I knew I should have stayed in bed after I checked the weather. But the car was already loaded and I had promised to deliver a special order, so I drove 39 miles to make no money except for the special order = $5.00.

It started raining as I headed for the highway and the rain increased as I drove. When I got to Baraboo, it was still raining. I”m glad I bought a canopy or it really would have been a wasted trip. I set up but only with two tables. I didn’t put out any paper goods. and only a few in each category.

By the time I finished setting up, my shoes were soaked and my pants were wet to the knee. It was chillier than I expected so I kept my raincoat on. There weren’t many vendors – nine, including the ice cream vendor.  Some of the vendors only have picnic umbrellas; they stayed home. (Smart people)

The rain kept collecting above the front and back of the canopy. When I emptied the front, the water went down my sleeve into my armpit. Wet shoes, wet pants, and now a wet shirt – short sleeved. When I emptied the back, the water splashed on the wall and sprayed everywhere. Fortunately, I had the lids on all the bins. My chair got wet. Better and better. Wet shoes, wet pants, wet shirt , wet inside of raincoat, and now, nowhere to sit.

By the time people started to arrive, the rain had stopped, but I was under a tree, so I still had water pooling. Splash, splash.  I had a lot of lookers, but no sales. The jewelery lady next to me made a few sales, the veggie lady on the other side didn’t do as well she expected. We had a new vendor who actually made a lot of sales. She had items made from recycled wood and priced around $5.

I didn’t take any photos of my set up; something I always do. I didn’t feel like standing in the street and getting my phone wet.

I forgot to take a picture of the owl eyeglasses case I made as a special order. I delivered it, got paid, chatted for a bit and came home.

I’m staying home the next time it rains.