After a couple of days to think about it while working through a string of -30*F days and nights, Kitty and I have decided enough is enough. There is one more holiday bazaar but we won't be attending. We put a ton of work into the first three. They were a good experience for me but there was no return on our investment. There was some traffic this past weekend, but no interested parties. I think we lost money this last time around. Kitty baked her tail off. 

 

I'm not really sure of what people were looking for. There weren't many happy faces walking through. I sold a few banana bread loaves and a couple of cookie cakes but that was it. We don't have it in us to go through another week of cramming for something that isn't working. It wasn't just us, there were very few vendors that sold anything. Times are tight. People have gotten to the point now that they would rather go to wally world to buy junk that comes apart after a week than to support local artisans, buying quality and unique items that you can't get at a box store. It's a shame.

We are back in to eBay now, making one last push before Christmas. Beautiful is the word that comes to mind when I look at the items we are listing. See the quality and craftsmanship in the old world items you can no longer find. Elegant and refined are the words of the day. 

 

All of todays pictures are from our current auction. Take a look and enjoy. After you finish looking at these, take a look around you at the things you buy from the box stores that the marketing agencies tell you that you have to have. That was a mouthful...try typing it in one breath!

Kitty believes in these things. I do to. I don't care for what I see mass produced today. 

 

You don't have to buy anything. You don't even have to bid. I do ask you to take a look at our eBay sales page, Shangri-lah-di-da to see what I am talking about. You might enjoy it.

Although they have not been properly Artiqued, these items all fit into the recycle, repurpose, reuse category. They have and continue to stand the test of time!

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