Treasure Hunting

Do you ever pretend to be a tourist and visit places nearby? Last Saturday Christie and I visited Quechee Gorge Village. We started out by having breakfast for lunch at The Farmer's Diner, a neat restaurant that serves food locally grown. Mmmm, maple cured bacon.....

The reason for our visit was to treasure hunt. Quechee Gorge Village has a big antique mall. Christie and I spent the better part of the afternoon looking for "treasures". It's more of a challenge at places like this to find affordable purchases. I refuse to spend too much money but I did find a couple of things to bring home.

I've always liked vintage canisters. I have a few already. This set came with some free dust.

I'm going to find a place to put the canisters in my kitchen. I still need to take some photos. Maybe this weekend. The bird tin was a must and I did pay more for it than I usually would ($5)--but it's birds. I think the bird tin will find a place in the sewing palace.

For some reason I am attracted to old art books. Come to think of it, I have a collection of them. This book reminded me of the trip I took to Paris with my daughter Karen. I never thought I'd be able to say I've been to the Louvre. But I have. The book is filled with color plates of art you can see at the museum.

I've been thinking about whether or not there is a way to incorporate these old images into some art or craft. I think this picture of the Lacemaker by Vermeer would make a pretty start to the cover of a journal.

All year long I look in my wallet at the end of the week and put the one dollar bills (if there are any!!) into a special purse just for treasure hunting/thrifting. It's a painless way to have a few dollars to spend on something frivolous. Of course, my husband keeps hoping one of these days I'll find something I can bring to the Antiques Road Show and discover I've hit the jackpot!