2013 Anniversary Antiques: Day 2

Without thinking about it too hard, I assumed that it was Saturday.  Therefore, all of the shops would be opening at 10:00am, and our plan would be running full steam ahead bright and early.  I'm an idiot, and it was actually Sunday.  Therefore, the shops didn't open until 12:00pm.  What to do, what to do!

So, the first thing on the list was to find some breakfast.  We found a diner through Yelp called Jimmie's Diner.  Now, I don't usually do this since the blog is all about antiques, but hear me out on this one.  Jimmie's Diner has a theme of the old diners.  Therefore, it is kind of like an antique.  The lady who served us had on a poodle skirt and a name tag for "Suzie Q".  Oh yes, we were in deep.  The food was pretty good, and the service was quick.

We then managed to kill more time until Paramount Antique Mall opened.  This is the original one, but it is affiliated with Paramount East Antique Mall, which we visited the day before.  The sign outside the door stated "Voted Best Antique Mall in Mid-America."  I'm not sure who voted and what other stores were in the voting pool, but the store did not really let us down.  We were some of the first people in the store, and the store quickly filled up with customers.  The layout is a little whacky, but I think we managed to look at everything.  The store has a lower level (three or four steps) to the right of the entrance.  There is also a separate room off of the far right of the building.  The store had a little bit of everything.  In fact, there were some booths that seemed too knick-knacky for the location, but it all had its niche in the store.

The wife found a lemon juicer for cheap, and she wanted one to start making homemade lemonade.

She also found a stool which she tried to talk herself out of getting.

She also found a set of pots for our flowers.

And this scarf/bow... which her crafty mind has a plan for but it is over my head to understand.  I just smile and nod.

I found the complete series of MLB star glasses, including George Brett.

 

And, I found a The Legend of the Lone Ranger lunchbox with the thermos.

We then went to Flying Moose Antique Mall.  They have some items outside the store, and the wife would have taken some of it home if we had room in the car.  The store feels bigger than it looks, and there are some really fun booths.  We looked, and I drooled over some items that I could not afford.  There is one booth  that I would have purchased everything if I could afford it.  The only thing we walked out of there with was another bucket that the wife purchased to use as a flower pot.

 

Since we got a late start and both antique stores were large, our day was shot.  So, we headed towards Topeka to finish off our trip.