Chalk and Cheese

Hello hello!!
What a weekend!
Gosh I am feeling weary tonight!
So… yesterday I woke and the weather was less than nice. But I decided since the car was packed (and I am the eternal optimist) that I would go out to the Rhododendron Garden and see how things went.

Maureen also turned up after some debating in the morning because it was pouring at her place!!

The organisers decided we shouldn’t be down in the gardens – too wet and not many people expected in the rain.
We got our gazebos up in the car park and I put out a few things then the rain came down more… even with the sides to help the misty rain just floated in and got the soap damp.
Not going to work

Luckily instead of having to go home, we were able to snaffle a spot inside in the corridor along a wall and put a table up each and do a reduced version of our markets.

We really had a lovely day even though it was slow. We met lots of people… esp the volunteers that run the garden. So sweet and helpful.

(Maureens really cute kids aprons)

We both did better than we thought in sales for the day and the best thing was being able to just cover our stuff and leave it behind, ready for today!

Happily our gazebos did get used yesterday!! The Taiko Drummers couldn’t do their performance in the muddy garden in the rain, so they set up in the carpark!
A real shame about that. Today would have been better for them with more people to enjoy it.
I certainly loved it

This is Ayano… I met her later and we made friends!! Maybe I will be able to meet her again sometime and brush up on my Japanese!!

And today was stunning weather! Its hard to believe this followed the dark day of misery yesterday haha

So we decided to relocate our wares back outside under the gazebos where we had more space to work in and put out more stuff

So many people came by to see the gardens (and buy soap!!)(and craft goods)

Everyone was so cheerful and positive. It was a lovely atmosphere today!

Maureen has done so much sewing this year!!
She is saving her pennies as she is planning to join an expedition with Margie, her daughter in law Marsha and myself to Japan next year!
(You know… if we can ever leave the country again!!!!!)

We are hoping to go in November 2021. Obviously nothing set – who knows what the world will be up to by then! But its great to have plans and goals to work towards!

It was nice having the space today.. I could sit at a separate table behind the main display and wrap soaps for people – like a mini office!
I also enjoy seeing the soaps all out together.
People were being so complimentary about them. I think my head swelled up.

Great outcomes though. Sold over $500 worth over the two days and now I have some space so I can happily make more!!!
Yay for markets!

Hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend too!!
(I hope to go back to the gardens ASAP so I can actually have a look around!)

Cheers!