Flea Markets and Yard Sales

Began a drop-dead gorgeous May Saturday with Strawberry Shortcake and the last of the banana muffins. In a continuation of last week's spooky theme, Huckleberry Pie dares Strawberry and her friends to hike with him in the Briar Patch. The kids find a scary old house at the end of the patch and think they see someone...or something...inside. They're so scared by the house, the growing darkness, and their own imaginations, they end up running home. Honey Pie Pony's stories of a "Blueberry Beast" who lives in the thicket is no help. Strawberry finally decides to confront this "beast" and find out of Honey Pie's story is true...and learns a lesson in "appearances can be deceiving" when it turns out the house's occupant is nothing to be afraid of.

Watched the first half of Care Bears while getting ready to head out for this week's farm market ride. Poor Oopsy just seems to be bad luck for Grumpy Bear as they and the other Care-A-Lot residents prepare for a big race. Good Luck Bear (his first appearance on the show) gives Oopsy a four-leaf clover to make him feel better, but it turns out there is one thing Oopsy can do without being a klutz - win a race!

The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the sky was a brilliant blue when I finally made my way out for this week's farm market run. For once, I found more at yard sales than at the Farm Market. The Oaklyn Library held their big Flea Market on the block near the library where the community pool is, and since I had to return the DVDs anyway, they were my first stop. There were tables selling yard-sale trinkets and toys, boxes and shelves of book-sale books from the library, flower-sellers with pots of geraniums and petunias for Mother's Day, and someone selling soft pretzels. I found a soft little Bedtime Bear made from fuzzy, plush pale blue fabric at one of the toy tables.

For once, I had better luck at the yard sales than at the Farm Market. Perhaps making up for last week, there were a ton of them, in Collingswood and Oaklyn. A yard sale in Oaklyn near Dad and Uncle Ken's house yielded two Pokemon Beanies I didn't have, Charizard and Raichu, the "adult" evolutions of Charmander and Pikachu respectively. I got lemonade and a video for the Disney animated series Quack Pack at a large yard sale across from Newton River Park in Collingswood. Picked up several records from two sales in Collingswood near the Farm Market, including Billy Joel, Jim Croce, and two from the Moody Blues.

Didn't get nearly as much at the Farm Market. Though it was still busy by the time I finally made it down there, there wasn't much left. No carrots at all. I just bought mushrooms and asparagus and headed on my way. Stopped at a few more yard sales, but didn't buy anything else. Spent the rest of the afternoon working on a few things on the computer.

Work was pretty busy tonight. Not surprising, given that tomorrow is Mother's Day. Other than my relief was late, there were no problems, and the weather had seemed to put most people in a fairly good mood.