Sunday, September 21, 2008

winds of change

Another Saturday, another artist market......
But this one felt a little different, and not just because we all sat there at our booths shivering in the wind. It isn't uncommon for there to be a slow trickle of people until 10am or so, but yesterday, it seemed like there weren't as many people at the market to begin with. It'll be interesting to see whether this past weekend's fall weather marked the beginning of the end of the market for the season, or if the tourists here for the foliage will sustain us a bit longer.

Overall, the day still went well.... One girl came back for a third artist market looking for a particular pair of earrings she had fallen in love with. How cool is that?! My favorite, though, was the older man who came through.... he didn't buy anything, but gave me one of the best compliments I've ever had: "My daughters (who live in San Antonio and Manhattan) will never believe I found something so nice in Burlington"

I had a hard time getting up yesterday--almost skipped it, in fact--but it's encounters like those two that make it all worthwhile :-)

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