Lovely lines

"He walkeded all the way across the kitchen fridge, I saw him!"

Clair-4

logo

This is a view of the new logo designed by DueSouth. I have this glass shoe sitting on a bookcase in my shop. I grab it at the last minute thinking it would make a great card holder. It reminds me of the"Little Old Lady Who Lived in the Shoe". This was all beautifully captured the photographer of the event, and friend of mine, Amanda Hammerli.

shop sucess

We had a great time this weekend at the Jingle Jubilee. I'd like to send out a BIG thank you to all the ladies of the Tallahassee Jr. League. They were so awesome, serving us lunch and taking care of all the vender's needs. And also to Grammy & Gee for sharing a booth with LOVELY LOU. One of my favorite vendors from the show (besides Lovely Lou) was the governors daughter. She makes beautiful necklaces, no two are alike. It is my newest addiction. It is always inspiring to be surrounded by such creative people. It really gets the ideas flowing. I am pleasantly overwhelmed with new ideas to explore, so watch out for things to come. I also wanted to thank all the shoppers who came out and supported not just the Jr. League but all the vendors. Everyone had a good show and the shoppers went home with their Christmas shopping off to a great start (mine too).

show time

Today is the first show of the Holiday shopping season for Lovely Lou. I will be at doing a show to support the Jr. League of Tallahassee this weekend; Friday night, all day Saturday, and all day Sunday. It is at the Tallahassee Automotive Museum. So much work goes into doing a show of this nature. There is always more that I want to have ready and very little time. I am proud of how this one is jelling despite the many hurdles there have been to jump. I must admit I have had to knock a few of those hurdles down because they were just too stubborn. Mainly this horrible cold that every member of my family including the ones who help keep my sanity have had. I have entrusted the rest of my brain to my Mother so that I can focus on the tasks at hand. I am thinking about forwarding my calls to her next time so she can handle anything not Lovely Lou related. All is well and we are ready to roll for preview shopping tonight. Get your orders in now for your Holiday clothes, it will be here before you know it.

slow minute

Here is Clair waiting on an elevator. She was under the impression that when you push a button something should happen right away. When I told her the elevator takes a slow minute she understood and stopped being frustrated with the elevator. A few days back Clair was eating and taking her time about it while of course I was ready for her to be done. I made some comment about her needing to be finished and she said she to give her just a minute. She had already asked for "a minute" like 10 minutes before and when I reminded her of this she replied with " I need a slow minute". Well I had to give this one to her she is from the South and as a true Southerner she has already at her young age found the key to be a Southerner. The true antonym to a New York minute, the Southern minute is a slow minute. The Webster definition of a minute being 60 seconds whatever part of the world you reside, I believe it is open for interpretation. In the south a minute is a long sip of sweet iced tea followed by a sigh in other regions it is a lifetime of accomplishments done in an instant. Others may find either type of minute to fit their lifestyle, she has found hers to be the relaxed version. How do you define your minute?

sweet land of liberty

Tyeson has the honor of raising the Flag on this day of remembrance. While he was alive when the towers fell on this day 7 years ago, he has little memory of it. He was too small to know the impact that day had on our country. It was the first day of my generation that I can say I remember that day, what I was doing and where I was. I can now relate to the World War II times when Pearl Harbor was bombed and D-day. I feel so blessed to have been born an American; to have family that has and will continue to fight for her. I pray that my country will still be great for my children and that they will know the same freedoms I have known. And when they see Old Glory raised it will have the same impact of pride and sacrifice.

soldier boy

This weekend was a great celebration of Asher first year. But the highlight was the surprise visit from Uncle Adam. Along with that great smile and a very short high and tight doo, he brought MREs for his oldest nephew. Tyeson had a blast warming his tortilla in a pouch filled with water that began to boil on its own. There is something I nor Clair or I guess women can understand what is so good about eating nacho cheese by squirting it out of a packet into your mouth then repeating the its "notyourcheese" joke. He is still talking about how good the food is and would like to eat them every day as an after school snack. Then I remind me they have like 3000 calories and he doesn't eat that much in 2 days. I"m not sure if I should be concerned that he likes the food so much he decides to enlist or if my cooking is so bad that a bag of cheese is better. As a sidebar Asher has decided the flash is too bright and every picture I have taken for the last week he closes his eyes.