To market, to market

The sun rise over the Halifax Harbour on the way to the Seaport Market.

I've been going to the Farmer's Market in Halifax since 1999 and I LOVE it. Fresh produce, colourful flowers, fragrant soaps, meats & cheese, local wine, unique crafts & gifts and the buzz of people. When I lived downtown, I was a regular at the Historic Farmer's Market, which still exists in the Brewery building on Lower Water Street in Halifax. The new market - The Seaport Market - is located on the waterfront a little further away. I honestly had never thought about myself as being a vendor at the market but, at the new Seaport Market, there's an entire aisle of crafts and gifts, in addition to the upstairs area of the market. I decided to take a chance and fill out an application to become a vendor at some of the Saturday markets. It was accepted!! 

missbrenna table at the Halifax Seaport Market

I'm not sure how often I'll be a vendor because of space availability, but my first experience - on Saturday, May 7 - was wonderful. Okay, I'll admit that for about 10 minutes, in the early morning, I was struck with panic thinking, "Oh no, I may not sell anything!" It was the first moment it had crossed my mind. Thank the lord (and the lovely vendor down the way who brought her friend over) not even 20 minutes later, I made my first sale! 2 books and 2 cards. Whew - my table was paid for!! So exciting!

The view from my table!!!

People taking a look at twentythree.

It was a neat experience to have exposure to so many people who had no idea about missbrenna and twentythree. I wasn't expecting to have as many conversations as I did but it was a chatty day. I met an 85-year-old retired photographer. We talked for almost 10 minutes about photography. He was such a sweet man. I also had a long conversation with a familiar looking gentleman who it turns out was one of my public relations professors at Mount Saint Vincent University. Overall, I had a positive and optimistic response from people. Lots of smiles and that makes it all worthwhile - especially after a 5 am wakeup call : )


Visit my online shop if you're interested or send me an email: missbrenna23@gmail.com.