The Happy Woman Store

Aren’t you glad, that in a time where almost everything can be predicted fairly accurately, the weather very often remains unpredictable? Especially in Michigan? Today’s prediction: rain all day, with a high of 61 degrees. The actual weather: sunny, breezy, and 72 degrees. So, our plans for a sleepy, nappy, reading kind of day turned into a let’s get out and do something day and we decided to go to the Old Town Art Fair in downtown Traverse City, which you can see in the picture above. Do you want to see my stash of purchases? Of course you do!
First up: a cute little garden daisy stake made entirely from recycled nails. I’ve already stuck it in my garden, in front of an astilbe plant. The price: 5 bucks!

Next up: a little package of 6 notecards, all in cherry designs made by an 11 year old girl named Char from Suttons Bay. They’re for my mom, but please don’t tell her, it’s a surprise. And the price? Why, 5 bucks of course.

The next thing was a bottle of all natural liquid laundry soap in a yummy citrus fragrance. Another 5 bucks spent!

A 5$ bar of homemade soap for my hubby. Lemongrass scent with tiny poppy seeds for exfoliation….yum.

A pair of really cool silver earrings. I love the amoeba shape and they are studded with tiny pieces of turquoise. They’re big, too. I’m really loving big earrings right now. (oh, and they weren’t 5$!)

My happiest find of the day was a pair of earrings by artist Lillie Wolff. I just happened to be wearing a pair of her earrings when I walked up to her booth, and like any true artist, she recognized them immediately! The designs are so simple, which is what makes them so sophisticated and chic: large chunks of gemstones on long earwires. I love them!

Here’s a picture of Lillie in her booth:

All I can say is: I can’t wait for the next rainy day!

No, your eyes are not deceiving you. This is the mermaid, the one who hadn’t a speck of snow on her last week. We are under siege up here! Somebody save us from all of this snow!

Woo-Hoo! We’re making some progress:

Last year, I bought this really cool mermaid sculpture from my pal, Nicole, next door at Up North Antiques. I’m using it as my personal snowfall measurer (or whatever that thing is called). Hopefully, this mermaid will continue to be revealed in the coming weeks. She’s my hope & inspiration that, yes, indeedy spring is springing in northern Michigan! Stay tuned for further meltdowns….