I love rummaging through junk (hoping to find treasure :) If time permits, I would be hitting garage sale, yard sale, estate sale, moving sale, multi families garage sale, flea market, church thrift sale, second hand stores, and any other kind of old used items sale on the weekend !
I like them old things. Simply because they reminded me of the past. They hold so many memories (or not, if they were in storage most of their life, but I like to think they were well used and loved). Many reminded me of my childhood. Especially those 4 wheels roller skate.
Every time I see them, they would transport me back to the first time I learnt to skate. It was a late 80s' early summer morning. My mom was sitting on the porch, my grandma was in the kitchen, and I was out side in the garden. I was wearing a hand-me-down white button up dress with tiny green, yellow and red bouquets of flowers. I was sitting on the garden's paved walk way, soaking in the sun, breathing in the smell of the fresh cut lawn and getting ready to take my first step on the skate. I stood up fell flat down ! I don't know why I remember that day so vividly. Perhaps it was a very good day. Perhaps because it was my first experience of the west (roller skating) during my first week in Canada. I was finally united with my grandma and all my aunts. I miss my grandma and my aunt Sarah very much. I wish I can talk to them again, hug them again. Memories of those who passed on are sweet and painful altogether.
So back to vintage stuff !!! Used, old, items are the things of the past. They age with time so they're bound to smell a little funky ! Do you notice that ? or is this just us ? My husband's sensitive nose can't handle the musty smell. 5 min. in a store and he feels the overwhelming need to rush outside for fresh air. For him, antique or vintage shop conjures up images of old dead people, corpse to be exact. Needless to say, he doesn't enjoy this kind of outing very much. Also because I spend an unreasonably long amount of time (his words) in each of this store. My husband doesn't understand that I need time to dig through these mountains of stuff. That's what fun about it ! And I need time to think, to reminisce, to smile at the thought of the life it lived ! ah...look at that vhs player ? oh and the hand crank egg beater, rotary phone...old times, good times.
Here are some pictures of my recent visit to Waterfront Antique Market and Auction in Lynnwood, WA, USA. Each vendor decorated their own stall and set their own price. It was very neat, clean and interesting. You dig and pick out what you want then bring it up to the cash register to pay. You can't haggle because the vendors aren't there. Some are cheaper than others so you have to check out each stall. I wish we have something like this here in BC.
