Looks Can Be Deceiving

November 15, 2014 – Looks Can Be Deceiving

Everyone wants to know how Elliott is doing.  I wish he felt as good as he looks.  If you judge from a photo taken a couple of mornings ago, you’d assume he’s doing fine.  However, that dapper façade is hiding the reality of his present condition.  His back pain is more intense, more frequent, and less responsive to pain killers.  Facing the pain everyday is slowly wearing down his spirit as well as his body.  It is terrible to see someone you love suffer.  As I’ve said before, he doesn’t ask for sympathy.  Instead, he distracts himself whenever possible with work around the house.  For example, today while I was out selling my fused glass at the Mantua arts and crafts sale (more about that in a moment), he stayed home and watched the paint dry – literally.  You see, we’ve just had the downstairs painted, and Elliott wants to make sure that nothing has been neglected.  It looks pretty good to me – clean and white, just like its name, “Powdery Snow.”  Of course, it makes the rest of the house scream out for a fresh coat of paint, too. 

As for the Mantua Made Market, our neighborhood arts and crafts fair, Matt and I introduced our joint venture, Thompson Family Glassworks.  We’re such neophytes to the world of commerce that we didn’t even have a price list ready.  Since this was our first attempt to sell our fused glass, we didn’t want to get our hopes up too high.  Of course, we would have been disappointed if we hadn’t sold anything.  Matt and I agreed that we’d be satisfied if we sold a single piece.   

So, thank you, Pam, our first customer, for letting us reach our goal.  And thanks to Kate and Dave, our best customers of the day.  By the time the fair ended, we had sold a total of seven pieces, far exceeding our expectations. Matt and I are feeling elated and we can’t wait to get back to work in the glass studio tomorrow.