Vintage Sunday

Sunday is a good day for a flea market. We went back to the Brimfield Antique fair. I nearly bought oars for my boat. The things we didn’t buy: the garden cart had sold, a Ball jar with a glass lid, a ladder, a bamboo pillow, oars

We left with a stash of frugal purchases that make me smile. One because they were well negotiated and two because they were all unexpected. A vintage rolling pin for a dollar? I love old rolling pins. (It was a little broken). A potato ricer, (I will be cleaning off the rust and absolutely using it), a baseball style tshirt that says BRIM on it (new). A bowl, a vase, two ball caps and a Stevie Nicks hat. Three hats for $10, G only found two he liked, so I got talked into the Stevie Nicks number. (all new) a vintage kitchen scale, 18 color pencils for 1$ and one bunch of asparagus.

I can’t wait to find flowers for my vase. If only hydrangeas were blooming. I need lemons for my bowl. Have I mentioned that I love vintage? I do. I get a little joy just thinking of my best finds and a little more when I imagine decorating with them. Things come and go, but I rarely regret any of my vintage buys. I like my choices. I have a good eye for old stuff.

I think a lot of artists like this sort of thing. Little bits of beautiful other era items pack a zing of inspiration, plus history to guess about. Who riced potatoes? How many pie crusts were rolled out? Who else cut flowers and used this vase? It’s a really cool vase…

This was a fun way to spend the day, driving through trees and towns on our way to and from, listening to music, fun banter and so much to see…