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Happy Autumn!

Pumpkin Patch!

Bittersweet

It's that time of year! bittersweet picking time! I got my boots ready...

I have Junk lag...

Howdy!!!It was a very early morning yesterday! I'm tired..but it was oh so worth it! My posse and I headed out early to get in line for the Junk Bonanza in Medina Mn. The doors opened at seven am to all of us early birds!once again owner Ki Nassauer and vendors pulled off a amazing sale! We were in junk over load! All though it has only been a couple years since I quit the junk biz, it was like a reunion of junk vendors !!! it was so nice to see everyone.... A cute pumpkin on a old downspout...too cute, Jan!
All of us were so excited to get our gift bags...
I knew I couldn't get my friends to jump up on this truck for a photo, they were getting tired of me taking their picture, but this truck was here for a great photo op.
Donna, Lynn and I with Junk Bonanza owner, Ki Nassauer. Ki was busily running around greeting everyone...thanks for the picture Ki!
Loved this booth...it just grabbed you when you first walked in....
The first 500 junkers received a gift bag! one of the best gifts included was a year subscription to Country home...hands down my favorite magazine!

Have you gotten your latest Country home yet? this is what the cover looks like..
I am so disappointed we missed Matthew Mead,(brunch was calling...) he was there signing his new book!
Another well styled booth...I loved this counter!
My posse...Lynn and Donna! we had so much fun together. Look at the great cupboard behind them...
One of my favorite dealers and friend,Jan and her husband Jim! they had their cute Junk Bonanza t shirts on and their booth was gorgeous!

images of a flea market

Bright and early (4:45am) yesterday morning,my friend and I headed off to Oronoco, Minnesota to find the bargains at their annual flea market. I got ready the night before and got out my flea market bag... that by the way I made myself from a Amy Butler pattern...I love it! it is a perfect hands free little over the shoulder bag! I loaded it up with my cash and other flea market essentials. The morning started out really foggy which you can see in my pictures. After a two hour drive we arrived in Oronoco, which is the name of a little town nestled in the hills of Minnesota, it basically shuts down it's little streets and the whole town becomes the flea market. I have a picture of our trucks parked in some one's back yard up against their house! and you can see how the antique vendors set up in the resident's back yards also...it is so much fun! We spent the day looking for bargains and doing a lot of chit chatting with our antiquing friends...it was so nice to see everyone again! Here are some of the pictures I took yesterday...enjoy!

my pretty girls...

a day of flea marketing and marketing!

Yesterday was a full day...off to the flea market in the morning and then on to the Minneapolis gift market. The flea market was on the grounds of a old farm stead here in Minnesota, Dunn brothers bought the homestead a few years ago and turned the house into a coffee shop...what a great location for a flea market! Here are some pictures of the event...I had to buy this little brown shoe!! there was only one but it was speaking to me. I think I will embellish it with some old buttons and maybe make it into a pin cushion...so cute. Most of these pictures were taken of my friend Jane Hall's (Mustard Moon)booth...I have featured her once a month sales on my blog before...I love her junk! it is always unique and she has the best prices around...Jane is always a day brightener. The picture of the bottom of this post is of Jane and our friend Lynn...I really didn't want to leave this great setting but Lynn had buying to do at our local gift market, We had to shift gears and think Christmas! yikes. I have been out of the business for a couple years now but I still like to go to market and help Lynn with the decision making...the problem was not many decision were made, there wasn't much new to see. We just wanted to find a few new items but only found one! not good. Therefore no pictures of market...maybe next time! I hope a good weekend was had by all!