That line is from the 1969-1971 tv show HeeHaw and my family usually watched it because we kind of had no choice when we were kids. That line is from the joke segment of that show. It featured (I have to now admit as an adult) the talented Buck Owens on his red, white and blue guitar, along with Jerry Reed and Roy Clark. They were country music royalty. I dislike country music to this day. That is to say I literally like every other genre of music. However, I will admit, they were very talented.
This musing is about being an inexperienced picker. Which is why this blog is titled I’ma pickin’ and you’re a grinnin’. I usually don’t find the cracks in the pottery or the half attached leg of a table until its paid for and put into the car. AND when I do find the perfect piece, I sometimes break it as I transport it to The Stillroom Gift & Tea shop at 311 East 6th Avenue inside of Diamond Antiques and gifts in Tarentum next to Massart’s diner.
I once had purchased a beautifully handcrafted stained glass jewelry box that survived Mt. St. Helen’s when I lived in Oregon. This was a picker’s dream piece. I had it packed away and over time forgot about it. Recently, I came across one of my moving boxes that I thought had office supplies. You can’t imagine my joy when I discovered this forgotten treasure. I thought this would be a perfect piece to put in the shop. I put it carefully back into the bubble wrap and wrapped it back up in a towel and set it on the front seat of the car. I even buckled it in. I went to the shop and as I unwrapped it I was scanning my shelves to see where it would look best. I set it on a table while I started to arrange the perfect spot and my butt hit it and it crashed to the floor. It survived a volcano and I destroyed it with my butt.
Anyhow, the vintage pieces that I find and don’t break are inside of Diamond Antiques and Gifts. Some treasures just need a polish or a soak or an occasional dab of glue. I do the hunting and the buying and you reap the benefit of my found treasures that I lovingly part with. The hardest part is not the hunt or the prep and transport, the hardest part it is not keeping all of it. Parting really is sweet sorrow. Tea is really more my thing and my vintage and antique finds are to complete the charm that is The Stillroom Gift & Tea Shop. The Stillroom Gift & Tea Shop will be coming up on 15 years in business!
Don’t forget there is 20% off at The Stillroom through the end of August and you can continue the savings throughout Diamond Antiques and Gifts. This is the time to come in and save on some pretty awesome furnishings. Vendors are offering 20% off on any purchase over ten bucks! Whether you are furnishing a dorm room or your first off campus apartment or are striking out on your own with your first place, you owe it to yourself to come in and check out the really great pieces that are throughout the store.
We’re a pickin’ and you will leave a’grinnin’.
Don’t forget The Stillroom for all of your tea and tea accessory needs! It is a great place to shop when you need to pull together a gift for the tea lover in your life! If we don’t have it, check out Margaret’s Fine Imports on Forbes Ave.
Diamond Antiques is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10-5 and Sunday’s from 12-5.
YES, I AM YELLING. THE ANTIQUE APPRAISAL FAIR IS COMING YOUR WAY! FEATURING JEFFREY POOLE OF VICTORIA’S LOOKING GLASS. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH FROM 10-2.
JEFFREY WILL BE OFFERING HIS EXPERTISE AND THE PRICE IS STILL ONLY FIVE DOLLARS PER ITEM. IS IT TRASH OR TREASURE? DON’T MISS THIS SUPER POPULAR EVENT RIGHT HERE IN TARENTUM!
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT!
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