No Ramble Today

Kinda busy right now.

And there's still at least two days to go!

So, this happened.

Junk set out week this time around was equal parts amazing, frustrating, and disappointing.  In the end, I got way less stuff than I usually do, but found some of the best things I've ever come across. Those stories will have to wait, however, since this is post is about something else.

Also, I'm pre-empting "Monday Rambles" this week.  I hope you don't mind.

Allow me to present:

THE MOTHER OF ALL MAZDA SHOTS!!!!!

The shoes and rug are Keith's

Side view

Other side view

View through the back

Yes, there really were two full size ladders in there.

There's a vintage/secondhand store that I used to have a booth in a few blocks from our house that's moving.  This is their last week of business at the old site, so I wanted to pop over there yesterday and see if there were any bargains.

Indeed, there were.  The best bargain of all, in fact.

FREE!

That whole vanload cost me nothing.  Well, except the three gallons of sweat that were expended in loading it all.

I think folks are starting to sort out stuff that they don't want to move, and we happened to arrive at the right moment. There was a HUGE bunch of stuff in the parking lot when we pulled up and the owners said it was all free for the taking.

So I took.

Most of the tubs are full of books, which I really need right now.  There's also a box of records that I kind of don't need, but what the hell.  There really weren't that many smalls, but there was an awful lot of very timely stuff--planters, bird feeders, etc.  Spring is right around the corner!

I had to drop the ladders at Sorrow Mountain for the moment, but the rest of it is booth bound tonight.  I'll get some more pics when it's unloaded there.  I didn't want to haul it out and put it back.  I'm lazy that way.

By the way, this is Finds Week.  Enjoy.

TOMORROW:  The best thing I have ever found at junk set out.

What's in Mazda?

Very late in the day Mazda post, but we just got back from our little jaunt on Highway 127.  (Well, we did stop first and leave this all at the Peddlers Mall.)

I'll have more details and stories and such in a couple of days.  In the meantime, take a gander in Mazda and tell me what you think. 

Bursting Forth! (Out of Mazda!)

I'm not sure what happened earlier wit the blank post, but I deleted it.  I had been working on this post last night and went to bed with the post still up on screen.  I had treatment yesterday, so I usually spend the next day or so dropping in and out of projects to lay down.  My computer was off when I woke up today, so it must have crashed overnight.  How that led to a blank post getting uploaded, especially when the draft had some content in it, is beyond me.

I guess every so often I have to prove, however unwittingly, what a low-brow, amateur production this blog is.  I can cross that off today's "to do" list.

How about we look at what was in Mazda?  Most everybody got most of the major bits, but there were some surprises here and there.  For instance, the rusty cash box in front was full of bits of hardware that are destined for a jar or two.

I thought I got a pic of that bag of thread, but I guess I didn't. Still, everyone who said it was thread was right.  Even though, I sure do wish it was a bag of wheels (especially roller skate wheels), because that would be cool.

Otherwise, it was Pairs Day, because most everything came in twos.  Not necessarily matching pairs, but they were found in pairs.  Except for the industrial look chair on the end, which is a repro, but a well-made one.  All heavy-duty metal. The window (which is part of a pair) was a curb find on the way home from the yard sale.  I've sold all the windows from our set out, so I really needed those.

Like I said on Sunday, I wasn't really intending to go to any sales at all on Saturday.  Keith was going camping and making really optimistic proclamations about leaving  by noon, which never happens, yard sales or not.

Then Friday night, I saw a listing for a sale that was not to be missed, camping or not.  There's a woman who lives on a street not far from here who has a garage, attic, shed, basement, and house full of wonderful junk.  She at one point tried to be a vendor, but told me she never got around to actually taking stuff to her booth.  She and her boyfriend would buy a big batch of stuff  at auction, bring it home, store it, then a year later, sell it cut-rate at their yard sale to make room for more auction buys.

