With only one more work day to the weekend, I can’t help but
think of all that free time! Well I am thinking of everyone else’s free time…
it’s tax season for me! So I thought what better way to spend a Sunday
afternoon with friends or your significant other than reminiscing on your
childhood and shopping for great deals.
Guess what it is yet?
The Flea Market!!!
I can remember every weekend going with my dad to the Flea
Market with my allowance and searching through the vendor tables to find that
one special item. My dad on the other hand left with a Ren & Stimpy t-shirt
EVERY time.
(How could he resist that)
So we laced up our shoes and went in for a few hours of
adventure. While there, we found countless vendors housing toys, cassette
tapes, rotary phones, tools, glass dishware, and so much more.
Here is a fun fact – Did you know that in 2011, the dictionary
announced it would be removing the word ‘cassette tape’ from the condensed
version of the dictionary.
We were in our glory in this vendors section. Countless toys
from our childhood, even a grown man couldn’t resist (Mike)!
All that reminiscing aside, we took our $30 and found two liquor decanters and a set of green glass bowls. These aren’t just any glass bowls, these complete the set I received from my grandmother before she passed. Priceless. Our fun filled day became a day where I could remember the days spent with my grandmother and picture her right there next to me.
This weekend, I challenge you to try something new. Even go
to flea market and see what treasurers you can find.
We go at least once a month. The smell of that place is nostalgic for me. That's a little weird, I know.
ReplyDeleteI crave the flea markets. Is this the one in St. Catharines? If not, let me know so I can go to that one too!
ReplyDeleteHeaded to an estate sale today after work. It looked like they had a lot of tools... :)
Hey! It is the St. Catharines Flea Market. I went again this weekend and found some new cufflinks for Mike, a steal at just $3 :)
DeleteCufflinks! What a baller! :) We should do a group visit to the flea market.
ReplyDeleteI found a cool vintage scale (like a hardware store type) at that estate sale. Missing some parts though, I need to make a bin and some weights.