It would have been nice to sleep in, after the star party,
but it’s the Escapade. Renita had an 8:30 am class and I needed to get our show
materials ready. Today schedule included a craft show and sell and then of
course the Ham and Jam. This is a show which brings out the performing artists
in many of the Escapade attendees.
Setting up for the show turned out to be a mini disaster as
our lights wouldn’t attach to the overhangs on the folding tables. Oh well I
have a week till our next show to figure out a new system. We had barely gotten
set up when the show opened and quite a few people flooded into the small room.
Two other tables were filled with other lapidary and jewelry
Escapees and of course we had to admire their beautiful stones. So much in fact
that we just had to buy some! So our show started out in the hole, but what the
heck sometimes stones demand that we buy them!
Now in many of our shows the jewelry is our main seller but
at Escapee functions the cabochons are snapped up by crafters. This show was no
different and it’s just as much fun to share stories of the stones with new
friends.
As a nice surprise, one of my former fellow high school
teachers showed up and so we reminisced as his wife admired our work. She ended
up buying one of our rarest pieces, a stunning piece of Wyoming olive jade. One
of our daughter’s friends, Jamie stopped by and so we made plans for lunch.
The show turned out to be good for us. Much better than we
had expected. It is always a blessing to have people stop buy and admire our
work, even if they don’t buy anything. As
the show ended we hurried to tear down our table as the Class of 2007 Happy hour would soon be
starting.
The Class of 2007 is a group of people that retired in 2007,
sold their houses, and started fulltime rving... It’s always fun to share
adventures and future plans with so many nice people and this was no different.
Of course the food was excellent!
Dinner at John and Susan’s awaited and then the Ham and Jam,
waited. Did I say that the Escapade keeps one in constant motion? Before the
Ham and Jam started door prizes were drawn and Renita won a cool router, a
prepaid debit card and a coupon for a free pizza.
The Ham and Jam was its usual fun and this year was no
exception with quite an eclectic number of acts. The music of course was good
and the line dancers showed some professionalism as one fell off the stage.
Without missing a beat she got up and continued dancing, the show must go on!
Exhausted we returned home where Molly greeted us with lots
of kisses. We always feel bad when we have to leave her but she will get lots
of quality time with us when the Escapade is over. So it’s time for bed to get
ready for a busy Fourth of July. Clear skies
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