08/27/2026
this is a thank you to a woman named "Al" (Alexandra?).
sometimes markets are a lot of work for seemingly little return. rainy day last Sunday for my first showing at SoWa Market Boston. crowds early, but the rain scattered them. had an ok market the previous day at the public gardens - i am still figuring out what resonates with the Boston crowd.
my inventory was pulled to the center of the booth, but much of it was already damp if not wet. feeling kinda discouraged. a woman with dark hair and an open face stops and starts flipping thru the skirts. i said hello, asked if she comes to the market regularly. she said she was feeling a little sad this morning so decided to come here. she had only brought a raincoat as an afterthought :) we chatted, i maybe overshared. appreciated that she had shared. vulnerability, right? she chose a skirt and did the wrap-the-waistband-around-your-neck-to-see-if-fits test. i expressed gratitude for her being out & about. she bought the skirt. my only sale of the day.
i don't always know why i am at a market. sometimes it isn't for a bunch of sales, but instead for just one. and for REAL connection, however brief.
so I'll keep showing up - thanks for all of you who do the same. 💚
and the sun DID come back out later that afternoon!
see you this Saturday at Arcadia Folk Festival 😻
