Browsing & Buying with Brits!

Perhaps you're familiar with Noel Coward's song with the line 'Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun'. I always chuckle over it because many people do think the English are somewhat eccentric. Be it so, we are also quite a friendly breed. Somewhat reticent at first meeting............well the first minute or so, but give us a chance and then you can't shut us up! Last Saturday I met Sharon while sipping a hot chocolate in pouring rain at SuzAnna's Antiques. After just a 'hello' we immediately recognized one another as being from 'across the pond', exchanged pleasantries, interests in antiquing, thrifting and junking, phone numbers, and planned to meet again. 'Again' was yesterday and not only did Sharon come back, she brought Gail her Brit sister along ~ imagine three of us rummaging and treasure hunting through the ever expanding and more fabulous by the week SuzAnna's.

Being so excited at having fellow countrywomen around, I forgot to check the setting on my camera and just started shooting. Therefore you get these artistic shots in color accent which I think turned out quite interesting. Voila, SuzAnna's new look!

I adore this statuette of a little girl. She reminds me so much of my friend Jeanne who leaves her mountaintop home in Western North Carolina and comes to shop at SuzAnna's. Jeanne is recuperating from knee replacement surgery and we are missing her ~ hurry and get well and get back down to the valley soon sweet Jeanne.

Seeing the old style wood shoe trees made me think about getting out my flip flops, especially with the temps. now in the 70's...........then polishing, stuffing the Winter boots and shoes with stretchers and shoe trees, and putting them away until Fall.


Plenty of glitter going on currently at the shop. Dangling crystals, a personal favorite, on everything from chandeliers to lampshades and candlestick bobeches....and even vintage evening wear and purses. Soon I'll show you what I found with crystals for my front porch!


Love this lamp, and of course the tureen which I had to turn a blind eye to, AND be handcuffed so I couldn't pick it up and carry it to the cash register! No more tureens until after the soup supper......and then only if one gets broken! The lamp has the neatest idea for a shade, a regular one trimmed with beaded fringe and a stripped down bare bones frame placed over it - I love it. Susie then tied a delicate lace scarf around it with a big rhinestone brooch in front. How romantic this would look in a bedroom.


Then there was this adorable lamp for all the lovers of small dog breeds such as terriers. This little Westie guy is, I'm sure, waiting patiently in hopes his Scottie partner will soon show up with a bottle of Scotch!!

Lastly, the linens are just getting lovelier at SuzAnna's. These small pieces spill out of drawers, while back in other areas of the shop there are stacks of linens displayed in armoires and cupboards.

This absolutely beautiful table runner, now gracing my new country table, is a linen gift received from the owners of SuzAnna's, Susie and her daughter Jenny, also Linda their fabulous assistant and in-house decorator, in fact everyone connected with the shop. It was wrapped and tied in lace with a sweet card thanking me for 'being me'. How unexpected and appreciated. Thank you all so much ~ it's perfect in the new French dining room.