Going antiquing

 

This past weekend, I took a day trip to my hometown of Monroe, NC.  It brought back a lot of good memories, and I had a wonderful day.  Of course, I thought a lot about Grandmother and all of the good times we had together.  If I had been in town for more than just the day, I believe that I would have traveled town to Waxhaw to see if any of the antiques shops were still there.  Back in the day, the 80s and 90s that is, Waxhaw was a major hub for antiques shoppers.  There were so many great stores and I spent many weekends there, especially with Grandmother.

That got me to thinking about other trips we took where antiques were involved.  Mostly day trips but sometimes not.  I remember one trip we took to an antiques mall in Locust with Mom and Alice Williams. I remember that because I bought a milk glass plate with cats on it and a beautiful green glass bowl.  I still have both.  Then there was the time on the way home from Raleigh that we stopped off in a little town whose name escapes me right now, but it was filled with antiques stores, and we stopped there several times.  That one is going to drive me nuts until I remember the name.  It's funny because an antiques dealer from Monroe, Robert Deese, had a shop there.  Oh well.  It will come to me!  Cameron!  It was Cameron, NC.  I wonder if there are still shops there.  I'll have to check it out soon. 

Anyway, what made those trips so much fun was not just the antiques but having people with me.  Spending time together doing something we all enjoyed. Stopping somewhere for lunch and doing a day's worth of antiquing. That was quality time in my world.  And I want that again.  I want to find some other antiques lovers to peruse the shops with.  Maybe take some day trips to shops in other cities and towns.  I think that would be fun.  As much fun as I have when I go antiques shopping by myself, I have much more fun with other antiques lovers.  I do have some friends that we try to get together and hit up some estate sales and shops, but we haven't been able to in a while. We need to change that!

If you're interested, just let me know!  It is not only about finding that special treasure or that incredibly good deal.  It is also about quality time with people I care about.  I want that.