railroad, and others.

The Museum exposition opens with a map of Russian waterways. By the beginning of the 19th century, three water systems — Vyshnevolotskaya, Mariinskaya, and Tikhvinskaya — stretched from the basin of the Volga River to Petersburg. These systems consisted of rivers, canals, and floodgates. Lack of proper roads over the huge territory of Russia negatively influenced economical and cultural development of the country. In 1712, Peter the Great ordered to build a rout between Petersburg and Moscow through Novgorod. The road construction was ended in 1746. In 1817 to 1834 the rout became a highway. The first Russian society of stage-coaches was formed in 1820 to make a regular passenger service between the capitals possible.

The Museum exhibits illustrate the period drama of the 1917 October Revolution and Civil War. The war greatly damaged the railroad system. Reconstruction of railways was one of the most important missions for the Soviet Union.

The Museum exposition that displays the current condition of the October Railroad, newly opened depots, and improved technologies is constantly replenished. Little visitors of the Museum are also not forgotten. A model of working railroad is designed specially for them. The Parovoz (Puff-puff) Hobby Centre is opened by the Museum where you can consult and purchase anything necessary for your model railway.

Today, the Museum affiliates 28 branches in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Khovrino, Bologoye, Velikiye Luki, Dno, Pskov, Rzhev, Murmansk, Kandalaksha, and Petrozavodsk. The Museum Association includes the only Museum Rail Carriage and the first in Russia Museum of full-sized railway equipment near St. Petersburg (The Locomotive Museum).

The Museum is a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and European Federation of Museum & Tourist Railways (FEDECRAIL). This fact enables to keep railroad heritage and promote railway service in Russia and abroad.