Flea Market

Posted: December 18th, 2011 | Filed under: Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: | 12 Comments »

The flea was a fun morning out yesterday…chilly, and lots of the usual vendors weren’t there, but there were certainly enough to make it worth the trip.  This is my first flea without the DSLR, and I must admit that taking a break from lugging that thing is nice.

Those elves set off my coulrophobia. No. Can. Do.

How do you say, ah yes…Lèche?

I really, really loved this rattan and leather goodness.  Only $65!

Jesus in the egg plates…there’s a country song in there somewhere.

OK, so funny/creepy story about these chairs…kind of.  I was admiring them and considering dragging them home, (in order to ensure my holiday would be a lonely, sad place as the CC would pack up and leave me if I did such a thing right now) when this older gentleman came up to me and asked what I liked about them.  He wanted to know what “young people” look for these days.

Clearly this man hasn’t been to his eye doctor in awhile, since I don’t fall into that category by about 15-20 years.  I set him straight and chatted with him a bit, when my senses, dulled by the flattery, missed the cue that this story he was starting was going to be loooooong.  Mid story, he wiped his nose and an enormous booger appeared, and just sat on the end of his nose like a gargoyle on Notre Dame.

As the story of the table restoration dragged on, it was ALL I COULD SEE, obvs, thank you big sunglasses.  I kept listening for some sort of break in the story to make my escape, but I didn’t want to be rude…it’s the holidays!  Finally, he was winding down and before he could continue I made my parting comments and wished him well, when he started following me and asking what else the “young people” like!  Dude..really?!

I shouted over my shoulder as I scurried away “I already TOLD you…HAPPY HOLIDAYS!” and sprinted into the next building I could find.  Now I’ll have to be on the lookout for the Boogeyman every time I hit the flea.  Good Times.

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12 Comments on “Flea Market”

  1. 1 Jil Casey said at 12:54 PM on December 18th, 2011:

    I think I just gagged. What a great flea market!

  2. 2 Jil Casey said at 1:05 PM on December 18th, 2011:

    Was looking at some of the older Flea Market posts, saw some chairs I really like. Was wondering if you know the name or maker as I’m not sure what to search under. Here’s the link to the post:
    http://modfrugal.com/2010/02/friday-flea-2/#comments

  3. 3 ModFruGal said at 1:32 PM on December 18th, 2011:

    Which chairs? The turquoise mesh ones? There’s also green Homecrest with turquoise cushions, and then there were a pair of metal with turquoise vinyl upholstery, which have a Steelcase look to them.

  4. 4 Melissa Crochet said at 7:26 PM on December 18th, 2011:

    We were there Friday and Saturday! Scored a few things but missed the boogeyman.

  5. 5 Kathy@myinteriorlife said at 11:10 PM on December 18th, 2011:

    Ok, I thought the elves were extremely evil, then Jesus in the egg plates had me rolling – but the Boogeyman was just the icing on the flea market cake. Those are some gems. Definitely worth your Saturday morning! I’m just sorry I missed it all.

  6. 6 ModernSauce said at 10:11 AM on December 19th, 2011:

    I rully need to hit up the Nashvegas flea market some time… Will you be my guide?!!?!?!! I’ll need to know the proper ways to elude Boogeyman and to be steered towards Jesus in the egg plates. This is important stuff.

  7. 7 erin@designcrisis said at 10:24 AM on December 19th, 2011:

    You are far, FAR nicer than I am. Boogers! Gross!

    Love the leather and rattan chair, though.

  8. 8 ModFruGal said at 10:30 AM on December 19th, 2011:

    I think this spring there might have to be a ModFruGal BoogieTour of the Flea. All are welcome!

  9. 9 Sarah @ { rad: renovations are dirty } said at 4:10 PM on December 20th, 2011:

    eww.. that’s pretty gross yet hilarious. :P

  10. 10 modernhaus said at 4:19 PM on December 23rd, 2011:

    Oh, I have so many comments on this post…
    1. Where is the sexy lady Robin Hood/acrobat’s other shoe?

    2. Did you buy the brass thang, the leather thang, and the big churro sculpture thang? Why or why not.

    3. You are a freak magnet. I got trapped in the thrift store yesterday by a nice older guy…the first 30 minutes were a lucid, if endless conversation and then he broached the topic of “reptilian people from outer space” that live among us. It took me another ten minutes to figure out how to run away w/out being a jerk. We should shop together…imagine what we could attract as a team!

  11. 11 ModFruGal said at 11:58 PM on December 23rd, 2011:

    Modernhaus…I did a TV stylie snort with liquid…thank you!
    1) Great question, I think your thrift store friend might attribute it to a reptilian theft, but it’s still a mystery to me.
    2) Brass-No, it was in rully bad shape and I wasn’t in the mood. Leather – quite regrettably, no. I have a chair problem and it’s wasn’t a good time for running off my husband…I’ve got some selling to do first. BUT, it still aches and burns…the thought of the love lost between me and mr. rattan leather will haunt me. No churro either. The only things I bought could not be shown since it was all for the giving. Can’t ruin someone’s Chriswanzaakuh.
    3) I am undoubtedly a freak magnet, and have been all my life. I used to wonder why, but now, I just roll with it. I think we should certainly shop together one day and the result will surely be either a scary reality show or jailtime…probably both.

  12. 12 Laurel said at 5:30 PM on December 30th, 2011:

    I love that circular overstuffed chair so much. Many a happy weekend afternoon of reading and napping could be spent on that.