{"id":1654,"date":"2013-11-05T19:36:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T01:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=1654"},"modified":"2013-11-05T19:36:34","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T01:36:34","slug":"east-or-west-which-is-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/?p=1654","title":{"rendered":"East or West &#8211; Which is Best?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New shops are opening all over. This weekend you can choose to go east or west to visit a new occasional shop. In addition to some of your old favorites, of course. <\/p>\n<p>On the east side is Thistle in the St. Anthony Park area of St. Paul.  Hours are Thur 12-8, Fri 12-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4. Repurposed and vintage; check it out on Facebook or 2228 Como Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Or go west to Hopkins where Garden Party Gallery is located at 1213 Main St. Hours are Thu-Sat 9-6, Sun 12-5. I was able to preview last Saturday and here&#8217;s a sample of the re-styled and re-imagined home and garden furniture and decor.<figure id=\"attachment_1655\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1655\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 2282px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3191.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3191.jpg\" alt=\"1213 Main St, Hopkins\" width=\"2272\" height=\"1704\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3191.jpg 2272w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3191-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3191-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2272px) 100vw, 2272px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1213 Main St, Hopkins<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_1656\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_1656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 730px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/75529_467498113370381_191125550_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/75529_467498113370381_191125550_n.jpg\" alt=\"Garden Party Gallery\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/75529_467498113370381_191125550_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/75529_467498113370381_191125550_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_1656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garden Party Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure><a href=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3214.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3214.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3214\" width=\"2272\" height=\"1704\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3214.jpg 2272w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3214-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theoccasionalsaler.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_3214-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2272px) 100vw, 2272px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New shops are opening all over. This weekend you can choose to go east or west to visit a new occasional shop. In addition to some of your old favorites, of course. 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