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How does one start writing about themselves?  First of all I'd like to say that I am from the Southeastern part of the United States.  My family has lived in the south for over 300 years.  The answer is yes I do have a southern accent,however, it's a southern accent not a country accent. A lot of folks from other parts of the country get the two confused all the time. 

Currently I live in Richmond,VA. and have lived here for about twelve years.  I moved here a year or so after completing my college career.  One could say that Richmond is a nice city and one might say it's an interesting city.  There is a lot of history here.  I like it's proximity to DC for shopping and the mountains as well as Virginia Beach.  Each destination is about an hour forty five minutes away.

Looking back over my life though, if I had been able to see in the future with the same glasses that I view the past. I would have chosen Charlotte over Richmond. 

However,Richmond has been very good to me.  I buy properties and renovate them in one of the oldest parts of the city.  Originally I bought the houses with the intention of selling them or as some say flipping them.  However,due to the fact that they're so old and I happen to love great big old houses; I would get emotionally attached to each one of them and couldn't sell.  Therefore, I own five huge old houses that have been completely gutted and restored.

Four of them are rental property and one I live in.  The one that I live in is one of only five in the entire south east with it's exact design.  I live across from a beautiful park,one of the most historical parks in the country.  It was once a battlefield for the war between the north and the south.  Late in the war someone turned the house for the property into a hospital for both northern soldiers and southern soldiers to be treated.

My life has been an interesting life,I grew up in private schools for most of my educational experience.  Loved school and would go back now if I could be 21 again.  In my 35 years of being on this earth I can say that one thing I've learned is that not everyone is the same nor do they have to be.

I used to hear that there are two different kinds of people one who finds his way at a very early age and goes for the gusto right away. The second one who wanders through life not really knowing where exactly he fits in or if he fits anywhere.  I think of myself as one of those people who isn't sure where he fits.  Personally I think it's a blessing,The Lord has provided for me far beyond my expectations. 

If the Lord has provided for you and takes care of you,what else could you want.  In life though I've learned a person doesn't always have to attend church every Sunday to be a worthwhile person.  I used to believe that people in church were the only real people.  However, as an adult I've learned that's not entirely true.

I no longer attend church like I should,but I will never forget what the Lord has done for me and what I am sure he'll always do. 

One other thing I've realized in the thirty five years I've been here is to never assume.  I'll let you translate that as you see fit.

Some of the customers I've already had on ebay are so sweet and easy to please that I'd like to sit down one day and just meet them all.  I love people who are offering something to the world around them.  A person can be a trash collector and offer more to this world than a CEO of a multimillion dollar corporation.  A person's heart is the most important part of them.  Everyone on this earth no matter how bad they may be now had a heart that someone could have loved.

I'll always remember that in life.  It's a lesson I've learned from living in Richmond and doing volunteer work.

Thanks for reading my little book here,perhaps it's given you a little insight on the kind of person I am.

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Since there are two places to tell you a little about me and a little about my ebay store. 

My ebay store goes by the name of Belle Keats, the names of my two late grandmothers.

There are a lot of different types of merchandise in my store.  Some came from my family's estate,I had an aunt and uncle who loved me to pieces and left me an entire house full of treasures.  I will be selling some of those treasures on ebay and some of the treasures that I sell will be from sales I've attended and from thrift stores.

Some of my friends laugh at me for going to thrift stores,but I've learned there is certainly some truth to the saying one man's trash is another man's treasure.  In going to thrift stores I have found some of the most interesting items.

I sell vintage items,books for the adult reader and vintage books for children.  I love the vintage children's books.  Have you ever wanted to see some of the most beautiful art work? You need to buy some of my vintage children's books.

A lot of the books that I sell came from my aunt and uncles library.  They had an entire library in their home of books from floor to ceiling.  My uncle used to read with a pipe in his mouth all the time.  My aunt used to read as she knitted something.  She was such a lovely lady.

My store currently consist of Vintage China by(Royal Albert, Royal Gallery, Staffordshire,Stoke on Trent, Creative, Imperial Rose, Gemini Wheat, Yamaka Wheat, Villeroy and Boch, and various others). Teapots, Blue Willow, Collectibles. Glassware, Depression, Cut Glass, Early american pressed glass, Art Deco Glass, and new glass pieces as well. Vintage books for the adult reader and vintage children's books, vintage magazines such as Dragon, Life, Etc. Clothes are in my store from time to time. There are a lot of selections to chose from.  I just know there's something there for everyone.

Home decor is my passion,I guess that explains why I love houses so much.

As you read the description of my items for sale,I'll always tell you what came from my aunt and uncle's estate.  Some people ask how I could sell some of their things.  I have a huge collection of things that came from family members already.

My aunt and uncle would want me to sell some of their things,they didn't have that much money left at the end of their lives to leave me.  So they would really love that I could benefit from their estate in some manner.  At the end of their lives they had both been sick for sometime and so their investments were used up mostly.

Hopefully my customers will appreciate some of the things that I sell from their estate and some of the collections I gather on my own.

Don't forget my store's name is www.BelleKeats.com

See you at the store.