Day One Hundred Forty Six 2012

A Day At The Nashville Flea Market

It was so hot today at the Nashville Flea Market, all this silverware could have melted and you would have had enough to build a small car. Actually, this vendor was lucky to be in an air conditioned building.

I love old shoes. These were baby shoes. No pesky laces to tie.

It seems an entire American Indian tribe was for sale. I remember they used to sell dolls like these in Cherokee, North Carolina, back in the day when I was growing up near the Smoky Mountains.

I like top hats. It would be fun to wear one.

Calla lilies for sale. These were an awesome dark pink that a picture just doesn’t do justice.

Lots of garden stuff for sale and slowly withering in the heat. You can find a good variety of flowers, bushes and trees here. If you’re in the market for growing things.

This produce was yummy looking, especially the peaches, but my peach-loving hubby Neil walked on by. Go figure. He probably just didn’t want to carry them around.

This vendor had one of the most colorful booths I’ve ever seen. The painted furniture looks good enough to eat.

Ninety nine dollars? Really? For this cement bunny garden ornament with a broken left ear? Really?

Wonder if anybody ever bought that big ole Buddha head? This booth always has interesting stuff. They’ll tell you it’s from Romania or some such. Whatever, dude.

It was apparently top hat day at the flea market. Wonder where this one has been, and whose head did he sit on…..

See? Top hat day. Even Paul and Linda were stylin.

Hubby Neil checking out the cuff links. He loves them. Sometimes he buys them. But not today. No peaches. No cuff links.

Smells like teen spirit from the fifties. Let’s do the twist. I think the cases had 45’s in them but I didn’t look.

Lady Liberty, probably melting in the sun. I know I was.

Election year campaign buttons

Skeleton keys galore…and skate keys….and clock keys…..I’m always attracted to these.

Guess I’ll always have a love affair with typewriters, especially the really old ones.

Some long ago little girl’s well-loved baby dolls.

Gratuitous self-portrait of me melting in the heat at the flea market.

Need a hand?

I told Neil that this elephant looked like he was doing the Fig Newton dance.

We found the sea of green…but no yellow submarines.

Sold to some frog collector perhaps.

This was the cutest little bear! He didn’t have a steel rod sticking through his furry skull, honest.

In honor of Memorial Day weekend, vintage American flags for sale.

H.O.T.

Look who we went to see after the flea market! Grandson Knox had just woke up from his nap.

Bath time, splash time!

Nighty night time! Loved seeing my peeps—daughter Kelly, son in law Kerry and grandson Knox! Thanks for feeding us! Love you guys and hope to see you again soon!!
Happy TGIF, y'all!

Day One Hundred Forty Five 2012

Afternoon In Dogwood Park

Today was my first visit to our newly expanded Dogwood Park, which is a gorgeous green zone right smack in the middle of old town Cookeville. At the center of this little piece of heaven is an awesome fountain where kids of all ages can run around, get wet and cool off on a hot day. I took grandpeeps Shelby and Elijah there this afternoon. Elijah wore his vacuum-sealed rubber boot over his cast so he could splash, too. The day was hot but the water was cold, as you can see by Shelby's tense body language. Elijah plunged right in, but it took Shelby a long while to finally get soaked. They had a great time. Who wouldn't? I sat in the grass under a tiny tree which offered enough shade to escape the heat of the sun. That is my only complaint about the park--it will take decades before the small trees are mature enough for some real shade. Otherwise, I'm blown away by this place and can see myself spending time here as often as possible. I know I'll be taking my grandpeeps back again (and again) this summer to play around that way cool fountain.

Day One Hundred Forty Four 2012

Bragging On My Peeps!

My hubby Neil recently won the 2012 Spirit Of Flowserve award for Commitment. You have to be nominated, and they only give it to a couple of people each year. I'm really proud of him for getting this award. He is a hard worker with an amazing work ethic. He would not pose for a picture with his award, saying, "It's corny." I don't think it's corny at all and am more than happy to brag about him

right here. 

On the other hand, grandson Elijah was more than happy to pose with his recent award. He received a medal for memorizing the Days Of Creation in his kindergarten class in Bible school at church. He was thrilled to get this honor. I'm so proud of him, and I hope it inspires him to keep on learning about God and spiritual matters. Good job, Elijah! (and Neil!)

Day One Hundred Forty Three 2012

Randomness

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

~Buddha

(and, every once in a while, enjoy some randomness)

Day One Hundred Forty Two 2012

School's Out For Summer! Today was the last day of school for Grandpeeps Shelby and Elijah. They are both smart kids, and each one had an amazing school year, making awesome grades and good friends. Elijah mastered Kindergarten and will move up to First Grade. Shelby was sad to see her Fifth Grade year come to an end, but she'll be in Sixth Grade when classes gear up again in late July. Enjoy the next eight weeks, kiddos, because it is going to fly by.