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Tucson, Day 3 ... New Shoes and an Old Friend with Great Beads!

2/4/2015

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My back and feet and legs were killing me yesterday, so I bought some better "walking shoes" ... it's way too hot for the boots that I wore here, and the sandals weren't really good for shopping for hours and hours! I'm still aching, guess I can't do much for that, but I think it's better!
I saw Wilson today! He used to come up from Texas to bring us his beads to choose from ... wow does he have so much more than I thought!!! His booth is immense! And, boy did he have good prices (comparatively) on turquoise and amber. Costs on these two "stones" has soared over the past few years ... I wasn't going to buy either, because I don't think my customers are willing to pay more than what I do, but Wilson has made it possible! He is so sweet ... as soon as he saw me he came over and gave me a big hug. Then he followed me around his large booth and helped me pick out some really great beads. When I come back I am going straight to him! It's good to have bead vendor friends ...
I drove "home" to my hotel with the mountains ahead of me, I just wanted to bypass the hotel and head straight there ... the mountains are sooo beautiful ... saguaros instead of trees ... and such great angles ... I plan on going up there on Friday!
I hear there's more snow tonight? Sorry folks, but tomorrow I'm going to be using my air conditioner because it's supposed to be 82!
And, I was just in the pool, made two new friends, Isadora and Sophia from Chile, they are 8 and 13 respectively. Totally adorable ... I practiced my Spanish and they practiced their English ... so good to have new friends!

Check out the photos, this is a HUGE rock that they've carved out of the earth with geodes exposed ... the bottom photo is a close-up of one of the openings ... it's way taller than me!!!
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Angelina Clark link
2/22/2021 06:54:51 pm

Thank you for writing and sharing this

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Christine Nordlund
2/22/2021 07:25:54 pm

I'm so glad I did ... what great memories from Tucson 🥰 thanks for reminding me!!!

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    Usually blogs will be written by Chris! She's been beading for over 25 years: she started beading clothing, then moved to loom work and stringing. When we opened Bead It! she began concentrating on off-loom beading. Chris has been a member of the League of NH Craftsmen since 2005.

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