looking for light: share fair, thank you thursday, & marmalade

You’re invited to: SHARE FAIR on Sunday, March 2nd!!
10am to 1pm
at
The Redd
831 SE Salmon, Portland

Soak in some cheer while perusing a bounty of thoughtfully grown and harvested foods from local farmers. Carrot Condo will have a table at Share Fair stocked with fresh batches of hand-printed kitchen towels as well as food-themed cards, stickers, and original art. Oh, and…a brand-new creation … market bags!

These canvas bags required a lot of time, trial, and error. In fact, I’ll have my two “trial-and-error” bags available for a discount. These are the first and only four bags–come check them out and tell me what you think. There are even messages inside the bag to encourage you to live your values.

Enjoy the beautiful and friendly atmosphere at the Redd, meet local farmers, learn about community supported agriculture (CSA), and attend a cooking demo or two. There will kid activities, as well as Comida KIN’s food cart featuring ingredients from Washington County farms.

Thank You Thursdays
#1, 2, & 3 out of 52

Every Thursday for one year, I am writing and sharing a thank you card. Follow along @carrot.condo or #thankyouthursday on Instagram. I’ll share a few in each newsletter as well.

The first two sets of cards pictured here thanked people for hosting me in their homes, but had other less obvious gifts. In one, I felt how lovely it is to connect with people who have known me my entire life. In another, I got a glimpse of what it means to be a terrific grandfather. And in the third, I thanked someone famous, who will probably not see my card, but it felt good to write out the reasons why I am grateful for their work.

A Story about Marmalade, Memory Care, and Paddington Bear

And finally, I haven’t had a chance to tell you that Kitchen Table Magazine published an essay of mine and made it look beautiful online, even using some of my illustrations!

It’s about marmalade, memory care, my dad, something called deipnophobia, and Paddington Bear. The comments this essay received on various social media platforms were heartwarming and so kind. I know there’s a lot of bitter in the world, but the sweet is out there too.

As always, thank you so much for following my creative journey. I hope to see some of you in person on March 2nd!!

–TRISTA