Annually, around the date of Mother’s Day, the residents of multiple blocks of Perry Street close off one block and hold a fair. And what a fair. These Beautiful Brownstones have behind their facades residents who have lived there for many years and in some cases, decades. They empty out the cupboards and closets and offer these items for sale. I have witnessed 36 pieces of cut glass stemware [she at 70 said it belonged to her mother] selling for $80. You can’t buy glasses at IKEA for that. My first year, when my space was piled high with boxes, the first booth at the corner of Perry St. & Bleecker St. had a Makkuum plate about 12″ across, for $35. That was a pure and simple steal. However, I could not imagine bringing one more piece of anything into my new small space and so passed it up. It is like that every year. There is some treasure that I let pass due to space. But I love the search. And it has such a neighborhood feel, because it is.