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It’s Friday and I’m so, so happy!

I told you that during our vacation last week we squeezed in some thrifting and hit a few antique and thrift shops in Jacksonville and St. Augustine, Florida. I had a few things on my shopping list and while I didn’t find everything I was looking for I did score a few nice pieces.

On the list:

Ironstone

Brass

Vintage Linens

Small Accent Furniture

Vintage Decor Book

This is what I found…

A malachite ice bucket that was a real bargain for $4.00

Ironstone Sugar and Creamer for less than $10

a ironstone casserole dish

a cute clove leave shaped brass planter

and this amazing brass stool. If you follow me on Instagram you saw the post where a friend found this stool on-line selling for $225.00. I paid $20!

Thrift shopping in the Jacksonville area was great. There are lots of shops with a vast array of antiques. If you’re in the Jacksonville area, be sure to check out these shops:

Antique Market of San Jose

5107 San Jose Blvd.

Jacksonville, FL

Avonlea Antiques & Design Gallery

8101 Philips Hwy

Jacksonville, FL

Fans & Stoves Antique Mall

1059 Park St.

Jacksonville, FL

5 Points Antiques

1046 Park St.

Jacksonville, Fl

Southern Crossing Antique Mall

2718 Park St.

Jacksonville, FL

Rusted: A Vintage Market

1523 San Marco Blvd,

Jacksonville, Fl

The thrill of the hunt never gets old. What’s on your thrifting list?

Hello there! We’ll, all good things must come to an end and our 1st summer vacation was officially over last night! Bummer! I am already missing the beach, the sand, the sunrises and sunsets and just doing nothing! I could easily live the life of a beach bum but work and responsibilities are calling. I’m going to ease back into the work week (which of course is slammed with to-do’s) and take one more opportunity to relive our vacation. Join me why don’t you!

This was our first time visiting Jacksonville, Florida and it did not disappoint!

The sunrises were spectacular…

as were the sunsets.

The palm trees were ginormous…

and the sand was soft and filled with beautiful seashells.

The dolphins came out to play. The morning that we were leaving there must have been 20 or more just off the shoreline.

Even when the skies were grey the beach was beautiful!

One day we made the 40 minute drive over to St. Augustine, the oldest city in the nation. OMG is this city stunning.

Some of the most beautiful architecture I’ve ever seen.

You can see the Spanish influences in the colors and details of the buildings.

St. Augustine has one of the oldest churches in American with the largest collection of Tiffany stained glass windows.

The old stone fort that protected the city during battle.

The bay was filled with beautiful sail boats and ships.

I’ve got dibs on this as my retirement home.

Old stone drinking well for the horses that pulled the carriages in the streets.

We stopped by the oldest home in Florida.

One of the stops on the trolley ride we took was at this winery and distillery. Funny how most of the passengers got off here to take the tour and do some sampling!

A beautiful peacock perched on an entrance post!

You never know who’s looking!

Of course I had to do some antique shopping while on vacation. We popped into about 10 antique/thrift store and I found a few treasures.

If you ever visit St. Augustine be aware that they know there antiques in this city. The collections are vast and the prices can be steep but there are treasures to be found.

We had a great time on vacation and it can be summed up by the beauty of this image.

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