The weather report & roads in western Wisconsin/eastern Minnesota looked A-O.K. on Tuesday -- so off I went on a "Get Away". This is how I personally reboot, reimagine & reinspire. I traveled to several multi-dealer antique malls and arrived home at 8:00 p.m. with a car full of finds. This Friday, Dave & I will also "Get Away" to an Antique Show.
How do you "Get Away"?
huggybear38
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I go hide in my office at home and go on ON-LINE AUCTIONS.. lol and I hide away from son so he does not see what I buy..so I can resale it..Lol.. or I take a trip to flea markets, goodwill stores.. or Lowes >
I am sooo ready to get away. Yesterday I felt like I just wanted to explode!!!
SecondHandRosie
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Awww...sounds like you had a wonderful day! This cold/crummy weather is killin' me! I'm SO needing one of those getaway days, too.
Canton's supposed to be COLD this weekend and we had planned on going. I'm so disappointed.
May hit the three local thrift stores later! LOL
lovecrafting
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DH and I had planned a short reiving getaway this weekend but Mother Nature has other plans for us. I have been cooped up in the house for way too long and am getting what I call 4 wall fever but I hate to be out driving around in nasty weather. Oh well maybe a day trip to a few indoor flea markets-antique malls and/or thrift stores that are a little further out than what I normally go to.
LuAnn
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It doesn't matter where I go or for how long just as long as I get away from the house for a few hours especially after the holidays. I love them but need to regroup, renew and relax. This year it is at a hotel about an hour from here. There's a pool and hot tub outside our room (NO KIDS ALLOWED). Will relax with a bit of the fermented grapes, small munchies and if at all possible the BSC championship bowl games.
Happy New Year all!
LuAnn
PS-I'll try to get some junkin in too.
OH I am so jealous!!! LOL...
We go to Florida to a yearly, historical encampment - I sell some junk and my hubby bakes scones to kill for - don't laugh it finances our trip - we live on a very limited income
here is the website to explore:
www.floridafrontiersmen.org
I am ready for a get-a-way bout now. Thermometer read -20 when I left the house this AM. My truck groaned as I slid away from the icey curb. Mount Dora Extravaganza is my goal. Mid month, I am hoping to steal away from the snow and freezing temps to meander throught the aisles of the fleamarket in Florida. Just checking flights to see if it is doable. With a bunk house to stay at on my folks farm just 45 minutes from the flea, I am hoping to relax, revive and revel in junk! Wouldn't mind a couple of scones for my trip!
Peace,
Ki
We are getting packed up and ready to go to Florida. The Alafia is a very cool place - not really a flea market - how ever we are allowed to have a trade blanket. I do sell some junk on mine - it is suppose to be a natural kind of material and look somewhat in the time period. I also sell second hand books - they don't have to be old - 'old books' just something pertaining to the time - some times we stretch it and take Louis L'Amour - don't knock it they sell... This year I don't have near as much junk as I used to because we sold out locally in October at a camp close to home.
This camp is a little longer than a week. For the first week only people in period dress can come in. It is sort of like going to Williamsburg, Va with out anybody looking modern. We have shops of all sorts with all manner of merchandise, a school, a church, restaurants, shoe store - all kinds of wonderful hand made items - There are people from all walks of life and all levels of craftsmen there and all parts of the country and some other countries. There are classes of all sorts there. Last year I sat in on a class to learn to tan a deer skin. They have school kids come in on the second Thursday - I sign up as a tour guide unless we are demonstrating the dutch oven baking. I learn ssssoooooo much. One elusive friend we made does some carving in leather, horn, ivory, wood - Philip is so historically correct - so much detail. Sssssoooooo expensive. And he loves scones - this year he has promised some pecans for some maple apple pecan scones. I am hoping he comes through.
On the last Friday and Saturday tourists are allowed in so we will be baking cherry chocolate scones those days. We bake until we run out of ingredients. Last year it was early in the day.
I love looking at the way people dress. Some really go all out and dress fancy - some dress all in leather - some go for looking rich - some go Scottish - Indian - One year we had the general from Norway dressed in his historic uniform and he and another soldier marched around the commons carrying a period gun every day.
The Scottish have a day of games and events - I love the pipes and the parade.
For those who like to shoot there is a range. There are ladies games and children's games. All with nice prizes.
