Day Trip
 

Gary and I went to an outdoor antique show/sale today. It's about 80 miles east of Austin and goes for 10 days. Tomorrow is the last day. There are thousands of dealers along a rural highway and also in some surrounding little towns. It happens twice a year and we usually go. It was take days and days to see all the booths, but since we have been going for many years, we know the dealers that we like so we can strategize our shopping. We're only good for about 5 hours of walking, and Gary spends most of his time sitting in the shade with Rex & Rowdy. He did was at least 1.5 miles, some of it up a little incline, so I was very proud of him. Often I have to go get the pickup and go get him, but this time he made it all the way. We only saw about 1/4 of the booths in the one area - but it is our favorite place to shop, so we were happy.

I'm attaching some pictures.

1. Rex & Rowdy are ready to go!
2. We begin the day, parked in the pasture parking lot.
3. & 4. Just some of the thousands of booths

And some more pix

1. The ladies in pink - their tee shirts said, What happens with the girlfriends, stays with the girlfriends" - notice they all have rolling shopping carts!!!
2. Gary standing in the shade waiting for me
3. The boyz
4. Gorgeous live oak trees lining a driveway

A few more....

1. Yes, you have to use the outhouse
2. The "chick magnets" surrounded by women
3. Just a cool porch with antiques
4. We are POOPED and ready to go home!!!

And finally.

We stopped along the road on the way home to take pix of Texas Bluebonnets - the state flower. There are not many of them this year, due to the drought.

1. there's a red Indian Paintbrush in this pic
2. 3. 4. Just bluebonnets

that looks like it would be so much fun. we always try to go to as many festivals as we can in our surrounding area, and we try to take at least 1 of the dogs with us, I gotta get me one of those strollers so we can take more dogs.

it sad cause we go to the covered bridge festival in Oct. and that is the last/biggest one of the year, then we know winter is just around the corner, we can go 1 weekend and it can be 70/80 degrees and then go the next weekend and it can be snowing. I just love going to them.

nice pic's and glad Gary was able to get around and enjoy himself, he really is a chick magnet isn't he !!!! LOL

Love the pics Gayle. I love that kind of shopping but don't get to do it enough. Lynne has asked me to go with her for the last couple of years, but for some reason or another I've not made it yet. Who knows...maybe this year.

Yep! They sure were chick magnets!!! LOL!!! I was so proud of Gary. He walked at least a mile and a half - not all at once, of course, and with lots of stops, but he did it. He couldn't have done that a few months ago. He's really tired now, but he's veging in the easy chair.

I just had to take 4 Advil - I walked my feet off and now I'm walking on stumps! :p

That looks alot like Trade Days in Canton, only they also have a lot of pavillions. I'm so glad you took pictures! The dogs are precious in their stroller. I'm so happy that Gary walked so far:) Ok, what did you buy???

I really didn't buy too much - I got some wind chimes for my daughter and a necklace for my friend. I bought a few pieces of my grandma's flatware - I have the few pieces that were left after she passed away. I try to buy a piece here and there when I find it - someday I'll have a whole set! :p

I tried to buy a "beside the chair" table, but the guy wouldn't come down off the price and so I walked away. I thought he'd call me back, but he didn't so I guess I wasn't supposed to buy it!

What did you buy at Canton?

Gayle, looks like you had a really nice day!!! The bluebonnets are beautiful!!! We hope to have time to go to that show someday. It looks like fun!!

(Wish I could figure out how to post pics like you do. The only way I can is from Photobucket, and I'm not good at that.)

We really didn't buy too much at Canton! I'm TRYING to save for Disney World! I figure that with both of our sons, both of our dil's, and both of our grandsons there, we'll probably spend too much money:rolleyes: But with four of them about to move to Scotland and the other two living in Seattle, this may be our last get-together for a long time:(

But I digress... I bought some doggie stuff, a mailbox cover, sunglasses...clear ones so I can put the top down at night on my car and not blow my eyeballs out of my head:p Mike got a new putter, like he needed it. Oh, I got a toe ring that's pretty cute;) Mostly we just enjoyed this beautiful weather!

My kind of day, I love searching for lost treasures :)
Could hubby, Rex and Rowdy be any cuter!
I loooooooove that porch :eek: it's so me...

I'm glad Gary was able to enjoy the weather and outing and I hope your feet grow back. I've never heard of that sale - 80 miles East of Austin - what's the town(s)?

Just about 10 miles north of La Grange and ?? miles south of Brenhem