04.25.07
Panic is setting in
Yesterday was spent up at Riyescott Ranch ironing out details about our future vending opportunities. We’ve decided to participate in the Tall Masted Ships event here in Crescent City. Two tall masted ships will be sailing into our harbor next Tuesday to help celebrate our City’s 150th anniversary. At first we choose not to vend due to the high price they were charging ($250 for 2 days). But it appears sanity has prevailed and they’ve lowered the cost. So we’re in.
Now the panic starts. We’re doing 3 events in the next 2 months. The first panic attack came when I realized I’ve not made my costume yet. I have bloomers, shoes, hat and a corset. BTW, forget that corset, not only does it not push up and suck in my waist, but I cannot breath or sit. Not a very nice sight in public, blue face and fainting. So I actually have bloomers, hat and shoes. I do have the fabric and patterns. Next week will be costume making with taking my measurements, a serious subject in itself!
The next series of panic waves came when I thought, what if we sell the majority of our products? What will we have for the Azalea Festival and Black Sheep? I foresee days of sock making, sitting until my arse is numb and my eyes crossed from picking up all those tiny stitches with size 1 needles. Linda Skyping my asking how things are coming. Both Linda and I will have raw fingertips from knitting, dying and felting. Won’t we be a sight? We’ve decided to keep the web store open through our vending events so feel free to visit and check us out.
In my minds eye I see us sitting in our 1900’s costumes, her spinning and me making socks on the Legare with gobs of folks watching and buying. Oh, did I mention we have period music, period posters and memorbilia? It will be nice, now if I can just get my ’stuff’ together and get busy. Not much blog posting for me in the next two weeks.