I received news from Tiki Oasis this week that there will be no outdoor vending this year, but it's a tremendous event with a ton of vendors that I like and enjoy talking to so I'm going anyways. It starts July 28 3-8 for Oasis ticket holders, general public Saturday and Sunday 10-4.

I went back and forth deciding if I wanted to vend at the San Diego Tiki Oasis this year, but when they gave me one of the coveted outdoor spaces I had to say yes. It is the last weekend of July early August and I will have plenty of stock since my last event was Oasis 2019.

A Happy New year all! This will be a large time for me as I am heading into retirement and my 42 year old business is now officially up for sale. I have printed t shirts in four different locations but the physical nature of it has got my joints hurting. My brother has been with me for most of the time and he too is feeling the effects. It is poor timing as large gatherings of people are required to make it in this biz, 70% of our work is schools related. I thought I would always be good with this percentage and never imagined that they would ever close. I'm lucky to have a great customer base though and have been able to pay my rents, hoping 2021 shows signs of improvement!!

Thanks to TikiTrail for inviting me to show off on their Zoom meeting on Tuesday. My daughter helped me learn how to use the ap and it was easy once I practiced a bit. I set up outside so that people could view where I work and I answered good questions for 15 minutes or so. Also my Florida friend Tom Fowner was on and was great to briefly chat with him.

I don't usually join groups on Facebook but when I started seeing carvers that I have never seen before on the TikiLand page I decided to try. I can't believe the response and exposure the site has given me, I had no idea there were so many tiki people out there that I did not know!

I am REALLY looking forward to the Munktiki 20th anniversary party in Astoria Oregon this April! This event has been cancelled because of recent and unforeseen circumstances.

Thanks to Debba-Debba, Paul, and Miles for inviting me to bring tikis to your gallery in downtown Astoria Oregon. The 1920s building is exceptional, best of luck in the coming year to Munktiki!!