Encounters
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offcntrMost of last weekend is a blur at this point, selling, wrapping, saying the same thing to customers over and over. A few encounters stand out.
james stopped in to visit Sunday morning, to pick up a couple of bird calendars--Audobon and Cornell Bird Labs--and a one-ounce sample of "smoky" tea Denise got from Tea Source. Realized we'd only met in person once before, back in full COVID, so we'd never seen each other's faces, only masks. Not that I'll remember next time we meet--I seem to be moderately face-blind.
My friend Carol dropped by to visit a bit. She's a sculptor, a woodcarver, who was introduced by a mutual friend back in my graduate school days, because we were both sculpting, and both from Wisconsin. We don't see each other often--a couple of times a year at best--but it's always entertaining when we do.
KIds' reactions to my teddy bear can be all over the map. Littles may smile and reach for the bear, or have a sudden attack of shy. (Rarely, do they burst into tears, thank god.) Teens and grown-ups tend to smile and wave back; tweens will often do the "I'm too cool" waist-level tiny hand-wave. This one, however, a girl, went all out. Big smile, wave, Kermit flail, balancing on one leg so she could wave back with her foot. Did everything the bear did, except, thankfully, the final cartwheel. Big smiles all around.
Adult mother an daughter stopped in, deep in discussion of which pieces they'd gotten for Grandma in previous years. I got her the... No, I got that, you got... Not to mention all the things they'd gotten themselves. I'm definitely their family potter.
Had a woman ask if there was another potter here at Market whose work looks like mine. Really, no, I think it's pretty unique... Well, I remember seeing it here, only the guy was much younger. Oookay... Don't know what to make of that. Maybe it was your son minding the booth for you? Uh, no, I don't have any kids, and when I have to leave the booth, I put the "Be Right Back" sign on the bear-du-jour and put him on my stool. Makes me wonder how long ago this was...
james stopped in to visit Sunday morning, to pick up a couple of bird calendars--Audobon and Cornell Bird Labs--and a one-ounce sample of "smoky" tea Denise got from Tea Source. Realized we'd only met in person once before, back in full COVID, so we'd never seen each other's faces, only masks. Not that I'll remember next time we meet--I seem to be moderately face-blind.My friend Carol dropped by to visit a bit. She's a sculptor, a woodcarver, who was introduced by a mutual friend back in my graduate school days, because we were both sculpting, and both from Wisconsin. We don't see each other often--a couple of times a year at best--but it's always entertaining when we do.
KIds' reactions to my teddy bear can be all over the map. Littles may smile and reach for the bear, or have a sudden attack of shy. (Rarely, do they burst into tears, thank god.) Teens and grown-ups tend to smile and wave back; tweens will often do the "I'm too cool" waist-level tiny hand-wave. This one, however, a girl, went all out. Big smile, wave, Kermit flail, balancing on one leg so she could wave back with her foot. Did everything the bear did, except, thankfully, the final cartwheel. Big smiles all around.
Adult mother an daughter stopped in, deep in discussion of which pieces they'd gotten for Grandma in previous years. I got her the... No, I got that, you got... Not to mention all the things they'd gotten themselves. I'm definitely their family potter.
Had a woman ask if there was another potter here at Market whose work looks like mine. Really, no, I think it's pretty unique... Well, I remember seeing it here, only the guy was much younger. Oookay... Don't know what to make of that. Maybe it was your son minding the booth for you? Uh, no, I don't have any kids, and when I have to leave the booth, I put the "Be Right Back" sign on the bear-du-jour and put him on my stool. Makes me wonder how long ago this was...
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Date: 2025-12-12 09:22 am (UTC)