My dear friend's spouse has just been admitted to the hospital with MRSA. Prayers, candles, good thoughts all requested and appreciated.

Hard decisions as far as the candles go. Due to the rising cost of supplies and materials, and let's not even talk about shipping, if at least 75% of the candles I bring to VisionCon don't sell, I won't be getting more supplies to make candles for sale.

People tell me "Oh, I love this! You should charge more for it!" then walk away without ( Read more... )

So's I know if it's worth making up what I have available!Poll Soy container candles -- pricing and scents

So...any herbalists/wildcrafters in the area who'd be willing to come over and walk the acreage with me? I really should have a better idea of what's out there, and a lot of plants look so much alike to me that I could be dangerous.  Payment to be rendered in barter, please.

Will be moving the chandlery from the shed into the basement over the next ( Read more... )

Farmers' Market today, coolish but not bad and WINDY.  Wind blew another pop-up into mine, which mine being better anchored meant mine got bent.  Knocked over the table with the dragons, three are damaged and I'll have to re-pour them, breached the wrapper on a bar of soap so I can't sell that.  Sold $6 worth of soap, that's it, but gave out cards ( Read more... )

But not very far this time -- just to Shell Knob this weekend!  Well, Friday and Saturday ( Read more... )

In Aurora, there are two farmers' market associations -- at the same park ( Read more... )

Since I know a lot if you vend, and I'd like to see you...

there are about 24 spaces left :D  (I got the first one!)
map this address:  4534 HC 1, Shell Knob, MO 65747 (Road House Grill)

Please let me know if you'll be there?

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March 6, 2009

CONTACT:

Jim Sawyer

417.858.6886

roadhousegrill2008@yahoo.com

www.aroundshellknob.com ( Read more... )

Would whomever is in charge of selling the Sea Dogges CDs like to put
some on my table at Visioncon?

I'll have my Dragons there, as usual :)

Maud/Zia/uh..who am I today again??

email at FifthHouse at gmail

or phone -- you likely have my number!

Remember two years ago when the Springfield paper put me in one of their "local artisans to buy from this holiday" bits ( Read more... )