Bins and Boulevards

From the time that I was in High School I had a home-crush on Woodruff Place – a neighborhood in Indianapolis with beautiful Victorian Homes – set apart from those on the opposite side of strip of grass with fountains interspersed throughout. To my great delight, as I was driving for a quick visit to the Goodwill Outlet after I dropped my husband off at A movie theater downtown, I came across signs announcing that this was the last day of their annual Flea Market. The lure of the outlet was too strong to pass up, so I headed to the east-side for a quick stop to search the bins, and then made my way back to Woodruff Place.  In addition to finding some lovely vintage patterns, one of my first stops at the Flea Market yielded a treasure trove of books and pamphlets, including two copies of Kinsey’s seminal work and a cool old painting book and engineering book that were both in rough shape but have lovely illustrations.  I also found a cute tin with two dachshunds. After roaming the streets and getting quite warm and thirsty – I finally found another treasure worth investing in: a set of vintage paper dolls made all the more appealing by the fact they were in a cool Santa Claus box.