Not exactly the most effective re-selling plan, I admit, but it worked for me.  And I made sure the stuff I bought got to the booth.  Regardless of any other issues, she had good taste and a good eye for stuff.  Things from her sales have always sold fast for me and made good money.

So, when I saw the listing that said she was having a moving sale, my first response was:  "Gotta go!"  My second responses was:  "Oh no!  She can't move!"  The third response was: "Really gotta go!"

And so I broke my "no sale" vow.  But it was only for one.  That turned into two, because we found another sale on the same street and went to it first thinking we were at her sale, but we weren't.  That's where I got the metal chair.    

In case you're wondering why I'm only showing one of each item when it was Pairs Day, I was trying to get the car cleaned out in a hurry, so Keith could load up and leave.  This was my favorite of the two metal cabinets.  I love the detail on the front.  They were both shop/garage cabinets, so I did have some greasy grime to scrub off.

Now, on to the two items that perplexed nearly everyone.  I actually bought these on Friday, while I was on my way to meet Keith for coffee. Because of their size, I had to leave them until Saturday, when Mazda was available.

It's an old metal file organizer thing for a wall.  It's all one piece, instead of several joined together.  Plus, a swinging door, but only one half of it.  I loved the color though.  It's more orangey in person.

And that was the Mazda that was!

What's in Mazda?

Finally!  A real Mazda shot.  I know that I promised one last week full of awesome hauls, but we actually ended up cutting things short as I started feeling sick.  I'll explain more about that tomorrow.  It's actually got a little to do with why I didn't post as much as planned last week too.  Don't worry.  It's not serious and it's not the cancer, although it is treatment related.  I'll be okay.  I promise.

Anyway, this post is supposed to be about Mazda, not me.  Here you go.

This was supposed to be a no sales weekend!  In fact, We had Mazda empty so that Keith could go camping, hence the blue cooler in the lower right.  Actually, this is still mostly from one sale, with one item from a sale we went to by mistake.  (Yes, I can "accidentally" go to sales.)

So, what do you see?

If you're new here, feel free to play along!  If you're unsure what to do, just watch Linda.  She's a pro!  (But no fair just commenting: "What Linda said."  You have to use your own words.)

What's in Mazda?

It's a sunny, if cool, day--just perfect for a Mazda shot.

I'll give you a hint:  Bound printed matter.  Lots of it.  There was a major book sale yesterday.

Mavis is doing her part to keep things corralled!

Wonder what else there might be in Mazda?  Make your speculations and I'll answer tomorrow.

In the meantime, I've got a lot of stuff here to price.

PS  I know the Mazda shots have not been as spectacular as in the past.  Part of that is the fact that we're still way early in the season.  Part of that is me being a lot more selective about sales and purchases right now.

I've set a goal to close down both Mount Sorrow and the Hillock by the end of the summer.  That's going to take some will power and discipline on my part.

How about a different kind of Mazda shot?

I'm kind of mixing things up today.  I am caught in one of those booth vortexes again where every job seems to keep leading to two or three more jobs that have to be done first.  None of my "in head" visions are working "in booth."  I have seriously, literally, honestly been working since Thursday on just the book booth and I'm still not done.

At the same time, thanks to the super March sales, I am at the point where I simply have to do a massive restock.  Seriously massive.  If I don't, people are going to start calling my booths "Eddie's Empty" instead of "Eddie's Attic."  Tumbleweeds are lining up in the aisles, waiting for their chance to roll through my empty spaces.  It all looks full, but if I consolidate and tighten my shelves up, I'm probably really about a third empty.  Plus, I still have a whole shelf unit full of bunnies and shamrocks!

Ironically, I realized last week that the reason my junk room at the house is so full is not because I have all the stuff waiting to be priced and taken to the booth, but because I have all this stuff that's already been priced and has been waiting to be taken to the booth.

