Earlier this month I wrote all about how right now is the perfect time to buy vintage and antique items rather than new items because the two categories have something important to offer that new items don't: History: They preserve and retain pop and broader culture as well as local culture. Quality: With few exceptions, craftsmanship and manufacturing standards have only decreased. Older … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Learn More about Antiques
Going to an antique shop has that "a trip down memory lane" feel. Things that you've never even seen before — or think you've never seen — can feel so familiar, and arouse such memories of nostalgia and longing. We're drawn to what we see, even if we don't know why. And once you get bitten by that bug, soon it becomes a kind of sociological and anthropological and historical education all … [Read more...]
Why Antiques? Why Now?
I stroll through my shop — Staunton Antiques Center — sometimes, and I just marvel at the sheer number of things that have been made over the past two centuries. Amazing stuff! Phenomenal stuff! Stuff to blow you away! Curated, Classy, Compelling I look at what my associated vendors choose to curate, such an unbelievable array of things, from pop culture to high art, from ultra mod to … [Read more...]
It All Comes Down to Gratitude…
...though maybe I should've titled this it all comes UP to gratitude, because gratitude lifts us up like nothing else. In my heart this has been a solid perspective of mine for a long time. But I was newly reminded of the importance of gratitude when a group of my friends and I read by Mary Pipher's book Women Rowing North. Our lively discussion and the universally positive response our … [Read more...]
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