4th November 2012 - Return from the flea market

And I have cold feet. We had some coffee outside one of the bakery's and now my feet are cold. It was lovely sitting outside. Sun was still shining, however the breeze is a bit chilling and the seats we sat on where slightly damp. Luckly, the bakery provided blankets and seat cushions so we were able to stay for a longer period of time. My upper legs are also cold despite the fact I am already wearing a longish wintercoat.

I managed to buy myself a new purse which was meant to serve as my holiday purse but I have made the decision to use it as my new one. It's a lot smaller and I realised that it has more pockets than my current one. Recently, I started to struggle with all the cards I have on me all the time and my driver's licence also takes up a good bit of space. It was meant to cost €12 but the Turkish fellow who sold it to me in the end only charged €10 - I think he saw my hesitation to buy it. Happily I walked away and saw later on that it's actually made in Italy (Florence). Now I am really delighted.

My new purse - I am really delighted.

We had a nice walk around the market. My mother bought a vase, one she had been on the hunt for quite some time. She also managed to buy an old fashioned sewing box which she will use to safe-keep her threads for cross stitching. Unfortunately, no picture available.

Here is proof of the fabulous blue sky we had earlier. It starts getting darker now and as far as know it's meant to rain later on.

I also found a treasure on the flea market but I did not dare asking for the price. I would know anyway how to get it home.

Somebody was selling this old Singer sewing machine which comes together with a table. The machine can be lowered into the table and when you open the doors there is room for sewing accessories. It even came with an integrated lamp. If I wasn't going to back Ireland, I'd say I would have at least asked for the price. Singer machines have a good name among seamstresses; they are very reliable and especially the old ones, if looked after, last forever. Just don't know how it would have fitted into my hand luggage and I only bought one recently at Lidl - well, it's something I can dream about.

Well, more updates later. Going to watch a movie with my mum now. Happy reading!