Tag Archives: flea market

flea market prep

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Denise

I had so much fun yesterday organizing for the flea market this Sunday. Tapping poppy seeds into packets, gathering up all the lab beakers into a partitioned wooden box for a safe journey, making bunches of dried poppy seedpods to … Continue reading →

Posted in commerce, cut flowers, design | Tagged Cross-Pollination event, dried seedpods, flea market, garden books, Papaver setigerum, pop-up shop 12/15/13 Long Beach Antique Market, poppies | 2 Comments

Occasional Daily Weather Report 1/23/13

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Denise

Eye strain has kept me away from the computer for a few days, so following butterflies around the garden has been more my speed. I blame the eye strain mostly on the amount of political news I read online, far … Continue reading →

Posted in Occasional Daily Weather Report | Tagged Chionanthus retusus, flea market, Homecrest wire chairs, Long Beach Antique Market | 5 Comments

pieces of Rancho Reubidoux

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Denise

The inaugural Rancho Reubidoux Bazaar took place this weekend, a truly one-of-a-kind experience amounting to a physical journey through Reuben’s blog posts, a kind of dimension-pushing experience with flash mob overtones. Blogging in 3-D, so to speak. At my last … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden visit, pots and containers | Tagged assemblage, flea market, garage sales, Rancho Reubidoux, Reuben Munoz, salvage | 6 Comments

Flea Market Sunday

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Denise

Yesterday was the third Sunday of November. When we first moved into this 1919 California bungalow, the third Sunday was kept holy each month for a huge local flea market. But once we found all the necessary vintage hinges and … Continue reading →

Posted in garden ornament | Tagged flea market, Long Beach Antique Market, scrap metal | 6 Comments