The Art Festival brought out a crowd as well as the sunshine and heat. It was warmer today than it has been in months and from talking with a vendor, or two, the wind that comes up each day has been troublesome for them. One of the vendors, who makes beautiful pottery, had to buy a five gallon bucket and fill it with sand to bury a heavy duty pole that holds his tent up, and even then it moved six inches. He lost a huge platter before he got things under control.
There had to be at least one hundred vendors selling flowers, paintings, pottery and jewelry. There was much to see and much to ooh and aah about. Two ladies came up with the funniest and cutest pins I've seen in a long while. Each one represented a lady in full dress, from a Voodoo Queen to a Princess or one similar to Maxine and her ilk. They were set in a frame to keep them neat and ready to wear but the price was way above what I would be able to pay for them. They started off for $68. just for the pin, the frame would be added expense, so as much as I'd like to have purchased a couple for a loving friend or two, I had to leave them behind. There was an artist who specialized in water colors and had a beautiful soft picture of sea gulls on a beach. Pat loved it and I would have loved to have gifted her with it but again the price was out of my league. I did find duplicate note cards the artist made of this painting so Pat will have to be happy with those. I managed to buy her another pelican, a water color, done by the same artist and got a buy. That beautiful pear picture you see was done by my friend, Sharon Guinn, who illustrated the baby book for me. She is so talented.
I forgot my camera as I was going to take pictures of the tents and the board walk where one meets and greets friends. I met a couple of Garden Club friends and got a hug which felt very good. We didn't meet as many friends this year but we were out very early, actually some had not opened as yet.
Pat's friend, Jock, walked around with us for a short while. He finally bought a hat that made him appear dapper and covered and shaded his face as he is prone to skin cancer. He complains of scars but the doctor he has did a super job and he looked as handsome as ever. I like Jock, not only because he is a nice man , but he keeps me in fresh crabs and salmon and fresh vegetables from his garden. Actually he gives these wonderful gifts to Patricia who loves me enough to share them.
Pat dropped me off at the casino so I could rest my weary feet . . . ha . . . ha . . . (any excuse will do.) and I played for an hour and a half. I had fun chasing my numbers over the four card keno but no wins. I paid for my entertainment and when I was riding home I thought ---- I could have bought one of those doll pins!!!
I hope you are enjoying a creative day today with good friends and sunshine.
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