IT'S GOING TO BE A WET ONE

There is no getting around it, today is going to be a wet day.

We might be lucky and get to set up without getting wet, but later on in the morning, IT IS GOING TO RAIN.

And it's forecast to just get worse as the day goes on.

WONDERFUL.

And I am crazy enough to still do an outdoor market.

I know Stew is less than keen, but I'm just dead set on still doing the Tamahere market.

RAIN.  HAIL. OR CYCLONE.  Well... maybe not a cyclone!

I am hoping by still going, we show our commitment to this market, and the organiser gives us a really good, new spot going forward.

In fact, the spot she is giving us today IS a good spot... so maybe, just maybe it will become our new spot.  I hope so.

Right, time to be going... wish us luck, and some customers!  Cos, being wet there might not be very many.

ONWARD...

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ABOVE: And here we are, all set up and ready for the day. We've kept our set up small and tucked in due to the rain,  it is drizzling on and off right now.

Luckily it didn't rain while we were setting up.

In fact, the drizzle has arrived hours before it was forecast.... grrr.

There's about HALF the number of stallholders here today, they don't like rain obviously.  😅🤣

9.07 am. It's stopped raining, for now.  But its cold just sitting here...

ABOVE: It's time for THE HAT. Next market it will be full winter wear, lots of layers. I will enter the ESKIMO phase. Lol

We are very surprised! We have been making steady sales all morning,  which we really didn't expect. There's not been that many people here, yet we've done well already.

Just over an hour to go till we can pack up and get home. 

I was just sitting here bemoaning the fact that I'm short, cos I find it hard reaching up to put up runners. And Stew said "Yes my little quack quack".  Meaning my arse is too close to the ground, just like a duck.

Nice man.   🤣😅😂

2.44 pm, and we are home, unpacked and finally sitting down and relaxing.

We were SO LUCKY today, aside from a brief shower around 8 am, the weather stayed fine.  Cloudy, some sun and not too cold.  I was so relieved.

We totally expected a miserable day, and miserable sales.  But at the end of the day, we did good sales and had lots of lovely people visit our stall.

Now I'm gunna just sit and watch the telly, do a jigsaw and be lazy.   I'm cooking some 'pre-made', frozen Dumplings for our dinner, so that's easy too.

ABOVE: Well... those dumplings will have to wait.

We are at Lone Star for dinner.

I had an afternoon nap and when I woke up, cooking was the last thing on my mind.

Bring on the Lassoo of Hog...

ABOVE:  Well, that was delicious.  You can always rely on that meal being amazing.

And the service was top notch, and the time between ordering and delivery was amazing as well.  

Home now and Stew is so happy... he's watching rugby in the front room.

I'm watching some crime doco on the telly in the lounge.  Perfect ending to a neat day.

Catch ya tomorrow.