March 11, 2011

offbeat- in a good way.

Some of my favorite places in the world are the towns noted for their quirkiness.
i.e.
Austin, Tx. 
a place where their mantra is "Keep Austin weird." ...explains the entire city. This place is booming with ingenuity and freedom. Local shops are the norm. & even the traditional chain businesses have an austin flair. Most sides of any given buildings have been attacked by a paintbrush. I love it SO much.

&
Canton, Tx. 
First Monday Trade Days.  According to various sources, the custom has everything to do with the swapping of dogs, antiques, junk, and donkeys on 30-acre grounds. Canton goes from a tiny town of 5,100 to a town of over 300,000 during the first Monday weekend, making it the largest flea market in the world. I grew up going there, I've never been anywhere as strange as Canton. Its almost as magical as Disneyland.
Mary Lawson making deals
the normal find in a trading booth at Canton
I want him!


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