DO YOU NEED PICKERS ANONYMOUS? HELP IS HERE!

Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.  H Jackson Brown Jr


I've been so busy lately that I haven't been able to get to many Estate Sales or garage sales. How am I going to get my fix  treasures if I can't get out there and shop?! It's making me a bit nervous! Actually I'm really on edge! I mean, how am I going to have all the great stuff for you at our next sale if I can't get out there and find it!! Ackkk!!!

 OK!  I'm going to just say it... I kind of  think I'm going into withdrawal! It is an addiction, you know! Oh it started out  innocently enough! It was just a fun hobby. At least that's what I told myself! Going to an occasional garage sale and finding one sweet treasure to rescue!  But then it was two garage sales and then three and then Estate Sales and Auctions, even the Salvation Army! I looked forward to the weekend just so I could go to all of them!  No more could I stop at one! We ended up having to buy a van in order to fit in all the stuff I bought! Then I bought a GPS so I could find all the sales without any trouble! I was spending more and more money on my addiction!

But then I got some help. And now I'm ready to share with you the help that I received. Look at the symptoms below and see if you can relate to any of them.  


 
6 SYMPTOMS OF A PICKING ADDICTION...

1) Your family starts being concerned when you begin following every garage sale sign you see.  

 2) You can't go anywhere in the car without stopping at every sale! 

3) Following garage sale signs on Monday until realizing much later that it's a sign left over from the weekend! No one has garage sales on Monday but you are desperate!

4) You like to spend time with other "pickers" because they "get it"!

5) Many times you go alone to garage sales.

6) You can't wait until the weekends to get your "fix" of sales. 
 
 Just having one of these symptoms means you are addicted. It's time to get some help. For me, it took a while but I finally worked through my denial and accepted that I was addicted. Now I'm starting a "Pickers Anonymous".  Anyone want to join me?

Oh, wait! I just spotted something on Craigslist! Never mind! I'll quit tomorrow! 

PICKING AND ART

I don't go out of town a  lot when picking ( hunting for treasures). I stay pretty close to home. But occasionally I'll decide to take a trip to the Twin Cities for a bigger selection. And when I do, I invite one of my granddaughters to go along. It's a fun Gramma-Granddaughter outing. We go out for lunch and have great visits in the car and they love to help me shop for treasures to sell.

A week ago Granddaughter Ashley and I took one of these day trips.  As we settled in the car I told Ashley we were like the American Pickers. We had the van. I was Mike and she was Frank. Let the adventure begin!

There was an antique shop "close-out" sale I had read about. Turned out it was in an old warehouse and the rest of the warehouse housed artists. Lucky for us, all the artists (four floors of them ) were having a big open house! Bonus!

Ashley AKA Frank

First the art...

And then we managed to find a few treasures...

Cute vintage table with two chairs

I might paint this blue. It's all wood.

Love these old stoneware milk pan bowls

Vintage stoneware pot with lid

Vintage child's chair. Think I'll paint this as well...

An old brown jug with lid

After the antiques and art, we headed over to Leeann Chinns for some Chinese. Ashley always takes pictures of her food at restaurants for Instagram.

 

 

She did start to eat before she remembered to take this photo. Haha. But I included it anyway.

                          Great company, great food, art and antiques. What could be better?