Sunday, April 15, 2007
Weekend In Taylorsville
This weekend, the show was a working show for me more than a show where I was an exhibitor. It started for me on Friday around 1:00 p.m. when Anna and I left the house - an hour late. We arrived at the showroom at 3:00 p.m. Set-up started at 2:00, so Roger Bustle asked me if Virginia was maybe in a different time zone than NC. He has such a wit!
So, we set up tables, awards, and judging coops. I got the raffle table started. Then we had a few minutes to rest.
At 6:00 p.m., Anna and I attended the first educational clinic put on by the Sandhills Rabbit Fanciers. Cathy Patrick demonstrated handling and posing on various breeds, and we talked about evaluating the hindquarter. It was a hands-on session. Cathy helped Anna flip her Silver Fox doe, who is starting to get some size on her. I think Anna was very pleased to be involved. It was a great opportunity and I'm so glad I went. I'm looking forward to the next one.
I had the padlock and instructions for locking up, so I was one of the last three to leave. Luckily Sarah Shumate and Kelvin Puckett were still there so that I didn't have to walk through a dark building alone. Anna was outside with Deidre.
We hopped into Deidre Edder's van and headed off for Hickory and a delightful meal at Tripp's. I had never been before; it was an absolute delight! We had a waitress with a personality and well, if you know Deidre, you know she has one, too. They were our dinner entertainment. Good food and good company; who can ask for more?
We got up at 6:00 a.m. and headed back for the showroom, arriving at one minute before 7:00 a.m. - just in time to be the first ones in the door. It was so nice to have had my rabbits already set up. It freed me up to sort out the paperwork for our show, putting each breed into a folder. I was supposed to be the show superintendent, but since our show secretary had not yet arrived, I started accepting entries.
I did get a chance to show my own rabbits in shows A & B, but when it came time for Show C, I had to depend on the good will of the wonderful Holland breeders to help me out, which they did. Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.
Judy Bustle was so good to tutor me on what to do - check to make sure the judge's name is recorded, make sure the BOB and BOS are opposite sexes, record the BOB ear number for the Best In Show competition. That kept me busier than I thought it would.
The show moved very quickly and we were done around 3:00 p.m. Of course, then it was time to sweep up, break down, and load up. Unfortunately, my back was killing me by the end of all of that. I sat down as we finished. Within about one minute, five different people asked me if I felt well. I must have looked like crap!!
It looks like the show was a success for our brand new club. There were no major problems. It looks like now that we made a small profit that we can use to put on our own show in the not-too-distant future. We were very fortunate that Hannah Bennett and family ran our raffle table (they worked all day at the raffle table and then swept the whole showroom!). As usual, that was probably the difference between losing money and making a little bit.
I showed four rabbit; three of whom won legs. Merlin was BOG in show A. Lex took his class all three times (he's a Mercedes' grandson and has her fabulous fur and body). MLK got a leg. I thought it was his third, but it is his second. I thought he had a junior leg, but no. He's having to grand the hard way just like his daddy Merlin - with all senior legs. He's actually a bit ahead of Merlin, though, because Merlin was 25 months old when he got his first leg. MLK was 9 months old when he got his first leg - and is still nowhere near 25 months old.
Laurie
¶ 10:22 AM
So, we set up tables, awards, and judging coops. I got the raffle table started. Then we had a few minutes to rest.
At 6:00 p.m., Anna and I attended the first educational clinic put on by the Sandhills Rabbit Fanciers. Cathy Patrick demonstrated handling and posing on various breeds, and we talked about evaluating the hindquarter. It was a hands-on session. Cathy helped Anna flip her Silver Fox doe, who is starting to get some size on her. I think Anna was very pleased to be involved. It was a great opportunity and I'm so glad I went. I'm looking forward to the next one.
I had the padlock and instructions for locking up, so I was one of the last three to leave. Luckily Sarah Shumate and Kelvin Puckett were still there so that I didn't have to walk through a dark building alone. Anna was outside with Deidre.
We hopped into Deidre Edder's van and headed off for Hickory and a delightful meal at Tripp's. I had never been before; it was an absolute delight! We had a waitress with a personality and well, if you know Deidre, you know she has one, too. They were our dinner entertainment. Good food and good company; who can ask for more?
We got up at 6:00 a.m. and headed back for the showroom, arriving at one minute before 7:00 a.m. - just in time to be the first ones in the door. It was so nice to have had my rabbits already set up. It freed me up to sort out the paperwork for our show, putting each breed into a folder. I was supposed to be the show superintendent, but since our show secretary had not yet arrived, I started accepting entries.
I did get a chance to show my own rabbits in shows A & B, but when it came time for Show C, I had to depend on the good will of the wonderful Holland breeders to help me out, which they did. Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.
Judy Bustle was so good to tutor me on what to do - check to make sure the judge's name is recorded, make sure the BOB and BOS are opposite sexes, record the BOB ear number for the Best In Show competition. That kept me busier than I thought it would.
The show moved very quickly and we were done around 3:00 p.m. Of course, then it was time to sweep up, break down, and load up. Unfortunately, my back was killing me by the end of all of that. I sat down as we finished. Within about one minute, five different people asked me if I felt well. I must have looked like crap!!
It looks like the show was a success for our brand new club. There were no major problems. It looks like now that we made a small profit that we can use to put on our own show in the not-too-distant future. We were very fortunate that Hannah Bennett and family ran our raffle table (they worked all day at the raffle table and then swept the whole showroom!). As usual, that was probably the difference between losing money and making a little bit.
I showed four rabbit; three of whom won legs. Merlin was BOG in show A. Lex took his class all three times (he's a Mercedes' grandson and has her fabulous fur and body). MLK got a leg. I thought it was his third, but it is his second. I thought he had a junior leg, but no. He's having to grand the hard way just like his daddy Merlin - with all senior legs. He's actually a bit ahead of Merlin, though, because Merlin was 25 months old when he got his first leg. MLK was 9 months old when he got his first leg - and is still nowhere near 25 months old.
Laurie
¶ 10:22 AM
