Amazing day at Market. The first day of the 2010 season, jam packed and over 80 degrees! Usually, the first few Markets start out slow. This is a blessing since it takes time to remember how to set things up and get all of the things together that you need to sell each day. Lucky for me, I live less than 2 miles away so I can dash back to the studio sometimes to pick up important things I forgot. ( this doesn't always work so well as any local can tell you who has spent half an hour or more trying to get into Market!).
Anyway, it was wonderful to be back and a treat to forgo the sheepskin boots, down jacket and hand warmers, in favor of flip flops and a short sleeve v-neck tee. Very odd weather for April 3rd but enjoyable nonetheless!
I was reading Maya Donenfeld's blog, www.mayamade.blogspot.com . She has added a new feature called "Fix it Friday". Each week she will fix something around her home and showcase the process on her blog. Maya says, "The goal is to bring attention to the lost art of fixing, rather than discarding. Repair is a creative form in it's own right, but has been forgotten in our throw-away society". Wow, I really resonated with that. There is nothing more satisfying than breathing new life into something, rather than discarding it and purchasing a new one. It's not just about being thrifty. It's about valuing the resources that went into creating it to begin with, to say nothing of the joy in knowing that we are still capable of being resourceful and taking care of business!
Maya had a link to the "Repair Manifesto" from platform21, which is so inspiring that I had to copy it here. Read it, be inspired and check in on Friday's to see what the ever innovative Maya decides to take on!
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