Random Thoughts...

I cannot believe it has been 15 days since my last post! So, I thought I would just ramble on about a few things....
FIRST of all, if you are in the Palatka area, let me remind you that there are only 4 more performances of the PHS Drama Dept. play, Thoroughly Modern Millie. And just in case you are wondering----it is wonderful! The students are absolutely awesome. The orchestra is awesome. Mr. Pignato, the director, is awesome, as well. If you have not been, you still have a chance on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $12 and $17. Money well spent.

Secondly, the countdown has begun!!!!!!! 5 days until I leave for LAS VEGAS! I cannot wait! As everyone knows, Las Vegas was my very favorite place, until I visited New York----but I am thrilled to spend 4 days in Vegas starting on Saturday! Roulette Wheel, here I come! I am also hoping to see La Riv at the Wynn Resort---will let you know!

Thirdly, we have a new puppy, as you know....Sandra Dee. My husband comes home today to tell me that the breeder has another litter of pups....5 females....and don't we want one more....then we will have 4.....each one will have a playmate. WHAT??????? I calmly asked Karl if he had lost his mind. When we had Thumper, I always thought we needed one more, Karl always thought not-----NOW HE WANTS TO HAVE FOUR! Fortunately the pups are only 2 days old, so it will be a while before we really have to make that decision....and in the mean time, Sandra Dee is doing wonderful! Bessie and Ellie just love her, although Bess has certainly decided that she is Leader of the Pack!

In One Month, my two teenagers will be juniors in high school. How (when) did that happen!!!! Honestly, I do not feel any older, but surely I must be!!! Of course it doesn't help that my oldest little baby child will be 23 and the middle one will be 21!!!! (And thinks I need to take her to Vegas for that momentous occasion!)

As far as LFW, the business is busy---we are coming in to a very busy time. We are looking forward to seeing our long-standing customers, and meeting some new ones! New fabrics and trims are on the way---which as you well know, thrills me! :)

Thanks for keeping me inspired to keep on sewing!
Have a blessed week---
Laura

Purses, Anyone?

On Saturday we set up at the San Marco Art Festival in Jacksonville, Florida. What a great day! The weather was perfect---although a little warm. I greeted our customers for the first couple of hours, then I left the festival in Shelby and Celene's very capable hands! LFW has 2 big events this week, and I had to get back to the studio!

I would like to take this chance to say "Thank you" for all of the support you continue to show our little company. You truly do keep us inspired!

Have a great weekend....we will have more pictures from our other events this week coming soon!
:)
Laura

Must Love Dogs

Well, when I grew up we always had a dog for a family pet. "Polly" was the family bassett hound, we also had "Misty" the cat. As pets go, they were fine, however I was not much of an animal person. Never had been, thought that I never would be. Fast forward to 2000, when I met "Sport" my brother-in-law's Dachshund. Immediately I fell in love. With a dog. Sport is a red dachshund, and is so sweet, and so adorable. A few months later we got a call that Sport had sired a litter of puppies. Did we want one? Without a moment's hesitation we went to see the little dogs. Thumper came home with us that night. As much as I had fell in love with Sport, now I had my very own, and I loved that precious animal just like she was one of my children...
We had Thump for 4 years. She developed back problems, so we took her to Gainesville to Shands Veterinary Clinic for back surgery, she died during the surgery. The anesthesia machine malfunctioned. It was devastating to our whole family. There was a hole in my heart, I cried for 4 solid days, and then I told Karl, my husband, that he had to get me another little dog. So that next day we found one in Jacksonville. Miss Ellie Mae brightened up my days. I grew to love her as much as I loved Thumper. Miss Ellie is solid black, and is just beautiful. She is 1 1/2 years old. Back in July Karl came home from his brother's and said that he had seen the cutest puppy. A solid white dachshund...with a red head and a couple of brown spots on her back...well a few hours later we were a 2 dog family, Bessie Lew had entered our lives. And happily so. I cannot imagine what we would do without the girls. They go just about everywhere with us. I just never imagined that animals could bring so much happiness to our lives. Which brings me to the whole point of this post...On Easter Sunday after lunch we were sitting on the back porch talking about how wonderful the girls (dogs) are, and the next thing I knew, the Easter Bunny had made a special delivery to me-----ANOTHER LITTLE TINY DACHSHUND! Sandra Dee.

She looks exactly like Miss Ellie. She is 6 weeks old, weighs less than 2 pounds. She looks like a Beanie Babie that walks. So now we are a three dog family. I wonder if these little animals know how lucky they are that we have them. We sure know how lucky we are to have them.

:)

On this early Sunday morning, which I think will be a beautiful day here in the country, I have but one thing to say:

GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a blessed day,
Laura