No Fleas at the Flea Market!

     Technically the weekly sale that's held
in Hometown (near Tamaqua) every
Wednesday is a "Farmer's" rather than
a "Flea" Market.
     Fact is there's plenty of goods from the
farm community to be found there.
     But the market is also home to vendors
peddling everything from socks and cell
phone cases to bungee cords and baked
goods.
     Supported by a wide variety of snack
stands it's a great  place to look around
for bargains and, to some extent, to see
what the latest trends might be.
     Based on what we saw on our last
visit it would seem that hats shaped
like animal heads with long ears that
cover those of the wearer are likely
to be big sellers as the cold weather
approaches.
     Imagine yourself with a penguin
or duck as your chapeau! Maybe a
Huskie!
     My buddy's wife tried a couple
on to get our reaction.
     My buddy suggested it wasn't
a good idea since we didn't know who else
might have been sampling the wears.
     He was concerned the term "Flea
Market" might be all too appropriate!
     So she stopped trying..and didn't
buy.
     You have to be a selective
shopper at markets like this. There
are some great bargains to be found.
     But there's a bit of junk here and
there too!
     Some day I've got to figure out why
so much of the stuff that looks good to
me turns out to be the junk!
     You've got to hand it to the vendors
who show up here....year round...in all
kinds of weather.
     A lot of the older well established
stands are inside a large building.
     But some folks sell their wares
outside under make shift tents and
that can be pretty tough when the
temperatures begin  to drop or the
rain stays around throughout the
day.
     But there's something about
this kind of shopping that keeps
drawing us back even though we've
seen most of the merchandise over
and over again!
    Maybe it's the thought that
sooner or later you're bound to see
that one unique item that you
absolutely have to have at  a
price you'll never see in your life
again!
   Or maybe, like me, it's the
smell of the French fries and the
fun of watching people try on the
animal hats.
   Hope I'll see you there and that
all your NEWS is good!