ANTIQUES ON MONDAY...

Howdy!  Today was rainy and yucky out.  I had done all my chores over the weekend, so this morning my hubs and I set out for the Livingston AntiqueMall in Howell MI.   I love this mall...I swear I could go twice a month and never see the same things twice!  It's always busy.  I wish I lived closer, because I would definitely rent a booth there!  It's my husbands favorite mall as well, so it's a win win for me!

I'm always looking for brown transferware...and there is one booth, Fragments, that has everything I love...vintage, turn of the century stuff.  I found this big mug in his booth today with words of advice printed on it.  I've never seen a cup like this, so, of course it came home with me:

It's the one in the middle.  The mug on the right was also a find at the mall today.

I've never see a mug like this in brown, with all the wording on it.  Apparently, the father in the picture is giving his young son advice.  It was dated from the late 1800's, and made in England. 

And then I saw this....a beautifully, hooked primitive rug.  Age unknown but pretty sure it could be from the early to mid 1900's.  The backing was burlap and had some very worn areas throughout...by my oh my!!!  What a beauty it was!!

And look at the price!!  $67.50!  5 X 6...it was too big for me to spread out and take a good picture (the booth itself was so small), but can you imagine the work that went into this?  It, at one time, was probably the shining star in someone's beautiful home.  I  loved the colors and everything about it...except the holes!  Hopefully, someone will rescue it and bring it back to it's original state.  

I hope everyone is having a good start to the week.  I'm super lucky this week...no appointments and basically NO plans...just the kind of week I love!!!  So take care, stay safe, mask up and thank you for taking time to read my blog!!