One of my favorite things to do when we go to the coast is to shop in the town of Southport. We've traveled there almost every year for the past 26 years. When I see that in writing, I can hardly believe it. The time feels like it has passed as quickly as those gulls skimming over the water.
When we were younger, Mr. Forest Manor had no interest in checking out the shops in Southport. I can hardly blame him as he was working full-time and going to graduate school at night and just starting out in his career. I also think most men really like a good bargain, and when I discovered thrifting, he became more interested in poking through the shops with me. Southport has some wonderful antique shops, but we've noticed the prices keep going up as more and more people move to that area. One of the shops in particular has two full floors of goods, and you never know what treasures you might come across there. It's also amazingly well organized and tidy for an antique/consignment shop.
