"Into each life some rain must fall, some days must be dark and dreary."
This poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is very BryonySeries since the mother of Henry Matthews loved Longfellow and often quoted the above line.
But although the artists row at New Orleans North was rained out three hours into the event due to a sudden and turbulent storm, and although rain periodically fell hard during Stuff on Bluff the following day with sparse foot traffic, neither event was "dark and dreary," only the skies.
We experienced plenty of kindness, from the organizers to our fellow artists, who worked together on Friday night to ensure everyone's safety and minimal loss of product.
We experienced plenty of smiles. Not one person left our booth without feeling good about stopping there, our main goal - always.
This isn't a compensatory attitude for poor sales. Because sales were good (twenty books, twenty-five mystery quotes, three shirts), and - for the first time - we sold across all subgenres in the BryonySeries over the two events.
We also sold one "Nine Months of Kindness."
Because of the rain, we packed up most items in Jasmine's nylon backpacks with out logo as our gift to our customers.
And this Saturday, the weather will not matter for Bertrand's Back-To-School Birthday Bash, since the event will be inside. Doesn't the thought of singing "Happy Birthday" to a crocheted mouse make you smile?
Happy Tuesday!
