I can't believe how fast it went. It seems I was just preparing for the Colorado Lavender Festival and now it has come and gone and gone and gone! It was, of course, fabulous. Great time - sold some items - made a few bucks -- but not as much as last year. Who knows why. We think, perhaps, the booth wasn't attractive enough ... not enough bright colors. Many of my neck wraps and eye pillows are on the dark side -- deep browns, blues and greens -- so didn't "show" as sparkly as lighter colors do. And perhaps too many items on the tables at one time can look a bit junky? I've revised the layout and packaging for the future fairs and will see if it makes a difference. Of course, there are so many variables that it could by lots of things contributing to the lower sales. But it was great fun and so nice seeing old friends and chatting with people.
Last weekend Con and I went down to the Las Golondrinas Herb and Lavender Fair near Santa Fe, NM It's one of our favorite places to visit so I jumped at the chance to go. The weather was nice, not real hot and the place was beautiful. We also had time to go to our favorite bookstore on Canyon Road and eat at a 100-year old famous local restaurant. We stayed at the Sunrise Resort, an out of the way place that was once a beautiful spa resort. We were there about 5 years ago and when I made reservations I didn't realize it was the same place. It has run down a bit but still very nice and serene - and an outdoor pool which I love. A good library, trees and ponds, we'll go back again.
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