It all starts by putting one foot in front of the other and stepping out in a vintage pair of Fluevog’s. Pick the shoes and the rest will follow. And these are definitely my lucky show shoes.
At this point I had just finished dragging everything going to the show to the side of the house and was waiting for Judy and Toni for the “pick up”
At 6:00am a residence challenged man (homeless fellow) asked me if any of this was garbage. Now consider any angst a designer might have before a show…I considered it a philosophical question more than a recycle question so I replied “Well beauty is in the eye of the beholder, oh, sorry –do you mean am I throwing any of this out? –no sorry I’m taking it to Vancouver Island.
To which he replied, then you shouldn’t leave it alone in the alley, someone might take it. It was just at that moment that the girls showed up to load the vehicle.
So begins a journey of one station wagon, 4 women, several bottles of wine, 40 pounds of wool and the anticipation of 4 days of shopping for most (and 4 days selling and working for others).. Yikes.
From Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo on the new largest ferry ever ……I will call this leaving chaos in our wake.
Tomorrow is the last day of the show. I promise a full recap with many photos, the story of a best friend who would kill for you and the adoption of fanciful hats into fabulous new homes.