SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it all! I love enamelware of any kind, and you scored! Love the license plates! I love it all! Love the brass thingy! I have a dream of making a brass totem for our gardens. Whatcha think of that idea? I may be sending you a few Washington license plates your way as I always love your birdhouses and know you could put them to good use! Thanks for sharing, Jeanne! You are an INSPIRATION!!!! Bear Hugs! Kirk

Sunflower - here is general info on all the ones in and around Bham. BESSEMER - - FRI-SUN Bessemer Flea Market. 1013 - 8th Avenue. North. Exit 112 off I-59. Behind McDonalds restaurant. Hours: 8am to 5 pm. Average attendance 10,000 per weekend. Averages 450 vendors. Wide variety of goods at this market, crafts, collectibles, new merchandise, great bargains can be found here from electronics to sportswear. Food and beverage concessions. Restrooms, h/a. Inside and outside spaces from $6. Camping available with electricity. Camping and motels nearby. Can make reservations for space. c/p Beverly Morton. Box 805. 35020. (205) 425-8510. BIRMINGHAM - - FRI-SUN Dixie Land Flea & Farmers Market. 3000 Highway 25 S. Average weekend attendance of 25,000+. Indoor and outdoor market, with covered spaces and approximately 300 dealers. New merchandise, sportswear, housewares, antiques, collectibles, country items, crafts. Snack bars, restrooms, h/a. Space from $6. Overnight camping avail $2. Showers on grounds. (205) 672-2022 or (800) 440-4125. BIRMINGHAM - - DAILY Farmers & Flea Market. Hours: 8am to 5pm. 344 Finley Ave W. Indoor/outdoor market with approx 50 dealers. Lots of produce, used merchandise, some new items and lots of locally made crafts. Restrooms, snack bar. (205) 251-8737. Fax: (205) 251-8106. BIRMINGHAM - - DAILY Jefferson County Farmers Market. Free adm & ample parking. 344 Finley Ave. W. Snack bar, restrooms. (205) 251-8737.

you're the third person to suggest a pamphlet this week. I'm gonna have to consider it. I went again today, I made roughly the same amount that I did last sunday, but last week I had a lot more sampler pack sales, this week I had substantially more sales, but most were just one bottle. hey, that's fine by me. all the people in the booths next to me kept commenting on how slow it was, and how I seemed to be the only one making any money. I am slowly but surely beginning to put the pieces together to do farmers markets and larger outdoor events. it's almost scary to me how much more comfortable I'm getting when it comes to speaking to customers, and calling people over to try samples. I don't wanna get ahead of myself but this is starting to seem like it's gonna work out just fine. the most difficult part is getting people over to my table to try samples, once I get them there, actually selling the sauce is easy. it pretty much sells itself.

I love good flea markets that sell junk and not so much new stuff and clothes, altho there is one here that sells mostly new stuff, appliances, clothes, etc...mostly hispanics...but once in awhile there will be a good buy on a piece of junk because they really aren't interested in stuff like that usually. I like yard sales, estate sales, auctions, dumpster diving, curb shopping. I am mostly into stuff for the garden now, since I've filled my house a few times over, but I won't turn down a neat piece of junk for the house. Last week I found two old faux bois planters. I had to think "WWMD?" Ha! Not really. (What would Martha do?) Martha collects faux bois...fake wood...made out of cement. I jumped at them for $10 for both.