This past weekend we traveled to the central coast of California. We were in Ventura and Oxnard and I was pleasantly surprised with what there was to see.
Although we were there for a soccer tournament we still had a chance to be tourists. The Ventura Harbor Village offers quite a visual of boats, large and small. This one was called the Dragon Lady.
Of course the little shops are full of pricey items . My favorite was a hat shop. I felt like Audrey Hepburn in this one.
This one was too orange for me, but still very pretty.
If you’re an outlet shopper you must go to the Camarrillo outlet center, which has over 100 stores, but be prepared, parking was a chore, and I’m thinking you’ll need at least 2 days to visit all the shops.
Sadly, we ran out of time. So many things were left unseen; maybe next time we’ll have more time.
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”—Confucius
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Many years ago women wore aprons for cooking, and cleaning, now, not so much. I remember my mother wearing them all the time as she worked in the home. Now aprons are more of a decoration, and I have seen some lovely ones on Pinterest.
At one point I was making aprons from recycled jeans, so I decided to participate in a craft show , and thought that my aprons would be a big hit. Well they were a big hit, in a way. The people gave me many compliments and examined them very carefully, but then never even bought one. I could hear them trying to figure out how I made them and tried to guess what part of the jeans I had used. But still, not one person bought a single one. One person came back twice and looked at a certain apron. I could tell she was debating on what to do, well she finally walked away without the apron.
Disappointment turned into anger, but then I realized that I did the very same thing when I attended craft shows. I’d always examine the item very carefully and then I’d say, ” Oh I can make that.” and walk away. Actually, I still do this. Well I guess the old saying is true; “What goes around, comes around.” Lesson learned! But I’m not going to be discouraged and will now continue to make my aprons and see if I can do a little better.
Mi casita, mi ranchito 