Since the beginning of the year, I have made a supreme effort to get stuff to the booth right after I pick it up.  On that front, I've done well, but I had a bunch of stuff ready to go into the booth that I managed to completely forgot about.  I am so talented.

All of that verbiage is leading up to this, the first ever Mazda shot taken before going to the yard sales on a Saturday.  Seriously, I've had all this ready to go forever. 

Since it's all in bags and boxes, here's a handy key to what's what:

 
An advantage to filling the car before you go out is that it limits your buying ability and makes you think harder about your purchases.  That's right.  You can prevent over-buying by filling the van with stuff you've already over-bought.

Who am I kidding?  Junkers never "over-buy"!  We "stock up"!

Actually, getting new stuff wasn't that much of an issue yesterday.  It's still early in the season, so they're aren't that ,many good sales yet.  We mainly only went out because there were a couple of good-sounding sales in our neighborhood, plus the most interesting church sale of the year across town.  (More on that tomorrow.)

In other words, there were only a few purchases, and all of them were small.  I'll go ahead and toss a couple of pictures in here, since we don't have a proper Mazda shot.

The "robots from the future" sale was loaded with oddball videos and music and books (yay!), a cute puppy (which was not for sale) and these sweet handmade Christmas ornaments created from magazine pages.  I got about a half dozen of them.

I scored this super-sweet memorial plate for Pope John XXIII at the local senior center sale.  They always have vendors in the parking lot, plus stuff inside that their members donate for the center to sell.  It was very breezy and cool yesterday (although deceptively sunny) and most of the outside vendors did not show.

It's even in the original packaging, complete with price tag, which is very close to the price I paid for it!  One of the center members declared that the center ought to have a "yard sale room" all year round, so folks could drop their stuff off and they could sell it.  I would not object to that.  This place is only a few blocks from the house!

Tomorrow, I'll overload your cuteness circuits!

The Rest of the Mazda Shot

It's time to turn back to the wonders and goodies contained in our beloved Mazda this past Saturday.  I think there are some real treats to be sure.  Some of the pics are not the best.  I was trying to outrace the fading of the day, but didn't make it.

 

This is a late 70's Kermit from Fisher Price.  The seller told me that her parents are divorcing after 43 years of marriage and told her to come get all her stuff out of the attic so they could sell the house.  Wow.  She had a lot of great stuff, but most of it was in poor shape.

This is where I lost the fight with the dark.

I keep calling these things "cornices," but I know that's not the right term.  They each have a wooden rod in them for a curtain (I guess), which would make them more like valences.  Or do valences have to be cloth?  Oh, the technicality!

They do have all kinds of screws and nails that need to be extracted.

Primitive work table.

AMAZON SISTAHS HOLLA!

I keep referring to this as an "Ancient Amazonian Decorated Iron Throwing Wheel" which is exactly what I am going to put on the tag.  Can't you just see Wonder Woman clonking Minotaurs and decapitating Cyclopses (Cyclopi?) with this baby?

Think of it as a kick-ass version of Xena's little throwing thing, but then Wonder Woman is more kick-ass than Xena.

Image from here.

 Oh.  Maybe it's just me.

I know that calling it a Throwing Wheel is going to confuse the hell out of some customers.  I once called a vintage egg-shaped hair dryer case an "Alien Pod Carrier" and laughed for weeks at the customers who couldn't figure it out.  Not my regulars, though.  They get me.

Besides "Ancient Amazonian Decorated Iron Throwing Wheel" just sounds so much better than "Ring to hang pots and pans."

A whole buncha fun smalls!  Cool wood box.  Mason jar full of old nails.  Vintage PBN of a girl.  And an oddly--almost sultry--posed Girl Scout.  Fun stuff.

Finally, that mysterious Snickers box.  I went back to the guy that I bought all of those old books from a few weeks ago.  The first thing he wanted me to know was that he had another box for me!  This is only about half of them.

