Well, Purple Ranch Hands are on the move again. We just returned from a 5 hour trip aboard the Hand Express. Kind of sounds like Gilligan's Island, without the island.
Our destination was Tomball, Texas and the German Festival. We made it to Tomball from Dallas around 12:00 noon. We had 4 hours to set up and boy did we need every minute of that time.
We have a new "Purple Ranch" tent that came without instructions. We had about 400 bungee cords in two colors, 8 metal poles, 5 sections of tarp (some with roof peaks and some without) and 4 corner pipes for the roof. It was 70 degrees with high humidity and all this had to be done in 4 hours. If you learn anything about working in conditions such as these, you find out how much patience and perseverence you have and to pray a lot.
I have learned through the many experiences with working with my family, that we are like ants in a sense. Each one of us picks something to do and then we go about getting it done. Or as the comedian says "Gitter Dun." We had the tent up, displays and tables arranged, signs hung and products displayed by 5:00pm.
You also learn to roll with the punches. If Jan hadn't been there we wouldn't have realized that we were supposed to be open that night from 6:00pm to 10:00pm. We were back at our booth by 6:00pm to open.
Our weekend was a huge success. We met a lot of great people who were truly interested in Purple Ranch and the many lavender products we sell. We had several invitations to attend some other upcoming events, including Tomball Nights in August and the 10th Annual Ladies Night Out to be held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott on May 7th. It looks like we will be making another "Lavender Road Trip."
Have Lavender, Will Travel.
Lavender, Don't Leave Home Without It
Lavender, Take Me Away
By the way, my brother Cliff thinks I should only have one tag line but I like to keep it interesting and use several.