Mary's Swap Meet in Oklahoma CityWhere the air is a stew of Oklahoma dust, fryer grease, and the musk of penned animals.Where the air is a stew of Oklahoma dust, fryer grease, and the musk of penned animals.Castoffs July 9, 2025I grew up in the dust of thrift stores,...
Peacocks for Sale in OklahomaIn Oklahoma, peacocks are considered domesticated animals. In Oklahoma, you can buy a peacock at the flea market. Latest Trip To Mary's July 20, 2025At the flea market this morning, beneath the blistering canopy of July and half-spoken...
Lost Generation | Medicine Park, Oklahoma This is third in a series of picture posts featuring pages from the WWI-era photo album I found at Mary’s Flea Market in Oklahoma City. This selection features historic images of Houston’s Settegast Park and Bath Lake in...
Vintage Galveston Vintage Galveston, Electric Park and Camp Bowie pictures are among the images I discovered in a rare World War I scrapbook in 2018. I purchased it at a local flea marketing in Oklahoma City. This is Part 2 in the blog post series highlighting these...
The Lost Generation, b. 1883-1900 The Lost Generation was the 9th generation of Americans. Born between 1883 and 1900, they were defined as a Nomad generation by two prominent historians, the late William Strrauss, and Neil Howe. Generation X shares their archetype...
Today, is the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of World War 1. In late October, I promised to post pictures from the rare World War 1 photo album I picked up at a local flea market. Here is a picture from the first page of the album. Click here to read...
My latest flea market find is a 1930s Premier Premalite / Bakelite manicure set in orange juice. The swirl of colors in the early plastic is why it's identified in color as it is. Premalite came after Bakelite, a type of molded plastic that was used to make kitchen...
The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don't see the results. --Fr. Henri Nouwen Every spring, wildflowers spill out across the rural routes of Eastern Oklahoma County. The roads Peebly, Luther, Dobbs, and my favorite,...
Oklahoma City Swap Meet On Saturday morning, I took my kids to the local swap meet. They are up early every day, which really wears on my husband Robert. He rarely gets a chance to sleep in, so this was a good way to get everyone out of the house for a while and let...
Flea Market Flip I've really been enjoying HGTV's new show Flea Market Flip. It's in its second season and stars host Lara Spencer. It's a reality TV series that features two teams of contestants competing for a cash prize. Each team is given $500 to spend at a local...