Can't help it....
- Shirley
- Medina, Ohio, United States
- I would rather go to a flea market and dig through old boxes of stuff...than go to the Mall. I am a romantic at heart. I like the cozy feeling I get in a room decorated with tea-dyed lace curtains at the windows and old leather books stacked on oak shelves worn from many years of use. I prefer hard wood floors with hand braided wool rugs instead of wall-to-wall carpeting. I love hand sewn quilts on beds with pillows that have pillowcases with embroidery accenting the edges. and kitchens with vintage flowered dishes in the cupboards... I was just born in the wrong era. The 1930's would have suited me much better.... Oh well, I have adjusted as best I can. When I come home at night, I enter my little world, that is full of all my treasures, and wonderful finds from the past. I am happy. I own an antique shop that is located in the Historic Train Depot in Medina Ohio. Built in 1894. Medina Depot Antiques was opened on November 5th 1994...and I've been having a great time ever since. Antiques, and what they represent, are my passion.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
wild and crazy Liz
Another dealer in the Heirloom Cupboard, next to Shirley Moon's section was Liz Scala. Liz was tall and thin with wild blonde hair. She wore 50's cat's eye glasses and red lipstick. She was in her 50's and you could tell she had been very attractive in her day, still was. No one had let her know she was getting old, she walked like she was on the "runway" and dressed like a 1950's movie star. She was from the "Burg"...as in Pitts "burg" and nothing in Ohio could compare to PA. Liz was a genuine character! She talked with an accent, don't know from where... not Pittsburg at any rate! It was sort of a mix between southern belle and the Bronx...it added to her appeal. We all said that if Liz's arms were tied to her sides she wouldn't be able to talk. You had to give her plenty of room when she was telling you something because her arms would be a'swingin'! She was entertainment with a flair. I enjoyed Liz. She was the one Shirley Moon did her impressions of the most, and Liz loved it!
Liz was a shrewd business woman, had her own shop at one time in Medina and she taught me about vendor's licenses, sales tax, and keeping inventory records. I owe a lot of my success today to that wild haired, crazy lady.
Liz was a shrewd business woman, had her own shop at one time in Medina and she taught me about vendor's licenses, sales tax, and keeping inventory records. I owe a lot of my success today to that wild haired, crazy lady.
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