You Gotta Start Somewhere...

Hallo, and Welcome to my blog, Vendel's Heritage! My name is Sarah Kirsch...and if you wanna know more about me, read my profile ----> over there.

A few years ago, my mother decided to follow her love of the antique world and start an business...as she was digging around for names, I offered the name Vendel's.  Knowing that was the name of her BELOVED Grandfather, a sanitation worker in in Pennsylvania, who brought my mom and aunt treasures home that he had found along his route. She could not resist, and so Vendel's was born. Boasting the heritage of a man who LOVED unendingly, gave wholeheartedly, and was taken too soon. (He was run over by his best friend in the garbage truck they were working in when my mom was 10 years old). He loved his granddaughters, and always found the treasure amongst the trash that was just thrown out weekly to the curb.  I think now, having named it that, we have both really found a love of "trash" of our own, and its something that we want to continue to be able to pass on...
Newly back from living in Germany, I am still experiencing some culture shock being thrown back into lower Alabama and the way that people in the U.S. live. How did we all get so busy??  What could possibly be so important all day everyday??  I certainly dont know, nor do I really see the draw to Wal Mart, and mass market items anymore. We didnt have 24 hour stores for nearly 5 years and did just fine without it. The only thing that has kept me sane is my sweet hubby, my kids, (yeah, imagine that...) and yard sales, garage sales, estates, and flea markets. :) I CANNOT get enough!!! Lucky for me, my mom did open a booth at a local antique mall here in Dothan, Old South Antique Mall, so now we have this amazing outlet and have added an Etsy as well.  (if I can figure out how to add a link or mini etsy on here, I will totally do that) I am hoping to at least be able to write on here at least once a week, and including pics of our booth, craft tutorials, posts about travel and the amazing places Ive been, photography, special finds, and lots of fun bits of random information...we would love for you to take some of our heritage with you after you read. :) Just fair warning though...I am a HUGE nerd...and it does show on occasion. :D