Festive Time

December came quickly, book-ended by holiday craft shows. We bid farewell to November with a 4-day show in London at the Western Fair, our biggest show yet. We even took both vehicles to ensure we had enough art to keep up in sales! It also allowed us to leave the van in a choice parking spot and use it as a mini warehouse for the weekend....while the Juke was far more fun to zip around town in!

The show was quite busy, and luckily we had a place to stay nearby rather than "commuting" - the days were long enough without adding three or four hours of driving!

I was able to duck out and make the short walk to nearby Powerhouse Brewing, for a quick beer and a few more to go. We also enjoyed some delicious food from neighbouring restaurants, though the freezing rain made even that short walk a bit dicey at times!

After helping a friend pack up on the last day, we headed for home....with no signal lights on the van! Jane followed behind in the Juke and signaled our few turns, and we trundled along in the slow lane of the 401.

Our next show was three days at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, home of the OHL Windsor Spitfires. We also got the van's lights fixed first by our very accommodating local garage.

On the Saturday, I ran a quick few errands in Tecumseh, and made a jaunt over to historic Sandwich Towne to visit Sandwich Brewing. I may have seemed a bit eager (I was in a hurry!), but after respectfully waiting until 11:05am, I tried the door and it was still locked.....apparently they just forgot! I grabbed a growler and two cans to go, before making a stop along the riverfront for the scenery.

The choice venue meant that I could at least catch most of a hockey game on the last day of the show, before heading back to pack up. As it turned out, the show was rather quiet anyway with underwhelming attendance....so I could be spared!

The Spits were on fire and jumped out to a commanding lead, so that I even when I had to leave early, I was confident that they were in full control.....and they held on for a 6-3 victory over the rival London Knights.

With the last show of the year out of the way and the van put to bed for the winter.....we're heading back out on the road for the usual milk run of holiday visits!

Powerhouse Brewing in east London

A nice Red to break up a long day!

A Powerhouse trio!

Freezing rain made things interesting!

Back home for a beautiful sunset

December comes calling at the Ambassador Bridge

Offerings from Sandwich Brewing

Detroit skyline on a blustery morning

Almost game time

The Spitfires emerge!

Action in the London Knights' end

Early Spits goal followed immediately by the Teddy Bear Toss.....and cleanup!

The view from Section 120