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Gorgeous street signs spotted in Texas

Just because I haven't blogged in a long time, doesn't mean I'm not THINKING about it. I have been, believe me. But every blog post I have scheduled in my head is snarky and cranky, and I didn't think that was the best way to come back.

Those of you who know me in person, however, would expect nothing less, right?

Once again, I made the joyful trek to Texas to traipse the fields of fields of Warrenton/Round Top!!! 4 glorious days of slogging and eyeballing and calculating what might fit in my suitcase or the overhead bin. I never leave disappointed!

 

Creepy dolls galore in Kutztown!

Then, this past weekend I took a few days off of the accursed day job to shop Kutztown's extravaganza with Gina and then shop Adamstown and the surrounding areas. Having a vehicle really paid off and I was able to stretch my hard-won dollars to include some larger industrial pieces.

 

My favorite purchase of late will be hard to part with:

DUTCH FLASHCARDS! Yes, Dutch. So I'm at this weird little pop-up "store" in a tiny town in Texas. I've been there before—lots of Euro treasures, mostly expensive, and hardly anything has prices shown. Fortunately, I got all 3 sets for the in-my-head price I was willing to pay for each!!!

FLOWERS!

ANIMALS!

BOYS SPORTS!

Wait, what? These are AMAZING and HILARIOUS. Waterpolo, wrestling, fencing, basketball, diving … everything. I've got to figure out how to turn them into posters!

The flowers and animals can go on etsy soon, but I'm holding on to these. Clearly, I'm easy to please….

 

 

Comments

[Olivia]

Missed you. Glad to see you back. I would have bought the flashcards too. No clue what I would do with them. I like the way they look.

[Bohemian Valhalla]

Welcome Back, enjoyed seeing your Great Scores and Junquing Journeys. Dawn... The Bohemian

[Marie]

Glad to find you are back!

[laurie magpie ethel]

Wish Amy and I could have met you in Round Top again...what a great place to shop and just soak in the experience of it.
Glad to see you back in blogland.

[Jan]

Welcome back! Missed you!

[Melissa]

Welcome back! Wish I had been able to attend Texas Antiques Week, but we had literally just sold our house the week before, so it was tough to sell the hubby on using vacation time to junk, instead of move.

[mary scott]

Happy to see you back!

[Betty]

I haven't been out there in a number of years. Do you think it's changed? That's what people tell me. Lots more imported stuff. I guess I haven't been in ten years, but I used to go every year for a number of years and loved it. Then real life got in the way and I guess I got out of the habit of going.

[Marjolein Scott]

Hi there, it was fun seeing this post. These are not flashcards, they are a much loved Dutch card game for kids. These are the rules:
A random player starts. When it's your turn, ask one of the other players a card that you do not have. This must then be a card from a quartet of which you have at least one card in your hand. Name the quartet name and ask for the card you want. If the player has that card, he must hand it to you and you may continue to ask for cards. This is allowed to the same or another player. If you have a set of four cards, you call "Quartet!" and place the four matching cards in front of you on the table. If the player does not have the requested card, your turn is over and the player to whom you last requested a card is next. The game ends when all quartets are complete.