A Hot Day at the Brimfield Antique and Flea Market Show - July 16, 2010

We decided to take a vacation day from work and spend the day at the Brimfield Antique and Flea Market Show being held last week in Brimfield, MA. This show has been going on since September, 1959 and is now held each year in May, July, and September.

Chris left early to pick me up and stopped at the Buttonwoods Farm to take some nice shots of the sunflowers.

It takes us about 1.5 hours to get to Brimfield from my house. This is always a sign we liked to see.

We got to the show just as many vendors were opening for the day.

Some of the interesting things one can find at Brimfield.

There must be someone that would want Wylie Coyote!

You never know when you might need a buoy!

or a canoe


If you find yourself needing a traffic light, they got one here.

Two guys scored some nice chairs!

Gosh...what a decision to make!

Chris enjoyed looking at these lamps.

Someone must be looking for one of these...especially if gas prices go up.

Elvis decided to show up too!

As did Marilyn!

A nice mermaid!

Heavy metal??

A couple of outboard motors!

This one left us pretty much speechless! To top it off, they also had one in silvertone!!

This vendor uses an old school bus instead of a tent to display merchandise!

I loved these colorful pieces!

Sounds good to us!

These seemed to be big sellers that day.

Even though it was 94 degrees, Santa showed up!

This would make an interesting lawn ornament.

Along with this one!

Need a guitar or a basket of clarinets?

A nice shady spot!

I think this was supposed to be a pig!

More lawn ornaments!

Some nice toy trucks.

A cute little truck!

Here you can buy a train or a chafing dish!

I loved these wooden trays...but didn't end up getting one for some reason!

Lots of wood here!

It was finally lunch time, so we headed back to the truck. We always park in a lot ($7) that has some nice shady trees for us to enjoy a cool lunch time. Chris grilled sausage and peppers with onions sandwiches and made pasta salad and cucumber (from his garden) salad. We relaxed for about an hour afterwards and then continued on with what Brimfield had to offer.

Although it was a hot one, we sure had fun. We ended up getting a Corningware casserole dish that I have been hunting for. It is the old olive green one. I also got a few Fiestaware bowls. Chris got some small glasses and an old bottle opener. Didn't spend a lot, but had a great day. The next show is in September.....see you there!