happy birthday naphtali

this is our middle daughter. sister to naomi and jacob, wife to james, mother to aidan, naphtali works as a nurse at a cardiac clinic - a true caregiver both at work and away. she also finds time for creative outlets in her home and kitchen. friendships, shopping, blogging, shopping, keep her on the move. she is one of the busiest yet most grounded people i know. we're proud of her. happy birthday, naphtali, we love you. hope you had a good weekend.

friday

brought the dawson county relay for life to town.

our team set-up our tents etc around 7:30 friday morning and kept adding to the site as the day progressed. we had a massage chair on hand and raffled a quilt made by kathy gruber and her sister and a large grill donated by pamida. the event started at 5:00 friday evening finishing saturday morning around 7.

my little tent held up very well when the rain came around 3:30 saturday morning. rain doesn't quite convey the full experience. rain, lightning, wind. about 45 minutes of intense storm. i was snug inside reading by flashlight.


talbot was one of my helpers at the duck pond. he and i made several laps advertising our game. a buck a duck!! every duck a winner!! we had a pretty good response and lots of fun.
i walked about 4 hours. our team stuck it out through the rain and finished out the relay. i set my wet tent up at home to dry, got some sleep, and got busy with normal weekend stuff.

farmer's market

well, we watched the sign on the bank go from 100 to 99, back to 100...

this is a sampling of my wares. i did sell a few pieces today. the guy in the booth next to me is going to keep his eye open for big leaves for me.
the sales were acceptable, the contacts good.
people know me from the library and it was fun to chat with them in a different context. one offered me rhubarb leaves. a couple others have their eye on a leaf and will get back to me...
we were there for 2 hours and the sign said 97 as i drove away. all in all a good day.

mon accoutrements

here is my 'kit' for the farmer's market - everything goes in the bag: my sales tax permit, clipboard and pen, money bag, business cards, receipt book and calculator, price list, water bottle, music and headphones, the camera will make the trip, too, and hopefully i'll remember to use it....
last week the crowd was thin due to predicted storms. i made a couple sales and then we were rained out. i'd had quite a few comments and several people asked if i'd be back so i'm hoping for a good day tomorrow.

the piles are gone!

Naphtali had questioned our ability(?) to amass enough stuff for our own yard sale. could she possibly be serious??
we scheduled the sale for 8 - 12 because i didn't want to tie up a whole day. we did pretty well. i wasn't quick enough to get a picture until after the first several items had left the yard. and if i'd been thinking i would have taken a picture of the back end of the jeep loaded with the leftovers. tim came out - the british open was on this morning - promptly at 12, ready to box up the flotsam and haul it away.

tim was the instigator for this event and was very helpful in getting things ready. he went through his workroom, garage etc, did his own marking, ferried things up stairs and most important - posted the signs. he did his turn as attendant. and made the goodwill run when it was all over.