LA DOLFINA

Several years ago I found myself digging through a glass front bookcase in an old junk shop that had been closed up for many years. I remembered the funky old junk shop from my youth and had always wondered why it was still there with the shades drawn, seemingly abandoned and locked up tight. And then one day while visiting the shop across the street I noticed that the door was open and there was someone inside! I promptly left the shop I was in, crossed the street and eagerly entered the old junk shop that suddenly showed signs of life! To my surprise there was a gentleman there who was selling the contents of the shop. He informed me that he had come from Montana to help liquidate "the treasures" in his aunt's shop to get it ready to rent out. She was very old and frail and not long for this world. I imagine she got too old to run the shop but couldn't bear to part with her treasures and so she  locked the door all those years ago leaving eve...

Welcome!   I must warn you about eye candy overload upon entering...     ... this tiny little shop filled to the brim with the most dazzling array of treasures!     It's appropriately named the " Hen House ."     I think it's because only women, women of a certain breed, can handle such a place!     I once brought my treasure hunting friends Eddie Ross and Jaithan Kochar here and they lasted all of about 5 minutes...      ... before heading for the door!     I, on the other hand,      can spend countless hours poking around,     making sure I see everything     there is to see!     What's not to love about a shop,     whose treasures have been lovingly sourced     by someone who is smitten by beauty.     I could go on and on...     waxing poetic       about the power    ...