Hello!! Gosh the days kinda disappear on me lately!
My parents went home 🙁 It was such a lovely couple of weeks, catching up and trotting out to beaches! So glad the weather was mostly really nice to them!
I sent them home with a dozen eggs, various preserves and baked a loaf of fresh bread for Dad who just LOVES it.
So… I set up my gazebo and attached the proper sides that my lovely cousin Marilyn gave me for my birthday. I had a market at the Rhododendron Gardens and I knew the weather was likely to be a little iffy that day.
(And yes, Cousin Jeff has been by with wood that I need to stack!)
Inspector Pip.
It all fit so I kinda knew what I was doing before trying to nut it out at the market itself.
On the upside… this was one of my views on the day!!
On the downside… it was quite the walk from the car to my spot!
On the upside, there were volunteers to help carry my gear.
On the downside I lugged my gazebo down and didn’t have to use it…
On the super dooper upside??? This is where my market stall was!!
Queen of the Castle or what??
Plenty of space for people to walk in and check things out and a spot for me to wrap the soaps
Nice to have lots of space to put everything out!
It was a gorgeous place to spend the day.
Do you know what was even cooler??? The little lake had a resident platypus or two that popped up and showed off for all the visitors and me for the whole day!
They are so funny!
Fun Fact: In the spirit of dangerous Australian Animals, did you know these creatures (the males) have a poisonous spur behind their hind foot? Apparently its a kind of pain that even morphine cannot dull!!
But they are cute…
I really really must go back to the gardens and walk around properly. They looked so pretty from where I was.
Sales were ok… I sold about $280 worth of soap. The stall price was a bit higher though than other markets. I think because the stalls were scattered all over – it didn’t funnel everyone to the stalls, it was like people had to stumble on them by accident.
Still… I had a really nice day out. Had my own little picnic with me, met lots of nice people and enjoyed watching the platypus!
I hope your weekend was lovely too!
Cheers!
