Well in my dreams, a week ago, it was going to be all done now and spending my day getting ready and putting final touches on things.  Instead I will work like crazy, run home at 2 p.m. and take a quick shower and stress.  As you can see it is beginning to look a […]

Oh my what a mess!  You won’t even believe the store.  New big hutch, new fireplace (thanks to cute Miss Terri) and beds moved around and out.  I would take a picture for you but you would want me to get my head examined.  I will take some photos of the before so you can […]

Everywhere I look there are Christmas packages for me.  No pretty red bows or shiny paper.  No sparkling lights above them or tree skirt below and I wouldn’t have it any other way.  I love decorating and arranging but it is especially fun at Christmas time.  Part of it I think is the color red. […]

Having a retail store can be a bit lonely.  Well not really as I have shop-girls, friends and customers coming and going.  But who do I talk to at the water cooler? There are times I need to talk out my decision to drop a line or think of my marketing a different way. I […]

The internet is an amazingly large thing.  Large things usually have big controversy with extreme points of view and the internet is no exception. Sure it gets this label of “impersonal” but the truth is it can bring people so much closer together.  People I may never have met are friends and those who may […]

My friend Angela, who owns Pippin Hill, the cutest classic yet hip kids clothing shop, had the best idea.  She wanted to have an old fashion downtown customer appreciation day.  We are so lucky to get to be in one of those picturesque little blocks with beautiful old buildings and cute stores including an old […]

So I am leaving for New York City next Thursday to finish up this years buying for Daisy’s.  One of the most frequent comments people make when they are walking around the shop is “It must be so much fun to buy for your store.” First I will admit, yes it is SUPER fun. There […]

There is a famous quote from one of the all time best movies ever made, Miracle on 34th Street.  “As old as my tongue and a bit older than my teeth” said Kris Kringle when asked of his age.  So when is your sense of style born?  No matter you’re your taste in home décor or clothing it began […]