Todays mission, visit the Vancouver Flea Market.
And I was impressed. Perhaps only 20% of the vendors showed up today - but the goods on offer were excellent. A booth devoted to nothing but antique cameras, a few vintage watches. Another booth devoted entirely to antique postcards, old photos, printed ephemera. An excellent selection. Other vendors, with jade and vintage jewelry, some with watches, the standard small and large antiques, no end to what you might find here, and - after picking up a few postcards - half thinking to send them to Stormy - but - given his tenuous grasp on reality at the moment I probably won't - don't want the extended-care home upping his meds. And other booths, tools, fashion, everything, really - the full range of quality - from the best of the best - overheard one of the jewelers telling a customer that he hadn't seen a "Faberge before" meaning that he had a Faberge whatever in his hands now - to the standard flea market junk you might find anywhere else.
And - to add to the spice - 80% of the stalls are wrapped in tarps - their goods not displayed, but you can read the signs above them: "Antiques", "Watches", "Vintage Magazines", etc, etc - meaning I'll have to come back - again and again.