The public never gets to see some of the most fun stuff or the truly great hand made items (those often get snatched up right away) Even my good junk gets snatched up on the first day. There is a mock court - it some times gets quite out of hand.... There are concerts and parties in the evenings. There are some people who cook wonderful pot luck feasts. One night there is a huge Indian dance. There are other dances as well. On the really cold night, we like to sit around a heater inside a big tent 'til all hours and play dominoes with some friends we see once a year.
im heading to florida and key west....sorry to say im not much of a vacationeer..hate to leave the store and my grandkids........and my workers... and my new room at home...
..my idea would be me a semi and 2 guys and a lot of money.... and not come back till it was filled....
better go!!! dh wants to pack the laptop.......ann
gigi
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the idea of getting away is enticing! sure wish i could!!!
for me...it would include some cabin in the woods that sits back a long drive with little or no one in sight...hot tub, fireplace, trails to hike or bike, things to see in nature or flea market type surroundings.....aaaaah, the sounds of crickets chirping, birds singing, lightening bugs flittering about, a nice cool stream or creek, cool breeze....it's like i'm there already!!
i'm not a beach, casino, ski resort, etc kinda person and i especially hate to fly or go by boat....so, it has to be close to home or give me extra days to drive there and back!!! lol
huggybear38
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It is colder than a ditch diggers butt here and snow on ground and more expected.. but I do not mind it except at 4:30am when the dog has to p--...then I tell him okay buddy.. it is in and out.. and he seems to understand.. and he does his business and hurrys back in to a warm couch..which he thinks is his now.. we switched for a cloth couch to a leather one.. which I am so glad.. just wipe off dog hair.. and he sure does shed for it being winter.. oh well ..we love him and he sure is a good watch dog.. Hope everyone has a great vacation no matter where you go... I myself am going to lets see.. Oh yea.. Kentucky..LOL
Maggie
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I think I'll just stay right here in Arkansas....Sure not going north any time soon....LOL
LuAnn
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Well my get away to a nice hotel with a pool and hot tub is now a bust. JH fell off the roof yesterday and has several broken bones in his left foot. Surgery is Tuesday and after that it's 10 weeks of no weight bearing on it. Guess I get to play nurse for a while. Need to get him up a walking well so he can walk our daughter down the aisle on May 21st.
So I guess I'm having a pity party at my house this weekend.
LuAnn
OH LuAnn I'm so sorry to hear this...I'm glad it was his foot and not anything worse. Not that that's not bad enough...Well you know...Heck get ya some candles to put around your tub and soft music and CALGON!!!
Oh, so sorry... for both of you. I guess you just have to look at the good side... it wasn't worse.
Take care,
Laurie
LuAnn
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Thanks all. It's going to be a long winter. Maybe there's more promise for the spring.
LuAnn
Planning to head to the Daytona 500 in February! My husband gave me tickets the first time for my 30th birthday five years ago and I thought "is this gift for me or for YOU?" Anwyay, I reluctantly went and was pleasantly surprised - now I love it. We did not make it back again until last year and are going again this year.
We rent a little house (NOT fancy) a few blocks from the beach and are in walking distance of all the fun night spots. I just hope it is warm! The last two times I was able to lay out on the beach, so hope I can do that again!
LuAnn
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TFW: have a good time on your outing. What a great gift-something for everyone!! Send some of the sun and warmth up this way.
LuAnn
LuAnn! I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's accident. That is gonna be one LONG recovery for all of you! Good luck and God Bless.
Sue
My hubby fell off a roof about 5 years ago - He had a good head injury but no broken bones. Between that fall and the economy, we lost our business. We ended up moving off our 5 acre utopia... to Indianapolis. For awhile he was disoriented a lot and forgetting a lot of things. Ever since he started taking B complex he's been doing much better. He now works full days instead of half days. He isn't spinning his wheels so much. He is working for my dad on some rental houses. So things are finally starting to work themselves out. We are getting ready to totally refurbish a house - it's an ugly one but will be debt free. It has been a process. You certainly have our prayers.
huggybear38
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LuAnn sorry to hear about your hubby's accident.. sure hope everything turns out fine.. keep you and your family in my prayers.. Wow Copperhead your husband was lucky , I mean that he was not hurt more seriouly...but sounds like the accident took a toll on you and the family.. but now seems you guys are coming back and glad to hear that.. good luck in the future with the new house.. I know you guys will fix her up and she will look great.. Girls stay out of thoes darn tanning beds.. my sister died of cancer and she use to get in those things all the time.. Please a tan is not worth your life.....
LuAnn
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Copperhead: sorry to hear about your husband--glad he's well on his way back. I know your new place will be great--show pics as you go. My hubby was darn lucky--it could have been alot worse!! Well challenges are given to us 'cuz God knows we can handle them. We'll make it through. Thanks for the prayers.
LuAnn
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