Right when we walked through the main gate of the flea, we stopped to chat with a very nice Aussie couple who were visiting New York on holiday. They told me about their Chihuahua/Maltese mix back home and how silly it was and about the different foods they tried at the flea. Then they pointed out a camera crew just about 4 feet away from us, who were following a blonde woman around. The couple said her name was Martha, but they didn't know who she was. I realized it was the one and only Martha Stewart as soon as she turned around. I explained to them that she was a talk show host and a master crafter..I left out the part about her going to prison for a year over the Enron stock scandal :) I said goodbye to the lovely couple, snapped a couple pics of Martha and was on my way.
We walked around the flea, checking out all of the goods and stopped by our favorite pastry tent for a brownie. I saw a ton of cute stuff, but nothing that really jumped out at me as a must buy. I did buy a cute little Brooklyn Based tote for $8, but that was it. We ran into Martha one more time, I wouldn't have even noticed it was her standing right next to me, but her two French Bulldogs were making a huge scene barking at a another dog in front of us. Luckily CP was safe in my arms or he too probably would have suffered the wrath of Martha's ferocious Frenchies.
We left the flea and headed into DUMBO to spend some time in the Brooklyn Bridge Park. Before entering the park we walked through an adorable mini farmers market, but the only thing that really caught our eyes was a small pumpkin pie tart..yum. We found a nice warm spot to lay on the steps of the park alongside the river. We had the most amazing view as we were located between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridge and directly across the East River was downtown Manhattan. I was so overwhelmed just thinking about how much I loved living in New York (Brooklyn especially) and how lucky I was that I was to be able to take advantage of this beautiful day, I swear I thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest.
After enjoying a couple hours at the park, laying on the steps and people watching, it was time to head home. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect fall Sunday afternoon. If the weather is nice, I think I will venture out again tomorrow.
Martha Stewart
Man's best friend...Chili Palmer
Family photo :)
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