I'm starting to think about Black cats...

oops...how did black bat get in here?

she's cool though

vintage siamese cat.

sorry, from pinterest.

we DO have bags of

licorice flavored taffy

in black and white

with black cat tags!

and witches

Jot em Down MONDAY...SCAVENGER HUNT

Come find what's arrived Monday,

our first Monday opening thru Christmas!

Here is what jot 'em down means:

Jot 'em down was the type of stores

you would gather especially on Saturdays

 to find

what you needed to fix this or that.

Betty Whitlock stepped up to our challenge

of finding old photo's for our fall season.

I had never heard this store name

have you?

This monday is focused on

containers

vintage,of course

for organizing your collections.

Suitcases to 

many metal tool totes

(not shown)

Like this antique oak box 

Plastic cigar boxes filled with

little collectable

waiting for you to create with.

This piece would be Industrial style

hang it up to hang jewlery etc from.

Antique fur hangers

you could hang your ribbon spools etc.

This lacey lamp shade I have made into

a display piece or better yet, put it on your

head and be a tea party girl!

(as this tea  cup and saucer are glued on)

All pearls are for purchasing.

4- 50's/60's polyester dresses are coming in

on Monday

with vintage accessories. 

There will be at least 50 pieces of

vintage clothing/coats coming

in the next few weeks

including bowling shirts and ball.

start thinking COSTUMES.

Oneida silver cups, fall dessert tray,

7 pieces of milk glass.

Vintage painted white covers

for your home

Lots and lots of zippers in many colors

with brass zips .

again...think halloween costume,

think hard!

Crisp clothesline clothespin hanger dress

(its green not aqua as its showing)

great organizing piece.

We have tons of buttons, 100 new pieces

of silverware at 2.00 each, keys 1.00

Black and white kitchen necessities

would go great with all the reds and green

kitchen tools in the shop.

Also this beautiful East Lake piece

would be wonderful above your door

or turn it into a hanger.

To start off our Scavenger Hunt Monday...

ALL ITEMS OUT FRONT OF THE SHOP

30% OFF

MONDAY ONLY

it may be a rainy day monday

and I will add to what is already outside

if possible.

The back room sales table will be added to

with a box of old halloween.

See you soon!

typing away...

tap tap tap

just a note to tell you

Savanger Hunt Monday is coming

there will be lots of vintage

collections

that may go well with... 

YOUR

collections.

Lots of organizing totes

industrial style

(photo's to come)

but

dont wait till then

Saturday

promises you will find the shop

filled with neat PROPS

for your fall decor.

You would almost think

we are a

PROP shop!

working on...

All hallows eve in the Historic Sycamores

looking for more

old farmington photo's

although we have some great ones.

Don't you find it hard to come inside

at night with this beautiful perfect weather?

Tonight

my 10 year old grandson and I 

decided to ride our bikes around the country block.

We got  1/3 the way around

and we both had flat tires.

(for some reason I thought we had

puncture proof tubes, duh).

Ended up walking bikes

and getting mosquito bites

so...

we gave ourselves two smiley face

stickers on the calendar,

well earned!

At the shop...

the back room now is for marked down items,

 good deals.

This area will be added to daily.

The 3/4 off leftovers went to a yard sale

in syracuse for Saturday.

address: 2602 S. 575 W.

tapping off ...

see you soon

(photo's from pinterest because I haven't

had the time to download the camera)

thank you pinterest!

vintage disney

Quick trip,

actually....

spur of the moment

day at Anaheim's Disneyland.

It's been 25 years since I have been there

with my husband's family

and our 4 children.

which reminds me...

I discovered a box of old disney toys

out in the garage

last week,

it reminds me to get them

ready to bring in...

NEXT WEEK 

for Scavenger Hunt MONDAYS

this month...okay!

Disney in California

seems very vintage, even small,

compared to

Disneyworld Orlando.

I experienced it sitting in a wheelchair this time,

all because I have a nice dr. son in law.

THAT ALONE was a new adventure...

(saved my planter fasciatis foot

from flaring up)

this time

 adults

no children

except a 14 year old

easy

fun

yeah, adult rides

no counting little faces

all day long,

Mickey mouse head

shaped ice cream dipped in chocolate.

perfect for a hot day.

love this saying, don't you!

turn head sideways!

Back to work...

the new season is popping up

all over the shop

for our

"All hallows eve

in the historic Sycamores"

we want you to feel you have

stepped back into the early

years of Farmington,

and remember the times

of dirt roads, horse and buggies,

 spooky dark nights

with no street lamps.

