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The Pasta You Don't Eat

Once Upon a time back in the day, I wrote a children’s book. It was about a skunk, an armadillo and bullies. If you look hard enough, you...

Morgantown Market

We are not a grocery store! The word market seems to confuse people. Market is an Old English and Latin term that means trading and...

Who You Gonna Call? Ghostbusters!

This summer Morgantown Market had the local paranormal investigators, The Ghost Seekers, in to check out the store. I have to say, ghost...

A Shop Owner's Life For Me

I often hear people who come into the shop suggest that they need to open a store of their own. I smile and chuckle because they have no...

The Basics of Selling Silver

When dealers see jewelry sell at the shop, often times they ponder, “Should I sell gold or silver?” The reason for this question is...

A Mystery Unfolds

An antique dealer needs to know a little bit about a lot of things and know where to look when filling in the blanks. It used to mean an...

A Dealer is Born

Guest Blogger Lisa Gerber, owner of Burning Bird Studio Vintage is helping Stacey Thompson out this week. I am a professional hoarder of...

The Power to Turn Back Time

I love the Direct TV ads with Bon Jovi. I saw him at a free concert at The Metron, a club in Harrisburg around 1984 when Runaway came...

Fourth and Flea

Usually July 4th is a big auction or flea market day for me but this year I’m taking it off to spend time with the family. The next big...

It's a Wonderful... Movie Set

Binge watching is an unexpected consequence of today’s world. On Demand, Netflix, Amazon Prime and YouTube, we can watch something 24...