{"id":84437,"date":"2025-09-30T08:50:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?p=84437"},"modified":"2025-09-30T08:50:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:50:33","slug":"shop-talks-hodge-podge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/communities\/shop-talks-hodge-podge\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Shop Talks:<\/strong> Hodge Podge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_84428\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84428\" class=\"wp-image-84428\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Shop-Talk-2-Hodge-Podge-preferredIMG_4852-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"444\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-84428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teresa Beck<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Throughout her career in the health field, wherever she lived at the time, Teresa Beck always found a way to open a retail shop. Her ventures include a gift and accessories shop in Troy, AL; a booth in an antique mall in Montgomery, AL; a downtown shop in Selma, AL; and an antique mall with a tearoom in West Point, GA. When she and her husband moved to Waynesville, she and friends opened a shop in Frog Level. \u201cThe shops all had a similar vibe, but the common thread was unique, interesting and useful pieces that make a house a home,\u201d says Beck.<\/p>\n<p>Her latest business is Hodge Podge, located in Waynesville\u2019s Hazelwood community. \u201cI want it to be a safe place, a place that makes you smile and, hopefully, feel a need\u2014whether it be for a new piece of old furniture or a gift for someone you love,\u201d she says.<br \/>\nBeck is particular about her inventory. \u201cWhen I\u2019m shopping for the business, I look for one-of-a-kind, interesting and useful items that the customer might not see anywhere else,\u201d she says. \u201cI also look for those things that will bring back a memory of when you went to your favorite aunt\u2019s house or visited your grandparents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Hodge Podge is located at 472 Hazelwood Avenue, Waynesville. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout her career in the health field, wherever she lived at the time, Teresa Beck always found a way to open a retail shop. 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