I'm scared!

This season you'll find

old photo's

many from Farmington in it's beginnings.

(keep checking the blog)

better yet...

come on in

and if you have an old photo

of Farmington...

we would love to have a copy!

see you

thursday.

friday.

saturday.

now adding on

MONDAYS

thru Christmas

11:00-5:30

We have lots of Industrial vintage

with 20's and 30's music playing

around the shop.

Scavenger hunt mondays...coming

While you're out and about

Labor day week-end

come see us

new music

from the 20's and 30's

jazz.

ragtime.

roaring 20's.

and more

You'll want the NEWEST

Jeanne d'Arc Living

magazine

from Denmark

Thursday.

friday.

saturday.

11-5:30

Something NEW to announce:

Starting September 10th...

WE WILL BE OPEN MONDAYS

thru Christmas

WE'RE EXCITED

First Mondays theme:

Scavenger hunt Monday

check back to see what it's all about!

till then...

come see what's newly arrived

and have a safe Labor Day week-en

Tufted chair...

A top the organizing chest

in the new workspace...

Vintage scrabble board in aqua/pink,

vintage collar on dress form wearing pearls,

crystal, very old pink childs table

and the newest addition:

aqua/pink tufted chair.

I bought this to bring into the shop

for the Fall season...

but after 2 seconds thinking about it...

it has to stay here...

at least for now.

Can you blame me?

You can have your name put on the bottom

for when I find a replacement,

that's a cool idea!

Cause I know there could be a dozen of you

who really want this pretty chair.

There will be another load of vintage/antique

collectables coming in this week,

this will be among them.

Does this help?

RS Prussia pieces

especially

beautiful for fall.

I'll chose a nice antique... anytime

On a recent estate buying trip

we discovered this antique dresser.

The former owner was Ned Favero, who

was owner of the White House weddings in

Ogden many years ago.

Remember?

His estate was in the mountains

in an old victorian home.

Located on a piece of property

with big trees, porches and sheds.

(the home is for sale)

The home decor was in velvet rose furniture

along with nice antiques.

I was talking to Margaret Favero

about how my husbands sister use to clean

their reception center.

As we were talking she saw that Carl was

taking the mirror off the dresser for

transportation and she said are you

buying this dresser?

I said yes, it's going in our home,

it's our birthdays and we really love it.

She put her hands in her face and cried.

I hugged and consoled her

by saying it was going to a good home.

She then told how it was

Giovanni Favero's, Neds parents dresser,

Ned was the youngest of 17 children.

I was so glad that she was there

to tell us the story

or

we would not have known.

This story would not have

been passed with this dresser.

It's oak and from the early 1900's

This is our job...

buying estates and bringing the possessions

to our customers.

This has been a big part of our marriage

of 39 years.

It's never easy

It's just how life works.

There are feeling at estates that is different,

reverent,

 respectful.

a little spiritual even.

I think everyone there feels it.

By the time estates are ready for selling,

the contents have been divided among family/relatives/friends.

So we find new life/ownership

for what is left.

And it's fun to see

who gets to be the new

caretakers.

That is what we LOVE

and have always loved

 about

our business.

This is a piece I bought for my new workspace

at the same estate.

It's placed between two windows

and is about 9' up the wall.

After we had paid and loaded up our

finds, this piece kept calling to me.

For an hour I had ignored it

and then I just got my money out and

said this pretty thing is going home with me!

60's ornate gold piece with crystals.

It ties in perfectly with

what is displayed underneath it.

Here is the mirror from a high boy dresser

also from a recent estate.

I love it

especially right above the antique door 

that leads into the workroom.

Isn't it pretty on the pink wall!

It too is about 9' up

Can you see why I prefer antiques

over vintage and retro

ANYTIME!

We must chose our style and then

go with it!

Here is another estate piece

I've been hanging on to

for just the right place

and today was the...

"right place" day!

It's a chippy paint

giant iron scroll

and I love how it adds design to the space

without detracting,

keeping it light and airy

up high.

Things such as this I have to hide from

my daughter before she

claims it!

As we were just talking...

we are their caretakers for awhile

and then someone else gets to do that when

we are finished.

Unique way to show a piece of art...

this is my daughters roses watercolor

it's standing in a waste basket

from the Hotel Ben Lomond

It has alot of patina,

a piece of history,

recently bought from a collector.

Friday we will photo beds that

we have for selling.

There is a nice cast iron one at the

shop right now, it's a double size.

see you...

thursday.

friday.

saturday.

11:00-5:30