A lot of nursing tests in this one, but there's also a Bible.  And a chemistry book with a leather cover/binding that looks like it ought to be an old Bible.  I have found lots of interesting stuff tucked in the nursing books, mainly notes about rounds and patients and such.  A nurse these days would not have a job for long leaving patients names and info around like that!

Old Hygiene books are great!  The illustrations are totally priceless, like these exercise guides.

I love that the bottom one says to "Continue until tired."  Okay!

At first, I thought this was a geography text about The Americas.  Then I thought it was a history of the Armenians.  I wonder if there's a reading comprehension book in this lot>

I might hang on to this one, in case I need surgery sometime.  I figure I could do it myself and save a bundle.  It has illustrations and everything!

Our nurse was a bit of an artist, or at least a doodler.  This giy, or variations of him, pop up all through the text books.


I also got a box of oddball ephemera from him.  I wasn't going to do it, but he seriously slashed the price on it to get rid of it.  I love ephemera and old paper stuff, but I just do not have the space to display it right.   Part of the lot came from the estate of an accordion teacher.  At one point in time, it was possible to support oneself and one's family giving accordion lessons.

What's in Mazda?

Happy Easter, Everyone!

I  hope the Bunny left you some nice surprises.  He doesn't spend a lot of time at our house. I think Chiquito intimidates him a little, but I don't mind that so much right now.

That's because I got a good Mazda shot yesterday.  Take a look.  Every sale was right in our neighborhood, too.

 Any grocery bags you see peeking about in there don't count.  They just have groceries in them.  How boring is that?

Aside from that, what do you see in Mazda?

What's in Mazda?

It was a lovely day yesterday.  There were even a couple of sales.

Therefore, I proudly present: 

THE FIRST MAZDA SHOT OF 2016!

Ignore the propane tank.  That's Keith's.  Also, the white wad of bags beside the tank is bound for recycling.

So, what do you see in Mazda?

Monday Rambles

So, I broke a mirror yesterday.  There goes the rest of the decade for me!

Also, I bought some stuff on Saturday, so I have a teeny Mazda shot.

What's in Mazda?

Sales are getting fewer and farther between here, but I did scrape a couple up for Saturday.  We had to hop across the river for them.  We went to a church that was having a Christmas yard sale fund raiser.  I was hoping to find some more vintage stuff, but no such luck.  I did pick up a few small things, including a Hulk ornament.  Nothing special.  The cashier spent all this time carefully wrapping these candle holders that were mostly cast iron, then tossed the ceramic figurines in the bag unwrapped.  Sometimes, I feel like I live in Bizarro World.

That church also runs a thrift store, which is only open about six hours a week.  I love it, but I never get to go there because of their schedule.  It epitomizes the one thing Louisville lacks--the little church-affiliated thrift run by little old ladies with tons of stuff at super cheap prices.  I wasn't sure if they would be open because of the church sale, but they were.

Their Christmas was all half off.  I gathered up a box of stuff, both Christmas and non, including a complete vintage Yahtzee game.  Prices ranged from 5 cents to 2 dollars.  The older lady doing the check out decided she needed to sort the Christmas out so she could do all the half price at once.  Good plan.  Then she declares that three ornaments aren't Christmas.  In fairness, they were little houses and buildings, so they didn't look like typical ornaments.  They were only a quarter, so I let it go.

Then she declares that the religious articles--crosses, Jesus pictures, etc--are Christmas because "You can use them for that if you want."  So, I got more of a discount overall than I would have if she had left those ornaments in.  I always throw in a small donation at fund-raisers and church sales, so I kind of made up a little of that difference for them. 

She grabs this roll of bubble wrap for the glass stuff I bought and this little older man, who I assumed was her husband, moved to the counter to help. Or at least I thought.  He grabbed the end of the bubble wrap and started popping the bubbles!  It was too funny.  She fussed at him and he stopped.

