When Charlotte and I go to NYC to visit our Big City son, one of our favorite stops is the Brooklyn Flea In Fort Greene. It's a smaller, urban version of Canton First Monday Trade Days and there's always something that'll catch your eye.
Charlotte found the perfect pair of Justin cowboy boots (Size 5...yes, I'm serious) in this outdoor bazaar and I'm always looking for something to eat or drink (walking makes me hungry). They're usually three-deep at the counter for Dough (artisanal handcrafted doughnuts) and just the sight of the lobster roll at the Red Hook Lobster Pound makes my mouth water.
My latest find is Mama Can't Sing. It's a small booth with handmade jewelry crafted from unusual items - typewriter keys, old subway tokens...even shotgun shells. In BROOKLYN? I know, I was surprised, too.
But, that's where I found these cool shotgun shell (Remington 12 GA) and vintage typewriter key cufflinks.
Just my type
I don't wear formal attire often (I'm typing this wearing my Kinky Friedman for Governor T-shirt and a pair of shorts with a hole in them) but I couldn't pass these up.
Jewelry maker Carmella Ricciardelli's work is superb and each piece is fun, different and wildly imaginative. Price? Very reasonable - about $20/pair.
If you don't have a trip to NYC in your immediate future, you can buy items from Mama Can't Sing online (they have a store on Etsy). You can't order online from Dough or Red Hook Lobster Pound - at least not until Amazon perfects jetpack drone delivery.
Maybe next year.
176 Lafayette Ave. (between Clermont & Vanderbilt Ave.)
Saturdays 10am-5pm - Rain or Shine
The Flea's Fort Greene flagship location features 150 vendors every Saturday from April through November. The 40,000-square-foot schoolyard at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School is part vintage bazaar, part hipster hang, part old-fashioned town square, and part food bonanza.
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