At the end of every Whistler weekend, I come home and plug in the camera to download my pics and the same message comes up on the camera display….

“establishing a connection”

I have done this hundreds of times and this is the first time I ever really noticed the message, or that electronic equipment has spoken to me……Quick, prepare my tinfoil hat!

Yesterday was outstanding, not sales per se, but connections. The rain forced people into the tent, not just milling around the perimeter. It made people have conversations. It also got me tongued by a large Golden Retriever—-more dogs stories later, I lost a well toasted Reuben panini as well…….

People are more vulnerable and open when their terrific hairdo has been vanquished, when they lose a bit of the extra personal space….

Hats off to all the folks big and little folks who took that risk yesterday.

I went up with my friend Mike yesterday. He rescued me and did the trip in one day. I had the chance to meet some of his family— Voices and personalities to what was only a photo album recognition…They were lovely.

I’m still thinking about the rain, how cold, how cleansing, and how quickly it evaporated at the first glimmer of sunshine. Also the way the clouds painted so intensely through the sky. It made the mountains seem almost unreal. The sky was a wild, crazy blue behind them…

I will be in Filberg next weekend, and missing Whistler terribly. Another adventure as the “girls” keep me from tripping over myself, leaving half my stock behind and last minute emergency label sewing. This is generally done with a good view and a few nice bottles of wine.

Now, all I can think about is the inventory that did not get finished. So what’s new?