Mini Vacation-ish

This past Easter weekend, my friends were spending the holiday with family at the beach, so I got to happily house sit for them and their miniature zoo. They have this amazing old farmhouse outside “the big city” (you are supposed to read that with a heavy twang, the same way you would say “down yonder”) with lots of land, and animals, and trees, and sunshine, and wine, and hammocks, a chandelier in a tree, and long paths between farm fields to wander. OH! And a friendly baby deer. Everything a girl needs to pretend she’s on a mini vacation. A working mini vacation I guess. I still have hay embedded under my fingernails, and chicken poop on the bottom of my shoe.

As it was also Easter, we took advantage and used the gorgeous setting for Easter egg painting and the consequent searching for them the next day.

I want to go back there again. I wonder how often I can possibly talk them into leaving town. Three times a month is not too much to ask, is it?

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Roadtrip: Charlotte

This past weekend Sonya and I drove to Charlotte for a show we wanted to check out. This is an incredibly quiet time of the year as far as shows go, so we were happy to find something that would get us out of the studios, out of our hibernation modes, and in front of some customers again.
The weather was divine! I am not made for cold. Even though this winter was unbelievably mild (thank God!) it was still winter, and so it was still cold. And so I did not like. I already love a road trip any time. I love to explore new places. Especially with a friend. Especially when the weather makes me swoon and giddy.

The show was Friday evening. It was in a theater and included a bar. Even when a show is not fantastic, if it includes the ability for me to have an adult beverage, it’s a successful time to me. I did not have many sales, but when I did the customers absolutely made my day. Every time.

On Saturday, before returning home we visited the Mint Museum and had brunch at Lulu (YUM!). I have not visited Charlotte much, and when I have they were very speedy entries and exits. So I really still don’t have a great idea yet of what Charlotte is really like, but from what I have seen sofar, I am intrigued. I kind of want to go back and stare at it’s skyline a little longer. Charlotte has one of the coolest skylines I have come across yet. The buildings are so weird, in a good way. And I love how each high rise was completely unique, yet all together they had a very cohesive thing going on. I wanted to take a good picture of it, but unfortunately at all good vantage points I was driving. Maybe next time. I finally asked asked Sonya, my passenger, to take one with my phone (DUH!) but it doesn’t quite do it justice. Maybe next time. When I come back if just for the reason to return to Lulu and eat everything else on their menu.

Upon our return to the studio we were greeted by a lovely new sign outside of our studio building that included our businesses on it. This was an idea thrown together, and orchestrated by other artists in the building, and they were so sweet to ask us to be included on it.
Then when I got home I was surprised once again to see that the tulips my parents has brought over from Holland last year were about to bloom!

I am planning an unbelievable amount of shows this year, and thus a great amount of road trips are on the calendar. I am hoping that all the loveliness this first one of the year brought is a sign of great things to come.