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Sunday 28 June 2015

Flea Market - Newmarket

I heard the Dublin Flea Market was on this Sunday so we called to it on the way to Ciaran's parents.

My first purchase was this great polaroid camera.  The girl who sold it to us said it worked but did say that the film was expensive (which it was!!)
There was lots of stalls outside and more inside.  Inside was where we came upon Kirk Modern and all their great mid century modern lovelies.  We were looking for a desk for our studio and were delighted to find the below desk.  It's from 1959 and looks like it has seen a lot of interesting times.  It's got great character and goes perfectly with my sewing table.

 


Ciaran has a real thing for lamps and when he saw this creation being sold by Kirk Modern (check out their website they have loads of really nice stuff) he couldn't resist buying it.  It's a funky looking thing - I like it!

We positioned it in our hallway as you enter the house on our sideboard.
 




 My sisters and I always received a Mandy Annual at Christmas so I couldn't resist taking a photo of this 1978 book and then texting the picture to them.  I think we all read this annual!







On the way to the other side of the city, I stopped at a camera shop and bought a film for my new camera.  At 35 euro for 8 photos the polaroid camera film cartridges are not cheap.  However, I decided to take one photo of Ciaran and his parents.  I really enjoyed the experience of taking the picture - the big clunky button on the side made you feel like you were really taking a photo.  Far more enjoyable and satisfying than using my phone!

Friday 6 July 2012

Smart parking!

Last weekend we visited the monthly flea market in Dublin City - a fun little market with some real gems.  In particular there was a man selling 1960's Danish furniture.  It was all really good stuff in perfect condition.  I had to remind Ciaran that we had the Smart Car with us so we couldn't buy any large items.


I also saw a cool ice bucket in the shape of a pineapple! Fun!  My sister had been telling me how cool these are.  They are very retro!


When we arrived at the market the car park looked full and we didn't think we would find a space.  But of course we were able to squeeze our car in to a spot that was not usable by any other car!