the economy
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  • Subject: the economy
  • From: &* <k*@comcast.net>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:37:35 -0500
....has rebounded.  At least here it seems to have.
All year I was unable to take my vacation time, office was too hectic. I ended up taking almost every afternoon off in March to get it in before my anniversary date. March was so deliciously superb that I got a ton of stuff potted - and more in April - together with what I'd potted last fall and some items I'd ordered. I ended up with well over 800 pots for my spring plant sale. I had to take 2 days off just to set it up. It's a 2 day association garage sale and rain was looming but it looked like Friday would be safe. Still, I thought I'd end up stuck with half my stock and have to lug it back into the backyard.
Word got out and the eager buyers swooped in at 6:45am Friday. They picked me clean - even the seedlings and cuttings still in the backyard that I was holding over for use in my August sale. Everything gone. Fast, very fast. People were grabbing things I hadn't even tagged yet because I thought I'd get to them for Saturday. People that showed up after work wondered where the sale was. I had to apologize profusely; this has never happened before. And then there's tomorrow. Geez, I hope it rains so I don't have to face them. 

I think people are ready to shop.  At least for plants they are.


Kitty
neIN, Zone 5 
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