Fredericksburg
Yesterday I spent the day with my husband shopping in Fredericksburg, looking at all the new craft ideas, meeting people who are vendors for a living. It doesn't look like the most glamorous job, but the people are so very nice. The amount of work that goes into setting up the huge booths at the outdoor market, is amazing. Being someone who has always been crafty since learning to crochet at 7 years old, I am always appreciative of the work that goes into the things that others make. Nothing pays you for the time you put into it. You are basically sharing something you created for a little above the cost. Every time we make the trip, I try to support a vendor. I used to go up once a year to buy a handmade purse from an elderly lady and her husband who sell them. (Now we go whenever the large bottle of vanilla runs out) The husband would cut out everything and the wife would sew them. That was how they made their living. I loved...