30 September 2012
In my last posting I
told you that we were going to visit the Sates, and here we are: in Hamburg, NY! We’ve been here for two weeks now and are enjoying
ourselves.
Before we left I
have been trying to find out if there was anything going on in the miniature
world in this neck of the woods, but in vain.
If you don’t have contacts or names of clubs or so you don’t get very
far, but… today we were lucky. Frank was reading the newspaper a few days
ago and saw an ad about the Western New York Miniatures Enthusiasts. The were going to have a show on Sunday 30th
September not so far from where we are staying, so this morning we got into the
car after breakfast and made our way to Depew,
which I believe to be a suburb of Buffalo.
They had a display
of various items, which I was kindly allowed to take pictures of, and a range of traders. It was not unlike the Open Day of our Brisbane club, but it was nice to experience
what miniaturists make and sell at the other side of the globe. I had a brief
chat with two ladies who were on roster in the display area and they told me
that they also have a small group of miniaturists who work together on projects
in Hamburg. I would have loved to pay them a visit, but
they didn’t offer and I didn’t dare ask…
Never mind, I had a pleasant morning looking around. And guess what, I didn’t even buy
anything. I was tempted to buy two
little resin dolls for my Florist,
but I told myself that I would be allowed to do so as soon as it was
finished. I need to work a bit harder
and this kind of thing is a good incentive. J The club meets every
1st Wednesday of the month to work on projects and every 3rd
Wednesday for a business meeting.
Next are a
collection of the pictures I have taken in the display area:
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