MARKET.... AND FEELING A BIT WEIRD

 I'm feeling a bit creeped out.

For the past month or so, there has been a reader in Canada, reading every single post  I have done, since the start.  (2006)

As of yesterday, they were up to June, 2013.

That's fine by me.

What isn't fine is the amount of downloading of my photos that they are doing.

I am worried.  Why would some complete stranger be downloading so many of my photos?  For what reason?

So, I went back to a post in July, 2013 (figuring that person would read it in a few days time), and wrote them a message.

THIS IS WHAT I WROTE:

I am writing this on the 15th of September, 2023.

Hello reader from Ontario, CANADA.

I have been watching you as you have been reading my blog.... from the start.

My question to you is this:

Why are you downloading so many of my photos?

PLEASE do not use them in any way, they are private property.

I hope you continue to enjoy reading my blog.  You have a long way to go!

Now... back to 2023...

I wonder how they will feel when they read that?

I hope the downloading stops if nothing else.  Cos I simply cannot fathom why someone would be taking so many of my photos?

We are up early of course, being a Market day.

I hate getting up so bloody early!

But once we get to the Church at Tamahere, it will be all go, go, and I won't feel tired any more.

...

TODAY'S SET UP...

ABOVE: Front view.

ABOVE: Side view.

It's damn cold. We have finished setting up and now we just sit. In the FOG. Hopefully the sun burns through it fast.

2.45 pm:  And we are home.  Exhausted.  But very happy.

After the fog cleared, around 9 am, the sun came out and so did the people.

ABOVE:  Once again, in our new spot, we had an EXCELLENT DAY!  We are highly visible, and get the sun all day, which makes our products stand out even more.

We sold lots of Runners today, and quite a few other things as well.   

Some of the runners we sold today:

ABOVE: Last month we sold predominantly Braid Runners.  Today? Only one Braid Runner, and lots of others of a variety of themes.  

I am gunna have to get to and make more Fish Runners, and Reindeer Runners before the next market.

Using Steve 'n' Bex's van was really great.  So much easier to fit everything in.  Loading and unloading was a breeze too.

I'm tempted to get us a van.  But we will see.

Stew is now off doing the weekend grocery grab, and I'm here, doing this blog post update.  Then I'm gunna just SIT and relax.  Seriously tired.

Bex and the boys called in late this afternoon to swap over the vehicles. 

 

She got in my car to leave for work this morning.  Pushed the START button.  NOTHING HAPPENED.

10 frantic minutes passed while she tried every trick in the book to make my car start!

Finally, she did something right, and the car started.  Off to work she went.

Then it came around to home time.

Hmmm... she was worried she'd not get my car to start again.

Then she spied a car exactly like mine, so asked the owner (a 96 year old gentleman) how he started his car?

Simple.  Foot on Brake, then push the start button!

LOL.... she had no idea!

She won't forget that I'm sure.   We will be using their van for markets whenever they don't need it from now on.

Stew and I had a lovely dinner of Chicken and veges over noodles.  Now, full as a bull and ready for bed.  And it's only 7.45 pm!

I won't be heading off to bed that early, or I'll be bright eyed and bushy tailed at 3 am.

So I'll endeavour to stay awake till at least 10.

Catch ya tomorrow.

DAY 38 DONE AND DUSTED

OVER HALF WAY NOW!

I found today very hard to get through.  There's so many lovely food vendors at the market.  I lost count of the number of people who walked past eating fresh popcorn, donuts and the most AMAZING looking burgers!

I spent the day drooling and dreaming of the NEXT Tamahere market, when my CHALLENGE ENDS!

Needless to say, I resisted.  Stew did buy himself a couple of bran muffins, but as he said, they were home made!  Whatever.