Welcome to our Blog!

Well here it goes! Our first blog post!

I have debated back and forth whether I wanted to "document" our journeys into the land of antique stores, flea markets, and thrift stores...but it has turned from a pastime to a treasure-seeking, thrilling, joyful adventure for both of us!

Not only does it pass the hours of a gloomy, dull, dreary winter day, we have met such wonderful people along the way. We have had hour long conversations with complete strangers that have truly touched our hearts.

Many shop owners are retired married couples and we have met a few that are still running their shops while their spouse is upstairs or in the next room too sick or ill to visit with customers. What truly touches our hearts is their "love" for their dear one in the next room. The store remains open, it is still thier livelihood, and they still are there, healthy or ill, passing the days, meeting new people and enjoying their lives!

The years have passed, they lived their dreams, they've raised their families, and served their communities...they love "people" and they share their wisdom, their troubles, and their lives with you like they have known you their entire life!

One couple we met recently in north Louisiana told us all about all of their grandchildren and how their grandchildren help them and love to spend their afternoons in the store. Such sweet memories for these little ones! My fondest memories are of my hours doodling and drawing in my family's print shop. Hearing the old bell ring on the door each time a customer came in! The footsteps on the creaking stairs of my Uncle Al offering me an ice cold rootbeer from a gigantic frozen mug while I sorted papers in the room upstairs overlooking the Bayou Teche! Yes, sweet memories of the smell of old ink and paper and undiscovered nooks and crannies in the old print shop house my great-grandparents ran and lived in!

So, as you can see, it's more than thrift store, antique store, and vintage shopping! It's the experience, the people, the laughter, and the memories that make it such fun....along with beautiful or quirky great "treasures" from the past that we "adopt" and bring home!