Good Stuff Cheap.

A couple of weeks ago I hopped and skipped to the Middle Street flea market, which is held in a parking garage downtown once a month. The last time I was there was a year or two ago, in the month of March, as a vendor (for Victory Home). I FROZE HALF TO DEATH.


This visit was much more pleasant and I spent nearly every bit of cash that I had (a whopping $13).

One booth had all kinds of handmade items and I bought this pretty thank-you card for $2.


A woman had clothed two mannequins in t-shirts and completely covered the shirts in pins. This one popped right out at me! ($5)


I saw a booth (literally: a parking space) full of old books. In writing that earlier post about the book Heidi, I discovered that my copy was (gasp) abridged. So I've been on the lookout for another one. I started flipping through the first bin of books and voila! there was an unabridged version of Heidi! And for...$1. Yep, I was on a roll.


Then I found this lovely ring that was big enough to fit my big old hotdog finger. ($5)


Just when I thought I had reached the epitome of bargain-finding, I sauntered across the street to a farmers' market and ran smack into some old friends who had a booth with fresh eggs right off the farm and she gave me a dozen for what I had left: a dollar bill and a few quarters (a big discount).

After eating the excellent, brightly orange, extremely tasty eggs for breakfast a few days later,

I decided to join their co-op. I'll get 6-8 varieties of produce plus a dozen eggs a week.

Three clucks for great deals!