Anybody else love antiqueing?

[Shada]

My favorite thing to do.. antiqueing! I love to browse local (within 45 miles)antique shops. In my area, we have a monthly antique show at the fairgrounds, along with twice a summer antique show at a neighboring town.

Will today was a antique show and I spent all day there! Temperature was great, high 60's, but wind was strong at times. The dealers were in a very large tent, along with dealers outside of tent using 3 sided tarps and another tarp for top. At one point, wind came up, and the outside dealers tarps went flying, merchandise was being toppled over, sound of breaking glass, total bedlam.

I along with my friend Lu, spent probably 20 minutes at one dealers section holding down the support beams holding his tarps in place. It got a little scary, many dozens of people milling around, some were helping, others were still in and out of these dealers spots looking around, hard to believe because things were collapsing all around them. Help finally came and the tarps were all dismantled.

I felt so bad for the dealers who lost their merchandise due to breakage. Many packed up right after that. It was a mess.

Other than the wind causing such a problem, it was a good day. I bought a nice vintage linen kitchen towel. Also brought home a life sized ceramic poodle dog. Passed on a beautiful small wooden chest. Now that I am home I am kicking myself for not getting the chest box. It would have made a great small coffee table. Hoping I see it again at next show, but the odds of that are slim.

Had lunch there that was a half (small) chicken cooked on a huge fire pit, stopped on the way home at my favorite resturant to get a quart of their potatoe salad. Beyond yummy that is!!

All in all a great day, walked for miles, feet hurt, can hardly wait for the next show!