Hi there...I am Pam Ashburn ...your online my ME page host!

Hey you! Thanks for taking an interest in my things and my ME page!

I have owned and operated my own businesses for most of my adult life - so I guess you could also say...I am also unemployable...and somewhat an artist at large!

I started ASHBURN DIVERSIFIED [art] STUDIOS in 1984...and specialized in custom leaded glass and antique restoration...as well as adding a retail antiques & collectibles in our little town of about 1000 people that is nestled near the Elkhorn River Valley...on State Hwy''s 275 and 45.

In the last few years I also  BOUGHT AN OLD BRICK STORE FRONT BUILDING ON MAIN STEET and added a mist house & a small nursery & plant propagation business to my acreage that backs up to about 300 acres of creek and hard woods...and large gardens and orchards along Giles Creek & the  Ashburn properties.

the last few years .... came along with yet another challenging business of caring for my elderly parents ...that of course I accept with honor...just as I did for Grandma Toots [who lived to 94!...I sure miss that Old Bird too! She was a handfull!...but she's still around ...you can hear her in the gardens and orchard especially... all the time! ;>)

Yes, my uncle was the late, great RICHIE ASHBURN...and yes, he is fondly missed. I can still see aunt Donna too [Richies twin]...driving her little gray carmagia - long hair flying and her big german shepherd in the other seat! Between Grandma Toot's world famous Ashburn Curses and Donna chasing everyone around in her KarmaGIA...we have things pretty well still covered around here!

WARNING - DON'T GET ME STARTED ON POLITICS!... Perhaps you will opt to do as I choose to these days.... I STAY ON CONGRESS'S CASE AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE REAL NEWS [and foreign press - fstv & linktv....instead of complain about it all ---WALK MY TALK AND TRY TO DO SOMETHING....EVEN IF THAT CONSISTS OF CALLING THEIR OFFICE AND EMAILING THEM ONCE A WEEK!

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ALSO TRY TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK...and boy are we in  for a long haul of that!!

I have lots of STRANGE and interesting STUFF!

I HAVE BEEN  AN  ONLINE SELLER SINCE 1995....SO THERE IS NOT TOO MUCH THAT DOES SURPRISE ME...AND I AM COMING TO THE CONCLUSION THAT PROBABLY ONE IN TEN PEOPLE YOU MEET ONLINE IS ...WELL...NUTS.....OR ....WELL...NUTS[ER] THAN I AM!....IT'S ALL BEEN AN INTERESTING AND WILD RIDE!....HENCE - Many of my friends fondly refer to me as PLANETPAM [yep - that fits! hAAAA]

....and the good friends I have made over the years online are almost like family... plus I shop for about 400+ clients...

. online burn-out led me further off the trail again in the last 2 years - but the PILE -UP AROUND HERE IS REALLY GETTING ON MY NERVES.

..in November I lost my Jolette.to cancer.. She took care of me & my family....and was the brick of Ashburn Studios and the morter of NEBRASKA NORTHWIND....I will NEVER get this place under control and organized again - until I JUST GET RID OF A GOB MORE STUFF!

I NOW also WHOLESALE TO 2 SHOPS ON THE EAST COAST & 2 ON THE WEST COAST & ONE IN TEXAS!....and the economy has been affecting them far more than me...but I also NEVER HAVE ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET!...Never have and never will.'

I STILL HAVE A SHOP IN IOFFER.COM TOO...BUT AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A NEW VENUE THAT IS NOT "TOO BIG".... suggestions are welcome!

FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME [and send photos or links please!] FOR INFORMATION OR FOR REQUESTS....OF ALL AND ANY ITEMS YOUR COLLECT AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE LISTED ONLINE.... northwind@frontiernet.net

NOTE = MY MOM HAS AN AMAZING DOLL AND TOY COLLECTION THAT WE ARE OPTING TO START TO OFFER ONLINE AGAIN AS WELL - IN THE SPRING - WE MAY LOAD UP A SEMI LOAD AND HAUL IT TO KANSAS CITY TO AN AUCTION HOUSE THAT SPECIALIZES IN THESE SORTS OF HALF A CENTURY COLLECTIONS = SHE WILL BE HAPPY TO LOOK INTO HER FILES AND BOXES TOO - IF YOU CAN SEND ANY REQUESTS FOR HER AS WELL...

KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE.... BEST WISHES FROM PLANETPAM :>)