adventures in antiquing

a few weekends ago, my mom and i travelled to the nited states (as my stepsister, addy, calls it...) to visit my aunt cathy and uncle steve in beautiful rochester, ny for some antiquing! a short car ride later and we were in antique mecca: canandaigua! after three huge markets, sever hours, and one delicious crepe lunch, we were some tired antiquers!

my aunt cathy making dinner (the one with the beautiful, curly hair)

and my mom (also a cathy...) ruining my picture by smiling...

also i love my aunt's decorating style...

it's like french country/eclectic/minimalist/simply beautiful...

the lamp over the marble top table was rescued from

a warehouse in brooklyn...i love it!

the most delish chicken pot pie...

honestly, i could have eaten the whole thing!

must get this recipe...

just a simple salad...

dessert served with warm

devon cream...

yum yum!

her plates are all red and white patterned

picked up here and there...

 

who still has a phone on the wall?

i love this!

aunt cathy with her dad, my great grandfather,

her house is scattered with beautiful old memories

like this one...

no, i didn't write this book...

a cheery, yellow ice crusher...

a lot of the vintage finds out there are cocktail related...

hmmmm....

so many bikes!

should'a bought this beaut...

antique markets carry an abundance of collections

pyrex...

case in point

al gore, what a stud

my mom's cockatiel, griffin

in statue form...

kinky notebooks

nanu nanu

this one kinda creeped me out...

but it really says something about

the impact of the movie...

(love story, incase you didn't know)

(for shame...)

i don't know what the allure of these ducks (?)

is exactly...but if you like them they come in

a billions colours and sizes

i had such a wonderful time wandering around antique markets! so much, that after summer school, i'm taking mr. brack on an antiquing adventure of our own!! 

ps. stay tuned for my lovely purchases!