If you grow up in the south or even lived in the south you may know a little bit about antiques. Perhaps not an expert ,but , the type of knowledge you would have from visiting your grandmothers house or even great grandmothers and using certain things. Maybe it was a certain set of china that came out on special occasions, a specific set of salt and pepper shakers or more recently old Tupperware items that were always seen on the countertop.
I am fortunate enough to have some of my grandmothers things from both sides of the family. And yes, I do you use them.
David and I both have an affinity for antiques. He is definitely a collector of childhood items such as toys he used ,maybe his father owned or specific items related to movies that were familiar in the 60s and 70s. I, however, am a bibliophile. I love all old books. I am particularly interested in books from the 1930s to 1940s with a few favorite writers such a Steinbeck.
Several years ago, I discovered the antique trail. This is a listing of antique shops that are listed and the map locations around Alabama and Tennessee. It lists other locations as well, but, we live in Alabama and frequent Tennessee.
This trip was taken late July 2018 , so, I have a lot to catch up on if I’m going to post it all!
We took the path from Columbia Tennessee east toward Bell Buckle. Columbia has an awesome town square with plenty to see, including history of a president James Polk, his home is there and can be toured. We went east to Lewisburg, Shelbyville and Bell Buckle. The quaint little town of Bell Buckle has a very small shopping area ,but, extremely friendly folks. Not to mention an ice cream counter within an antique store . Bluebird antiques has numerous ice cream flavors from which to choose. There is a general store in the town that is incredible! Phillips General store has something for everyone from toys to books!!! The owner is so nice and his mom bakes at the town cafe. Small town charm flourishes here in the town of Bell Buckle. This small town also known for the RC and Moon Pie festival held in a June and has a wonderful holiday theme. If you visit , consider staying at of one several inns in town .Just outside of town is JRs antiques where the owner sits in his old barber chair and his dog alongside him. Old oil company signs, pedal cars and a beautiful 1929 Ford that still runs.
We continued on to Manchester and Winchester then to home. I don’t actually remember if we purchased anything , but ,we certainly had a great time checking out the small towns in these wonderful antique stores. If you’re interested in antiques the way we are ,you should really try the antique trail.
Two People on an Adventure 