Besides lots of good food and wine, how was the guncles visit? Never long enough, for one thing. We hit the jackpot on junking trips, one full day at Sparks Flea Mkt, two garage sale mornings, and one afternoon estate sale.
This window is from the flea. I bought it for resale, but, uhm, oops, it somehow got hung in my hearth room.
Molly might not look like she approves, but she is just typically scared of getting her photo taken. Or maybe she is upset about warning the guys that they shouldn’t be hanging it up, it should go into the inventory stash in the garage? Oh well, if even the guard dog can’t stop the process, I guess that window belongs there.
Fate. Beautiful, colorful, fate. Isn’t that stained glass ideal there!?
Time flew by, with all the shopping, cooking, eating, laughing, and lots of small chores the guys helped Rich with since I cannot use my right arm for much as it recovers from surgery. (Like hanging my spectacular, new window!)
Randy and I were left with limited time in the studio. He worked on his handmade cards, and I also made a few, along with some door prizes for my upcoming class reunion. These hand painted bookmarks will be packaged up with jewelry I am crafting, to make three gifts.
All of us found treasures in Sparks, and I’m hoping this becomes a tradition, and the guncles come back next season too.
Randy made friends there, as always.
Sadly, the cards I made during studio time were not happy ones. Recently, too many people I care about have lost loved ones. So I was creating sympathy cards to get into the mail.
There were also many quick trips to the hardware or grocery stores. While on one run, I snagged Kansas sunflowers for the table for Kevin’s birthday dinner. I looked everywhere for a cut flower bouquet, but ending up buying a pot full.
The plant has already started to bloom again, and will be a summer-long reminder of the lovely time we had together. I miss you, guncles!