A basket full of memories

There's a woven basket in my living room that it a catch-all for all the things that don't have a set destination: magazines, mail, papers I'll get to eventually.

The basket was purchased at The City Market in Kansas City nearly 15 years ago. When we bought it, it was to hold our son's building blocks (though we still tripped over them more often than not). Over the years, its uses have ranged from toy storage to cat bed to the-kitchen-table-is-covered-with-stuff-so-use-the-basket.

I love this basket. It has survived four moves, three cats and two toddlers. There's not a lot of furniture in my house that can make that claim.

Farmers markets are great places to find items like baskets, benches and trunks that you didn't know you needed until you see it. I love that such finds are crafted by local artisans because no matter how many craft books I check out from the Library, the only things I can make without throwing a minor temper tantrum is a bookmark.

(This is not an exaggeration. I took a knitting class almost two years ago and the scarf I started it still on the needles because I ran out of yarn and didn't know what to do next.)

What's your favorite non-food farmers market find?