Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Thank God for cotton and Kindness of Olympic Proportion

Firstly, let me say wool is not an easy sell when you are looking at 34 degrees of molten heat at a Farmer's Market and yet, selling must go on and you have to be prepared for all contingencies (including the extreme heat).

I now, more than ever, appreciate my cotton wares that I would normally turn my nose up at in favour of glamorous, fancy, sexy wool. Also bamboo and silk blends from France have now taken a more prevalent place in my display. No matter how much foresight a shopper has--NO ONE wants to try on wool on a day like Sunday. For those that chose fashion over heat prostration, I thank you for your purchases!

As the Olympics have carried on.....11 Medals --- Canada Rocks ---- and my own knit Olympics are wearing down, due to my own body wearing down.... Seriously you can overwork those knitting, crocheting and spinning muscles. But I have realized that am surrounded my Olympic quality people, particularly this weekend who I am awarding GOLDS to.

Pearl - gold in your own version of a Triathlon or Decathlon, you choose, or perhaps both, yes, both....

John - gold in a single event this weekend (only because you didn't do the driving) and stay the extra day....

I am assuming you will both pass the drug testing!