Believe it or not, over the years I’ve encountered a business advisor or two of various stripes, denominations, and levels of personal understanding of how to implement their own advice. That said, I’ve picked up some interesting tidbits of anecdotal evidence that, as self-proclaimed pundit, I believe point in an interesting direction. A SCORE counselor…
Changing of the Guard
I have a literary question particularly for those of you who have small children in this age of iPads, but first, I have an announcement to make. The Technicolor Ram has turned in his resignation. No, no. Not me. The graphic that I’ve used on this site, my business card, vendor line sheets, newsletter, and…
Happy New Year
It’s odd, I think, that we talk about coming to crossroads. One of the things that becomes clearer to me with each passing year is that each moment is a crossroads. We choose in each moment what and who we will be. We choose where we put our energy and attention. We choose to dedicate…
And on…
There’s a proverbial “ancient Chinese curse” whose age and place of origin I cannot verify. It’s a wish that one live in interesting times. These are they. Leaving my job and relationship was difficult, and certainly not having an income is scary as hell. That’s not to oddest part, though. What’s truly interesting is my…
A new register for ThreadBear
After several days of me behind the counter (a dangerous situation on the best day), I’ve finally resolved our register issue. Both registers are back up and running. Please, give anyone using the left register a bit of patience over the next few days. There may be hiccups with this new machine.
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Will do, ladies. My apologies. Rob asked me to take care of this after last week, and I let it fall through the cracks. I’ll take care of it immediately.
A visit from the Bourgeois… -es
Ann & Eugene Bourgeois are coming in this evening for a workshop, and Rob and I are looking forward to having a nice dinner with them at Taste of Thai, a wonderful local restaurant. The Bourgeois… -es are always a delight to have around, and I, for one, and really grateful to have the time…
Small mercies
I won’t say that I’m dancing in the streets, but I’m grateful. Tonight, I was able to get the vast majority of my blog posts back. I’ve got a good bit of work going in and fixing links and formatting, but for the most part, the content is there. What’s not there? Everything between October…
Ravelicious
Our good friend, Honnay, has expressed interest in starting a ThreadBear group at Ravelry (which I’ve just recently gotten into, by the way, and boy, are my arms tired). However, she needs a snappy name for said group. My initial thoughts: ThreadBearers Bearin’ it All BearSpray Knitting in the Woods: Bears Will Be Bears Great…
Inspiration
I’ll have to motor through today, but I’m frantic to get a post up. We’ve got company in from Atlanta/Baltimore in our old friend Crystal B (Sister Paul, to those who know her well), and it’s been a busy week to boot. There’s tons going on at the shop as we continue to bring in…