Rain, Rain, Rain
I was told that they have a 12 inch rain rule in Yuma, Arizona – the sunniest place in all of America. You draw a 12 inch by 12 inch square on the ground and then you count the raindrops that land in the square. Now that’s the kind of “12 inches of rain” that I can handle – after all I do live in British Columbia so I know what rain is……..BUT yesterday afternoon and last night it rained buckets and buckets and buckets. If I wanted to see that much rain I would have stayed in British Columbia……ah heck who do I think I’m kidding – I would have left anyway. Today – Wednesday, December 14th, rain is over and it’s sunny so all is right with the world. I have been working at craft...
Quite a Week
I attended my first craft show down here in Yuma, Arizona and although I didn’t sell a huge bunch I did manage to reduce my inventory by 2 books, 6 pairs of earrings and 6 bookmarks. Since these craft shows take place from 9:00 a.m. to noon it leaves the rest of the day to shop, read, write, do more crafts – or since I’m not used to working anymore – nap. Last night I was picked up by my friends Dee and Dennis from Colorado and we went out to dinner at the Logan’s RoadHouse Cafe – without a doubt I had a best ribs I have ever tasted. Without eating any bread and just a few steak fries and a delicious salad I was stuffed at the end of my meal. Also must confess that I cleaned off those ribs like I was a starving orphan from...
Rounding out the Month
I ’ve had a busy week – considering that this is the end of week one. I am now booked into 5 craft shows in 5 different RV parks each month for December, January and February. Also for the month of December I’m booked into a 3-day craft show at the Yuma Fairgrounds. I worked the Fairgrounds last year as well but in February. Although I made my money back for the table rental they were long days without much business. I ended up bringing in my beading supplies and making earrings instead of sitting and doing nothing. I’m hoping the fact that it’s the Christmas month and I have a good supply of my FABULOUS bookmarks (which would make great stocking stuffers) will make a real difference. I also have oodles and oodles of...
Settling In
I arrived absolutely exhausted on Tuesday and by Wednesday was out doing chores. I stopped into a couple of RV parks to see if I could get a table at their craft shows. I have 2 callbacks to make next Monday before heading to Wal Mart for a load of groceries. I also ran into a friends from Raccoon Valley, Tenn while at Wal Mart – fun. I love when that happens. Before heading back to my camper I stopped at Westwind RV Resort and they do indeed have a table for me for all 3 months of their craft shows. I didn’t stay long because I had groceries in my truck. I was waiting at their gate to make a right turn. A couple of cars were stopped in the opposite lane waiting to come into the park. A motorcycle with rider and passenger didn’t...
Yuma, Arizona
H MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM……what is that giant fireball in the sky…..been so long I don’t recognize it. In 6 days of driving I arrived in Yuma, Arizona yesterday. I was absolutely exhausted but that didn’t stop me from spending the morning in Quartzsite, Arizona where I purchased about $20.00 worth of findings so I can continue my crafting. I also arrived in time to rest for a bit before dropping a few bucks at bingo. (The $20.00 worth of findings would have been WAY OVER $50.00 in Canada) The trip itself was plagued to rain, rain and more rain. Since it was spitting in Grant’s Pass, Oregon I decided I was too chicken to go over the Siskiyous and Mount Shasta so I drove 200 miles farther and went out to the coast. When I...
On the road Again
H i Gang: Leaving this morning and heading south. My next post will be (hopefully) in a few days from Southern California. Looking forward to sunny, warm weather. Joei