Lewis and my eldest son, Chris, both headed out to the September show in Brimfield, Mass., this past Sunday. The shows opened on Tuesday. Lewis shopped all the way there. Chris and his partner for the show, David McDaniel drove all the way non stop. David has an Antique Shop, 50 East Church, in Kilmarnock, VA. They are sharing a tent in the Meadows Show, at Brimfield. They called, saying that they made the front page of the Springfield Republican Newspaper, Springfield, Mass. There was a great picture of the interior of their tent and David. They were also filmed by the Crew of "This Old House".
Lewis rather than trying to sell and buy too, just stuck to buying. In order to find the type of things that he likes to buy, he had to walk, and cover as much space as possible. He started as early as he possible could, hitting all the shows that he thought might have the type of items that would catch his fancy. You never know what or where you might find things. That evening after walking all day scouring the shows for what he felt was the very best, he got into his van and drove 20 minutes to his motel. When he got out of the van he said his legs were weak from all the walking and his feet were sore to his knees. Exhausted he retreated to his room to rest and revive until the next morning and he started all over again.
Monday they experienced some rain showers from tropical storm Issac. Tuesday the heavens opened up dropping 4" of rain in a very short time. The rain rushed through low areas, flooding some tents. Chris realizing what was happening at the time, grabbed a shovel and started digging a ditch in order to save his furniture from getting wet. Some people were not that lucky.
Last year the find from Brimfield for us was a rare floor lamp by Fontana Arte. This year I have yet to see the treasures that Lewis found. After two hard days of walking, shopping, hauling, and rain, Lewis headed home. Then the fun begins in town as we ready for the reveal.
Chris and David will start the long journey home on Sunday after they pack up and take down the tent. They will make it back at some point on Monday and by Tuesday or more Wednesday will be back to business as usual. Stop by their shops as well as ours to see all the new items and hear the stories.
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