Thursday August 29.....the arts

We took the car back to Budget Rentals, then took Lori to the Preston Market right across the street to find a cache.  We walked towards Powell street looking for 2 caches along the way….finding neither we went home.


Lori decided to spend the day getting oriented at the house, getting caught up on sleep and getting ready for our adventure for Friday and Saturday.   I got hold of Curt and arranged to meet at Flinders Station at about 4:00


Natasha and Curt rent a space in a building that has many artist and artisans…..Thurs. and Friday night was Open Night….a night when all of the studios (that wanted to participate) open their doors and the public comes and wanders the building and buys their products….like a big craft fair but high quality items.  The building is an old  8 floor building around the corner from their apartment.  Curtis has a sewing machine and surger, for making clothes and Natasha makes and designs cards (ink, each one a different card).  Natasha was all set up and was making more cards to sell and by 4:30  there was already a crowd of people in the halls and on the stairs.  Curt and I wandered through each floor for the next hour or so…..painters, photographers, a shoemaker, jewellery, a hat maker……By the time we got back downstairs to their studio on the 3rd floor Tasha had sold a bunch of cards.

Studio building

Curt and I went off in search of supper, getting caught in downpour and soaked. We ended up at a busy little Vietnamese restaurant, getting dinner for ourselves and take out for Tasha.  By the time we got back, there were still people coming in and out and she had sold a bunch more, sometimes making cards as people asked for them.

Natasha drawing a requested unicorn!

We left the studio about 9:25 and arrived at the station at about 9:30.…thinking my train left at 9:40.….hmmmm I  misread the schedule the 9:30 train was mine!  and the next train arrived at 10.…home by 10:40.  Lori was asleep by then  but there was an email with yesterday’s blog all written….yeah!  

"turtle doing yoga" by tashi