Bizarre...

Nobody would guess how we spent our Saturday morning: Thomas and I loaded up his truck with crafts and headed to the St. Joseph Holiday Bazaar. Thomas had been making wood carvings (with the help of Pop) leading up to the sale. I baked a double batch of pumpkin bread in mini loaves and knitted several hats - mostly kiddo sizes. Anyway, we set up our table and posted our signs. We walked through to see what else was being sold. Quite an assortment of crafts...knit, crocheted, and embroidered items; wood carvings; metal work; jewelry; and holiday decorations. Tom's mom was in the "white elephant" room - really more like a walk down the miscellaneous aisles at a thrift store. Thomas sat there for the better part of six hours. I had a little work to do right off the bat, and then I walked over to the market for some groceries for dinner. But I sat there for a good long while, too. It was nice to see some of our neighbors, also vendors. Tom's mom stopped by several times, and his dad came for lunch. Mostly I enjoyed the time we had together talking and teasing. It wasn't a great sale. Evidently there were a lot more vending tables than past years, and the turnout was a lot slimmer. We sold out of pumpkin bread, sold most of the ornaments, and a few of the carvings. None of the hats sold. We did okay all things considered, but learned some good lessons for the next time. Here is Tom sitting behind the table: