A few weeks ago, a friend, Leann, asked me if I wanted to go to the Route 51 Farmhouse Market in a few towns over. Sure! I think it has a different name each time it’s put on, but this year it was called the Route 51 Farmhouse Market. It’s held in a barn and on the grounds around it. I took some pictures of what we saw there. If you click my pictures, they will enlarge.
There was a fun, vintage camper with all this inside… it was tiny inside but packed full of goodies.
Lots of outside booths…with everything imaginable. These people are pretty creative!
This lady made goat’s milk soap…and look what’s in her arms… in a baby sling…
This little glass shed was outside and so cute!
Here are a few of the booths inside the barn…
I LOVED this long picture of the birds sitting in a row…
We had a small pizza for lunch, made in a brick oven and it was GOOD!
As we were sitting in a silo-gazebo, this went by… a train made from 55 gallon barrels… with lots of kids loving it!
The only thing we bought was our pizza but it was still a fun afternoon!
My sisters and I are already in the “fun-mode!” and will be for a few days!
See everyone Monday!
Blessings, Jeanne
Gosh darn, I had my post almost done and it disappeared, so here I go again….
This looked like a very fun show, with lots to see! There were a couple of things that really caught my eye.
First was the vintage green organdy apron in the first of the “camper” pictures. I have a couple of organdy aprons myself; in the 1950s, an organdy apron is what a woman wore if she “poured” (coffee/tea) at a church function (dinner, wedding reception, etc.). The more utilitarian cotton aprons were worn by the kitchen crew. My husband couldn’t believe when I told him that there were many different kinds of aprons, back in the day, and the one you wore depended on what you were doing!! The oldest, most faded/worn ones were for heavy/dirty jobs like scrubbing floors and cleaning the oven; the organdy ones were for “good”–pouring, as I mentioned, or if you were the hostess in your own home.
The second thing that caught my eye was the train cases, in the picture immediately following the “camper” pictures. I had a pink one (matched the rest of my luggage!) back in the day, and I still have an ivory one–much like the ivory one in the picture–that was my late mother-in-law’s. At one time I had thought to do a little “room” for a small travel doll inside it, but never did. It’s still in my basement!
That little train looks like a lot of fun for the kids!!
Thanks for sharing the pictures, Jeanne!!
Hi Charlotte, something you said about the green apron brought back some memories for me. My mother was host with other church ladies and wore a sheer white apron with green rick rack sewn near the hem. She had several and at the moment I think I have the one I mentioned and maybe one more.
She also had hostess serving glass plates with matching cups used for many occasions. Several sets actually. We girls used them many times for our own tea parties.
When my mother passed away, we donated the hostess sets to her church. I don’t know if they use them these days. I almost wish I’d kept them- it’s so much a part of my mother’s elegance in setting a beautiful table for teas and celebrations. Such wonderful memories.
Oh my goodness, my mother too, made dinners with the ladies at her church, and they all wore fancy aprons when serving the local Rotary Club, or whatever. My grandmother always wore one, but hers was the kind that covered the whole front of her house dress! Of course she made hers from feedsacks but my mother’s came from her church and they were all embroidered. Those were the days!
Linda, my mom had some of those “full” aprons, too, although she usually wore a “half” apron (just covered the skirt). I, on the other hand, prefer a full apron because a half apron does me no good in the kitchen–I’m so short, the countertop is above my waist level!!
I make my aprons (as my mom made some of hers), and have a favorite pattern. Last year I made an apron of a sewing print–such fun!!
Thank you, Paula; what lovely memories of your mother!! My mom had some of those sets, too, and I think one of the churches my dad served had them (mostly used for ladies’ functions, I believe). It was a nice way to serve, and you had a handy spot to set your tea cup!!
Charlotte,
I find that so interesting about the different aprons and I like history a lot so I really find that fascinating!
Hi Charlotte,
I have a tub full ofPretty aprons. I would buy them to make Dionne Doll dresses out of them.So far they are still aprons 🤭
It sounds like you are with those aprons the way I am with hankies, Kathie–can’t bear to cut them up!!
Thank you, Lauren. I am old enough to not only remember but to actually have and use a variety of aprons (although the fancy ones mostly stay in my drawer these days!).
Glad you’re having fun with your sisters! There certainly was a lot to look at. What a nice place to have a market sale.
I’m sure you girls are in your way to even more fun places.
What fun pictures, Jeanne! Looks like it was a nice late summer day to do this, too! I enjoyed looking through all the pictures, and seeing how artistically things were displayed! I was thinking about that wreath, just above the hats, with quail making a nest in it, and how that is exactly what happens everytime I put a wreath up, except my Christmas wreath, of course! It never fails to have some bird make a nest in whatever I have hanging at the time!
I would have loved to see the vintage camper on the outside, since the inside was decorated so nicely! And the little barrel train! We have that going around the grounds at our local pumpkin farm! So cute!
Thank you for taking us along!
Definitely my cup of tea today! Love seeing vintage stuff. I really had to laugh when I saw that pumpkin made of old canning jar rings. I made a couple myself several years ago. 🙂
I’ve collected vintage aprons for many years and have well, a lot. Always have enjoyed them. Paula, mentioned the glass serving plates with cup holder. I have a couple of boxes of the sets. Some had clear cups. Others green or red. I’ll have to dig out mine. 🙂 And Charlotte, I love old luggage. I have almost a set now of vintage Samsonite in blue. Love it. The makeup case works great to transport sewing projects. 🙂 I’d love to see Charlotte’s ivory train case. Some on Ebay are going for a pretty price. 🙂
Hope the sister’s get together spawns lots of memories and fun. 🙂
I forgot to add that Pixie Faire has a free cute cape pattern today for AG’s. But easy to resize it for the Ruby Reds. 🙂
Thanks, Joy; I will try to remember to dig it out and take a picture of the ivory train case one of these days!
Mom had a gray one (shorter but more square) that was always the “medicine chest” when we/they traveled. Bandaids, ointment, aspirin, you name it was in there, just in case!!
Love vintage stuff as well. Yes, organdy aprons. I have two of my grandmother’s with a polished cotton printed center and wide organdy ruffled edge as well as a few everyday ones.. Train cases are such a neat thing. My great aunt had a rosy pink one that she brought when she visited. I loved looking at it.
We have a similar “market” at the local fairgrounds a few times a year. I’ve been and it’s fun to browse around.
Hope your sisters and you are having lots of fun, Jeanne.
I’m going to put a black crow on my fall wreath for Halloween 🎃! Thanks for the idea. Have even more fun.
Dear Jeanne, thanks for sharing the photos. It looks like you had big fun.
I am happy that you and your sisters are having fun also.