It was a fabulous day!

Well, my friends - it was a beautiful weekend for our annual "Art in the Alley" festival. The weather was perfect - hundreds of people came out in support of the event - there was great food, wonderful music and lots of wonderful and beautiful goodies to gaze at. Just like I thought I would - I spent most of my earnings - oh, but I love my stuff.

My "welcome" shovel to greet my shoppers...



A peep looking down from my corner - this is actually at the end of the day when the crowd had started to thin out a bit..

But the most special part of my day was when I arrived at my booth Saturday morning - sitting there on one of my display pieces was this beautiful painting - of our barn. My dear, sweet friend, Becky, had painted this for me - I started to cry. It's exactly like it looks - she even has the hay fork in front of the barn, the hay ring on the side, and you can even see the track doors on the second barn. And of course, she painted our barn quilt - which I dearly love - just perfectly on there. Thank you so much Becky - I was so touched - it will hang proudly in our home forever.

And last but not least, my sweet husband come to help me load everything back on the truck - and somehow he secretly bought this beautiful red pitcher for me. It was handmade by Mr. Perry - a kind-hearted, spirted, and fun man who is so willing to share his love of spinning pottery - especially with the children.

I had spotted this piece earlier in the day - Shaun picked out the perfect gift for me - looks just like something I'd love - don't ya think?

It was the perfect ending to a fabulous day!

Everyone have a great start to your week!
Cathy