Getting Ready for the Show

 On May 6, the last ever Moncton Miniature and Doll Show is being held, and I am in the process of finishing up some things I began during the last three years of Covid. Recently, I was gifted with a genuine printer's drawer, lots of tiny niches, and it is being prepared for me to use as a display at this show. I doubt i"ll be able to fill all the niches with sales stock, but it is worth trying.

As Spring has finally sprung here, the Carpenter-in-Chief is busily pruning apple trees and getting some seedlings started for his vegetable garden, but he thinks he can figure out a way to have this stand up on my sales table. This drawer is quite heavy, understandably so since old moveable type was usually cast in lead, which means the support has to be really, really good. Lots of spaces for tiny items in this thing!

We had our mini meeting via Skype again, as Louise's husband developed Covid, and she herself wasn't feeling all that well either; however, both Marilyn and I worked away, and I potted up some small yucca plants and echeveria. The String of Pearls plant is for my flower shop, I'm keeping that one, although it won't work in the little wall planter.

Geraniums are being prepared as well, as I have quite a few of the tiny blossoms ready to be glued onto their ball heads. Somehow, I have no more geraniums in stock; before Covid, I had about a dozen in assorted colours. I have about 2 weeks to make and sort things to take to this show, which is sadly the last miniature show in the Canadian Maritimes; the ladies who have organised this for the past 35 or so years are all more than ready to retire, and unfortunately, there are no new younger miniaturists who have the time to take it on. It will be missed. The nearest show to us here is the Montreal show, the next nearest are in southern Ontario, and there is at least one still in Alberta, but those are long distances to travel!

As well as making some items for the show, I need to go through all my piles of works in progress, as I can't quite remember what I had prepared in the past 2-3 years for sales purposes, and there is literally stuff all over the place!