It's a daydreamy kinda day here in Newton . . . rainy, no imminent travel plans, a hot cup of coffee within reach. Here are some words to get us through this day and into the weekend.
Here's a little something to tide you over until camping season cranks up again. Enjoy!! Saturday, while out junkin' with Bec, I wasn't looking for anything in particular. With that kind of mindset, I almost always find a few items of worth. That was the case at the places we shopped in King, Walnut Cove, and Bethania. I love vintage aluminum kitchenware and remember with fondness, the pieces that I grew up with. When I see them in shops, they are almost always dinged up and in pretty rough shape after 50 odd years of being used daily. So when I spied a small measuring cup that was in pristine shape and had a $2.50 sticker on the bottom, I snatched it up! It will be a nice addition to the vintage vibe of The Coffee Cup. My next discovery was in Walnut Cove and wasn't quite as cheap. I found a booth containing radios from the '40s and '50s. You might remember that I purchased a wooden one in pretty rough shape in Williamsburg that I gutted (it didn't work) with plans to repurpose it in The Cup using my iPod and iHome speaker. That was the plan until I saw this 1940 RCA radio that worked and I was reduced to mush. I looked at it, then walked away. I looked at it again and I walked away again. I went looking for Becky to show it to her, but she was nowhere to be found. It had an information sheet attached giving me all the specs and info. Did I mention that it still worked?! In the end, I bought it for two big reasons: number one, I loved it and number two, with a 10% discount it was only $10 more than the one I originally bought that DIDN'T work. Take a look at this beauty that will be going in my java camper. In the small antique store next to The Just Plain Country Store, I found another little treasure. The very first record album in a box with dozens, was the Disney soundtrack from the movie "Follow Me Boys." It was the smaller print that caught my eye..."and other songs for the campfire." How fun and at $2.00, it was coming home with me too. My last purchase was from the Bethania Mill and Village Shoppes. No explanation will be needed with this one! This is actually a magnet that measures about 3" x 3" and it's already on the refrigerator in The Cup.
I think you'll agree that I had great success with things I wasn't really looking for. That's what junkin' is all about! On our way home from junkin' yesterday, our route took us through a small community called Bethania. As we drove down Main Street we noticed house after house that had a colonial look to it. When we got to the intersection of Main and Bethania Road, we noticed a Visitor Center off to the left and made a quick turn to check it out.
Bethania is the second oldest Moravian settlement in North Carolina. It is recognized as a National Historic Landmark because it is one of the only examples in the United States of a German "medieval" plan farming village. In the 1720's, the Moravian community near Dresden, Germany, established their first permanent settlement. From there, international missionary communities began settlements in Bethlehem, PA (1740) and continued into NC with a 98,985-acre land grant called the Wachovia Tract, beginning in 1753. Surrounded by the city of Winston-Salem, Bethania offers the visitor the opportunity to see 42 historic sites and structures, a 1.4- mile Black Bottom Loop Walking Trail, shopping at Bethania Mill and Village Shoppes, and hearty food at the Muddy Creek Cafe. I learned a lot about North Carolina's Moravian settlements yesterday. That original Wachovia Tract containing six Moravian communities was ultimately divided into six present-day counties. The oldest village, nearby Bethabara, dates to 1753 and will be included in my next visit. I probably need to go back to Old Salem too! Enjoy your Sunday edition of Postcards, thanks for stopping by, and I'll chat with you tomorrow. Today Becky and I got back in our Saturday junkin' groove. I picked her up around 10 and we headed east to some new towns and new shopping sites north of Winston-Salem. After a Subway lunch in downtown King, we found the Antique Mall and the search for treasure began. Like so many of our forays, we weren't looking for anything in particular. I did see several outstanding items, but only left with their picture. We drove through Rural Hall where my Christmas Sister on the Fly, Liz, lives. We saw a couple antique places, but neither were open. They have a beautiful old train depot in town with chippy yellow paint; Bec obliged me with a stop for a couple photos. Main Street in Walnut Cove was our ultimate destination. Housed in an old hardware store is The Just Plain Country Store, a unique collection of antique and crafts.
On our way back to Newton, we happened upon the second oldest Moravian settlement in North Carolina. If you drop in tomorrow sometime, I'll tell you all about it.
Our first junkin' outing of 2013 was a rousing success and I'm looking forward to many, many more in the coming weeks and months. Have a great weekend everyone...see you tomorrow! The first three days of this new year have been cold, wet, and dreary around these parts. It's bad enough that I'm entering into the two months of the year that send me down into a funk, but when the weather is yucky, it just makes things worse! Thankfully today the sun is shining brightly, the temperatures are headed up towards 50 degrees, and I've got a junkin' trip with Becky tomorrow to look forward to. Woohoo...I can feel my mood on the upswing!! Over on Facebook, there's been a lot of chatter lately about cute little trailer Christmas ornaments. My T@BBin' buddy, Crystal, has a sweet caravan of campers on display. Her tabletop display features salt and pepper shakers and Christmas tree ornaments. I have a few of those too, but they are all tucked away in SplashT@B for her long winter's nap. What I really, really like though, are birdhouses that look like campers! I think it would be so much fun to make them and I'm convinced I could survive January and February if I could spend my days creating them. However, there's the little problem of no indoor, warm space to work in. Check out these cuties that I found online... Drop in tomorrow to hear about my junkin' journey to Walnut Cove. Who knows, I might find a birdhouse!! Happy Friday everyone . . . have a great weekend!
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