No kidding. People go buy a filter to add that effect to their photos? Bizarre! But I do kind of get it it. It’s kind of like how women used to add a mole to their faces — a “beauty mark.” It adds a touch of realness and reminds us that there is loveliness in the not-too perfect things in life. The chipped china cup. The teddy bear whose fur has been loved off. The child with a cowlick in his hair that simply won’t be tamed.

At any rate, your pictures are marvelous and the shopping area looks delightful!