Our community has a farmers market twice a month. The wife and I went because the weather was absolutely fantastic, and to stock up on some delicious Indian fare that one of the regulars makes.
Today there was also a wood turner there who had a large assortment of items. Pens in acrylic and wood; bottle stoppers, coasters, and more. His young teenage daughter made the coasters. There have been several I have met at shows that I have even thought about buying remarkable pieces from: it is mind boggling to me how low priced some of these things are knowing what goes in to making one. Anyways, the online community is amazing at sharing info. At a show: not so much. Mostly I understand. You could be too busy just to chat, or whatever, but it seems that once someone finds you are a fellow turner they clam up. That wasn’t the case today. The exact opposite. He even invited me over to show me some of his processes.
It made my day, so I thought I would share.
Yesterday was also a gorgeous day so we ventured across town and through traffic to spend the afternoon in Galveston. We stumbled into a nautical themed antique store. If it were not for the tourist prices I would have spent every dime I have on lanterns, flags and propellers. Yes! Real brass propellers. It was not to be this day. Oh well.
Take care & keep it between the navigational beacons.
