Did you know that Flea.o.logy is now 20 years old. It's hard for me to believe, all the fun I have had over the years. I thought I'd take some time to do my first post here in 9 Years.
I actually started the flea market at my red sandstone historic house in Payson back in 2005. I invited other dealers from Treasures Antiques in Springville, where I work, to join me in blowing things out. I had been doing it for 5 years when another dealer from Treasures suggested that if we named it, they would come, and she was right.
That dealer, Jenn on the right here is a brilliant business lady. With her concept in place we grew from about 15 dealers to 40, which actually ended up being a problem, but more about that later. Our friend Kathy joined us in leadership for a few years too, she is in the center in this picture.
... the people did come.
and come ....
We got fancier and fancier dealers to join us ... (this is my friend Jann's one time booth)
Lots of goodies for everyone.
and not just close-out items either. This is a fun cupboard I married and decorated specifically for Flea.o.logy. We went on and had lots of fun, until the hundreds and hundreds of customers caused a problem with parking, traffic and pedestrian traffic and we came to the attention of our city fathers. In 2016, we got a cease-and-desist order, claiming we were not zoned for business, which we clearly were. That meant no active Flea.o.logy for 5 years ... then in 2021 one of our favorite customers, Sherri, was bemoaning the loss of Flea.o.logy and she had an epiphany! She invited me to come out to her beautiful hobby farm, just across the city line into the county. I partnered with her and her brilliant daughter Katy. We have since been holding Flea.o.logy at her place with lots of trees, grass, animals, and even peacocks joining in the fun.
We've already had our spring sale for this year, and we hope you'll join us for our autumn sale! Come back to this blog to get further information.
Now for our dealers ... this is Bruce, he was with us at the Fleamarket back in 2005 ... he spent 8 years doing the sale before moving to Wyoming for 10 years. Now he's back in Utah and selling at Flea.o.logy again. He's also a dealer at Treasures, in both stores.
This is Mike. He called himself the clever craftsman. Everyone loves him. He has moved on from selling vintage, but we get to see him now and again, at Treasures and even at Flea.o.logy on occasion.
This is Kimberly, she made blank journals from vintage books covers, that we very popular. Since her days at Flea.o.logy she has lost her husband and remarried and moved on. But since she lives in Payson I run into her on occasion which brings back sweet memories for both of us.
This is Vicky, a long-time seller from Bountiful ... we missed her during our years away from the business, and the loss of her husband Mark during that time made it a bit trickier to join us. Still, we had the pleasure of her company for the first two years of our reinvented flea.o.logy, and so appreciated her great spirit and support.
Keith is another Treasures dealer who started at the market early on. He is also a Treasures dealer with spaces in both stores. As soon as we got started up again, he was right there. It's always a pleasure doing business with him.
This is Rosemary and her son Cole, they are also Treasures dealers. They are more store, than market based now, but we still get to see them regularly.
Darryl, another Treasures dealer, is still at Treasures and we enjoy seeing him as a customer at Flea.o.logy these days.
This is my friend Kelly with a friend, she is on the right, who lives here in Payson, and who I met at Flea.o.logy back in the day. She did do Flea.o.logy once, and brought lovely, reinvented jewelry, some of which I still wear. I'm glad she lives in town, as I get to see her periodically.
This is Mark and Denise, I believe they did every Flea.o.logy we ever did. They are still market based and I have run into them at the Northern Utah Market Days in Logan more than once.
This is Dianna, also long time Flea.o.logy dealers. Dianna has slowed way down in the business since loosing Orson, but we do see her around on occasion, and wish the best for her.
This is my friend Wendy, a former Treasures dealer. She did Flea.o.logy just a couple of times but was super supportive. Unbelievably she no long deals in antiques, she's one of the few who actually moved on. In her case that later included a move to Arizona, she is vastly missed by all her old friends in the business.
This is Jami, she and I belonged to an online selling group called the Crafty Chicks ... then she had her own fleamarket at Thanksgiving Point for a few years before taking it into a store front in Lehi. She has since rehabbed an old church there and moved into the larger space. Go take a look, her store called Jami Ray Vintage.
This is Lindsey. It was fun getting to know her as a dealer. She now sells at The Grove and also at the Village Vintage in Sugar House.
This is Chuck, also a dealer at Treasures, who has been with us since we became Flea.o.logy.
In the middle here we see Kathy again with her supportive husband. She was with us for several years at Flea.o.logy and was even at Treasures for a while. She now sells at Capitol City Antiques in Salt Lake City. I always love her displays. She is really one of the most talented booth curators I know. I still borrow ideas from her.
Jenn and Jaqueline both have their own stores now. Jenn has The Grove in Pleasant Grove, where I also sell, and Jaqueline has a store in Salt Lake City called Copperhive Vintage.
This is my friend Trish. She did Flea.o.logy a few times in the beginning. She also has the distinction of having been with me the first time I saw the Flea.o.logy house. It was for sale when we went there for an estate sale. Her husband is a realtor and took us back to see it with my husband ... the rest is history. She was my partner when I got into the business back in 1995. We shared a booth at Flamingo Road and then moved together into Treasures. She is amazing, and so beloved, but she passed away in 2022 and is so missed.
Nikki is also a long-time dealer with us. She even came and supported me in doing the antique garage sales I've been having at my house since we were cease and desisted. She also rejoined us at the farm for the first few years. She'll even be there for the antique yard sale we're having at the house on July 12th. Come and see.
And this is Garna. She was a dealer at Treasures during the early years of Flea.o.logy and we loved it when she joined us. Now, here is the funny thing. I have not seen her in years. She is no longer at Treasures and has pulled back from the fun that is reselling antiques. But last Friday I was looking at old posts on this blog and had decided that I should do a new post, since Flea.o.logy is back in business. I conceived the 'where are they now idea' that you see here.
Then I went to Winco, and look who I ran into? And I didn't realize until just now, that she is actually wearing the same shirt. I guess that was a sign, that I really should go ahead with this post.
Last of all I wanted to share this picture of my daughters Nell, Becca and Emily. I love it when I run across old pictures of my family. I also wanted to give Nell a nod. She partnered with me the last couple of years managing Flea.o.logy before our cease and desistment. She was my hero!
I hope you all had fun, trekking down memory lane with me. I have met so many wonderful people in this business. Of course there were other dealers, but these are the repeat venders AND I had old pictures of them.