The other big sale I went to was a library book sale.  One of the libraries across the river holds a book sale twice a month.  I had been wanting to go, as I had heard good things about it.  Oh my gosh!  It was so organized, that it was nearly mind-boggling.  Everything was on shelves, instead of tables, with clearly labelled sections.  Prices were super-reasonable.  All around, it was impressive.

I ran into blog reader Elizabeth while I was there.  From time to time, she pops up at the booth, usually when it looks the worst, but she always says nice things about it anyway.  I've been meaning to mention her here and keep forgetting.

Anyway, I got a nice box of books there, plus a large stack of cookbooks out of the FREE boxes out front.  Love me those free boxes.  I sell a lot of cookbooks.  It was nice to be at a sizeable book sale.  The Louisville library has discontinued its large sales, much to my consternation.

We grabbed lunch at our usual Asian Buffet, and I made a stop at the Thrift Store that's in the same little mini-mall, since it was having a sale. I ran in the library branch in the mall to use the bathroom, then saw a dude with a bunch of tables in the middle of the mall selling comic books!  Seriously.  I'll leave it to you all to fill in the result of this discovery.

Saturday night, we went to one of our favorite holiday events.  It's been three or four years since I've gone, due to health stuff.  I was so glad to be able to do it again.  We wandered the streets, popped in and out of shops, enjoyed hot cider, shopped a bit, then finished off with a wonderful dinner.

I didn't get many photos, but I did get a few.

Santa's VW van sleigh

Always gotta get a Kizito cookie.  Fresh and hot!

The Eye of God is watching you!

Blow molds!

There was a rep from the business guild that sponsors the event driving around with a bunch of lights and blow molds on a truck, all lit up.  I could never get my phone out in time for a pic.  I also failed to get a pic of the girl in half a banana costume doing sidewalk karaoke.  I did get some short video of the laser light show.

I hope this works.  I've never done video on the blog before.  Well, like this anyway.  That Eye of God pic comes from the neighborhood Catholic Church, by the way.  There are more pics of the amazing decor in the church at their web site.  Doesn't Keith look all ruggedy and mountain manny with his walking stick and beard?  Believe it or not, he was wearing shorts!

So much goes on at this event.  Past years have included Elvis impersonators, bagpipes, Dickensian carolers, and concerts.  I look forward to it every year, and was so glad to be able to do it again.

This is going to be a pretty busy week.  Today, I'm heading back to the booth.  It was busy there yesterday, that I didn't get everything done that I needed to.  I have a cartful of stuff in the break room that I need to get put out.  The store is having its vendor party and open house on Saturday, and they need the room for that.  Sales are remaining strong so far.  I'd like to have a couple of $100+ days in the mix, but otherwise I can't complain.  I still cannot seem to get all my Christmas out.

Tomorrow is my next scan.  Results will be next week.  After that is done, I'll be headed to Mount Sorrow.  Thanks to being sick, I am a week behind on the work I wanted to do there.  I also just remembered that I have two sleds buried in the back (!) of that mess and they should have been at the booth two weeks ago.  I'll probably pull a small load out of there while I'm at it.  Since I'm going to have to pull a lot out to get to them, I'm planning to get it all back a little more organized.

Wednesday, I'm planning on working at home.  I need to go on an orgy (not like that!) of pricing and packing.  I am going to get any stray little bits of holiday stuff I might have missed.  I keep feeling like there are a couple bags of stuff still kicking around here.  I also have a new stack of comics to bag and price.  (Heh!)

Thursday, it's back to the booth.  Friday, I'm sneaking out to finish getting Keith's presents.  This weekend, I'll be at the Peddlers Mall vendor get-together, and maybe going to a holiday gift show.  It's run by the same people that do the Big Flea, and I've been wanting to check it out for a while.  I'm not planning to buy anything, but I would love to check out the displays.

What's In Mazda?

