Canton Trade Days*condensed version*

Any event with it’s own street name and traffic light has got to be big!!!!

I had very mixed feelings about the BIG-ness of it too! I KNEW my hubby would be in pain and my teenager would be bored before noon-and I would feel like I had seen only a tiny portion of what was there-

All the info said that the hours were dawn to dusk-now that’s MY kinda hours!!!! SO AS ANY GOOD JUNKER KNOWS-YA GET THERE EARLY-LIKE 8 A.M.!!!And we did!!! Parked right by the entrance –easy street!!!

Many of the vendors were not as anxious as me and  so weren’t open yet-but no matter-with soooo many to choose from we began with the early birds who were open…..the layout was overwhelming-the directions of “where to shop” meaningless, and the items and prices were all over the place!!!

In the first hour I could see that THIS is where my hubby probably should be settled-this was not a man-event to be certain!!!

Guess that’s why these guys were elbow to elbow on the benches!!!

Aren’t they great- I neglected to get the artists name-but his display was impressive!!

Great folk art- everything from wooden bouy markers to iron sculptures….

I was so pleased to see that this was a good idea-I did it years ago with some lace that I just couldn’t bear to keep hidden away in the trunk…think I’ll give it another go with this year too.

A better photographer would have done this picture right-the wood,the paint –everything about this canoe was just wonderful! No way for me to capture how “storybook” it seemed to me!

The Junk Palace…… need I say more?????

Girls Gone Junkin’-my favorite stop!!!

These gals were SOOOOO busy, I didn’t have the heart to ask them to stop and pose for a picture-they were so nice –even when I told them I wanted one of everything in the shop!!!!

I  settled for just a few yards of vintage ribbon- and lots of looking,touching and enjoying!!!

The boys were gettin tired…..

We needed to see the good doctor,for sure!!!

…but having found everything on my list…..we left the sea of people….

 

..and the acres of cars that had appeared after we arrived…

   

…and went back to the hotel-and collapsed!!!

It was only ONE O’CLOCK!!!!!

As much as I hate to admit it, I was tired and could barely walk-my feet were killing me!

I’ll show ya my treasures soon-after my feet recover !