Today is #MarketFriday initiated by @dswigle (Denise, that's me!!) Join me as we share our markets across the globe. I always look forward to seeing what you send me! It is amazing to see the different markets and cultures of our friends here on steemit. I have been pleasured by all of you, as you send in the most wonderful posts. Going places, doing things, buying merchandise. I have been surprised by many, not being familiar with the culture and I must say that it has been such an educational experience for me in so many ways and I hope for you also. This week, I will be doing an unusual market listing toys on Craiglist, selling rather than buying.

Are you ready to see what we can sell? A reverse #MarketFriday of sorts.

Barbie dolls were invented by Ruth Handler, who was the co-founder of Mattel toy company. She was inspired to create an adult doll after she watched her daughter playing with paper dolls. She modeled Barbie after Bild Lillie, a German doll that she purchased the rights to. She even bought the rights to the German-made doll Bild Lilli and modeled her version after the figure. Barbie was introduced to the public at the New York Toy Fair in 1959.

Before Barbie, the only dolls they sold on the market were baby dolls, but Barbie was much different. They were created to grant young girls choices for life, career and otherwise. They were quickly fast-tracked to becoming the best-selling dolls of all time. To date, Barbie has had over one billion sales since her birth. As an aside, I looked up the prices that Barbies were selling at and they were all over the board. From $10.00 to $1,000.00 This made it extremely hard to put a price on it. I will have to research some more before I post them. Although I gave away two to the neighbor's young girls who were fawning over them. The only thing they really needed was another little girl to love them

Question: What word looks the same backward, or even upside down?

Barbie has all sorts of accessories. I am not even sure how she collected all of these! A scooter, part of the stall for her pony and even an exercise bike! Barbie needs to keep in shape! Below is a laundromat and there is a horse stall complete with a horse and all the tools to keep him happy, a full gym, a full kitchen and furniture for the dream house, which is not shown, but, saftely taken apart and in its box. So tell me, tell me, tell me true? Where did Barbie get all that time to go shopping?

I almost forgot about the littlest pet shop. Kenner originally introduced The Littlest Pet Shop toys in the 90s, I believe it was 1992. It was made into an animated cartoon several years later and then disappeared. Hasbro resurrected it in 2005 and it was made into an animated series again in 2012-2016. There is such a mixed bag of prices on what you can get for these, but, for sure, it was much more than you paid, especially for the older ones.

Joseph Addison

A flower. There must always be a flower to color my world. I want to thank @Kalemandra or her everyday use of the #colorchallenge.

My Little Pony is a toy line and media franchise that was created by American Toy Company Hasbro. Itis another story of them being revived and the television series just aired its last episode in April 2019.

And just like that, my shopping is done. Until next time! I hope you had fun and maybe next time, we will get a few more plants to fill in the spaces. As always, I want to thank you for taking the time to visit #MarketFriday!! Have a most fabulous day! The filling out of the craigslist is fairly easy. No problem. If there is a one, there must be others. .They have so little

How to Participate:

1. Go to the market! Any market will do! Food, Clothing, Plant or Animal, if you wish. You can go to the zoo or an art auction. Anywhere or anything that you pay money for a service. I once went to a nail salon.
2. Take pictures! Be creative (or not)
3. Tell us a little bit about the market, what brought you here?
4. Post the picture(s)
5. Don’t forget to hashtag it! #MarketFriday by @dswigle
6. Drop the link to your post here so I can easily find them

I have been discovering new places, some right in my own backyard!! I am intrigued by different cultures. It is exciting and yes! I would love to see yours! Don't forget to take photos wherever you happen to be shopping - whether it be the grocery store, the local marketplace or even an art gallery, a kite festival or a cherry blossom festival! Wherever money is exchanged for a service or for merchandise. Be different if you wish! It does not have to be a traditional market! We will love it! I promise you! Don't forget to use the hashtag #MarketFriday and @dswigle.

Thank you for visiting my post 💖 Because of you, I come back to post, again and again, I am encouraged by you, for the time you take to visit, comment or even upvote. For all of these reasons, I am eternally grateful. Don't ever forget what a wonderful world we live in, people. Let's hold hands around the globe and make this earth really spin. Some days, it is not as easy to see, how wonderful it really is. Kindness counts. Wherever you go, whatever you do.

they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire