Yesterdays Market

Although the forecast was for really bad weather we decided to give the new stands their first outing--overall they worked well--I haven't yet sorted out how I'm going to line the back of them with the yards of black material Ive bought, so they were left open.
The new hooks Ive bought worked ok, we didn't need to use the feet I have got to go with them and they are easier to cart around and put up a lot quicker than the old pegboard ones!
We had to put the back sheets up because it was very very windy and started raining as well-but it seemed lighter inside the stall--or The Cage-as it soon became known by our fellow stall holders! The jokes came thick and fast all day from them!
This system will be a lot better than the old for the marquees which we will be in a lot this summer.we will be able to hang the new stands from the hooks around the sides of the marquee instead of having them stood on the ground-so should be able to display the paintings better.
Bill had a car full of cardboard after unpacking the new stands-each 2ft stand came in its own cardboard box--we have kept some to use for posting paintings but the rest went for recycling!
Before we had even finished setting up the stall-we had people asking about the classes--I make sure my leaflets are the first thing out of the car when we start setting up anywhere--its amazing how many people stop to look and chat with us.
Considering the weather we had a good day--the rain drove people into the ''cage'' into the dry!
We are looking forward to seeing some new students from yesterdays market--it's really handy having the dongle for the laptop-it lets me show potential students just what goes on in the classes and exactly which classes are coming up etc.
Plus I can keep up to date with sales and class bookings etc while I'm out from home.