FIESTA!!!!!!!

by JoAnn

Rick, the vintage husband and I are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversery! For a surprise he whisked me out of town fri. and wouldn’t tell me where we were going. We spent the day driving and stopped at a few thrift shops and antique stores along the way which of course was great. After hours [...]

Vintage JoAnn in the News

by JoAnn

Look what greeted me when I got to the Living section of the York Sunday News this morning! The reporter, Leigh Zaleski, had called me about 6 weeks ago because she was doing on article on vintage clothing and someone had given her my name as someone local and knowledgeable.  After discussing the article she was working [...]

Vacation Shopping

by JoAnn

I got home last night from our almost annual trek to Ocean City MD. We usually go on the off season and meet up with my sil Becky, her husband Ken and my niece Kristina. My almost favorite part of the trip is the day we leave home. Our routine is to hit every thrift [...]

Fav Vintage Finds

by JoAnn

Mary Deluxe of the great blog Deluxeville has thrown out the challenge to show some photos of 5 favorite vintage finds. Here are a few of mine, although this changes constantly! The chandelier in our bedroom was a $10 light fixture I found on the floor in a junk shop but with shades, trim, etc, [...]

My Vintage Town

by JoAnn

I’ve been without my car this week as it was undergoing major(expensive) repairs. So today I tired of this house arrest and spent a few hours walking about our small town, Red Lion, PA. Rick and I both grew up in the area but spent over 25 years living  in other states, including MN.,MD.. and [...]

Shopping Zen

by JoAnn

I’m always relieved when the holidays are over and the years starts anew! Even though I’m fighting hibernation mode- I can smell Spring in the distance which gives me the will to live.  Not a wnter person, 20 years living in Mpls. cured me of that. Well, in between hibernating, eating carbs, talking on the [...]

Stop the Car! It’s a Yard SALE!

by JoAnn

Friends Julie and Diane picked me up this morning at 8 and we headed out.  I was SO happy to be out with the girlfriends doing our favorite thing. Julie is recovering from knee surgery, Diane is severly vision imparied and I had taken tramadol and skelaxin for my back.  Between the 3 of us—nothing [...]

Big News At Vintage JoAnn

by JoAnn

I’ve been dreading this post for a while but time is running out.  Saturday August 14 is the last day the brick and morter store will be open.   We will be open that day from 9 am until 4pm. Vintage JoAnn is NOT going out of business!!! We have been doing well and I’d like to [...]

To Hoard or not to hoard, that is the question.

by JoAnn

First of all my apologies to Shakespeare. Have any of you watched all the shows on hoarding???? I have and they are freaking me out. It runs in families, my Grandma, Mom, and brother are hoarders, although their homes are not dirty or unsafe, stuff has taken over.   They are also loving, kind people and I [...]

Vintage Galore at Atomic Warehouse

by Rick

The Atomic Warehouse is located in Harrisburg, PA approximately 45 minutes from Vintage JoAnn. Their website is http://www.atomicwarehouse.com/ and you can find the address there as well as a phone number. Also listed on the website is merchandise for sale online as well as in the store. One thing you won’t find on the website is the [...]