So before it got too crazy we decided to play hooky and have a day all to ourselves with no interference from family, friends or business - just my sweetie and me on a little vacation. We hopped in the car and headed for Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Swap Meet.
He's awfully cute, isn't he?
Unhappily- the antique swap meet was a disappointment. I was expecting a treasure trove of antiques, vintage and fabulous finds. What I found was a lot of junk. I wanted to see something wonderful I 'just had to have' - but found nothing I couldn't live without. Keith was equally unimpressed. There were only a few booths that were worth exploring. We wondered if the economy had something to do with it, because we both remembered being blown away by this same swap meet when we had visited it several years ago.
Still, we had fun, going up and down the isles, hand in hand, stopping to buy a hot dog and soda for $3 at a stand that had run out of mustard. Even that couldn't dampen our spirits.
I was looking for a vintage dress form and we found two in the style I wanted. They both wanted way too much for them, so we moved on. At the end of the day Keith said he wanted me to get one of the dress forms, so we went back to barter. People were already packing up their stuff (best bartering time, as they don't want to pack it all back home). We got one dealer down $75 and ran to the other, which I liked better as it was more time worn, and she came down $100. We paid her and carted off our treasure - which Keith promptly named Matilda (I have no clue as to why) and carried her to the car. Other than the hot dog, she was our only purchase.
I'm excited to put Matilda in my office. But that's another project for another day!
Bailey was happy to see us on our return home.
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