Bidding and winning at auctions can be a fun and exciting way of shopping for antique and vintage items. Last weekend, I joined a couple thousand bidders at an Amish farm for a consignment auction. Lavern Yutzy and his team auctioned off furniture, household items, plants and trees, yard equipment, farm implements, vehicles and livestock. […]
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Earth Friendly Shopping Accessories
Part of being a good world citizen is knowing how to be an earth friendly shopper. It seems that so many places you go and purchase things, the cashier’s first instinct is to place your items in a plastic bag which will be destined for a landfill. There are many functional and stylish alternatives. Whether […]
Indigo, Ikat and Indigo Ikat in Bangkok, Thailand
Indigo and Ikat are two of my favorite things in fabric so when I discovered them together at Indigo House in Bangkok, Thailand recently, I was overjoyed. Some of my favorite places to shop while in Bangkok are at the Siam Paragon. I’m not usually a mall girl, and there are plenty of stores I […]