Karlene Barger is the winner of this drawing. Thanks to all of you who entered! Watch for more contests! Karlene please email me at sherryharrisauthor@gmail.com Last Saturday I spent a fun morning in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with a friend at the Gettysburg Outdoor Antique Show. We’d been trying to go for the past three years. Let…
Author: Sherry Harris
Off The Beaten Path
I was delighted when invaluable.com recently asked me where my favorite places to find bargains and antiques are. My answer is, of course, off the beaten path. It doesn’t matter if it’s in my neighborhood or some far flung place I’ve visited. Individual garage sales — These take the most time to find a good…
On A Whim
On Wednesday my friend, Mary, and I decided to go on an adventure. We were driving down a country road near Leesburg, Virginia when Mary spots a pink polka dot silo and a sign that says “Antiques”. On a whim we pull in. After taking the obligatory photo with the silo we discover the name…
Quilts
Two weeks ago I did a post on the Wicked Cozy Author blog about the beautiful quilts my grandmother made. Click here for the full blog. Here are a few pictures: After I wrote the post my mom sent me this information: I can tell you some things about making the quilts. I think they…
Small Town Antique Shopping
I came across an article In House Beautiful about the 50 Best Small Towns For Antiques. Click here for the full article. I was delighted to see one of my favorite towns listed — Tipp City, Ohio. When we lived in Dayton I loved to go there. I still have a number of things from…
Fabulous Finds — Paintings
I’m all sure you know how much I like collecting things and finding treasures at garage sales, antique stores, and flea markets. One of the things I love to find is paintings. It’s the only way I can afford to buy original works of art. The most I ever paid was $60.00 but the majority…
Seventeen
When I was young I waited anxiously for the next issue of Seventeen magazine to arrive. I saved (and moved more times than is reasonable) a few issues. This is the cover of one of my favorites: It’s from May 1968, cost 50 cents. The model’s name is Collen Corby and I wanted to look…
The Bench
When we lived in Monterey, California I had a friend who enjoyed bargain hunting as much as I did. One of our adventures led us to a small shop in Santa Cruz, California. There we found two identical benches. The woman who ran the shop said the benches were from an expo in San Francisco…
Vintage Postcards
Since I found and blogged about some old postcards of my grandparents, I’ve become a little obsessed with them. Last weekend I went to the yard sale at the Salvation Army offices in Fairfax, Virginia. My favorite booth was there and this time she had a stack of vintage postcards. I went through them sorting,…
An Autograph Album
This find was in the basement of my grandparent’s house. It’s an autograph album that belong to my grandmother. It’s not filled with autographs of the rich and famous but I found it fascinating. My grandmother is on the right pictured with one of her sisters, Armeda. The first date in the book is January…
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