Now that I'm up in Tahoe, I went on a quick pick to the only thrift store open on Sunday. Since most thrift stores are affiliated with a church so it makes sense they're closed on Sundays. Didn't find much that was cheap enough to flip this time around but I did pick up this Fire King mug for a $1.00. I think I can flip it for $8.00 which would leave a little meat on the bone for another picker that shops at my booth at Cranberry Hill. It would be nice if I can find a few more to make a set.
So well I'm here I'm also checking out if I would like to live here full time. It's rumored that there is no long term rentals here in town. Since it is a vacation hot spot, it's much more profitably for property owners to due short term rentals. It's getting extreme hard for people who work in town (teachers, restaurant workers etc) can't find affordable housing and commuting into town during the winter isn't practical. So even if I like it here I don't think I will be able to find a place to rent.
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
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