Pure Pleasure

No, we didn't mix business with pleasure. Last weekend was all pleasure!

We combined a camping adventure on Flathead Lake, Montana with a morning shopping the Vintage Whites Market in Somers (just south of Kalispell.) Great stuff!

Jon was skeptical that we could get all thirteen fabulous finds into the car and still fit Gabby and Lily as well as all the camping gear. Ha! No problem for a determined woman.

Thanks, Vintage Whites for a fun morning!

The girls have been part of our vintage shows and shopping for quite a while and it is cute to see them developing interest in old things. Gabby, who is 9, actually watches out for antique store and museums.

An awesome antique store in Somers.

Just seeing this old "Rocket Tricycle" got Jon to imagining how different his life would be now if only he'd owned this trike as a child. (Astronaut? Rocket Scientist? Funky Trike Builder?)

And check out an opportunity to own this fixer upper? Glamping anyone?

Lily taking a breather at "The Barn" antique store in Bigfork, Montana.

On our way home Gabby found this crazy museum in Polson! Who could resist going inside a museum with a flying saucer on the roof?

 The girls checking out a tin monster outside the museum.

Hmmm...I'm not feeling the "Rattlesnake Beauty." Just plain freaky.

A cool Bickensderfer typewriter from 1897. Just try to find the home row on that keyboard!

Fun to explain the charms of an old fashioned soda fountain to the girls.

A favorite! An old Huey helicopter complete with all the switches, gauges, and dials - to delight two girls and their grandpa.

Halfway home - take time to explore new places - like this store in Perma, Montana. No treasures inside but a cute exterior and a chat with the quirky owner.

We created a lot of memories on this short three day trip. One as simple as a chocolate pudding-stained little face.

Another fun show - as a shopper this time!

On Sunday, we risked exposing our sunburns to the 86+ degree heat (see previous post) to visit the Latah Creek Variety Market, as shoppers rather than vendors this time. After completing the Vintage Barn show on Saturday, it was refreshing just to wander aimlessly around digging through other people's treasures. It was especially sweet knowing we wouldn't have to pack up and haul any of it at the end of the day! Here are a few pictures that we took. It is a little embarrassing that we have more and better pictures of this show than of the one we were vendors at, but when we are working a show we seldom have the free time to do the things we would love to do, like taking pictures - and shopping.

The Latah show is hosted by the Latah Partners, along with Chaps/Cake, which is sufficient excuse to attend the show in itself.

We want to especially thank the exceptionally nice ladies at Sisters, who gave precious little straw hats to our granddaughters to shield them from the heat.

Sweet Summer Event

Vintage Barn 2010 was fun, warm, sunny - THANK YOU to our friends and followers who stopped by.
This was Angel's Attic's first outdoor show so we experimented and learned a lot of lessons.  (Like should have brought a huge drink cooler full of ice water and wear more sun screen!) All of us are sporting some serious sunburn today.

We wish we could have taken some more pictures of the other great booths at the show, but we couldn't get a minute free. Even this photo of a portion of our own booth wasn't taken until near the end of the day when many of our larger pieces were already gone.

Angel's Attic is now taking a little summer vacation! But we hope to see you at our next Autumn Open House here on our property on Spokane's Mountain View Lane -- please reserve Saturday, September 25 from 9 am to 4 pm. We'll have more info and some previews posted as soon as we can.

Our granddaughter, Summer, helping Gramma with customer service.

Love this bed by Chateau Chic Antiques

Funky, Junky, Fun!

We had a great time at the Funky Junk Antique Show this weekend! Hollie and Jennifer were very gracious and attentive hosts who made the experience better for everyone. Thanks to everyone who came out - it was a great crowd!  Everyone seemed to have fun shopping and chatting. It was nice to connect with customers and other vendors who share a passion for old things, re-purposed things, pretty things, goofy things.
Here are a few things you would have seen in our space:



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