After a long, hard day yesterday, the Wool Show is finally set up! Today is the opening day, and the day when we all get to enjoy the "fruits of our labour". I'm going to post a bunch of photos today showing yesterday's set up time. Hope you enjoy this sneak peek of the fun coming tomorrow.
Six of us (Harold, Georgiana, Natalya, Brighton, Eliot and me) arrived quite early to get started.
Six of us (Harold, Georgiana, Natalya, Brighton, Eliot and me) arrived quite early to get started.
There certainly was a lot of scope for decorating in the shop area, so the girls and I started bringing in the various bins of wool and items to sell. It's a good thing that wool is just bulky and not heavy! Brighton was having a little trouble staying focused, because she wanted to look at and feel every ball of wool we carried in (she says her Mom calls it "geeking over wool").
While we were busy inside, Harold and Eliot started getting some tables and benches set up outside. Just then, Brandon showed up with the recycle and trash bins to set up around the place.
With so many friends to help, the shop set-up went quickly. Boy, there was a lot of wool to sort onto shelves and into the correct baskets. I hope we have enough for everyone to get what they want!
By now, Brighton was really "geeking" over the fiber. I think she was on a bit of overload . . .
The morning was wearing away when Mabel arrived to help. She'd volunteered to set up lunch for all the workers, and everyone was thrilled to see her! It was an amazing spread, and we all certainly appreciated the break. (Eydie had been called to help, because Mabel was having trouble telling one sandwich from another. Even with her glasses, Mabel has trouble with small close-up details, and you wouldn't want egg salad on your grilled cheese sandwich.) Eliot especially loved the Cornish pasties, but the morning's work had been too much for him. While everyone else was still eating, he fell asleep on one of the benches. All that driving back and forth on his scooter can really exhaust a boy, you know . . .
After lunch, Mina showed up to help with some of the outside preparations (sorry, no more sneak peeks in the shop area). While Brandon worked on the refuse cans, Harold and Mina strung lights over the animal pens. It's a good thing that Harold is so tall!
The shop is all ready, and the animals pens are waiting . . . only one more day to go!
See you tomorrow at the Wool Show!