From this evening’s newspaper story I gather that even Karloff and Lugosi would have been terrified of the crowds of frantic shoppers out Corrider G at Southridge today.
As for me, I spent the day on the other side of the retail equation manning the shop with The Modern Lady. We stayed busy – but we weren’t insane. It didn’t take anyone an hour to check-out and no one had to elbow their way in to grab a Russel Wright dinner service.
We had some great folks come in from DC who bought a 1950’s Crosley radio and we had a nice chat with them. Our friend Joe came in and bought a light fixture for his new house and we discussed his remodeling projects and the joys, trials and tribulations of decorating.
I am a traditionalist and don’t get the Christmas decorations out at the shop until Thanksgiving week and so we unveiled our selection of vintage trees, ornaments and other trimmings today. It’s always great to see folks smile as they look at the vintage aluminum Christmas trees. One young couple, who have been long-time customers of ours, bought the first tree this morning and were going to go home and put it up before a party this evening.
Then, to top it off, tonight was ArtWalk and the crowd was pleasant as always. We opened a show of Rebecca Burch’s work and it was fun to see folks reaction to her art – especially her family who were very excited for her.
All in all a very nice day. I enjoyed it thoroughly and look forward to going to the shop again in the morning.
I wonder how many people who worked or shopped at Southridge today feel the same.
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