Right out of the starting gate, my camera lost it's ability to focus, as did my mind. And it poured. Like crazy. I was soaking wet and wildly giddy, bordering on manic. Add to that 5,000+ booths of antiques, divine carny food (pulled pork!) plus multitudes of handsome, flannel wearing bearded dealers. It was not pretty.
Poor Grace and Amy just kinda shook their heads and let me zoom around unchaperoned. Which may or may not have been a good idea after I had circled the whole place 3 times, twitching and muttering aloud about not finding enough feed sacks.
Poor Grace and Amy just kinda shook their heads and let me zoom around unchaperoned. Which may or may not have been a good idea after I had circled the whole place 3 times, twitching and muttering aloud about not finding enough feed sacks.
Never fear, in the end I found my feed sacks while the girls waited in the car to go back to brooklyn. When I fully recover from the excitement, I'll take photos of the haul.
better than cats????? you bite your tongue.
ReplyDeleteharumph.
What, no pictures of the "multitudes of handsome, flannel wearing bearded dealers"? ;]
ReplyDeletethis was a fabulous post.
ReplyDeleteHa! So funny. Can't wait to see what you found.
ReplyDeleteI love going to Brimfield! You definitely have to go in with the right mindset though or it can be overwhelming. Yay for handsome, bearded, flannel-wearing dealers!
ReplyDeleteI'd say you look great in most clothes, but feed sacks?
ReplyDelete...Oh my, I am an antiques fanatic and am surrounded by them in my home. Brimfield sounds like heaven!
ReplyDelete...And yeah, the multitude of handsome bearded men - pictures please! ;o)
...Blessings... :o)
I too am curious about your plans for feed sacks.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is great. I love your header! Nice Job!
ReplyDelete"wildly giddy, bordering on manic"
ReplyDeleteThat is the attitude that leads to adventure. Sounds like you had fun!
even your pouring rain unfocused photos are awesome....
ReplyDeleteyou're probably not interested, but i got photo tagged and immediately thought of you. i'm so curious about what the 10th photo in your album is. i just know it's amazing.
http://aprilink.blogspot.com/2009/09/igloo-in-picture-10.html
Feed sacks for my quilt, people! Although I am not above wearing feed sacks, potato sacks or any other type of sack.
ReplyDeletei had a similar experience...i wonder if we crossed paths?
ReplyDeletei was alone this time, and i think the dealers gave me better deals because they felt bad for me. once i realized this trick i really worked on my forlornery
Glad you had fun. Brimfield is a total beast of a fair. I might try it drunk next time.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to go to Brimfield! Alas, I don't drive, and my man is wary of chauffeuring me three hours just so I can OD on old stuff. Spoilsport.
ReplyDeleteLast year at Brimfield I bought a feed sack for one dollar and hooked a rug over the design using the same colors. This is how rug hooking was started in rural US.
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