Year of the Horse hikers party

 

I attended the Year of the Horse hikers party at Front Royal, and enjoyed the wonderful food and conversation. To make the red envelops more exciting, I randomly inserted foreign currencies in some, including Cuban pesos with Che Guevara's face, and Japanes paper folded origami cranes and turtles symboling longivity.

In addtion, I gifted away my worldwide handcarfts and souvenir collocetions by letting each guest picking an item in sequence according to the number on the back of the guest's red envelop and preferences. The items had been laid in my closet for years and finally found better owners who enjoy them.

The collection worth over $1,000 include Vintage Sicilia Cotton Tea Towel & Wall Hang Map Landmark Tapestry form Italy, Vintage Mexico Mayan Aztec Brass And Enamel Wall Hanging Plate Mayan Calendar 11" Hanging brass wall plate décor, 13” Silver Metal Eiffel Tower Tealight Candle Holder Centerpiece Party Paris Décor, Japanese Sake Set (Shuki), silk scarves from museums and famous brands, a pair of handmade Trinket/Gift Box Persian Wooden Handcraft Inlaid form Iran, Vintage Japanese paper origami Kimono doll 13 inches, Wakasumi lacquer sauce bottle, Salzburg Cristal de Flandre 10.25 oz Crystal Whiskey Glass/Tumbler set of 4, Mikasa HOLIDAY ELEGANCE Fine Christmas tree tray, Vintage Mikasa Christmas Bowl, Vintage Gorham Crystal Angel Tea light holder set of 2, Vintage Cloisonne Ornate Chopstick Blue And White Floral Brass And Enamel, Cross Classic Century Medalist Chrome with 23KT Gold Ballpoint Pen (3302), Pilipino multi-color letter opener, a mousepad in Iran carpet design, Man and horse 26.5” x 22.5” original oil painting on canvas, Mayan Native oil painting on 11x8 inch Stretched Canvas, an Indian Banjara mirrorwork boho bag, a black should beg from Iceland, Japanese handkerchief, etc.

I ate too much food, for logging only 17.5 hike/run miles this week (8 miles hike on Monday + 9.5 miles run).