One week and counting

Thank heavens the weekend coming is a long one. Three days sans kid obligations will likely finish things up nicely for the fair. Not to mention that Hannah has kindly volunteered to help me put tags and strings on things, stuff items into bags and do any other odds that her back will allow her…

Sink or Swim

Just a brief note to say that, yes, I am still alive and no, I don’t have time to write much. In point form, then: – good weekend – got a full night’s sleep Friday for the first night in weeks – got six hours to myself with no kids, dogs or husband on Saturday…

Two weeks to go….

… until the Christmas Fine Crafts Fair. I’m actually within striking distance of it, have most smaller stock either done or largely done. I did a quick review of last year’s sales and reminded myself that 50% of my sales were $20 or under and the other half was stuff priced between $20 and $50….

Two weeks to go….

… until the Christmas Fine Crafts Fair. I’m actually within striking distance of it, have most smaller stock either done or largely done. I did a quick review of last year’s sales and reminded myself that 50% of my sales were $20 or under and the other half was stuff priced between $20 and $50….

Divided Attention

Had an okay walk. Moss still hates his halti and Katherine still travels at the speed of a two-almost-three-year-old, so we must have looked a fair sight. One woman walking a normal border collie on one leash and a whirling, leaping, psycho-collie on the other with a child in tow who insisted on jumping everywhere,…