I’ve always loved flea markets, a passion that started when I was eleven, exploring them with my grandmother in New England. Even now, as a mother and grandmother, I still thrill at the hunt for hidden treasures.
My husband Sam doesn’t share my enthusiasm, often teasing me about collecting “hoarder junk.” But recently, I found a small enameled egg at a street fair and bought it for $10. Sam laughed, thinking it was worthless, until we discovered a pair of diamond and emerald earrings hidden inside. They were appraised at over three million dollars.
This windfall changed our lives, and now Sam, once a skeptic, has joined me in searching for our next treasure.
