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Bringing you a delightful variety of hand-picked, authentic, vintage finds for your home and garden. Open 9:00-8:00 daily. 402-464-5100

Now available in booth 37/38 at the Aardvark Antique Mall, 5800 Arbor Rd., Lincoln, NE. Hi, I'm Barbara and I love rescuing vintage goods and propagating houseplants to bring joy and character to your home through occasional barn sales and vintage shows!

11/04/2026

Dear Thanksgiving,
I have not forgotten you in all the booth preparations for Christmas!
Because who wouldn’t love to set their Thanksgiving table with vintage stoneware and amber goblets?!? And/or a unique turkey shaped basket for a centerpiece or orange lucite grapes! And don’t forget the squirrel on a walnut candy dish and some Indiana Glass serving dishes!❤️

And as a reminder my booth ( #37&38 in the Bethany aisle across from the restrooms) is located at the Aardvark Antique Mall 5800 Arbor Rd., Lincoln, NE. Open 9:00-8:00 daily. 402-464-5100

11/03/2026

Martha is in the booth! 😁 Or at least her Christmas book from 1989 is and it’s beautiful! Today’s refill was part one for the week. I will be adding more items on Friday before the Christmas open house on Saturday. Today I brought in a two-tier table to replace the folding bench that sold Saturday plus about 30 other items. Some of which are a couple of vintage cookbooks, a Pyrex Woodland mixing bowl, a few Indiana Glass pieces, and more vintage Christmas items including some vintage jeweled felt kits. 🎄🎄🎄

11/01/2026

It’s November 1st! Is anyone decorating for Christmas today?? I’m not quite ready to decorate my own house but I’ll be adding more Christmas to this bookcase and elsewhere in my booth tomorrow! 🎄🎄🎄

10/30/2026

Yesterday’s post was about cookbooks and one of my followers mentioned she collects cookbooks. I do, too, but I only have a few as I collect mostly antique ones and I don’t find them very often. Here’s a peek at my kitchen counter of my personal cookbook collection!

10/29/2026

I cooked my first turkey with directions from this Good Housekeeping cookbook! 🦃 Not this particular one, as this one is in mint condition. Mine was a college graduation gift!

Have you heard that physical cookbooks are becoming popular again? Of course, they’ve always been popular with a certain demographic, but they lost popularity with the rise of recipe websites. I think now there’s a certain amount of digital fatigue along with a desire for well-tested and trusted recipes that’s driving a return to cookbooks you can hold in your hands. And who doesn’t love curling up in a chair and looking through a cookbook and thinking of all the possibilities of what could be made?

10/28/2026

The word of the day is more!
More Christmas, more copper, more candlesticks, more wall mirrors, more baskets, more books, and more Nemadji pottery! Plus, other things that don’t include the word more. 😁

10/26/2026

Here’s a quick peek at some of the new furniture pieces added to my booth! I previously had two display tables along the front edge. I moved one of the tables to the back of the booth and I took home the other one. I’m experimenting with adding more small furniture.
Thoughts?? Do you like the look of it? Is it too cluttered looking? There’s still the same amount of space to walk through my booth, so that’s good. But like I said, it’s an experiment 😁

My booth ( #37&38 in the Bethany aisle) is located at the Aardvark Antique Mall 5800 Arbor Rd., Lincoln, NE. Open 9:00-8:00 daily. 402-464-5100.

10/24/2026

Raise your hand if you had or have this ceramic winking Santa in the middle of this photo.
I did and do. 🙋🏻‍♀️ Besides this one, of course.

My mom was into ceramics in the 70s, and she made one of these Atlantic mold santas along with many other Christmas and Halloween items. We even had a kiln in our garage! Besides the lighted ceramic Christmas tree that she made, this one was my favorite. Unfortunately, the santa my mom made burned up in a fire, but I do have another one of these in my own home, and it brings back a happy Christmas memory-even if it isn’t the exact one. 🎄

10/23/2026

Ready or not, here comes Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄
Besides filling a bookcase with vintage Christmas this week, I also brought in some furniture- a half moon inlaid table, and a folding wooden bench. Also, a couple small wall shelves, and some vintage ice skates and a wool throw. Perfect for decorating your entryway or porch this fall/winter!

10/19/2026

Thinking of transitioning my booth to Christmas and thinking I might start slowly by adding in Christmas items to my barrister bookcase Wednesday.
I know some people get upset when Christmas is out before Thanksgiving let alone Halloween! I’m not decorating my house for Christmas yet, but in retail, which an antique booth is, I feel it’s advantageous to put holiday items out well ahead of the specific holiday.
It would be fun to hear if you agree or disagree with this idea. Thoughts?

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