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antiques

Shopping in Destin

September 23, 2009

Once again, I met up with my friend, Kat (of JustabeachKat blog), for a day of shopping and lunch.  And we hit the usual spots, some antique stores that are in the area:  Bienvenue, Smith’s, and Holiday Antiques. All great places to browse.   The fun thing about antique stores is you never know what you’ll [...]

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Antiques shopping with a friend

June 18, 2009

My friend, Judy from Gracious Southern Living, came up to Birmingham from Montgomery last Friday for a day of shopping and lunch. Judy and I met two years ago when she started reading my blog and emailing me. We became fast friends and finally got to meet up in person last year. We totally hit [...]

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Flea Market Shopping

March 25, 2009

This blogworld has opened so many doors to special friendships these last 2 years for me and one of them is dear Layla, that you probably all know and love too, from The Lettered Cottage. If you haven’t visited her yet, you really must. She is talented, sweet, and so genuine and we got to [...]

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New Treasure: Corner Cabinet

March 16, 2009

After seeing that cute corner cabinet at the other antique mall that Grandma and I visited, I was determined to see what else was out there before I made a decision. So, a quick jaunt through the Chelsea Antique mall uncovered this gem, all the way in the back of the store, hidden away in [...]

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The black architectural piece has landed

January 19, 2009

We have a lower level den which I told you all about here, and it has a long wall right around the corner from the stairs coming into this room. You can see my office nook there through that little doorway. So, I added 3 pretty blue botanicals that I found on Ebay, had them [...]

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Antiquing

November 25, 2008

There’s nothing more fun to me than browsing antique shops, just to see what I can find that catches my eye. So, I went back to two of the shops that Kat took me to last May, Bienvenue and Smith’s Antiques. I took a few shots to share with all of you since I know [...]

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Antiquing in Sylacauga

June 14, 2008

Only in Alabama do you see tractors for sale at a yardsale…..this was on the way to Sylacauga, which in case you didn’t know it is the birthplace of Gomer Pyle himself, Jim Nabors. That’s just a little tidbit for y’all, free of charge! Yesterday, I met up once again with Judy, from Gracious Southern [...]

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Antiquing

June 8, 2008

I’m always looking for new friends to go shopping with. You would think that would be pretty easy, but I’m still trying to make friends in my new city with girls who like to do the same things I do….not shopping at the mall, but the antiques or thriftstores or junk places. I wish you [...]

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Playing in Plant City

April 22, 2008

In case you weren’t aware, Plant City is the strawberry capital, at least in Florida. Every year they have a huge Strawberry Festival, with rides, food, and fun. And of course, world famous strawberry shortcake. I’ve been to the festival only one time, but it is a wildly popular event in Central Florida. My mom [...]

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Shopping in Dade City

April 21, 2008

Oh, it’s good to be home again! I’ve missed being in my own house and my own bed, but also enjoyed the time in Florida with my hubby. What a week it has been! I’ve missed all of you too, but hope to catch up this week and come by to visit. Y’all need to [...]

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Antiquing in Alabama

February 21, 2008

Oh, the places I’ve been! A new friend from church took me to a wonderful antiques place in Pell City, which is outside Birmingham towards Atlanta. She’s been there several times and told me all about how great it is with good prices and pretty pieces. She was SO right! David Tims Antiques is a [...]

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The Brown House

February 12, 2008

After hearing about The Brown House, I finally looked it up and stopped by for a visit and am I glad I did! It’s a charming and yes, brown house in Homewood, that cute little area of town that I told you about last summer. It’s a shop in a charming cottage and they have [...]

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Corner of the livingroom: An Antique Mirror

September 14, 2007

Here’s a little corner of my livingroom that I thought you’d enjoy seeing. When you come in the frontdoor of our house & look up the stairs, this is what you see. This window treatment was made by my mom & luckily, I was able to find a window in this house to use it [...]

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