Set the alrm clock for 5:15 a.m. to leave by 6 to arrive by 7:30.
Market starts at 8....till 4.
Woke up at 4 a.m....couldn't go back to sleep.
Got up and the dogs wondered..."WTF"?
Driving the 75 miles there in the dark was not fun.
Luckily we only saw one deer and no other animals in the road.
Had a fast 15 min. set up and sat around watching the sun rise...see photo...and watching the other 9 vendors setting up forever.
Photo 2: Our booth with Ft. Davis in the background.
Photo 3: Geno suave.
Photo 4: A cool truck that came to the flea Market and attracted quite a few admirers.
Photo 5: Darling Little Annabelle who "runs" a junk booth while her "Mama" helps sometimes.
Well the day was pretty much a financial bust.
We sold one table and one snake.
Enough to pay for the booth fee and gas out there and home.
Nevermind...if I had not done it...I always would have wondered if my art would sell there.
There was only one other actual artist there....a lady from Ft. Stockton who paints the most amazing gourds...she wasn't selling anything either.
Good junk though.
We had alot of foot traffic early in the morning and everybody greatly admired the snakes with alot of kind and amusing comments....just no buyers.
We finally adjusted our chairs to admire the mountains and fort.
Wish we lived THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love, mary
3 comments:
Hey Mary, don't get too disappointed. Economic times are about to get bad. People are just not buying. Several construction projects here and in Austin both big and small have just come to a halt. It's going to get weird.
Dan
Dear Mary,
Thanks for the report and the pics. You really are out there on the frontier. I'm glad you had a nice cover to shade you from the sun at the flea market. That's an especially nice pic of your setup.
Love,
Dave
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