Went much better. A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about our first fair and that it was a bit of a dud. Very low sales across the board for everyone, so the organizers invited us back free of charge to try again on 11/8. As you can see in the photo, we changed a… Continue reading 2nd fair
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I don’t quilt
My mom quilts, and as I mentioned in an earlier post, that's enough crazy for one house, thanks. She's in her mid-80s and has lived with us for nearly 15 years after a procession of unsuccessful knee surgeries, so more and more often, I get roped in to help when she wants to make a… Continue reading I don’t quilt
A Writing Challenge
November is National Novel Writing Month. For a while, there was an official group called NaNoWriMo* that hosted an online space for folks to find community while they challenged themselves to write 50K words during the month of November.** The whole concept was that people often say, "Someday, I'm going to write a novel." NaNo's… Continue reading A Writing Challenge
The social media dilemma
Ah, the constant question. How do I handle social media in the current age? Obviously, I'm choosing to blog right now, which is a throwback for me to the time before there were dozens of different platforms available to everyone with an internet connection. Back in the day when modems made that grinding boo-dee-beeeeeeep sound,… Continue reading The social media dilemma
First fair
It, um, could have gone better. I mean, it was a good ice breaker. Oldest came with me and I'm glad I had help for setting up since it was the first time. We broke out some new display tools, so there's a plus one for Ikea. The Helgeo, a rack that attaches to any… Continue reading First fair