Yesterday, when I built my avatar, it was knowing that soon I would be at the Strongville flea market and I thought a gnome would be as good a symbol as any for the kitchy stuff one usually finds. Little did I know I would actually find a gnome! And here he is, with me.

Technically billed as the biggest yard sale in the world, the Strongville flea market is held on a grass airstrip four times a year. The Memorial Day Weekend one is the biggest and most well attended. It's mostly aisles and aisles of junk, but you find a few rare gems. At one booth they had a bunch of old apothecary bottles that would have made wonderful potion bottles. If I were searching hard enough, I'm sure I could have found any number of altar-appropriate items. The best find of the day was an old armchair - fussy in a vague, Louis-the-something style - with it's gold leaf flaking and upholstered in sheepskin. It was over the top kitsch in the very best sort of way. Would that I had had the means to get that think home, I would be blogging from its furry seat at this very minute.

This morning, it's off to another flea market, called The Elephant's Trunk. I've been to this one before. It's smaller than the one at Strongville and held every weekend, but has a better variety and quality of fleas.

If I find anything good, I'll be sure to report.

Enjoy this beautiful weekend! Love and blessings.

Posted by Angela-Eloise at 8:06 AM