Monday, August 17, 2009

Bargains Galore or Too Darn Hot Part II: Other People's Commemorative Music and Hwy 64

Again with the sweltering heat. But I gamely went back out Hwy 64 to see if there were Bargains Galore. It was the afternoon of Day Three of the event, so lets just assume things were picked over. Still, it was definitely more on the flea market side of the antiques and collectibles divide.

I started in Morrilton:



And there were some interesting things:



And some bargains:

($20)

But what else did 64 have in store?








Lots and lots of yard sales

Interspersed with cows

Lots and lots of hot faced children and women and men sitting under shade trees

Sadly I was a little frightened of some of the more interesting sales and so did not stop and did not get pictures of those

But this was OK because once again I had the perfect sound track for Hwy 64, this time a collection of favorite songs from the past year that some friends put together in commemoration of their third year of marriage, helpfully entitled "3." 3 was great company. If only yard sales could so successfully offer you selections that you enjoyed on their own terms even as they came to you as samplings of someone else's experience, little boutiques of someone else's nostalgia. Then Bargains Galore on 64 would have been a wonderland. But maybe that was Day One.

1 comment:

Amy said...

Yay! I'm glad you liked it. Wish I could have picked over those treasure with you.

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