We woke to bright blue sky and sunshine this morning.  I had the bright idea of bringing the entire family with me to the local flea.  The kids grabbed their scooters, Dan carted "Les Wheels" (in case I found something that I couldn't live without) and I fattened my wallet with small bills.

The kids haven't ridden on their scooters for a few months and their balance was questionable.  The streets were busy, everyone enjoying the sunshine.  My kids darted through pedestrian traffic, almost nailing little old ladies doing their weekend shopping.  

Max fell off his with a loud bang and landed spread eagle in front of a lady who was brought to a screeching halt, her arms full of groceries, she shook her head so fast I thought it might unscrew, a loud "tsk, tsk" was heard.  I smiled shyly "pardon", she snarled at me, I grabbed Max by the arm and pulled him up giggling to myself.  He dusted himself off and he was cruising the sidewalks once again. 

After about 10 blocks of "near misses", we folded the little scooters and Dan carried them as we pushed our way through the flea market. 

As a rule, I am not one who loves garage sales and flea markets.  However, I thoroughly enjoyed browsing the stalls, slowly looking at what appealed to me.  I don't know very much about antiques but I have read that you should buy what pleases your eye, no one elses.  Try not to get sucked into the latest "it thing". 

I loved looking through all of the old French books.........   

I was incredibly drawn to the small grey pieces of furniture.  They looked Scandinavian, very understated with clean lines.  

Looking at these again, I want to go back and buy them.  Although, I did not ask about the price, I found the prices at this flea to be very high.

I loved these little crowns too..........

Can you see the  theme?  I am really loving this grey.  It has a hint of blue but it feels very warm. 



I did find the perfect desk for me to write..............

Along with the sweetest little typewriter..........

Our day at "the flea" ended over lunch with my family telling me that in the future "You can go by yourself, that was sooooooo boring!"   Works for me!  I might have to get into this flea market thing.........