I've loved the gritty little vintage shops in Old Town ever since I moved to Bellingham in 1991. I admit I've never really gone into any of them with the intention of buying anything... although I have made a few purchases over the years, I've always thought of my visits to these places as more of field trips to long gone days. I love that these stores hold such an eclectic collection of old treasures- there are so many things to look at, touch and consider that my visits are often a bit overwhelming. Today I decided to take along my camera to see how I experience the stores with a more focused eye. Not surprisingly, I was pretty overwhelmed by the sheer volume of items and their helter-skelter display but I found a few things I couldn't leave undocumented....
The look on this doll's face reminded me of some of my babes (thankfully none of them are missing a finger!)
These salt & pepper shakers made me think of my grandma... she had quite a collection of them when she was alive! 
I just love repeating patterns ... these bowls made me think of sun rays.
The jumbled mess of furniture in this dollhouse immediately reminded me of some of the abandoned homes I've been into lately!
We had these dishes tucked away in a cabinet when I was little...I think they originally belonged to my great-grandmother. I remember thinking they were SO old-fashioned back then... now I just think they are beautiful!
Okay I don't know about you but I find it a little disturbing to find relics from my childhood in an antique store! Is this what it feels like to get old?! Does anyone else remember these glasses we used to get at fast food restaurants? I had completely forgotten about the A&W bear! And how about those Nike sneakers? I had a pair just like them when I was 9 years old!
2 comments:
Great pictures. I especially like the dice and the yellow bowls.
The best part about Christmas time this year was when I went in and found a toy my sister used to play with when she was little at one of the antique stores ;)
Shes 4 years younger than I am - so it was quite satisfying to send a note with the toy in her card saying "Now you are so old - all the toys you played with when you were little, can be found in ANTIQUE STORES! Merry Christmas!" ;)
I love these shots. There's just something about those places that makes you want to sit and stay a while and rummage through all of your old memories...
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