…for the love of old things
Typically spring and summer months see a dip in sales, both for online and brick-and-mortar stores. Even the Big Box stores feel the pinch. And while it’s the perfect time to enjoy the warm weather with family and friends at picnics, concerts and hiking, I also don’t want to neglect my store. Here’s what I’ll…
I am so grateful for all the blessings in my life, but the last few days I’ve been a little blue. And once you’re in a blue frame of mind, everything becomes irrationally, stupendously negative…molehills become mountains. Maybe you know how it is! Small things become BIG, BIG, BIG in your mind. Here are some…
Out tootling around the other day I ended up in my neighborhood thrift store. (Naturally!) It was slim pickings but I did spot this Korean brass, black enameled vase with abalone shell inlay on a new merch cart. Gosh this was nice. It was super heavy (at least two pounds!), so pretty and in good condition. But,…
While I have bought and sold art in the past, this year is turning out to be the Year of Art! I haven’t done an official tally, but I’ve bought at least 10 paintings and numbered prints since the beginning of the year. And last week I added to that total by winning two auction…
I’ve loved going to antique stores since my college days. Of course back then I couldn’t afford anything, but after college and a progression of better paying jobs, I started being able to afford things which made it much more fun! I bought little sterling silver souvenir spoons for my burgeoning collection and once splurged…
On Sunday I did a quick visit to my neighborhood thrift store and ran into (not literally of course!) the elderly woman who only comes on Sundays. (Her husband brings her and waits patiently in the car.) At 5’2″ it’s not often I find adults shorter than me, but she is and is as cute…
That’s what this vintage-selling business is like–full of highs and lows, gambles and groans. And in between (for those like me who sell online) the tedium of photographing, listing and shipping. Of course the best part, the high, is the hunt. I love, love, love the hunt and after Friday’s heart-racing score, I was ready to…
