Webster, Florida - Who Knew?

A quick overnight venture to a flea market we found on YouTube. Webster, Florida is just outside of Mt. Dora and Leesburg near Ocala in central Florida. Lots of lakes, live oaks and FLEA MARKETS. And these are only open on Mondays, hence the quick trip. What did we find there? Great vintage treasures, friendly folks and good prices. We confess that our first stop was the Florida I-95 Taco Bell and it looked VERY Florida.

We found this fun place to have an 
afternoon icecream treat!

First stop -  Renninger's

Need golf clubs?

A bicycle?

No overhead. Literally, no overhead - just open the van and set up a table or a tarp.

Signs we love to see.

What exactly is a super deal? Look below.

And on to the Webster Westside Flea Market

Jeri is almost a vegetarian and these two spots were not her fave's.

No trip is complete until we have captured a funky roadside 

sign and this is really art.

It's a new favorite area and we'll be back! 

Springtime in Statesboro, GA!

Spring is actually bustin' out all over and that means outdoor flea markets! This is our 3rd annual trip to the outdoor market at 67 Antique Mall. Where is it? On Highway 67, natch.

It was a great day and we snagged a pair of paint by numbers, a set of fabulous tea trays from the 50's, a spiffy ZigZag cigarette poster for Laura, a really old 24" wooden ruler for Jeri and a grand set of metal kitchen cannisters.

Here are some treats we would LOVED to take home...

Then there are the critters large and small we saw browsing with their owners...

Some booths are just visually pleasing like these bottles.

Then there are items with a bit more limited appeal. I wonder who took home

 this stuffed pheasant.

Ghosts of marriages past???

What's for lunch? Or dessert?

It's hard to believe that the prices on this old gas sign were real!

OUR ETSY SHOP!

Etsy mysistersbarn

Picking Plus a Parade in Darien , GA!

     The Picking Sisters headed south yesterday for Darien, GA & the traditional annual Blessing of the Fleet. The shrimpers are a vital part of this area & the blessing is celebrated with an

All-American small town parade down Main Street, which is actually US Hwy. 17. With I-95 now running through Georgia, you can easily skip Darien, but if you love a treasure of a little town like we do, go enjoy the history, the oaks covered in moss & a scenic working shrimp dock.

     Laura was already  waiting in my driveway at 6:30AM yesterday morning, but it was worth the early hour - we found the kitschiest of all kitsch at a church sale! It's a poodle made of shells. We also bought 8 goose decoys (which we had never seen & were told they were 60 years old).

We sat on the curb & enjoyed the floats & the patriotic tone of the parade.

 A Shrimp Boat float!

Who doesn't love to hug a giant pig?

When is a golf cart a parade float? When it's decked out with a grocery cart on top and accompanied by the Piggly Wiggly pig.

Ronald McDonald on one of a large fleet of old & new fire trucks.

Shriners do the most incredible charitable work so they are forgiven their

antics where big men ride small bikes.

Fort Stewart is closeby and the crowd welcomed the 3rd ID band.

These horses were smokin' (well not the horses themselves - look closely.)

Big dogs get to celebrate too.

No parade is complete without the wonderfully wacky Shriners.

This clever creation represented the McIntosh Art Association.
There is an art gallery in the Old Jail.

This shrimpy painter was our favorite!

The Picking Sister ready for the parade.

Perhaps a delightfully no-nonsense candidate?

What IS under those kilts???

 And of course there are the beauty queens...

I can't seem to get enough of  funky & unusual signs. 

This was definitely worth the u-turn for the photo.