This was on my free range egg.. do you think they meant to do this or was it like the time we checked out a new website at work (former) that the opposition had won the tender for and jumped on every little error we could find like the beauty under "Charity" where the developer had put test text that read "stuff about spacs and sad arses goes here"
I never read the text on eggs, but I will be from now on...
It is winter now, so that means rainy overcast days when resin doesn't set properly. I will have to move on to something else unless I get a heat lamp to work under.
I have so many other things I can do that have been on the backburner for the last two years that I have been focused on resin. I tested the water by applying to volume 2 of the Clothes Peg project and my work was accepted! yay! very excited. Come to the opening on May 21.
I have to decide this week which of the markets I want to apply to for the end of the year when the summer ones start. It is tricky. So many things to consider. Lots to do and think about this week. Be well everyone.
Her owner just turned up! Good news in a way for her because she was missing her owners, and their other dog and two cats were missing her... I did suggest she get vet checked and chipped, I had just finished giving her a haircut! nice eyebrows and chin trim :-) The owner didn't mind that she was washed and trimmed.. turns out the teeth are so bad because she is actually eleven years old, my vet thought 5 or 6. I don't know how I feel. Some people just don't deserve dogs. *sob* oh and her name is Ebony? she will always be Chilli to me.
what to do... the tradesman next door says there was a school girl out looking this morning, he didn't speak to her but thinks she may have been looking for a dog..... he didn't say anything because he knew I want to keep chilli.... The neighbour says there is a house around the corner that has a silky... now my problem is this.. She is in shocking condition, underweight, filthy, bad teeth, not microchipped, registered or wearing any ID. But on the other hand I think she is missing her owner. I would like a very good explanation from them for her condition. Why haven't they done a letterbox drop? or registered with the ranger and the local vets as missing? What do I do?
I can't do anything now, she is checking her email..
Look what Minnie and I found on our walk today? I have named her Chilli as in Chilli Dog! She is super cute, desexed but not microchipped I don't think she has been well looked after. The filthy coat full of dreadlocks and being underweight could be put down to being on the streets for a while but the state of her teeth shows long term neglect. I gave her a small meal and a nice warm bath and we went to the park to meet all of Min's friends which she really enjoyed. Minnie seems to like her BTW so that is great. I have registered her with the Council Ranger, the two vets near me and will take her up to the dog home in the morning and register her there as lost. I would be quite happy if her owners never claim her, I would love her to join our family :-) Wish me luck that we all get some sleep tonight.
Look at this people! Dawn, you know, the thing that happens about 3 hours before I get up.. :-)
So, why did I get to see it this morning? I was off to Market again! yay! I had to wait until the sun was up before I could drill some new pieces that I made yesterday. I had to wire them at the stall but people seem to like watching me actually working so it is a good thing.
so the market? well, we had a terrible location. They have this strange charter that bans the craft people from being anywhere near the farmers so we have to be seperated in case any of our craft vibes rub off on to the veg. We thought it was going to suck and it did. In the end we all banded together and refused to pay our rent :-) Next week we are tying a better spot, closer to the action and on the grass which will be nice. On the upside I did really well this time and also had heaps of fun. It is really fun watching the customers interacting with the work and to watch the stuff that moves. It is really great having some point to my week now :-)
:-) It was a great day. I was very pushy and instead of waiting and waiting to get the go ahead I just sent an email saying I am coming, see you tomorrow. That resulted in an email back saying we are not ready but you can come today as a one off while we get ready... So off I went with my great new display, can you see my new shelves? they are at the back covered in the same pink as the tablecloth. It was a great morning, as you can see, the place is full of kids and dogs and happy customers getting their super fresh vegies, fruit, lettuce, fabulous bread, olive oil and flowers. It is great, there is a couple of organic growers and a lamb man, it is going to be a very successful market.. and they said it couldn't be done :-)
We had a lovely neighbour and a great location right next to the gate, when it rains it turns into a small lake but we were lucky today the weather was perfect. Stall holders get cheap coffee as well so we had a few to keep us warm, it was cold when the wind blew but I prefer to be cold.
I decided today not to hide from the customers so I set myself up at the front with some pieces wating for wiring so I could say hello to people as they came to browse. It was great fun and I had a really good time. My little shop looked wonderful and I think I have almost cracked the perfect set up, I still need to tweak the centre bit where the orange sticks are but I am getting closer all the time. Yay me :-)
Oh, I forgot to talk about the attitude and expectations.. I went along with VERY low expectations and a bright cheery chatting attitude and it worked a treat. I was also very happy to see that 95% of people came to the market with lots of their own bags for their goods, it was great.
Oh, I had fun today. I bought some wood and together with some salvaged cedar knocked up these new display shelves for my market stall display. Tonight I covered them in hot pink fabric to match the table cloth and they should rock tomorrow. VERY excited! I will do my best tomorrow to remember to take some good shots of it all set up tomorrow. Wish me luck, I can feel a cold coming on and I am due for a vertigo attack so I am a bit anxious about the whole thing but more excited than anything. I don't expect great sales at all but I think the venue will inprove in time and for a small fee I have a weekly shop front. So shop front down, next thing I have to find is a studio to work from. I can't keep turning the house into a giant messy studio :-)
Oh I had a fun day today. Have you ever used the timer on your camera to take pictures of yourself? ten seconds seems like a long time until you have to push the button, throw yourself across the room and pose the way you want in time :-) oh a great way to get the giggles. The funniest part was when Minnie heard me and decided to she wanted to join in. I have this idea for a collage and I can't find an image that is quite right so I am shooting one myself, of myself, without laughing. Try it.
soft and weak Vs Firm and Strong. My body has become soft and weak. When I was really sick with Adrenal Fatigue I lost a lot of weight and became drawn and hollow looking. I am better now but have become soft, flabby and weak. I tried on four pairs of jeans today and couldn't get the zip done up on any of them to go to the park.. I am not eating that much so it has to be a lack of exercise. I have never been "fat" when I suck it in and wear the right clothes you won't know, but it's there, big ugly secret hiding under my clothes and it makes me feel crap. You don't want to read crap like that.
