John and I attended GreenFest on Saturday. It was a full day market with restaurants, breweries, bands, non-profits, artisans and farmers all celebrating their "green-ness". The whole event was solar powered which was a lovely idea, but the 90+ degree weather and the 2 old warehouses that it took place in were a murderous combination. We got there shortly before 8 to set up and were ready to go by 9 for the opening. It was a disappointing morning in the sales department, but we had a great time people watching and talking to people stopping by. John left around 1 to head to his afternoon local call at the Trade Center.
During the day there was a yoga studio leading classes in one corner and the Adopt-a-Pet people were walking around with a selection of cute but panting rescued animals. I'm not much of an animal fan in the first place, but the last thing I'd want when dripping sweat, would be a similarly sweaty dog hanging around. Those people were saints! There was a moment around 2:30 when I thought to myself "is this what heat stroke feels like?"
The sales picked up in the afternoon with the arrival of more people (not that it was scarcely attended in the morning, but Savannah is a city that likes to sleep in on the weekends) and we ended up meeting our goal. Some new items at this market were laptop sleeves and all purpose wrist purses. Also, I sold a few things that had been hanging around the shop for quite a while. Bonus!
John got back about 6, just in time to load up and get back to our blessedly air conditioned house. We celebrated with turkey burgers and ice cold Red Stripe. Ahhhh.
