Opportunity knocks!

Today is a beautiful day, sunny, warm and a special day it would have been my parents 70th Anniversary, I remember my parents daily, they were both such good people and on this day I remember all the celebrations and special times we were lucky enough to enjoy together.
This weekend Woody is at the Huntfest in Edmonton, a very large trade show sponsored by Wild TV and other companies, (e.g. Cabela’s Canada, Toyota, Alberta Outdoorsmen, Western Sportsmen Magazine to name a few) for hunters, fishers, archers, ATV enthusiasts etc. This show is the biggest one in Canada with shows in Winnipeg, Saskatoon and Edmonton. Check out http//:www.huntfest.ca for more information, there is so much going on at the show with speakers from some popular hunting shows, target areas set up for archers, an ATV track, and more! Woody is displaying his leather crafts at the show and is receiving very positive comments regarding the leather projects on display which does not surprise me at all; his work is unique and very well done. The great thing is the feedback gives him confirmation that it is not just me, his friends, etc., think his work is good but total strangers are impressed, too cool! I created a DVD (which he will run on his computer) of all the items he has created as he only does custom orders so did not have stock items to display, most were his personal items except for a couple that he has yet to deliver, I also created business cards and order forms using the logo we created, he choose the name, I created the logo with the computer, printed it out then he tooled the letters onto leather, it turned out awesome. Woody took pictures of the logo then it was easy to transfer and size for the business card and order form. I love doing that kind of work and Woody loves doing the leather, so together I think we make a good team. Woody took his hides and skull mounts from Africa to decorate his table and create interest. Lucky for me the park is not full this weekend, one group here for a birthday party and Woody made sure everything was set up for them. He had to be there early yesterday, left at 7:00 AM to get set up, returned around 7:30 pm, long day but he was pleased and excited to be part of the show and had some time to talk to other exhibitors, even a couple of outfitters there from Africa who were impressed with his trophies from Africa. Today he left at 9:00 and will return about the same time as last night; tomorrow the show closes at 5:00 pm so will be home a little earlier. Huntfest is a great opportunity for Woody to gain some exposure and feedback for his knife and leather crafts, maybe even some orders, which would be a huge bonus eh. All in all it has been an exciting time for both of us!