Road trippin' with my honey

Yesterday Chris and I set out on a little road trip to Sparks, Kansas. We went to this flea market in the spring and had so much fun that we are now making it a must every time they hold it in May and September. We love shopping for junk! It's about a 2 hour drive and we really enjoy driving through all of the little towns along the way. It was also a nice time to try out how our new truck handles a good road trip. She did just fine. It was a gorgeous day, so the fact that she doesn't have air conditioning wasn't a big deal. We didn't score as much loot as last time but we found a few special items. It was a great day!

We drove by this sunflower field on the way there and had to stop to take some photos...

And we ended our day with this stunner of a sunset...

Sparks, Kansas. Here we come!

A few weeks ago I was reading my Country Living magazine (Judge all you want, it’s a really great mag) and there was an article about the top 10 best flea markets in America. Well, there just so happens to be one 1.5 hours from here and it was going on this weekend! For a combo anniversary birthday celebratory trip we set out on the back roads to Sparks, Kansas (population: 9). 75,000 people attend the flea marker over the course of 4 days, so you can imagine the fantastic people watching. We were excited about getting there at the end of the weekend because that’s when the best bargaining happens. It was a gorgeous day despite the huge dark cloud that blew in, down poured on us, hailed and then left as quickly as it came. We haggled our way through that place and set off back to Lawrence with a car full of loot.

The open road.

There was just so much stuff!

Me, with my first purchase of the day.

Our new (from the early 1900's) sewing machine bought purely for decoration.

3 fishing poles for $25! A steal!

Satchel from the 1930's and bamboo plant stand.

Some very cool, old shaving accoutrements and a brass soap dish.

My awesome peacock tray.