It’s been around -20 degrees yesterday, -18 degrees today. The crunch of the snow felt solid under my feet. Cars and trucks didn’t whoosh by but did more of a crunchy-whoosh. The trees shivered under frost and snow, outlining them against the thinning gray clouds. It could have been a day to curl up on the sofa by the fireplace for a good sister visit. It could have been a good day for us to cook a hearty soup, then bake some cookies. But, no, we had other plans. Which did start our with a hearty breakfast and hot coffee. Then it was off to an Antique market in Calgary. My eyes popped when we walked in to Elaine's Antiques & Collectibles Show in the Marlborough Park Community Centre. Tables of antiques and nostalgic pieces from all areas of daiyl life were arrayed around the room. The room was filled with buyers and browsers. I hesitantly made my purchase - I really only wanted the lid, but the little red Pyrex refrigerator dish like my own is in better condition than mine.
Then it was off to another Antique sale - this time to Where On Earth Did You Get That. This Antique Mall held not just the small items we had seen previously, but furniture. Oak bedsteads, old trunks, rocking chairs and china cabinets all from another era and time. Patsy Cline serenading us from vinyl records being played with old radios arrayed on shelves above and around. Bookshelves filled with all manner of old books. One set of the Hardy Boys mystery books - was it complete? I dared not check to be certain. No purchases made there.
More importantly, this browsing through nostalgia seemed to balance and ground me into past, present and into myself and many family memories. And yet, the day was not done. We went for High Tea at the Hayloft Restaurant in Airedrie, a popular local restaurant. Check out their menu at www.hayloft8th.com . Then home to the farm for naps and an evening of visiting.
“For it is up to you and me to take solace in nostalgia’s arms
and our ability to create the everlasting from fleeting moments.”
~ Sanober Khan, A touch, a tear, a tempest
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