Day 1549: Take a breath. Exhale, Smile.

girl 4, ink, watercolor & junk mail collage on journal page

Take a breath. Exhale. Smile.

I have been on a busy treadmill lately.

Self administered, but now 2 days to veg before I jump back on. 

The past few days blogs have been longer in order to cover it all,

but today I am home for the day & will give you a break too.

At the Long Beach Antique Market (swap meet) last Sunday,

a huge, dense & crowded display of everything, see here,

people bring wagons & rolling carts ...

to maneuver their treasures. I didn't. 
My purchases were small, but I thought I might share?

So many old photos for sale. $1. each or these, 2 for $1.

Peoples lives and memories spread out on a card table, for sale.

If you see this blog, you probably already know ...

I love old photos!

They seem to tell more, they reel me in.

I see a Grandma & Grandson. What do you see?

Look at this little cutie! Somebody's pride & joy.

She may be taking pictures of her own grand-kids now

... with a smart phone?

You would have brought her home too, right?

This was surely a special day for her.

And meet Willie Mae! Maybe Wilhelmina?

Sometimes you get lucky and there's a name on the back.

Maybe the best $2 ever spent?

Thanks so much for stopping by ...

I'd love to hear what you're up to this weekend?

A smile for Saturday ...