Brimfield Pics...Are You Ready?

Armed with my trusty GPS, some hard earned cash

 and lots of optimism and trust...

I found my way, all by myself, to the infamous

 Brimfield Antiques extravaganza.

Oh...I have been many times before...

...but this time I came alone and from a different direction.

And...let me reiterate...

all. by. myself.

So...what did I see?

A lot of treasure.

Did I take photos?

Oh yes..lots and lots.

Without further adieu...

...here are some of the sights I saw on my first day at Brimfield.

One of the best parts of my trip was meeting up with some

 wonderful gals that I know through blogging.

Jackie, of Bliss Farm Antiques and I have been chatting and

 following each others blogs for several years now.

 I was delighted to finally meet her in person as well as her

 charming husband Steve. Her booth was beautiful and full of

 wonderful French treasures that she personally sought out and

 found while traveling in France. 

 Bliss Farm Antiques

 Bliss Farm Antiques

 Bliss Farm Antiques

 Bliss Farm Antiques

 Bliss Farm Antiques

 Bliss Farm Antiques

 Bliss Farm Antiques

 Bliss Farm Antiques

Bliss Farm Antiques

 so cool...

 

that color blue...

These tiny vials of watch parts were in Mary's booth

 of Vintage Inspired.

www.VintageInspired.net

Her shop is located in Burlington, Vermont.

Mary was so nice to talk to and had a lot of interesting things. 

You know...my kind of stuff! 

 www.VintageInspired.net

 www.VintageInspired.net

 www.VintageInspired.net

 www.VintageInspired.net

 www.VintageInspired.net

Mary shared her booth at Brimfield

with Jessica from Willow House in South Burlington, Vermont.

www.countryhomevermont.com

Check out the elephant head drawer pulls...

...and doll head clocks!

...lots of industrial items...

While in this booth...a couple purchased this old wood ladder.

There were so many things to see...

...and I have lots more photos to share.

To be continued...

:)

so far, so good?

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

This first photo is of my mother and my grandmother

 in the 1930's.

I am so grateful...

 for having had such strong and loving women in my life.

It's been a year since my Mom passed away...

I miss her every day and I guess I always will.

Mom and sister Lynn

Mother's Day has always been an up or down day for me.

For years it was a sad day...

... as I didn't think I would ever be a mother.

And then after a long ten years, our Daniel was born...

That was a special, joyful Mother's Day...
And Katharine, our baby girl was born just two years later...
...now we had the family I longed for.

I loved being a mother.

well, usually :)

I just received a delivery of beautiful roses and chocolates

from my two great kids, Dan and Kate.

 I'm a lucky girl...

...and very, very grateful.

So, I guess tomorrow will be an up and down day!

As I count my blessings and miss my Mom.

Wishing all you mothers, grandmothers, aunts,

daughters, sisters and friends...

a  joyful day!

:)

Working on those Brimfield pictures!

Recent Junking Finds

Hello friends...

Today I have been attempting to create my

 52 FLEA Facebook page

 which is connected to my regular personal  FB page.

I have no idea what I am doing.

Ruth from The Beautiful Life 

was gracious enough to guide me a bit...

...but, I am a slow learner and a bit timid in these techie things.

( I wonder how I managed for so long in the corporate world !)

I really like junking, styling, blogging and photography much better!

Anyway...

I am hoping that when I publish this little post

 that it will appear on my 52 FLEA Facebook page.

Which is here:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/52-FLEA/211345762315320

So, really...this is a test! 

:)

If you have time and you visit there...

...please let me know of any suggestions you may have for me.

And if you want to...you can like me...

(gee...that sounds pitiful).

But what's even more pitiful is... right now it shows that I only have one friend...

...and that is my sweet 19 year old nephew Joe.

He loves his Aunt Laura.

Make no mistake...Joe's not pitiful...

..he's totally awesome...and brilliant and tall and handsome too! :)

But...one friend?

so sad.

And the other thing I have been working on

 is my Etsy shop and my Blog shop.

They are all set up and ready to go.

Why have I not opened them, you may ask?

I have no idea.

I am not sure exactly why I am hanging back.

Is it because I am afraid you won't like my junk?

Is it because I am having trouble letting go of my junk?

Am I afraid of commitment?

I just don't know.

I guess I need shop therapy....

or shock therapy.

I used to use shopping as therapy...but that's not the same thing.

Anyway....just so you know where my head is at!

All the little things pictured here

 were picked up at last week's flea market.

So that's my story for today.

What's yours?

:)

Finding Treasures In A Peaceful Place

We had a few lovely, quiet days at the lake...

...enjoying the beauty all around us... 

while opening up the camp for the season,

and cleaning up the yard and garden.

On the trip up we made a quick stop at the booth

 and added a few things.

I will have to return soon and spend some time alone...

if you know what I mean...

...to do a major overhaul to my little space.

On the way home we passed through a small town

 that was holding a town wide yard sale.

With only a short amount of time and an indulgent Mr. Flea...

...I was able to find a few treasures.

And then yesterday we went to a local church sale.

I love church sales.

Where else can you find something priced for a dime?

Feeling a bit ashamed and as if I was taking advantage

 of the kindly lady who was minding her table of bric a brac...

I offered her a few bills and told her to give the rest to her church.

Among my finds were these two old books from the 1890's....

...and this child's necklace with a heart made from mother of pearl.

I hope you had a good weekend too.

Did you do anything fun? Get any gardening done?

Thanks so much for dropping by...

:)

Be Still

There are no words...

Busy As A Bee

The azaleas are blooming and this bee has his work cut out for him!

 

 

I've been a busy bee myself getting things priced up

 and ready to bring to my little booth.

We will be opening up the camp at the lake

 and are excited at the prospect of a new season

 in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. 

Hope your week is going well!

:)

May Day!

Happy May Day!

Happy Spring!

...and Happy Birthday to our daughter Kate!

:)