Ok, so there I was feeling sorry for myself at the Golden Flame in Orange...I even ordered French Fries, a true sign of despair....and then I saw the gum ball machine...except it was filled with little rubber balls....so I grabbed my trusty camera, and took a photo...actually several....
Then I hear a voice saying "Are you really taking a picture of that"....a stranger making comments...."Yes, I say, I am an art quilter, and it might (someday) be an art quilt." He laughs a little self-consciously ( my comment) and says that he and his friend ( also waiting in line for burgers and fries) are stained glass makers....cooool!So he asks if I do that for a living and I explain I am a beginner and that I am really a recreation center manager. except, gulp, I just got laid off......so he says....what jobs are you looking for, and I say that I am looking to work for a non-profit organization doing marketing/grant writing/etc...and he says...I know a person who runs a non-profit and so I give him my outdated card, phone number good through June 30, and he says he will ask her to call me.
Imagine that, networking at the Golden Flame...frys not that good there anymore.
Thanks Kevin and Ronetta for the supportive comments and kind phone call.
