Lamplighter Fair 2008

This weekend, is the weekend of the Lamplighter Fair at the Wiesbaden Air Field. There are vendors from all over--Germany, Italy, Poland, etc, etc. There is lots of pottery, linens, crystal, nutcrackers & smokers, wine, cheese, furniture etc, etc. Last year, since it was all new to me, I didn't know quite what I liked or didn't.

A year later, it is a different story! Today, I purchased a large Italian pottery serving plate. It is beautiful and very eye-catching. I also bought a small vivid red vase with a bright yellow sunflower on it from the same vendor. I also finally found a pattern of Polish Pottery that I love, and bought a medium-sized pitcher, that I will use as a vase. (It has occurred to me that I have a thing for vases!) I know I have a couple friends who lived in Germany quite a while ago, maybe you know about the Polish Pottery craze...well, I guess it used to be super, super cheap...but it is not anymore...so while I know I'll never have a full set, it will still be fun to try to pick up some other pieces here and there. I feel the same way about the Italian pottery except I want all different patterns of that. I think it would be fun to display the different plates on the walls when I move back to the States (and still use them), but I'm too scared to do that here in Germany because it's so hard to get something to hang on my walls. Italian pottery is bright and colorful, Polish Pottery is more muted.

I informed James that now I have "shopping goals", he rolled his eyes, laughed out loud and then replied, "Gr-reat!"

Until later,

Emily