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First Greek Church Festival
This past weekend July 7-8, 2012 Kantyli participated in its first years Greek festival. I had finally felt comfortable enough with had some time, almost a week, to prepare...and usually a week is not enough to FULLY prepare but that's all I had. So many things to do. Typically try to decide what items to bring and what would sell the best and sometimes new products are introduced. This time, the Greek wooden spoons (the koutala) and Greek magnets were bought by many that visited my booth. The last factor is to see how it's all going to fit in...
Who Was My Visitor This Morning?
Today I had a very special visitor, a kindred spirit and incredible artist for a short, short time. He was in town for his daughter’s college graduation and made time to visit me before departing. He has a long drive home ahead of him, about five hours or so from Chicago to St. Louis. Those are two clues that I’ve given you. Can you guess who he is? His famed series of broken angels had just been framed and is displayed in the living room. I enjoy how the natural light illuminates the gold leaf incorporated into his art. His...
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