Heading into New York to attend Blogfest 2011 on a warm and muggy evening, I felt so calm and relaxed. The city has started to feel so familiar to me that as soon as I took out my camera in the cab, I was at home.
Once I arrived at the hotel, I threw my bags on the floor and set off to Susan and William Brinson‘s loft as I knew there would be a gathering of some very special people I was dying to finally meet. Twitter has been a true source to so many incredible moments in my life in the last year and on this trip, being with the people I’ve gotten to know on and now offline has meant the world to me.
The next morning, the Brinsons and I, along with Jonathan, Nikole and Jamie, headed to Pennsylvania to experience their antique markets together. With fresh bagels and coffee in hand, our two hour drive away from the city turned into a day I will never forget.
The markets we ended up visiting were so full of incredible finds that you could easily get lost for hours inspecting every single piece and taking in all its history. I was in heaven.
We were even lucky enough to have found an estate sale in a big red barn where the owner’s grandson had opened up its doors to anyone willing to make a bid on whatever they could find. Needless to say, we did end up finding a few items of interest along with some family secrets I’m pretty sure they would not have wanted to be revealed to us city folk!
Back at the loft with a home cooked meal by Susan and William, surrounded by friends, I couldn’t help but think that it was the perfect way to end a perfect day.
That antique market looks insane! So good. Nice round up, M!
Wow, sounds perfect…can you tell me the name of the antique place in PA? I would love to get there!
Hi Susan! The name of the market is the Weil Antique Center. Once there, you can pick up an antiques map which indicates all the surrounding markets, a true gem! http://www.weilantiquecenter.com
Really beautiful shots of your day Michelle, and I was thrilled to be a part of it, as I’ve said before, meeting you & spending time together was a highlight for me. All the best, S
Thanks Michelle!
Michelle- I am blown away at how great your pics of NY and Blogfest are. Loved spending time with you, looking forward to the next time…..R