This past weekend, I went to my fourth Country Living Fair in Columbus, OH. It has sort-of become an annual event and I have always gone by myself. When my girl’s were younger it was my “quite” time away, but I have enjoyed being by myself so much, that I still go myself. My friends ask every year if I would like company and I’m thinking about taking them up on their offer next year…we’ll see!
It’s so nice to be able to go and do whatever I want, when I want!! Giving that up, might be hard! 😉
So, here’s a few pictures from the weekend…
There’s so much eye-candy!!
And what says country living, more than an old turquoise Ford?
If you are local (Indianapolis area) and you missed the Country Living Fair, be sure to check out my two upcoming events!
These markets are full of FALL goodness!
I love this time of year!!
~Angela
Attended the CLF for the first time this past weekend with my sister since Columbus is a halfway point for us both (she’s in VA & I’m in MI)….what a wonderful show and I was a bit star stuck as well meeting Cari Cucksey, the Beekman Boys and Sarah G.M. Your photos are taking me back, thank you!
They are always great! I’m glad you and your sister got to experience it together!! (Now it will have to be a tradition! 😉 )
I’m so bummed as I’ve been wanting to go to a CL fair for years, since I learned about them. If we still lived in KY (Bowling Green area) I’d be able to go. One of great things about KY was it’s proximity to so many states fairly quickly. We used to go down to River Gate, (before Nashville) quite often so I could shop at Jo-Ann’s Etc. What a store.
We live in western CO now, the climate in KY was very hard on my health, doggone it, there were so many things I loved about KY, our house and land. Guess I’ll have to live vicariously thru all you bloggers that show photos of the shows I can’t make.
Grand Junction never has antique or vintage shows either. We’ve been here since Aug. 2004 and not a one, boohiss.
Happy days.
JaneEllen, that stinks! When I lived in Texas, there weren’t any shows near us, so I understand!! 🙂
Why not host a vintage and upcycle show yourself.? There must be plenty of talented and interested people in your area who would love to exhibit and/or attend. You could start small, ask an old farmer who is along a well traveled road and who isnt using his barn anymore, or rent a pavilion at your local fair grounds. This could be the start of something big! Think of all the wonderful old western items languishing in barns. Maybe you could combine it with a local farmers market if you have one.
Let the local paper know whats up and you may get a lot of free publicity, and of course use social media.
Nan, I do a few local events and some of them are really fun! (Barn Sale and French Market) Thanks for the suggestions! 🙂