I WOULD BE REMISS ON THIS HUMBLE BLOG IF I DID NOT GIVE UP SOME SHOPPING SECRETS. I HAVE A FEW, WE USUALLY DON'T SHARE, BUT I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS ON PINTREST, ON VARIOUS BLOGS, AND BY WORD OF MOUTH, HOW FUN THE HUNT IS. I LOVE THIS PART OF MY JOB. THE BEST PART. THE ONLY FUN PART BESIDES MEETING GREAT CREATIVE PEOPLE EVERYDAY. I'M WAITING FOR MY EVEN BETTER SHOPPING BUDDY AND WE'RE HEADING OUT TO TODD FARM IN ROWLEY MASS. FOR PICKERS PARADISE. NEVER KNOWING WHAT WE'LL FIND, THE HUNT IS AWESOME. I HAVE BEEN COMING HERE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. I KNOW SOME DEALERS, THEY HAVE AN EYE FOR AGE. I MEAN, I DUNNO WHERE THEY SOURCE STUFF, GRANDMAS ATTICS, YARD SALES, OTHER ANTIQUE SHOPS, WE DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T ASK. I GET OVERWHELMED AT FIRST. GET MY BEARINGS AND NOSE DOWN, LET MY INTUITION BE MY GUIDE. IT'S THE SAME PLEASURE AS ART. THE UNKNOWN, THE FEELING OF LETTING GO, IT'S EUPHORIC. SOMETIMES A BROKEN DOLL, SOMETIMES A GIANT PIPE ORGAN PIPE, SOMETIMES A GLITTERING VINTAGE PIN I LOVE THE INTERACTION WITH PEOPLE, THE COMMONALITY OF STUFF, THE SADNESS AND MELANCOLY. IT'S ACTUALLY A KIND OF THERAPY BECAUSE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND OTHERS PAIN, OTHERS LIVES, AND OTHERS. PERIOD.
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