The Ardent Forager

10/01/2024

And in the blink of a puppy’s brown eye, the student has surpassed the master ❤️❤️

06/12/2024

Starting my day by the water is one of my favorite ways to start my day. Things are buzzing, egrets are flying, flowers have grown since the last time I was here. Doesn’t matter if the water is still or rushing by, it feels alive and I feel more alive for having spent a minute with it.

04/01/2024

Vintage Pittsburgh, this Saturday at Heinz History Center and I’ve got two tickets to give away! I’m sorting through my best stuff and loading this week. Leave me a comment and tell me what you hope to find this weekend and I’ll get your name in a hat. Winner announced Wednesday morning. See you soon!

03/07/2024

I’m having so much fun sorting through this tiny art! I picked up about 500 of these over the weekend and I’ve been obsessed all week! Cigarette Cards like these were printed from the late 19th C through the 1940s. They released series on so many topics: garden tips, household hints, “did you know?”, how-to, railways, travel, natural wonders. They inspired the baseball cards (and card-collecting) that followed and are FAR more interesting to me than sports cards. They measure just under 2”x3” so I’ll definitely have room to bring them to all of my upcoming 2024 markets. Get the first in-person look at them Vintage Pittsburgh April 6! Check out close-ups of my favorites so far in my stories ☺️

02/28/2024

Warmer temperatures always get me excited for house projects. Somehow, I’ve only just learned that this Fisher Price Little People A Frame has existed in the world since I was a kid and I’ve never seen it before, so now I’m excited about A-frame house projects for a house I only own in miniature!

02/25/2024

So excited to kick off my 2024 season on April 6 at Vintage Pittsburgh ! I’ve been picking all winter and you won’t even believe some of the stuff I’ve found for you to be able to take history home with you. Don’t miss this one!

01/24/2024

It’s like my dream slot machine with all of those 7s Picking and sorting and driving and picking and sorting and admitting that one nice day outside and I’m ready for market season to start!

10/25/2023

This Saturday. Don’t miss this one. Tickets or at the door if you’re lucky.

10/14/2023

Super cozy with this weekend . Come and see us today and tomorrow!

07/08/2023