Believe it or not, I've managed to cross quite a few things of my pre-Thanksgiving list.  I'm not going to get it all done, of course.  I've already abandoned hope for most of the larger stuff, except for the booth.

I loaded up Mazda today with a huge mound of stuff from Sorrow Mountain, along with some comics and stuff from the house and headed across the river to the Peddlers Mall.

This is what it all looked like.

That's one of the biggest loads I've ever crammed in there.  No time this week to do a reveal shot later on, but you can imagine all the junkie goodness therein.  I am making some serious progress on Sorrow Mountain. 

After the first of the year, I am going on a total buying moratorium until yard sale season 2016 starts.  I'm going to spend the first part of next year burrowing deep into that mountain. 

Oh yeah.  I made some great comics scores at the Cavalcade of Comics.  I'll have much more on this later, but here's a pic.

What's in Mazda?

Kind of a late Sunday post here.  Been that kind of a day. I think most posts this week will be late evening, so please bear with me.

We had a lot of fun on Highway 60 Saturday, despite the really crappy weather.  It was cold, windy, and off and on rainy.  As a result, there were fewer sellers out.  I cannot blame them at all for that.  After all, common sense dictates that on cold rainy days you sit inside and watch old movies with the kitty on your lap while a crock pot of chili slow cooks in the kitchen.

Of course, there were still a good number of folks who recognized a simple fact:  There are insane shoppers who will come out in weather like this looking for bargains!  And they determined to be out there with bargains to be had.

The weather also made for an unspoken bargaining chip in our favor, as I am sure I got some deals simply because some folks were a little tired of the weather.  I also found something I've never seen on Highway 60 before--free boxes.  Some folks had just given up and left their stuff out for whoever wanted it.

I'll have more stories later in the week, along with the finds reveal.  In the meantime, here's the Mazda shot.

What do you see?

What's in Mazda?

It's another two-fer day here at the Eddie-torial Comments house of glee and mayhem!  That's right!  You're getting two Mazda shots!  I love spoiling you all like this.

There was a plentiful plethora of large, fruitful sales in our neighborhood yesterday, so we decided to do a house drop off before heading to the community sale across town.  I actually remembered to get a shot before taking the stuff out!  (Don't count on it ever happening again.  These early unloads often throw me for a loop when it comes to the Mazda shots.)

Here's shot one.

Ignore Keith's box of fire logs in the back and whatever that blue thing is in the front.

This is the second shot, complete with one of the day's coolest finds in plain view.  And it's not the one you think it is.

The two bags in the very front have groceries in them, so they don't count.

There are lots of stories that come with this batch folks!  Stay tuned!

In the meantime, what do you see in Mazda?

Come with me!

Come with me

and we will see

what there might be

at the Big Flea!

Wheeeeeee!

First off, we need the proper equipment.

Granny Carts Are Go!

I've had that Granny Cart for almost six years now.  I bought it at a yard sale right after I got my first booth.  It's indispensable for the Big Flea.  I'm not one to be lugging loads out of the big-ass building across the big-ass parking lot to dump them in the van.  With the cart, I don't usually have to (although there have been a couple of times that became necessary).  

I love this cart because the front wheels rotate.  A lot of carts have their front wheels on a fixed axle, which makes them harder to turn when loaded.  I can wheel and spin on a dime with this baby!   The liner is about trashed, but still has a little life left in it.  I got this one cheap, so I'm not going to replace it until I find another cheap one.  If this one totally goes, I'll go back to using a trash bag like I did before.  I had a Spider-Man liner one time, but it wasn't very sturdy.  It didn't even make it through two Big Fleas.  A liner is a necessity, because it keeps stuff from falling through the gaps in the cart bottom.

By the way, that's not the only Granny Cart I own.  I actually have three.  Yes, I know what that means.  Make of it what you will.

 We've arrived at our starting point!  Even though there are antique sellers all over the whole Big Flea, they get their own special section at Labor Day and New Year's.  Many of the sellers that come for the Antiques Section only come for those shows.  

