i LOVE flea markets

Yep...I recently discovered that flea markets are one of my very favorite things!  Yesterday I went to the Hartville Marketplace with my aunt and cousins.  I've been there before, but this was the first time I browsed through the flea market outside the marketplace.  At first I found myself overwhelmed at all the vendors.  I felt as if I was at a HUGE garage sale!  Despite feeling overwhelmed I was able to find some pretty cool things! :)

                                                                                                                                                                                                         

I came across these bottle caps and necklace at the same vendor and I paid $2 altogether.  A steal?  I think so! 

     I saved the favorite for last.  When I saw these antique keys, I became so excited!  The woman selling them had a pile of a bunch of old keys.  She probably thought I was crazy when I spent such a long time carefully selecting my new found treasures! :)  The older woman gave me a deal because I bought four.  She sold them to me for $4.  {{If you go to the flea market, you'll have to visit her.  She's such a sweet woman and she also sells her homemade candy--which is delicious!}} Lately I've been adoring key necklaces and now I can put together one of my own!  I wonder what else I can do with these keys?  Any ideas???                                                                                    

a favorite thing

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Have you taken a look at the moon lately?  It's simply gorgeous!  I realized that the moon, especially when it's full, is one of my favorite things!  There are times when I can't keep my eyes off it. :)  It always reminds me of a song that Sara Groves wrote:

You are the sun shining down on everyone

 Light of the world giving light to everything I see
Beauty so brilliant I can hardly take it in
And everywhere you are is warmth and light

And I am the moon with no light of my own
Still you have made me to shine
And as I glow in this cold dark night
I know I can't be a light unless I turn my face to you

Shine on me with your light
Without you I'm a cold dark stone
Shine on me I have no light of my own
You are the sun, you are the sun, you are the sun
And I am the moon






 

one of my favorite things...

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To follow the "theme" of my blog, I decided that every now and then I'll post one of my favorite things.  

Today as I walked to work, I realized that I love the smell outside after there's a rainfall.  What a refreshing scent!  I thank God for giving me that "little" delight in the middle of a mundane Monday. :)