Scenes From An Outdoor Market: Acorn Bombs and Sand Buckets

The day finally arrived!

 

The day of our outdoor

antique ...uh...

"Flea" market.

 

Many thought it was

going to be the

market that never was...

 

We woke up to a

thundering monsoon.

 

Down pouring rain.

 

 

But an hour later, we were in the park

setting up shop.

 

It actually got really hot.

 

So, due to the rain, we arrived late.

Which caused a bit of a panic

for the hubs and I as many

of the dealers were all

 trying to get into their

spaces at the same time.

 

Spaces that did not

seem to have enough

space...for the space.

 

Stay with me people

Getting loopy here...

I've been up since

3:45 am....

 

We even had an "incident."

Not an accident, an incident.

 

In his haste my dear dear

hubs backed into another dealer's

display piece. A bucket of

sand. You would have thought

he had run over her mother

the way she was shouting and

screaming.

 

Anyway, after that we

were a little bit off kilter.

 

 

I managed to set up somewhat

of an organized space.

 

 

Industrial stuff did not sell well.

I can't figure it out.

 

Wrong area?

Wrong venue!

 

I also learned that

while oak trees provide

nice shade, the gigantic

acorns they produced

this year sounded

like bombs dropping

from airplanes.

 

Onto our tent, van,

and sometimes the china.

Sending the people

close to our booth

into a "what WAS THAT?"

frenzy. I admit, it was

making me a little jumpy too.

 

All I can say is ...

good thing we invested

in the canopy!

 

So to calm the nerves,

 I managed to fit in a quick

shopping spree for more

Bella inventory.

 

 

There is always the

thrill of finding more!

 

Am I crazy or what?

 

Here's hoping you

were thinking "WHAT!"

Of course she's not

crazy, sitting outside

under a bomb dropping

oak tree in 90 degree

weather...it is always

a reason to shop for more!

 

 

So you see?

I'm not crazy.

 

Just crazy for vintage.

 

Today was definitely

a learning experience.

 

Met a lot of nice

people... picked up

a few ideas... who knows?

 

I might even do it

again next year.

 

For now.... stay tuned for

my latest finds!