This has been quite the week – ups, downs, drama, laughter, broken things, happy reunions. It’s like a soap opera – As Tucson Turns.
So first of all, the drive here was uneventful and actually pretty pleasant. In years past I’ve always started out in such a sleep deficit that I have had trouble keeping awake along the way.… Read More
From June
Jill is falling down on the job here. She was going to update you last night, but I dunno what happened – I went to bed at 8:45. I think I’m still recovering from Wednesday. It was go to bed at 11:00, get up at 3:30, fly to Tucson, then work at the booth until 8:00.… Read More
From June
I just got a short e-mail from Jill on her Blackberry saying she’s having trouble connecting to the internet. She asked me to let y’all know that she got to Tucson just fine yesterday. I fly out in the morning and get in just before lunch.… Read More
From June:
Jill just left on the drive to Tucson. I know she had planned to leave earlier, but realistically, we both knew that wouldn’t happen. Of course, the hour we spent searching for one of the samples this morning didn’t help.… Read More
So close…SO CLOSE…
But on the home stretch of printing, we’ve run out of toner – we literally down to 60 more patterns to print. Yet now it’s going to cost $300 in ink to get that accomplished. ARGH!
On the other hand, please note that I do not leave Austin until Sunday.… Read More
Oh, how I love our various delivery services in the US. The Post Office, UPS, FedEx – they’re all my very dear friends. How would I ever manage a business without them? And today UPS became my special friend for delivering a big ol’ package of beads a whole day early.… Read More
After a day of printing patterns with Mom, and working on last minute jewelry samples on Sunday, I got a very special break from work on Monday night. I actually made time to go out to dinner with a friend I’ve known for more than 25 years now.… Read More
I did not get out of my jammies all day today. I did not leave the house except to pick up a UPS package on the front step, and spend five minutes in the back yard, enjoying the 80 degrees out there with the dogs.… Read More
They’ve already passed my house and made a direct hit with Peanut Butter Patties and Lemonades.
Monday was such a lovely day. I had birthday wishes from so many friends and family (including Donna Mehnert of Blackberry Beads who said it was my “Birfday” – that sounds SO much like me, so I’m stealing it!) I was able to sleep to my heart’s content with no guilt over things I should be doing.… Read More
I’m pretty sure we all managed to pack several week’s worth of fun and gabbing and beading into a single day today. At least that’s what it felt like! As a regular at the Texas and Shreveport retreats for the last few years, it’s like a mini-reunion each time.… Read More
So a lady walks into a bead retreat….okay, it was a little later than she thought she’d be there…it wasn’t really her fault…okay, really it was. But she had good intentions. And she was THERE after all. And she sees some of her very best beady friends and is so happy and starts giving hugs and catching up.… Read More
Ah, best laid plans. I had scheduled myself to leave the house today at 10am for the quick, 1 hour drive up to Temple, but then the alarm went off, and I’d only gone to bed at 6am, and I was so comfy, and zzzzzzzzzzzz….… Read More
Ladies, I present to you, another peek at one of the new kits we’ll be debuting shortly: Ramblin’ Roses.
Gorgeous, isn’t it? Mom’s been doing a great job all of a sudden, cranking out new things that have been percolating in her mind over the last year.… Read More
It took 19 hours of sleep, but I’m finally recovered from the preparations for my Kumihimo classes, and my first ever two classes in one day on Saturday. It was both harder and better than I thought it would be.
Harder because I had to work much more than usual on class prep.… Read More
Peggy tells me that I am not sufficiently blinged out until I have these and I think she’s right. I’m jealous!
I have been off and on with being focused and working the last few days. One day I’ll get absolutely nothing accomplished, and the next I’m a whirling dervish.… Read More
First, let me show you how super duper tricked out I am in my car these days! I mentioned a few months ago on the blog that I’d gotten my very own personalized license plates – BEADS, of course! Well, one of my Christmas gifts this year was a Swarovski studded license plate holder!!… Read More
I got to check two whole things off my immediate to-do list. Yes, I have different levels of to-do. Something along the lines of:
That Day Job threat one is the one I’m focused on for the short-term.… Read More
Who’s going to the Gem Shows in February? Did you know that you have an incredible opportunity to take a full-day class from the combined brilliance of Gail Crosman Moore and Anne Mitchell? It’s a special workshop they’ve put together just for the Tucson shows and it will cover techniques to apply color patina(!)… Read More
I haven’t left the house in days, and I love it. I think Mom’s starting to get worried that my butt might grow into the sofa or the desk chair. Alas, I’ll have to venture out on Wednesday – to the Post Office, the bead store, and I think I’ll treat myself to a Chinese food lunch which I’m craving mightily.… Read More
