Surprisingly enough, I had gotten well enough by Saturday to go with my sister to antique show in a park by Lake Erie. It was years since I'd gone to this one & my sister had never been, so we set out on a perfect summer day; hot but not muggy, with a cool breeze.There was plenty of tables, but not as many customers as expected, so it was easy to get close to everything.

   Since I'm on a small budget, I couldn't buy much of what caught my eye, so I took photos. Colored glass is always what I like best at antique shows, but I also found some medival themed objects yesterday, most notably these bookends with a knight in shining armour. The seller would only take $5 off, so they remained out of reach. I even found a light that matched. One of my favorite things is a series of ceramic rabbits dressed in various outfits from Merry Olde England. They are about 4 inches high & ridiculously expensive. But I always love to check out the characters & outfits and yesterday saw some I hadn't before, such as one wearing lederhosen & another in a shamrock waistcoat.This legal rabbit is one of my favorites.

   There was some weird stuff on display: large sculptures of eagles & panthers, barstools made of tin with Bicentenial designs, ceramic bowls with unexplained openings, a set of cannisters shaped like mushrooms.

 My sister likes watches & clocks, which is ironic for someone who is always late. Plus she is constantly aquiring old purses that she never seems to use. Yesterday she added one of each to her "collections". She had her eye on some table lamps with Baroque shepherdesses, but managed to resist. I spent less than $20 for a couple bags of marbles, a field guide to African birds & a few Beanie Baby stuffed animals(squirrel, frog, rhino). But it was a pleasant day meandering among old & fascinating objects, wondering about their history & the people who owned them before.