Anticipation!
... and it's killing me! Tomorrow begins the famed LUCKETT'S DAYS fair. It's mainly the Old Luckett's Store and invited vendors, but the surrounding shops (including my former "home", On a Whim) all have tent sales as well. I had fully intended to participate this year, but found out (DRAT) I have to play in a pool tournament tomorrow morning at 11. Can't let the team down...
So, I'm heading out super-early Sunday instead. I'll swoop in and get better deals. Not that I need anything—my house is embarassingly packed.
Knowing I'd miss all the good stuff tomorrow, I went to an estate sale before work today. OK, I do that every Friday, but at least this time it felt justified. The house didn't have interesting furniture or books or any of the normal stuff I'd buy, but had a yitload of faboo silver/silverplate items. Most were too pricey for me (or were already sold), but looky here:
Yet another ice bucket, I know. This one has a "B" monogram on it, and we're all suckas for monograms. There's a customer who always comes to the Big Flea wanting ice buckets. He'd better show this time—I've now got 3. He owns a B&B and likes to have vintage ones in all the rooms. Isn't that a great idea? I also could NOT pass up this old knife/fork set. Because I'm too lazy, I can't decide if it's ivory or bakelite or plain ole plastic, but it's DECADENT, in my book.
Nestled in there is my ab-fab favorite vintage pin ever. I lost it back in November and was despondent. I'd tried finding a similar one or even another cool one, but had lost hope of anything being this beautiful. Well, about an hour ago I decided to clean out my car in anticipation of massive purchasing this weekend and it was jammed under the front seat!!!! Anything lost for 6 months that is now found is all the more dear! That kinda makes up for me losing my pearly bracelet at pool last Thursday. It's my trademark lucky marker, so I'm hoping some loving pool shark picked it up for me!
SERIOUSLY, I can't wait until Sunday. I really did want to sell off some of my stuff, either at Lucketts or at On a Whim, but am kinda glad I'm not. It rained most of the day today, and is supposed to rain again tomorrow. Last year, the rain blew off my covers and ruined a HUGE big expensive piece. I couldn't face that again, with the string of bad luck I've been living with!
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