A New Adventure!
Hello and welcome to my blog and very first post! I am excited and looking forward to meeting other bloggers and readers, and dusting off my writing cob webs as we go through this crazy life! To me, everything in life is an adventure. It doesn't have to be an exotic vacation or a major happening. Testing a recipe, digging a new garden or having a good glass of wine will do. I'm pretty low maintenance lol!
I have lived in New Jersey the majority of my life, save for a six month externship in Williamsburg, Va. while a student in upstate New York. After school, I spent a year living in beautiful Bucks County, PA and commuting to my job in Philadelphia. I grew up 25 minutes on the Jersey side of Lower Manhattan and consider myself a New York metropolitan. I have spent time in the South visiting family, and twice as a teen, did a cross country road trip with my parents. Twenty eight years ago, I migrated to South Jersey where I raised my daughter. But almost six months ago, I made a colossal decision. After selling most of my worldly belongings, I packed up my piano and what was left of my things into a sixteen foot rental truck and drove myself to a new life in Oklahoma! So yes, that's a biggie! The drive alone was exciting and fun. I took some pictures to chronicle my trip, although they were taken through the windshield while driving - so you can imagine. I only wish that I had kept a travel journal! I will write about it tomorrow before I totally forget!
Why Oklahoma? What's In A Name? My Little Love Story
Many, many moons ago, just a few months out of high school, I married my soul mate. Our first home was an apartment in a lovely, older two family home on Stone Street -and boy do we have stories! Suffice to say youth and circumstance got in the way, and a few years later we went our separate ways. We lived our grown up lives and then found each other again! Very quickly we realized that our bond and love was still there and the spark became the flame. Happily, our former love of flea markets and all things vintage individually blossomed as well. Over the years, he had become an avid collector but didn't really sell. I was more into the buying and selling. He has become a bit of an expert (in my eyes) on vintage glassware among other things. I have risen to the occasion. Together we share the passion of the hunt! Our "work" is scouting estate and yard sales, picking, photographing and listing on our Etsy site. We literally have thousands of items yet to photo and list, so it's a blissful full time job.
Everyone, and therefore everything, has a story. The old cracked china teacup - was it a daily favorite? Did it's warm brew sooth someone's melancholy, or help its pensive sipper make an important life decision? Perhaps it took part in a celebratory gathering of friends. Everyone and everything has a story to tell, some more evident than others. So when I started the Etsy site a few years ago, and this blog today, the name Stone Street Stories made the most sense.
I look forward to a quiet life, focusing on organizing and integrating my favorite things in my already established new home, spending more time writing, cooking and baking, and sharing little adventures with Bob and his Husky, Nick. My piano beckons and I really want to see a garden in Nick's backyard. Hopefully, we can form a symbiotic outdoor relationship!
I can't wait to write again, but will end here for today. I still have more "do-dads" to learn about on this blog site! I would love you to leave a comment , ask any questions, or make any suggestions - all are appreciated!
Thank you so much for stopping by, hope to see you soon!
Enjoy your day,
Stephanie
