Thank You, Thank You, Thank You and I Need Your Input

Well, dear reader, our spring event is in the books, and you guys made it a success. We are humbled and grateful to all who took the time, made the effort, and supported our little farm event. Hands down, our farm events are my favorite live events. My vendor friends, some of whom have been in this business for more than twenty years, always comment on what a lovely group of people attends our events. You all are the magic. 

My day is a blur. I spend most of the day talking, chatting, and making sure everyone has everything they need. To those of you who introduced yourselves, it was an absolute pleasure to talk with you. For those of you I missed, I'm sorry. However, a great big thank you to everyone who attended. We are so blessed to have you as part of our soap family. 

There is talk of hosting monthly events on the farm. Our little soap world is rocked by the ongoing events of our favorite market. We have had to make some very difficult choices, and please know these choices were not made lightly and without many, many conversations. For our market family, it is official, we will not be attending the Ligonier Country Market this year. There are some things we are awaiting final word on, but we can't comment on that just yet. It saddens me that this is the direction things have gone. To those who are involved, I hope you are proud of yourselves for ruining what was a lovely experience for thousands of people and hundreds of small businesses. And that, dear reader, is all I will allow myself to say on the subject. Trust, I have opinions. 

With that being said, I am asking for genuine input from you, my soap family. Do you think you would be interested in a monthly market, much like our twice-a-year farm events? Do you think our area could and would support such an endeavor? Would it be worth your time and our vendor friends' time? Would you like to see an expansion of goods available and vendors? My greatest fear is that I waste people's time. I know how much time and effort it takes to do a live show. For many, there would be at least an hour of travel time involved. To sit in all kinds of weather and be disappointed by crowd turnout and sales is truly painful. So, I ask you, please weigh in on the subject. There is much to do if this is going to happen, and I am genuinely interested in your input. Please comment in the comment section of the blog or message me via email or messenger. Your opinions matter a great deal to me. 

I will keep you abreast of all decisions as the information becomes available. We are so grateful for all you do. For real, we could not do any of this without you. Please let me know what you think about a monthly market on the farm. Your input will have a great deal to do with our decision. Don't be shy. Be honest. I can handle it, and don't worry about offending me. 

On this lovely spring day, stay safe, be smart, please share your thoughts and ideas, we appreciate you, and keep washing your hands.