A Tisket, A Tasket
A Vintage Picnic Basket
I have been wanting to share this story with you for a few weeks! On April 20, my husband and I celebrated 28 years of marriage! On an evening when severe thunderstorms were threatening and tornado watches announced, my sweet husband was still willing to go with me to an outdoor antique market in the woods! Yep, that’s what I wanted to do on our anniversary and he was happy to take me, even with the storm warnings!
I saw a lot of things, but this vintage yellow picnic basket had me at hello! I loved the pale yellow color and that the lid becomes a tray when you lift it off. The hang tag said $65. I wasn’t sure I wanted a picnic basket for $65 and hubs definitely didn’t think a picnic basket was worth $65!
We continued to walk around the market, but I subtly kept bringing up the basket – “I wonder if they would come down in price?”. . . “I’ve never seen anything like it” . . . “It’s such a pretty color and would look great on the screen porch” . . . finally – “This could be my anniversary gift!” With that he said – “If that’s what you really want, then lets go get it!”
By now the wind was beginning to whip up and the skies were black, so we decided to “walk briskly” back to the vendor selling the picnic basket. They were a sweet couple and came down in price to $45! We warned them about the impending bad weather and to please take cover and with that, we very quickly made our way to the car right before it started to downpour!
Don’t get me wrong, I’m always happy to receive chocolate, flowers or jewelry from my husband; but this vintage yellow picnic basket and walking around an outdoor market with him was a gift/memory I’ll treasure!
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happy Anniversary! Such a sweet basket! You will always have happy memories when you use it!
Sounds like a perfect anniversary date to me! Your husband sounds like a good guy! And what a darling basket!
Luv your vintage basket and happy to hear that you got such a good deal on it. Sounds like we both like to do some thrifty shopping on our anniversaries…one year we went to a salvage store after a nice dinner out:)
Blessings,
Linda
Love that sweet color, and you're right, I've never seen one like it before!!
What a sweet story. Love the basket.
what a beautiful basket and what a wonderful idea with the lid……. it looks soooooooo pretty….well done on getting a bargin!
Tilly
I love this basket! I've never seen one like it either. the perfect gift!
Congratulations on 28 yrs together. :o)
My kind of gift as well. The memory is worth more than gold. Happy Anniversary to you both Ÿ
I have a love for vintage pic nic baskets. It's nice to see yours!
-Brittany Ruth
Be sure to keep this romantic story with the basket. I always preserve the memory behind special pieces. Love the story and the picnic basket.
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I can certainly see why you would want it and the lid coming off and transforming into a tray is just wonderful! Such pretty photos and a fun story to go with your basket 🙂
Looks like the yellow is so in right now. It is very handsome. 🙂