Two literary Yankees, one classic Volvo named Snowbird, and a mission: to find the things they can’t possibly live without. There’s no telling what fantastic objets d’art and overvalued “collectibles”  they’ll find, the singular characters they’ll meet, or the narratives they’ll excavate as they muse, mull, and meander their way through the various and sundry thrift and consignment shops, antique malls, and vintage markets along the South’s trail of treasures.

Only two things are certain: it’s bound to get Dickensian, and their houses are going to look amazing when they’re done.

These are the chronicles of their curious adventures . . . to be taken with a grain of salt (so get your hobnail milk glass shaker ready).