I'm not usually so quiet for so long, but I HAVE been busy - amongst other things - cutting grass at the caravan and attempting to cut grass at the caravan! Solution has been to borrow an ultra smart new strimmer.
Vintage fairs from Aberdeen to St Andrews have helped me to reduce my stockpile a little and I am beginning to see an improvement in floorspace.
Fairs have been very unpredictable, influenced by advertising, weather, competing attractions and demographics. I am fascinated by the demographics and how they work - at fairs around University and Art College, my wardrobe, dating back to 1980s - including the recent uncovering of a shelf of five jumpsuit /cotton flying suits (but I am keeping one!) - seems to sell. In a country town, older buyers, who comprise the bulk of visitors, don't need crockery but will buy collectibles, bargains or something useful. When the wind blows young women into town, vintage tea sets are all the rage!
Edzell's Vintage Bazaar is the best for bringing a wide cross section of all ages and interests. Women of all ages will buy good quality clothes - and that is helping to make space in the wardrobe; younger ones like china, men will look out for collectibles - checking makers' marks and stamps as much as the look of an item.
I've just come to the end of three weeks of two fairs each weekend but sadly, didn't last the course. Coming home from Dundee on Saturday night I wanted to stop the car and sleep, but drove on the short distance, With a cup of tea and some fruit I went straight to bed, and must have been asleep by 6 pm!
This morning I woke up, intending to add some goodies to the car and head to Blairgowrie Then and Now Fair, but couldn't face food or drink and after phoning in my apologies went back to sleep.
Saturday in Dundee was a lovely day. It was a new, 'one off' Christmas craft fair in Roseangle Arts cafe. Footfall wasn't high, but there was a lovely atmosphere, lots of talented, friendly artists and makers and one very artiste - a Spanish born singer songwriter called Fiona McAndrew - "My Dad comes from Edinburgh". Fiona played and sang throughout the day and she reminded me of famous US singer songwriters who say, "I started singing in coffee houses." She was excellent.
There were a number of crafty folk amongst the visitors including the very talented Heather Lumsden whose tartan jackets and embroidered velvet and tweed hats are legendary. I admired her 'biker' jacket, adorned with gold and silver painted knotwork designs. She, in turn, commented on my fringed tartan jacket and told me that she made fringed tartan jackets, too. The combination of that info and her Aberdeen accent led to my asking if she was the famed designer / maker and she acknowledged that she was. I felt honoured when she studied the design and construction of my jacket and even identified the type of machine with which the fabric had been bound.
Dundee Skillshare group had a stall too and I was delighted to receive a 'FB friend request' from a delightful Irish girl I met yesterday and had met previously at a skillshare class.
Fairs have been very unpredictable, influenced by advertising, weather, competing attractions and demographics. I am fascinated by the demographics and how they work - at fairs around University and Art College, my wardrobe, dating back to 1980s - including the recent uncovering of a shelf of five jumpsuit /cotton flying suits (but I am keeping one!) - seems to sell. In a country town, older buyers, who comprise the bulk of visitors, don't need crockery but will buy collectibles, bargains or something useful. When the wind blows young women into town, vintage tea sets are all the rage!
Edzell's Vintage Bazaar is the best for bringing a wide cross section of all ages and interests. Women of all ages will buy good quality clothes - and that is helping to make space in the wardrobe; younger ones like china, men will look out for collectibles - checking makers' marks and stamps as much as the look of an item.
I've just come to the end of three weeks of two fairs each weekend but sadly, didn't last the course. Coming home from Dundee on Saturday night I wanted to stop the car and sleep, but drove on the short distance, With a cup of tea and some fruit I went straight to bed, and must have been asleep by 6 pm!
This morning I woke up, intending to add some goodies to the car and head to Blairgowrie Then and Now Fair, but couldn't face food or drink and after phoning in my apologies went back to sleep.
Saturday in Dundee was a lovely day. It was a new, 'one off' Christmas craft fair in Roseangle Arts cafe. Footfall wasn't high, but there was a lovely atmosphere, lots of talented, friendly artists and makers and one very artiste - a Spanish born singer songwriter called Fiona McAndrew - "My Dad comes from Edinburgh". Fiona played and sang throughout the day and she reminded me of famous US singer songwriters who say, "I started singing in coffee houses." She was excellent.
There were a number of crafty folk amongst the visitors including the very talented Heather Lumsden whose tartan jackets and embroidered velvet and tweed hats are legendary. I admired her 'biker' jacket, adorned with gold and silver painted knotwork designs. She, in turn, commented on my fringed tartan jacket and told me that she made fringed tartan jackets, too. The combination of that info and her Aberdeen accent led to my asking if she was the famed designer / maker and she acknowledged that she was. I felt honoured when she studied the design and construction of my jacket and even identified the type of machine with which the fabric had been bound.
Dundee Skillshare group had a stall too and I was delighted to receive a 'FB friend request' from a delightful Irish girl I met yesterday and had met previously at a skillshare class.
It's true that you get what you pay for then! Glad to hear you've had success with an 'ultra smart new strimmer'. If something can save you time, and more importantly be designed in such a way that it takes the stress away from the activity, and maybe even instil a bit of pleasure then that has to be a good thing :)
ReplyDeleteThank you - already this year I have finally mastered the art of starting the petrol mower and have cut the grass 3 times already so I hope I do not have to resort to the strimmer again, except for on the roughest of ground and between the trees.
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