Back from Madison- Bouckville Antique Show

Well it's been a few days since I've written. A wonderful few days to relax and get together with friends but in the back of my mind you all were still there. Thank you for all the kind comments the last week. I've loved hearing from old friends and from new ones too.
I'll get to visiting you soon I hope. On the 100th post I'll be announcing the winner of the Give Away and so if you still want to enter just scroll down below and comment on the 100th post give away. This should be post 98th...I think?

Ok back to our visit and the show!

Camp Merryland

How could you not have fun in a place named like that???? or as Deanna asked "has anyone not been Merry in Camp Merryland"???

It right away set the mood.

The cottages are sweet with a lovely sense of nostalgia that immediately relaxes you and makes you feel that you've been there before......or maybe just wished you had.
When we arrived Laura welcomed us with big hugs and helped us get settled in. She was humble about her getaway home in the Adirondacks which is all about comfort, spending time with family and friends and of course her amazing collections. She of course did not disappoint with her attention to detail and presentation. We all squealed with joy as we walked from room to room and were thrilled at the bedrooms we were assigned to sleep in. I took a few photos but decided this home was Laura's work of art and should be left up to her to share.
Let me just say that it was every bit Laura but even more beautiful in person then on her blog.

After dinner we took the short walk down to the lake. Neighbors from their porches waved to us as we passed by. Laura's family has been coming there for generations and some of them have known her since she was a little girl.

The lake was so still and the air was cool and you could see patches of fog in the rolling hills across the pond. I thought we are going to sleep well that night....

and we did!!!!

The next morning we got up at the crack of dawn and drove the 1 1/2 to the antique show.
Along the way going by an array of large farms with fields of hay that had just been baled. Though I never got any pictures of it. If I had stopped I would have never wanted to leave I was so taken by the simplicity and beauty of it all.

We were finally here ~1000 dealers to visit.

America....

the land of the free and the brave and the lover of antiques and junk.

The dealers work hard to make their booths attractive and appealing to passersby, after all there's a lot of area to cover and you only have seconds to catch someones eye. This was one we saw as we drove by but never had a chance to stop. Very shabby chic.

There are styles for everyone. Ornate wooden gilded trim....

...to vintage utilitarian treasures that need a little more imagination and TLC
to make them come to life.

Some of the booths were under big tents which helped us get out of the hot sun.

A view of the main road with one of our new finds that you'll see more on Laura's last post. We did get some strange looks as we were going by. I'm just happy it never fell off the roof. ha-ha.

After day 1.

When we got back we laid all our goodies out on the porch and oohed and ahhhed over each others finds. It was such a good 1st day and we still had tomorrow to discover more.

There's still more to see but now I need to figure out what else will be included in the give away in the a la Jeanne d'Arc Living style along with the magazine.

more to show next time......

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Carole