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Marburger, Texas: Are you Ready for the Antique Fair?

Marburger antiques

Photography and text by: Corey Amaro


We are heading to Texas for the antique fair in Marburger…

Via South Carolina to help our friend Lynn (The Side Door Antiques) pack, load and drive her truck to Texas. Just like I did last year. I am so excited, French Husband has no idea how much work is involved. Nor how to say Marburger.

He thinks we are going to Mc Donald's.

Antiques Marburger 

French Husband repeated Marburger… "Macburger? We are going to Macburger? Like McDonald's right?"

I said, "You are being funny…right?"

He answered, "Macburger? What is funny?"

I laughed, "As in McDonald's hamburgers that's funny!"

"Macburger is what you said?"

"No, I said, Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..EEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR (R R R R R) BURGER."

"No, you didn't."

"Okay, I didn't. It is Macburger, hold the burger!" Then I laughed. He didn't, though he gave me a strange look.

Antiques marburger fair 

Later he questioned me again, "The antique fair has the same name as McDonald's burger?"

"Yeah that is right. It is MAC burger, not MAR burger." and the joys of being a bilingual, vegetarian couple.

NOTE:

We will be in Marburger

September 27 until October 3rd,

in Tent F-a, stand 4,

Lynn King, The Side Door Antiques.

Hope to see you there !

Comments

24 responses to “Marburger, Texas: Are you Ready for the Antique Fair?”

  1. Natalie Thiele

    Oh boy! I’m ready for more great tales! Have fun.

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  2. Jackie

    Corey, Will you be selling there too? I want you and Yann to come help me at Brimfield! Let’s start by asking Yann to say BRRRRIIIIMMMMFieeeeeld…
    jackie
    bliss farm antiques

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  3. Jeanine

    OMG!*!*! ~ Coming all the way from FRANCE to be at Marburger!!! Wish I was going this Fall just to meet YOU!!! You most certainly live life to the fullest…
    Jeanine, ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!

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  4. Sarah

    I loved meeting you in TX. last year, unfortunately I don’t get to go this year so won’t get to meet Yann in person. Maybe sometime in France.
    Sarah

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  5. Elle

    We will be packed up and on the road to Marburger day after tomorrow–I can’t wait!! Hope to see you again this year. . .Elle

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  6. sharon

    you crack me up, sometimes i laugh right out loud! wish i could come to texas….have never been. st. johns, michigan is a looooong ways away. have fun. sharon

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  7. Everton Terrace

    I remember wishing last year that I could go and see the fair and meet you and vowed to go this year and here it is already and during my birthday too – ugh. I am going to be on a lovely little vacation but it’s not there. I am going to hope for next year. I’m glad you at least take me with you here.

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  8. Candace

    I am not going to be there this Fall. I will be there in the Spring. Darn.

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  9. Cheryl ~ Casual Cottage Chic

    LOL! Gotta love that hubby of yours 🙂 A true “diamond in the rough”. Have fun packing and driving across the south. Be safe.
    xo,
    Cheryl

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  10. jend’isère

    Prevent him from talking about the “beach”. Otherwise his accent will charm.

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  11. Ed in Willows

    I will be in Willows forever…….hope to see you there.

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  12. Joy Jones

    Have a fun road trip Corey! Mr. Cupid and I will be flying to Texas from Florida to attend Marburger and we will be sure to stop by Lynns booth. Happy shopping! ~ xo Joy

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  13. georgie

    You guys should have your own cable t.v. sitcom!

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  14. Michelle M in KY

    Corey…
    I am so jealous! I, too remember wanting to go last year and vowed to make it this year. Perhaps, you’re teaching all of us a lesson…”to go with the flow” – just do it…take off and follow your heart. However, with small children that’s sometimes not an easy task. OH, how I want to come to Texas, see the show, meet you. You know what would be fun? Maybe sometime next year, planning a girls weekend, week with a lot of your readers and planning a central place to meet. That would be so much fun! I know that a lot of them have come to see you at the show, but this is kinda like planning a family reunion type thing. Think about it and then maybe with some planning you could pull it off. I admire you and Yann for following your heart and just taking life one day at a time. I’m going to try to instill your model (a least to the best of my ability) at this point in my life. Have fun…and safe travels to you!

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  15. Shelley@thiswhiteshed.blogspot.com

    I wish we were going to Marburger Fair…parsley, sage and Magnolia Pearl….
    Hope you see her!

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  16. Cherise

    I almost want to drive up to Marburger from San Antonio just to meet you two. You’re kind of famous 🙂
    Have a wonderful trip!

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  17. Joan Tankersley

    Well, yahoo. I just might hitch up my wagon and head to Marburger.LOL I have no idea where it is, but I am in Houston.
    I am headed to France in October, so if you leave anything behind-I’ll bring it to you, unless of course it is something fabulous and as much as I hate to, I might keep it. 🙂

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  18. Alena

    Corey, I am so in love with your … well, being so funny!
    {English is my second language}
    Have you and your hubby super time!
    Grrrrr, wish I was there…..

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  19. Carole

    Too funny. It sounds like a conversation I would have with my husband…..and he’s American:)
    Have fun!
    xx
    Carole

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  20. momof5

    I second the BRIMFIELD post above from Jackie who I met at the SOWA market in Boston! I’ll come help Jackie too. Come to Brimfield and BOSTON!!!!!! You can stay with me…..see New England, meet my french next door neighbor….enjoy clam chowder and lobster…fields and fields of Brocante finds. Heaven. Please come.
    _________________
    Hi
    I might just do it!
    Oh!

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  21. Marcie

    Too funny Corey,,,safe trip to you all,,,good luck at the show!

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  22. kelleyn

    Wish I could come to Texas. I would love to meet you. As we flew over the Nice and Monaco coming home from Italy I thought of you. I kept thinking somewhere done there is Corey’s house.

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  23. Marie- Noelle

    My TOM TOM doesn’t seem to know “MARBURGER”!!!Should I try “MACBURGER”???
    ————–
    Hi MN
    Marburger is an area between: Houston and Austin. The most famous of the “tents or fields” along the thirty mile strip set up for the antique fair is “ROUND TOP” hence its name.
    C

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  24. Kip

    It’s usually too hot to wear black, lol!

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