Hi, all. Things have been going ok here, but, as is always the case this time of year with farming, photography, and teaching, it's a kind of crazy time. Creatively, I haven't had much time for "regular" creative pursuits, but I have done some photography and have been working on some mixed media projects off and on lately.
A lady that my husband and I have sold chickens to, invited us last week to come by her house and set up a table to promote our backyard chicken flocks at Raleigh's Tour d' Coop. It was a lot of fun, and we got to talk with a ton of people about chickens, farming, and a little bit of everything else. While we were in Raleigh, we decided to hit up the Raleigh Flea Market at the State Fairgrounds. It was a really pretty day that day, and there was tons of junk to look at and dig around in. I especially love looking through the old hardware and old photographs at the flea market and wondering where they came from and who used them before. I wonder what stories our old "junk" will tell in the future? Anyway though, I found two milk glass lamps there along with a few books (because we all know every house needs a few more books *wink*). I've always loved the look of milk glass for some reason...it always reminds me of my grandmothers' houses, and I always love the white on white look in houses too. The lady selling the lamps was super nice and, God bless her thrift loving heart, let us haggle to our hearts content. haha Here is a photo of one of the lamps with a purse that I got at the Elizabethtown Crisis Center Thrift Store a few weeks ago.
I laid my purse here after getting home from work, and there is something about the soft colors with the milk glass that really appeal to me so I broke my camera out.
The other milk glass lamp (below) is a little shorter and is on the other side of the room for the time being. I really liked that they are a little different, but matching at the same time (I've never been much of a fan of the overly match-y look).
Also, while working at the Shallotte Farmer's Market two Saturdays ago selling our meat and such, I walked to a church yard sale across to parking lot and found these two canisters for a dollar a piece:
I've always liked that milky aqua color in ceramic pieces and thought they would look cute with a lamp that I got at the Crisis Center Thrift Store awhile back. I still need to get a larger lampshade for this lamp, but I'm using this smaller one that I already have for the time being, and I still like it for now.
Lastly, because, let's face it, my cat is cute and is a certifiable camera whore, he wouldn't get out of the way while I was trying to take these snapshots so I figured I'd share a shot of him too. I really like this shot though because, it's a fact that Conway Kitty is definitely a looker. hee hee
I'd love to hear what any of you all have found digging around at flea markets and piles of junk. I hope this post finds you doing better than well, and, as always Godspeed until we meet again. :)
p.s As always these photos are hosted over at my flickr account so please feel free to drop by if you're feeling sociable. :)
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