Kathie's place

 

 

ONCE AGAIN IT HAS BEEN MANY DAYS SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN. IT ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE I HAVE JUST DONE IT. SO MANY NEW AND EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING. GINA THE OWNER OF THREE CROWS IN DELANO CALLED LAST WEEK AND WANTED MY ART WORK HANGING IN HER SHOP. I WAS THRILLED. JEFF AND I WENT AND PUT THEM UP ( OR I MEAN JEFF PUT THEM UP AND I WATCHED ) LAST FRIDAY EVENING. PRETTY SPECIAL TO SEE 12 OF MY PICTURES HANGING IN A GREAT SHOP. THANK YOU TO GINA.

ANOTHER FUN THING IS THAT DIANE WHO IS THE OWNER OF DB & COMPANY IN EXCELSIOR, MINNESOTA, HAS AGREED TO CARRY MY FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES IN HER SHOP AND IN RETURN I AM GOING TO CARRY SOME OF HER WONDERFUL SMALLS.....SOAP, CANDLES, LOTION, SILK FLOWERS, LINENS, ETC...AND WE ARE GOING TO PROMOTE EACH OTHERS SHOPS. I AM HONORED TO BE AFFILIATED WITH HER SHOP BECAUSE I THINK IT IS MAGNIFICENT AND IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME AND HAS A WONDERFUL REPUTATION. I WILL DO MY BEST TO HELP HER IN ANYWAY THAT I CAN. TAMMY IS HER STORE MANAGER AND SHE IS BRINGING A WONDERFUL NEW FLARE TO THE SHOP AND I THINK SHE IS SO TALENTED AND JUST A FABULOUS PERSON, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE WONDERFUL TIMES WE ARE GOING TO HAVE IN MAKING THE VERY BEST STORES WE CAN FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.....NEW AND OLD.

ALONG WITH THAT I HAVE LAUNCHED MY GIFT BASKET BUSINESS. IT IS NOW ON MY WEBPAGE AND I AM GETTING THE WORD OUT AS BEST AS I CAN. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY GOOD THING.....THEY ARE EARTH FRIENDLY AND VERY INDIVIDUALLY DONE FOR EACH AND EVERY CUSTOMER THAT FITS THEIR OWN DESIRES.....NO 2 ARE ALIKE. I USE AS MUCH RECYCLING MATERIALS FOR SHIPPING AS POSSIBLE. I TRY NOT TO USE FILLER IN THE BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION OF THE BASKETS. I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT IS GOOD FOR THE EARTH AND THAT I AM GIVING SOMETHING VERY VERY SPECIAL TO MY CUSTOMERS. IT IS THE NEXT BEST THING TO YOU HAND PICKING YOUR GIFT, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE PUTTING THESE TOGETHER FOR EACH AND EVERY PERSON.

IT IS FRIDAY SO THE STORE IS OPEN TODAY AND THAT IS ALWAYS VERY SPECIAL IN ITSELF.

THE WEEK OF OPENING I WAS CRAZED AND I HAD THESE 5 WONDERFUL WOMEN COME AND HELP SET UP THE STORE. I COOKED AND THEY DID THEIR MAGIC. MARGE WHO OWNS YESTERDAYS CHARM IN BUFFALO WHERE I HAVE A SPACE.....JAN AND JILL THE 2 GREAT TALENTED SISTERS WHO ALSO HAVE A SPACE IN BUFFALO AT YESTERDAYS CHARM.......DIANE MY NEW FRIEND  WHO IS ALSO AT YESTERDAYS CHARM AND DENISE WHO I HAD MET SHOPPING AT YESTERDAYS CHARM. THEY ARE ALL EXCELLENT AT SETUP AND WERE KIND ENOUGH TO OFFER THEIR SERVICES TO ME IN MY TIME OF CRAZINESS. THE STORE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS THE FIRST WEEKEND BECAUSE THEY MADE IT SO BEAUTIFUL. WE HAD A BALL EATING LAUGHING AND WORKING HARD, WHAT WOMEN ARE GOOD AT DOING. LIFE IS SO MUCH BETTER WITH FRIENDS IN IT.

WHEN I LOOKED AT THE LAST DATE OF ENTRY I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS 13 DAYS AGO....IT FEELS LIKE I JUST WROTE A FEW DAYS AGO. IT IS ALMOST SCAREY HOW FAST TIME GOES.......AND THE BUSIER...THE FASTER. ANYWAY, WE DID IT, WE OPENED LAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. IT WAS A QUIET OPEN AND YET WE DID FABULOUS. THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUT HERE ARE WONDERFUL AND SUPPORTIVE AND VERY GLAD THAT WE DIDN'T TEAR DOWN THE BUILDING AND THAT WE ARE MAKING IT INTO SOMETHING FUN. I AM SO VERY HAPPY THAT WE ARE DOING THIS,,,,IT JUST FEELS SO RIGHT. JEFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE RENOVATING OF THE BUILDING AND ALL THE HEAVY DUTY STUFF AND I DO THE CREATING OF THINGS, FURNITURE ETC.....IT TURNED OUT EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN I THOUGHT. IT HAS A WONDERFUL FEELING TO IT AND IT WILL JUST GET BETTER AND BETTER. WE WILL BE WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE NOW ADDING GARDEN AND FUN STUFF THAT CAN BE OUTDOORS. WE WILL JUST KEEP ADDING AND GROWING AS TIME MOVES ON. COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU.

I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT DOING MIXED MEDIA FOR A LONG TIME AND THE OTHER NIGHT WE WENT TO A GREAT PARTY OUT AT STEVE AND JEANNIE'S AND SHE IS AN ARTIST THAT WORKS IN MIXED MEDIA AND SHE INSPIRED ME WITH HER WORK. HERE ARE SOME ATTEMPTS AT IT AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVED DOING THEM.