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This week I’m sharing a field trip. Last month I visited Susan Brierly Bush at her Big Green Barn located in Morris County, NJ. She holds a few Barn Sales a Year.

There were so many treasures friends!

These bowls with the yellow flower are vintage Blue Ridge. Aren’t they sweet? I have a few pieces of the Cherry design that belonged to my mother Rita.

So many amazing lamps.

Art, Decorative pieces, Furniture, Lamps, Pillows - all wonderfully curated!

After finding a few treasures Kristin and I popped over to The Black Horse Pub.

Kristin found incredible pillows and art. The crewel embroidery is brilliant!
I adore my little white and blue man and this Williamsburg art is so cool.

Susan recently opened a shop Big Green Barn - Harding (already nicknamed by shoppers - Little Green Barn) along the charming Country Mile in Harding, NJ at 912 Mt. Kemble Ave. (same as Route 202 between Morristown and Bernardsville.) Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 10-4pm. Now we don’t have to wait for a few sales a year we can shop anytime! Yippy!

The best days are spent with friends - if a little shopping and prosecco is included all the better!

Til next time friends I encourage you to visit Susan with a friend!

Images: Susan Brierly Bush, Kristin Kuiken & Me.

Hi friends if you’re a thrifter too; than you know all about the pieces you didn’t buy. Maybe it was the price… maybe you thought oh I don’t need this. Since I was thrifting at the Cape May Antiques Center last week and thought it would be fun and torturous to look at a few items I did not bring home.

In order to address my never ending compulsion to accumulate more my husband asked me to be mindful of this: “Just because we like something or appreciate it - does not mean we need to purchase it and bring it home.”

It does help me stop and ask myself - Can I live without this? Can I take a picture instead? This mindset after over a dozen years of thrifting helps me combat my initial impulse but, I still love the hunt that’s why I continue to thrift.

He’s so sweet…. he should be here.

I purchased a Jasperware box from this same spot last year and I thought long and hard about the vase. I mean I really liked it but, I resisted. Another item I was drawn to was the metal Eagle - I love eagles. Something that goes back to my youth and items my Mom had in our home but, he was pricey.

The below items are all about nostalgia… the train-set structures - I do own a single one - the original Burger King made me laugh and I always pause for any 1960’s christmas decor. I considered purchasing the tray.

The beautiful coffee pot with the floral pattern in the rear is a stunner. It made me stop and that’s when I noticed the Wheat Shaft cigarette holder and personal ashtray set. My mother owned a similar design in serving dishes. My eye goes to things that speak of my youth - always!

I am drawn to items with a tough of gold - often!

This piece “Metropolitan Opera” by LeRoy Neiman was at the Cape May Antiques Center - I was happy to see it hanging this year rather than on the floor as it has been for several years. It’s really cool but super pricey.

This pitcher was lovely - the pattern reminds me of a potpourri container I’ve seen at The Summit Antiques Center, that I have not purchased for the very same reason I did not purchase the pitcher - the price. Although, as I type this I think “silly you should have bought it!”

This Lefton dish still makes me sad… why oh why didn’t I bring you home!?! This piece in a weird way is now my thrifting unicorn.

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Do you have any pieces you’re kicking yourself you didn’t buy? Share in comments. Please click the Heart button below and share this post with friends. The internet is a vast place and I really appreciate you being here!

Til next time be well and I’ll see you on Instagram!