Diana is the only friend I have that’s willing to get up before noon on a Sunday. She is also quite happy to spend half a day looking through a lot of old stuff. Thank goodness there are other morning people in the world. Who else would I go shopping with?
Antiques Fair is a bit of a misnomer. There were some antiques, but most of what I saw was barely 50 years old, some of it even younger. Fortunately, there was very little out-and-out junk. I really liked these drawer pulls. So much so I wished I was refinishing a bureau, so I would have an excuse to buy them, but no. I had to pass them by. They also glow in the dark, but it was far too sunny to test it.
The variety was impressive. Clothes, china, bakelite bangles, furniture (there was a wonderful Danish modern dining room set I loved, if only I had somewhere to put it) antlers, silverware, even a booth devoted to letters.
We’d been browsing for about an hour when Diana and I noticed a green glass refrigerator jar (Diana likes green). At the same booth we saw some red glass dishes, and on a shelf in the back a set of red, blown glass, water glasses. (6 for $20) They were beautiful. A deep ruby with bubbles and striations throughout. But we took a deep breath and walked on.
We found an adorable cookie jar, mirrors, sunglasses (Diana bought a pair, with green frames, of course) floral frogs, and after about an hour I turned to Diana and said
“I’m buying those glasses.”
She new exactly what I meant and when we got to the booth, the glasses were still there! So now I have red glasses and Diana has green glasses. It was just a glasses kind of day.
This may just be the cutest cookie jar I've ever seen.
