Several Sundays ago, my sister & I went to a local antique show. It's an annual event & we always enjoy ourselves. This year's offered more variety than usual & we spent hours viewing everything. My ultimate favorites were ceramic rabbit figurines dressed in costumes of Merry Olde England, such as a bobby, a judge, knight, Robin Hood etc. When we looked at the price of them, we were shocked: $65 apiece ! It would've cost hundreds to buy the entire set.

    My sister cannot pass a table without thoroughly checking out everything. She denies that she examines all of the jewelry, but always comes away with a bracelet or pin to undermine her declaration. This year, I noticed a lot of thimbles with intricate designs, a nice reminder of  The English Patient. There was also quite a bit of lace & handmade quilts.

     One of the things I like best at antique shows is  glass; whether tableware, old windows or decorative objects. This goblet was the prettiest piece I saw. I was hoping to find more transparent marbles to add to my jar, but there was not a single one to be found. Last year there were a half dozen tables selling bags of them.

   We spend an inordinate amount of time perusing the antique postcards, charmed especially by those with trollys, old cars & intricate architecture. My sister loves castles & always brings home a handful of postcards with faded European stamps on featuring them. I concentrate on ones with animals & winnow it down to just a couple. More about that and other things in the next entry....