I've been doing this long enough now that I know who I'm going to hit here as I'm going in.  Many of them are in the same spot show after show.  I've also learned that if I wait until the last day, there are lots of bargains.  Several dealers have tables of great stuff cheap, usually to get rid of it.  They may start out as $5 tables on the first day, but by the last day, they're $1 tables.  My kind of tables.

One of all time favorite sellers only comes for the New Year's Antique Section.  They take out a dozen or more tables that all end up as dollar tables by the end.

I got a little worried as I was going in this section yesterday, because it was early in the day and sellers were already tearing down.  That's usually a sign that it's been a bad sow for them, and they're cutting their losses and heading out.  It turned out that there were still plenty of bargains to browse.

I always work this section three times.  Once when I get there to get the must haves and case the joint.  A second time right after that to pick up stuff that wasn't quite a must have.  And a third time before I leave to get the stuff I earmarked to get after I finished the other section, if I had money left.

On my last trip, I scooped up some prizes from one table and the dealer looked at me and said, "I guess it pays to wait until the end."  I could only grin at him.  It's all about strategy, sometimes.

There are always so many interesting things to see in this section, as well.  I learn a lot from checking things out here.

I think the expression on her face would indicate that the stockings are not particularly effective.  She certainly doesn't look as if her legs are being eased.

Uhm, I have no words for that one.

I've got no clue that this thing is, but I loved it!  Sadly, it was $150.  It probably would have been too much for the Granny Cart anyway.

There were lots of lovely (and pricey) icons all over the place.  One of my favorite things to do at the Big Flea is look at icons.

Naked Dennis the Menace doll!  I love his little molded on undies.

Sweet, sweet handmade doll furniture.  ($395 worth of it!)

Uh oh!

 I think I may be in trouble....

Now that we're done in the Antique Wing for the moment, it's time to head out and check the rest of the Big Flea.  But first we've got to do something about this cart.

Even more so than Mazda, the Granny Cart requires lots of packing and repacking to effectively use all the space.  I got some odd-shaped items this time (also some heavier items), which made careful packing both tricky and essential.

There's a little eating area outside the Antique Section, and I like to wheel the cart in there, get some fries, and unpack the whole thing.

 Then it all gets carefully repacked in the cart.

Keith has pointed out that this little exercise usually brings some stares and pointing (and sometimes laughter) from other people in the area.  Haters gonna hate, I guess.  My shopping and packing skills have been known to reduce other mortals to piques of jealousy.

With everything all squared away, we head out into the regular part of the flea market, which is always a wonderous smorgasbord of banana boxes, socks, sheets, Avon, Hallmark ornaments, fudge, music, movies, antiques, vintage, toys, junk, comic books, and anything else you can imagine.  I cruise every aisle and check everyone out, looking for last day deals the whole time.  There are also several regular stops I make in this section too, but they are not always in the same locations each time.

Picture taking is a lot harder in this part.  The aisles are narrower and the crowds are larger, so I kind of gave it up for the most part.  

 I stood by this sign for the longest time, but no one gave me any money.

Finally, all the booths have been seen, wonderful finds have been purchased, and the Granny Cart is full (and then some).

And from the back.

Anyone can fill the cart.  It takes true gusto to start tying stuff on the cart!

It's time to have the end of the Big Flea ice cream cone.

MMMMMM!

 

It's also time to look at my feet.

WHEEEEE!

I love the Big Flea.  I've grown up with the Big Flea.  Booth or not, I don't see myself ever giving up the Big Flea.  When I'm 97 and in my wheelchair, my niece and nephew (or their kids) will be pushing me through the Big Flea.

So, that's the story.  What do you see in the Granny Cart?  I'll have the finds tomorrow or Thursday.

EXTRA CREDIT:

What's in the tub of stuff from the Sidewalk Sale?