This Saturday husband and I went to a whole new world and we didn't even have to leave our town to find it! LOL... we went to a flea market in this military town in North Carolina. It was a sight to behold!
I love observing people and the flea market is the best place to do that!... In this huge flea market, which was once a K-Mart, we saw everything from produce of fruits of every kind, to yard sale items, to Mexican music CD's, to knock-off designer purses, to bamboo floral arrangements in asian porclain vases, to antiques, to Asian swords and knives...and the list goes on and on. They even had their own private adult video/book store Julie!! tee hee hee...
One of my favorite vendors is a nice older Korean lady who always has Korean furniture and blankets. I found a beautiful blanket that I liked, made in Korea of course and it was only $25.00. I plan on coming back there on Friday to purchase that. She was carrying her grandaughter around in a Korean sarong. That brought back so many sentimental memories for me..
I grew up in Korea as a child and when I was a baby I had a nanny who would carry me around the same way this lady was carrying her granddaughter around. I had to stifle a cry because it was truly touching to me. I asked the lady where she got the sarong..
Amy - 'Ma'am, where did you get that sarong? My Aja-moni (nanny) used to carry me around like that when I was a baby'
Vendor - 'Oh I got this in New York City...you can find anything in NY'.

How right she was...when we left the store, minus my blanket I told husband that I plan on carrying my children around just like that. He looked at me, shrugged his shoulders and said, 'ok'.

Labels: flea market, Korean sarong