DAY TRIPPING

We've taken a couple of day trips in the last couple of weeks -- both without a camera -- I know, what was I thinking?

The first was to the monthly (in the summer) Paris Street Market in Littleton, a suburb of Denver.  Since we don't need a thing, we go with the idea of checking the trends, observing what other people are buying: and if we just happen to see something inexpensive that catches our eye, we will buy it.

Our only purchase this time was this plaid and leather flask from England for $7.

We didn't really see any new trends emerging - lots of chippy furniture and window frames still being carried out.  We saw mega amounts of repurposing done in the name of art; some repurposed a little too far for our taste!  Always a fun little trip, as we usually meet our son there -- he had just returned from the REAL Paris just a couple of days before; so we got to hear about his trip.

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The second day trip was to the mountain town of Rye, Colorado for an estate auction.  The man had been an auction attendee for years, and had stockpiled sheds and sheds of stuff.  The auction company had done an incredible job in sorting out things into over a thousand boxes and containers.  There was some great stuff, along with a lot of junk; but the boxes were going high - over $25 and up for a box.  The property was hilly, dusty, and the sun was unbearable.  If you've ever stood in high-altitude sunshine, you know what I mean.  After a couple of hours, I retreated to the car (I was engrossed in a novel; and remember, I'm not the outdoors type)!  Bob hung around and bought a wire basket of bottles, but there weren't any medicinal amber bottles in the basket -- that's what I'm interested in.  

 This is just a small number of the bottles he got; we'll probably keep the old grocery basket and sell the bottles.

If I had been 40 years younger, $400 richer, and 4000 miles closer to sea-level; it would have been the perfect auction. 

We found a good Mexican food place in Colorado City; and stopped in Pueblo at Barnes and Noble for a couple of new decorating magazines, plus I finished my book on the way home.  All in all, it was a fun day in an unusual way!
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This coming weekend we are headed to the Denver area again to the Old Glory Antiques Fair in Clement Park.  I'll try not to forget my camera this time.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Heading north to the big city -- Denver -- taking a day to celebrate our 54th wedding anniversary doing what we love best - junking and antiquing!  This has been our favorite activity together for over 50 years -- why quit now?

We were headed to the monthly (in the summer) Paris Street Market in the Aspen Grove area of southwest Denver.  

We hadn't been all summer because it has been so hot.  We thought by September it would have cooled off some, but we were wrong.  It was still HOT!  

 We enjoy going just to see what is HOT in the market place.

We saw lots of people carrying out chippy windows.  Crocks seem to be making a comeback. 

And, of course; gears, pulleys, farmstead stuff, and rusty anything are everywhere.

 Rusty letters!

 We saw lots of drawers -- they must be reading the blogs.

 This was my favorite - a cabinet made out of old wooden cheese boxes.  If it had been $39 instead of $139, I might have considered it.  However, who knows what I would have done with it!!

After the street market and some lunch, we headed to the Colorado Antique Gallery mall on South Broadway.  Then we checked out a couple of stores.  The first one was called 'Patina' - its card says, "found things, lost things, wah wah; oldy, moldy, rusty, musty; old things, new things, blah, blah, blah...".  This is a great store if you are in the vicinity of 5989 S. University in Greenwood Village.  The second store we stopped at was
 'Old Glory Antiques' at 6851 S. Gaylord in southwest Denver.  They sponsor the antique fair that we went to in the spring (see here); and their store never disappoints showing the latest finds in antiques, vintage, and home decor.

SO, what did we buy?  Our crazy, impulse, happy anniversary buy was a seed separator.  That's right -- a seed separator.  This thing is huge at about 4 feet wide by 4 feet deep by 4 feet tall.

 Bob loves working on this type of stuff, and will take it all apart and return it to working order.  Our only plans for it is to use it for Halloween in a pumpkin display.  Then we will decide on its future.

It just goes to show that you can't account for taste!!!!

The stores, antique mall, and street fairs are linked to their web sites.  For further info, just click on their names.