Toners Update & Show Stuff

Another Sunset
November 2009 Outside Raleighwood, NC
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Well, the good news is that Toners seems to be doing pretty well. I ended up taking him back to the vet on Tuesday to have them "assist" with getting his colon emptied out -- a process I was knew was necessary but still approached with some squeamishness. ("Oh, you'd be surprised how often we do this procedure," said the way-too-perky-for-that-hour-of-the-morning-vet-tech) As it turned out, though, the Toners had managed to, um, finally do the deed himself the night before. He was sent home, sans procedure, and with some additional meds to help with some pain and to help his appetite kick back in.

All in all, we're all pretty happy with how things have worked out.

The not-so-good news is that last week's Last Show of the Year was nowhere near as good as we were hoping. The show itself was noticeably smaller than it's been in past years and the crowds continued their Very Careful Shopping. My theory (... the brontosaurus is...) is that with money being as tight as it is this year, Frivolity is out and Necessity/Utility is in. When push comes to shove, handmade anythings feel gravity's pull and splat down on the Frivolity side of things.

We spent a good part of our weekend co-miserating with the other artists nearby our booth.

So, crazy as it may be, I've signed myself up for a Sunday afternoon show in a local town. It's outside, but only for four hours. Friends of ours have this small, monthly show several times and have good things to say about it, so what the heck. A little money to spend for Christmas would come in handy.

I'm curious -- how has the current economy changed your Christmas spending plans? or has it?

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