ONE DAY AT A TIME...

 

RETIREMENT

It doesn't get much better than

 This....

critter in my yard.......... :)

fly by..............

 

 

 

Brimfield 2012 -- Show #1

In spite of the overcast sky and intermittent rain sprinkles parking lots were filling up fast and the show fields became crowded with treasure hunters... 

Oh what fun!

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The Brimfield Fair Antique Show began in the 1950's and has become the largest and best known outdoor antiques show in the country.  Running along Rt. 20 for a distance of perhaps a half-mile and perhaps 500' or more, back from each side of the highway, the Brimfield Show is a huge, vast undertaking, filled with thousands of dealers over the course of the week, selling everything from the finest antiques to 'yard junk', requiring a day or two to see everything there is to see.  Food courts and rest facilities abound, and the Shows are filled with hidden treasures!

(click on each photo to enlarge)

 

During show-times, the town's population balloons to over 250,000 visitors and over 5,000 dealers for the 6 days the Show operates. The Show has a carnival-like atmosphere, appropriate for all ages, where good vibes prevail,

(and few, if any problems ever present themselves).

Dealers come from all over the world as do visitors. From millionaire world-famous rock stars and movie stars to the local resident from down the street, the Show is a Mecca for serious and casual collectors of all kinds of antiques. A few of the Fields require an entrance fee on the initial opening, usually $5.00-10.00, which tends to be waived later in the day. Most fields do not have any entrance fee, and generally, you can move freely from field to field.

  There is almost always plenty of parking available, at $4.00 - $8.00 in the middle of town, a bargain in itself !

In the middle of the show, the New England Motel hosts the largest and most popular food court with a wide variety of food booths to satisfy every taste. Additionally, food carts and booths appear throughout various locations and the wide variety of available foods has become a draw in it's own right.

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The largest inconvenience to the whole show is the

 traffic getting into and out of town, which can range

 from none to over 8 miles of backup. Traffic is

 unpredictable, and often determined by

 the weather.

 Occasionally, peak show times see bumper-to-

bumper traffic on the main access road for a few

 miles - (Rt.20 E&W), but the stream of traffic

 along the show route is nearly almost always a short

 inconvenience compared to the surprises and joys of

exploration that lie ahead.

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Treasures abound !

and junk is just around the corner.

All kinds of JUNK !

And then there is more junk...

And then there is even more junk...

And then EVEN MORE junk....

So hurry on back

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