Last week, jeff wanted to get in on the antique store diversion.  He was just dying to walk around antique stores to carry my purchases, load a dresser in the van for my mom, and give me the side-eye when I wanted to buy anything.  Of course, I’m being sarcastic, but he actually wanted to drive me around and take me to some of my old favorite shops.  He has enjoyed seeing the things I’ve bought for our new house and is excited about helping me with future building and design projects.  He knows I sold a lot of stuff and supports me in spending the money I saved on things I love.  He’s a keeper.  Anyway, there were a lot of tempting things at On a Whim and the surrounding stores, but the only thing I bought was a Syracuse Ornamental Company catalogue from 1923.  The minute I spotted

Well, I am having a grand time hitting some of my old favorite antique stores and some new-to-me ones as well.  I haven’t had a chance to photograph everything and, besides, it’s a little hard to do photoshoots that look and feel like “me” when I’m not in my own house.  But, I wanted to share a few things I found… I headed up to Carlisle, PA last week to visit a couple of my favorite antique stores – Bedford Street Antiques and Stonehouse Road Antiques.  They were two of my favorites five years ago and they will remain securely on that list. This is just a cool old building across the street in Carlisle. This store is always packed with goodies and has a pretty nice turnover.  Some booths look the same year after year, but there are others that are very dynamic.  I had to laugh when I