The Love....of Old.

Going through old images, of 'Before'...

back...

when so many...Wonderful Photographers, 'Artists'...would stop by The Rabbit Hole, and ask if they could do photoshoots, here.

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Made my heart swell...knowing that They...too, saw The Beauty, of 

The Rabbit Hole.

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Appreciated it's beautiful...chaos.

The Love...of Old.

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Was thinking about the book, that truly...turned a page, in my life.

It is titled, 

'For The Love of Old'.

As I flipped through it's beautiful pages, I melted.

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Finally...

Finally, there was Someone...on the Planet, who Understood.

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I'd been kicked around, in the 'Business', by other 'Dealers'.

They were Great...Folks, but...

felt what I sold, was 'Junk'.

Certainly not up to their standards.

Yeah, I was known as 'The 'Junk' Dealer', in Fairfax.

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{long before it was 'fashionable'. ; ) }

What was even more impressive, than The Book...

 'The Author' of the Book.

Mary Randolph Carter.

{ Executive Vice President Polo/Ralph Lauren }

Wrote her a letter, Thanking her, for Validating what we Love...So.

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We've exchanged a few emails, over the years.

The last one, was in early 2014.

Just before our world began to implode.

Everything from cancer...to a wrongful 'trail'...has kept me quite consumed.

Don't know what made me think of it, today.

It, is...kinda like a Bible, to me.

It's been a Long Time, since I flipped through it's pages.

Read, the words...that, are so exact.

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Much has changed, since Carter...wrote this Book, in this Business.

'Junk'...is no longer a dirty word.

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{Remember pulling in to a one day, Iowa Show, the Promoter had asked us to attend, month's prior.

We, really didn't want to do her show...it was an outside event, but...it was a pretty show, so....we agreed to do it.

We pulled in, with The Truck, and Trailer...loaded like The Beverly Hillbillies, 

and a Man ...who worked for that show....said to another Vendor, 

as he walked ahead of us, directing us to our booth, 

"Well...I hear they can set a good booth, but don't know how they do it with that pile of shit."

It was EVERYTHING I could Do, to keep from Flooring The Old Ford, as the Man walked ahead of us.

Oh...dear.

We Rocked It...at that Show.

and...

Never...went back. 

I wouldn't even shop it.

The following year, we were included in one of the most prestigious Shows, in The Country.

Heart of Country, in Nashville. 

Libby Kramer, Promoter, believed in us.

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and...The Love of Old.

All of It.

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Always found it so sad, back in the day...that other's couldn't see the Beauty, in these old...worn, chipped, frayed...mossy, and mended things.

Some...never will.

That's o.k.

I don't find much Beauty, in perfection...either.

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If you get a chance, look up this Book, or...any of Mary Randolph Carter's Books.

Very....Soulful.

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Maybe, that's what I was searching for, today.

Love to Ya.

Prayers, for All.

Barb C.