I haven't been into a home decorating type shop in ages - years probably. When I sold my house almost 10 years ago i downsized and got rid of so much - including a lot of decorative items I felt I didn't need any more. Since then I have bought possibly one or two things from a dollar store - a cute little trinket here and there and that's about it. Right now I have three little Halloween items to set out on a shelf.
So, I find myself in a Pier 1 a few months back. I was looking for a particular fragrance - Nag Champa - ...and I thought well I'll stop in and see if they have something similar in a room spray. They didn't.
But I was over the top after seeing these plates with the birds on them. I never go anywhere without my little camera and I pulled it out of my pocket and started taking photos. A sales lady came over and asked if she could help me and I said oh ..I'm just trying to decide what to get the bride who is getting married in a few weeks. My friend and I are going to go in together and buy the gifts but she couldn't come today so I told her I'd get some pics of things I think the bride would like.
The lady said - oh..how sweet - well have fun - and I said oh you bet I will.
So that's how I came to photographing so many items in Pier 1 without feeling like a fool or a thief.
And I didn't spend anything to be able to enjoy them - and pics don't take up any physical space. But ...these birds....be still my heart.
Of course then I got carried away and could have if I let myself take a photo of every thing in the store. But I didn't. What fun to go into a Pier 1 or a World Market, another store I haven't been to in a long time.
So, I find myself in a Pier 1 a few months back. I was looking for a particular fragrance - Nag Champa - ...and I thought well I'll stop in and see if they have something similar in a room spray. They didn't.
But I was over the top after seeing these plates with the birds on them. I never go anywhere without my little camera and I pulled it out of my pocket and started taking photos. A sales lady came over and asked if she could help me and I said oh ..I'm just trying to decide what to get the bride who is getting married in a few weeks. My friend and I are going to go in together and buy the gifts but she couldn't come today so I told her I'd get some pics of things I think the bride would like.
The lady said - oh..how sweet - well have fun - and I said oh you bet I will.
So that's how I came to photographing so many items in Pier 1 without feeling like a fool or a thief.
And I didn't spend anything to be able to enjoy them - and pics don't take up any physical space. But ...these birds....be still my heart.
Of course then I got carried away and could have if I let myself take a photo of every thing in the store. But I didn't. What fun to go into a Pier 1 or a World Market, another store I haven't been to in a long time.
