Monday, August 30, 2010

Hibernating samples Oktoberfest


Hibernation

Oh my, September is just a few days away and it’s time for this candle maker to come out of hibernation. Actually I seemed to have forgotten to set my alarm clock and over slept a whole month. Usually the plan is to spend June & July goofing off, working on diy projects around the house and come August start planning for the upcoming fall season. One of these years this plan will actually work out for me… one of these years.

Fall Preview

Tomorrow I’ll have to sequester myself into the workshop and not come out until I’ve packed up the samples for the fall preview and ship them out to my (new) wholesale accounts. I have managed to schedule a few dates for my return to my beloved Walnut Creek Farmers Market. My first day back for my 2010-2011 season will be Sunday September 12th and I also plan to be there Sunday the 19th & 26th.

Oktoberfest

At the moment I’m still waiting to hear back from the folks at the Benicia Chamber of Commerce for the status of my application for the Fine Arts & Crafts Fair on the 18th. So far I am confirmed for Clayton’s Oktoberfest October 2nd & 3rd which will be my second year attending this event and as always, any event in downtown Clayton is a blast! I hope to one day be able to attend not as a vender but as an attendee, maybe even bring the buddies (my two dogs Johann & Ludwig) as Clayton is a very dog friendly city. The city even has a fountain in the park for visiting dogs to have a refreshing drink of water; how great is that?


Photo: Clayton Oktoberfest 2009 by Shawn M. Cox