I shared one of my finds, that awesome birdcage, in yesterday’s post.  I thought I would share a couple more things I “bought for Lucketts” and then decided to keep at the last minute. This is a simple, little find, but one that I immediately loved.  It’s a blue and white metal picnic/lunch box with wood handles.  How cute is that? I seriously want to pack some sandwiches in it! And I might just do that one of these days. The other thing I kept is this pretty bucolic print in a gold frame. I love the softness of the colors and the overall style and subject of the print. Hopefully, I’ll have a perfect spot for both of these wherever we land!

With all of this talk about things that I’m selling, I thought I would share something that I am keeping! I have decided that one of the perks of buying and selling antiques is that I get first pick of my finds.  I sell far more than I keep, but sometimes there are pieces that are so special and I am so smitten with them, that I keep them. At least for a while. I found this antique French wall-hanging bird cage on my final shopping trip before Lucketts… (The tag listed it as “French” and that seller may be taking some liberties with a hot buzzword or it might actually be from France.  I don’t know, so let’s just pretend it’s from France, even though it may not be.) Soooo, usually I bounce larger purchases off of my shopping buddy (my mom on this particular day) just to make sure I’m