I finished my race! Â This past Sunday, October 13th was the Tyler Rose Marathon and I was one of the 179 runners to finish the race. Â Man, it was . . . tough. Â Tougher than I had expected. Â The weather was warm and muggy, and those East Texas hills did me in. Â I didn’t meet my goal time, but I did finish, which is still a major accomplishment. Â Here I am in the final steps to the finish line.
Yep, I beat that man behind me!
I had a good running friend tell me that after a major race your immune system is really down, so promptly 48 hours after the race I picked up my youngest’s cold. Â Ughh. I’m coughing as I type. Â But as those of you with little ones know, things don’t really stop when mom gets sick! So I am plowing through with the help of green tea, lots of kleenex, and extra coffee.
Despite feeling yuck, I did manage to make it up to the McKinney Trade Days market this morning. Â I’ll share a few quick photos of my finds.
This pile of porch trim was a great find. Â I’m not sure yet if I’ll sell it in individual pieces, or use it to add some architectural flair to my booth space.
I loved these mid-century painted metal wall hangings. Â It’s hard to tell in the photo, but they are large, almost 2 feet tall. Â They would make a fantastic statement on someone’s bathroom wall, or on a garden porch.
I grabbed a few “smalls” too, as they are called in this business. Â I always love vintage tins, an the roses on this one were so bright and happy. Â The three plates have great fall colors in them and will work well in my Thanksgiving display at the shop. Â But my favorite by far is the small enamel pitcher.
It is so cute and dainty, but that pop of red trim adds a little flair.
By far though, my best find of the morning was this antique pull cart.
It was hiding under a table, and when I asked the dealer she told me it was a goat cart. Â She quoted me a fantastic price and I jumped on it immediately. Â I had to leave it in her spot while I finished shopping, and several more people asked about it while I was gone. Â The early bird gets the worm!
It has amazing patina, and I can see it stuffed full of pumpkins and mums on someone’s front porch . . . maybe  mine!
The original green paint still shows in parts, which is like extra brownie points! I really am tempted to keep it myself, but I know it would be a super-quick seller up at the shop too. Â I may think on it a few days . . .
Well, off to rest for a few more minutes before school pick-up time. Â I would love to see what great treasures anyone else has found recently!