…for the love of old things
In the picking world, basements can offer up a treasure trove of forgotten goodies. Sometimes a little worse for wear with mold or insect/rodent damage, but still worth a look. (I certainly was happy when I found this little handmade 1970s ceramic vase in a basement whilst on vacation.) Sadly I rarely get to root…
Lots of family stuff going on right now so I decided to take my mind off of it for a bit and do one of my favorite things…write a blog post! I had intended on going to a couple of estate sales this past week, but events conspired against me and I had to resign…
I’m a bit under the weather and decided to redeem the time by working on a blog post. Started working on a “2017 Wrapup” post, but found it too depressing. Not that it’s been a bad year. It hasn’t. But I didn’t reach the sales and revenue goals I’d set for myself. So I decided…
Lately my husband has been looking at the things that have been selling in my store and shaking his head with incredulity. “This just shakes my faith in humanity” he said the other morning. Now I happen to like the things I sell, like this little hand-painted Madonna icon from Poland circa 1969. Painted on…
Honestly I am hardly doing any sourcing these days. I am being a good girl and working at listing my backlog. I just pop into my neighborhood thrift store on my way home from errands (no estate sales, no yard sales or trips to thrifts further afield). And when I go into the store it’s…
I think many of us in the Western world take our homes and belongings for granted. I know I do. My own little house is located just a few miles east of the famed San Andreas fault line, but I assume in the next “big one” that my house and stuff will be fine…which may…
