Postcards from My Soul

First things first! Every time I mention discontinuing these emails and going to a straight blog format I’m met with resistance.  So I’ll continue doing both.  But as always, if you don’t want to receive these please just let me know! xo Upcoming Events: Pop-up Holiday Art and Jewelry  Saturday November 30th 12-6 At my house!  Let me know if you need the address.  If you can’t make it and are interested in jewelry or art let me know and I’ll come to you.  :)  I’ll have some old stock deeply discounted! If money is an issue, let’s discuss options. Northwest Made Holiday Market Saturday December 7th 10-4 at Mercy Corp Northwest 43 SW Naito Parkway  https://www.mercycorps.org/events/northwest-made-holiday-market . I’m taking a break today from making jewelry, for the above events, to send a little note your way.  Basically to remind you(and me) that everything we see on facebook isn’t the entire story.  That goes for people’s seeming...

Tuesday May 14  The Dalles, Oregon Les Schwab parking lot We woke up at 7:30am, getting roughly 4 hours of sleep.  The short version  is that it took them until 12:30pm to confirm that it was a broken axle. The longer version includes offloading the camper onto the side of the building and a bunch of impatient waiting.  Then the scramble began.  Charlie was able to locate a used rear end/axle thinger in Tacoma.  Charlie’s friend, who if he left Rainier right that second, could get there before 5pm to get it and bring it to us.  He also located a recommended mobile mechanic who could install it the next day.  This is also the short version of the trip to Tacoma to get the part.  Our timeline to getting to Flagstaff was getting tighter.  We wanted to arrive Thursday night but had to be there Friday morning by 9 for classes we had signed up for.  It’s an approximate 20 hour drive to Flagstaff from The Dalles.   With not...