Falling in Love w Brooklyn-Brooklyn Flea Market!

A beautiful but HOT Saturday afternoon found us out at the Brooklyn Flea Market. The funny thing was, I grew up in and through Brooklyn and had never been but I've heard so much about it that I decided we just had to get down there. I was determined to stay within budget because Chunk's 1st birthday is coming up and we got some other things to do but I didn't know what I should expect to find. Maybe some cute jewelry or art, who knew?


There were stands and stands of EVERYTHING! Hubby called it "Craigslist in real life". Jewelry, place sets, rugs, shoes (something about athlete's foot won't let me buy shoes at a flea market IMO), art, and comic books. Not many baby/toddler friendly pieces although someone mentioned there are more of a baby selection at the Sunday market. But the gems of market for ME-THE BAGS!!! The clutches, the shoulder bags, the carry ons (that I wanted but just knew I didn't need :-() we amazing. You can definitely tell the difference in quality in the older bags and the ones made today. So with that I went on a hunt for my new "it" bag and ladies and gents, Chunks stretched out of the stroller at this one stand we weren't paying attention to and then I found it! ::church angels sing::

I call her Rem, the cognac colour on the trim reminds me of the cognac Remy Martin (drunk-ish but that's what I think lol). The leather is in it's simplest form, not pulled and stretched so the grain is pronounced and sweet. Originally sold for over $350, I scored Rem for $65!!! OMG!!! The sweet lady who owned the stand KNEW her Dooneys, she had one herself, she even put a penny in it for good luck. So from your mouth the God's ears sweetheart! I love a good find and an even better price tag. I think this may just turn out to be my everyday bag since it can take a little beating.


One more reason to fall back in love with my borough!