Last Friday we did go to our favorite flea market for the first time this season. Usually the first good week is Good Friday. But my husband likes to push the boundaries. As we approached the site we could see from a good distance that there were very few dealers. We are always there very [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Flea Market a Freezing Bust
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged antiquing, cottage, vintage on March 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Social Media – Help or Hazard
Posted in At Preserve Cottage, tagged cottage, cottage garden on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love all this social media stuff most of the time. But sometimes a gal just has to be doing the things that really drive the antique and vintage business, being out there getting things, cleaning them up and doing the paperwork on them, photographing them, listing them, shipping them. I will be catching up [...]
Support Your Local Food Bank
Posted in At Home in Western PA on March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week our cat, Sarah, left us for the great mouse hunting fields in Annwn. The week before, knowing full well that she was on her last legs, I bought a whole bunch of cans of cat food. Ok, we all know what that is called. Anyway, after I closed the shop yesterday I went [...]
Antique Dealers and Their “Stuff”
Posted in In the Cottage on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was wondering today about other antique dealers. Do we all have masses of stuff everywhere? Today I went into our guest room at home and came back out shaking my head at myself. There is “stuff” in there that I had completely forgotten about. It isn’t “stuff” I bought for myself and never got [...]
Betty Draper’s Dinnerware
Posted in The Shop on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Quite by accident I found out that I have been trying to sell Betty Draper’s Dishes. Too funny. Admittedly, I didn’t even know at first who Betty Draper is. Google makes correcting all the cracks in your knowledge so easy. Let me quickly say that I had heard of Mad Men, I just haven’t seen [...]
Spring Auction Report – Consolidated Glass
Posted in Uncategorized on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This time of year I am always scanning the auctions for planters and vases. At a recent auction I was so pleased with three pieces that caught my eye for more than just being pieces that are fresh for spring. They are local to my little patch of Western PA. Last night I included them [...]
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