Monday 's special Car boot

I didn't get to a booty on Sunday owing to the fact I was showing three of my dogs at a local show (1st place and two 3rd places). I was expecting rain anyway but temps reached 17.5 C while I was there so I bet I missed a great booty.

At just before 7am on Monday morning I was shaking a bleary eyed husband awake and half an hour later was driving up to the advertised Bank Holiday Giant Car Boot and Market Special.

Already buyers were coming away loaded up and the field was packed with stalls. I rushed over to inspect the first row of stalls and as I was browsing through a stack of books I suddenly heard a woman shout...."Fight! Fight! There's two men having a fight!"

I looked up to see a flailing arm and a man diving to the ground a couple of rows away, there were women screaming, shouts of passers by but I couldn't see anything more. Its the first time I've ever seen this at a Booty and I wondered if the man fighting had caught the other stealing from his stall or perhaps the man wandering by had spotted an item he'd sold earlier being sold for more on a dealers stall. Of course they might have been two ninja warriors who'd accidently met while at the Booty I'm only guessing....

Anyhow, amidst the rumble and shouts I spotted a dog book for 50p (fights don't put me off scenting a bargain) which I bought.

Found the 3 Dr Who books on a stall a little further up - doing research for my Time Travel story you know.... that's my excuse anyway ;-).

Further on I had a lovely chat with a lady stallholder who was trying to sell off a load of her own stuff as she was getting divorced and leaving the family home. We had a good chat about the credit crunch, the effect on buyers at Boot Sales and the price of supermarket shopping going up.

I bought a watercolour painting of the River Yarrow by a local artist from her for £2. It will join my other originals on my art gallery wall ie in the living room.

On another stall I spotted a large bag half hidden under the stall and on seeing it was full of vintage linen dragged it out so that I could go through it. No sooner had I lifted out a couple of items than a woman rushed up behind me grabbed the bag and dragged it over to her so that she coud go through it herself! The Cheek! If she'd have just come to stand besides me and go through it with me I wouldn't have minded but to actually watch me drag the bag out from under the stall and then drag it off with her was blimming cheeky!

Anyway, I dragged it back :-)

I bought two items from this bag.... a damaged cloth with a beautiful crocheted edge and a single bed bolster cover with lace and vintage embroidery. I now need to buy a big enough pillow to fit it but for 50p for both items I was happy. The damaged cloth I intend to salvage and perhaps create an ornate pillow with - I certainly couldn't leave it behind for that price!

Here is the bolster/pillowcase.

Both items looked creased and grubby when I bought them but both have washed lovely - I wish I'd poked and examined the contents of the bag a bit more closely now in case I missed something.

I found this necklace on another stall. Polished stones and the lady infomed me it was jade. I don't know if she was telling the truth or not but I took the chance. I'm thinking of including this as part of a birthday gift.

Somthing else I bought to give away is this mug set. All brand new and sealed , I bought it for me and then realised I had a birthday coming up so intend to use this as well as other goodies.

From the same stall I was lucky enough to spot Yankee Candles, two for £1. I've already burnt one of these and the smell is delicious.