Hope you had a nice Family Day long weekend! Caught up with some friends and saw my Grandmother and Aunt L. but missed the rest of the family this weekend.

On Sunday I visited the St. Lawrence antique market. I do enjoy roaming around there to see what bits and bobs people have collected. It's like a mini history lesson at every stop. It's also a great place for people watching. Came away without purchasing anything and was quite pleased with myself as I really need to purge, not pollute my space with more things.

'Twas a nice long weekend! Plus I got plenty of work done and the majority of the orders from the Mode Show are ready to go!

Antique outing

The next day, Aunt L. and I headed out to the Christie Conservation Area for the Antiques Show. I always really look forward to this show! And we've been lucky in getting good weather for a few years now. It was a scorcher, but I like it that way. Here are some photos taken over the day.

I love how this vendor created small art works as a way to display her amazing buttons for sale.
We had a great day! We came home just about empty handed, but really enjoyed inspecting all the wares and learning a few history lessons here and there.

Here's a look back at our visit in May 2009.

Now I am utterly exhausted from the events of the past few days! I hope everyone had an awesome weekend! Good night!

Aberfoyle Antique Market

Hope everyone enjoyed a nice weekend. I had lots of family time and also went for a long-planned day trip. It was a freezing cold and damp day compared to the nice warm days we have been having, but S. scooped up a car load of gals and we headed to the Aberfoyle Antique Market. Lots of great stuff there! Some of it came home with us!

This bird was the most amazing object ever! It deserves two pictures! It appears to be completely handmade with layers of metal fringe. We were fascinated by it, but alas, did not purchase it.

Thanks to the girls for a good day! We have to go back one day when the sun is out! Umbrellas are not conducive to shopping for treasures!

Treasure hunt in Hamilton

This is a bit delayed, but a little while back, S. and I ventured an hour out of town to Hamilton. We were on a quest for a particular piece of furniture, but did not end up lucking upon the right one. Here are some photos from Mr. Used. We also scoped out the antique and fabric shops on Ottawa Street. Here are some photos taken of the miscellany found at Mr. Used. Every random old thing seems to have it's redeeming qualities. All the colours of toilet tank covers were even looking pretty to me!

I picked up a couple fabric remnants that I plan on sewing into a sack-y dress and a skirt. Then we grabbed some food and were headed back to Toronto. Not before snapping a couple shots of the old-style Kentucky Fried Chicken! Those old peaked roof joints remind me of Summer days at the beach in Collingwood. Halfway through the sunny day we'd drive into town to pick up a bucket of fried chicken (as at the time, there were not many options) and return for more time at the beach!

'Twas a fun day in Hamilton!

Day trip

Aunt L. and I were both unable to make it out for 8 am to get the real gems at the garage sales in Cabbagetown so we decided to go to the Christie Antiques Show. We had a nice day in Dundas checking out all the antiques instead. I was very well-behaved and came home empty handed. Love to see all the amazing milk glass... well all sorts of glass.