FROM ME, TO EACH OF YOU....

Well, good morning to each of you reading this!

Whew!

I have so missed being in front of my computer and visiting all of your wonderful blogs!
I haven't left many of my usual "wordy" comments yet because I have like a month of posts to catch up on.
I feel like a drug addict who has escaped rehab to get my "fix" from all my friends through the brilliance and wonderment of your posts!
Let me soften that one just a little bit, I have missed you all and am all over the place this morning. Reading, laughing, thinking and sipping my cold coffee. I'll leave little stones as comments so that you'll know I've visited. Odd thing to do to living breathing blogs since I do that when I visit the graves of my loved ones. But that's what I'll do, none the less.
Hmph......living, breathing blogs.
Yup, that's fitting too, I suppose.


"Around The Corner" has become a huge success and I am just loving being out there with people like yourselves. I think a part of me forgot what all goes on everyday with each and everyone as individuals in the "outside" world. People who are so talented, lovable and unique. I suppose that's why we've gone from being considered a "Gift Shop" to being commonly referred to as a "Unique Boutique". I take that as a compliment coming from our customers and the community.

Just across the street from our boutique is the train station. Union Train Station to be exact. Am-Track runs through twice a day with it's path beginning in Montgomery, Alabama and running to New Orleans. It then runs the opposite direction in the evening dropping off all sorts of colorful and enigmatic people visiting Meridian for various reasons. We serve home-made refreshments and both warm and cool refreshing beverages all day, at no cost, to our shoppers. Our decision to do this has welcomed many a person and several delightful gatherings of strangers, who otherwise, paths' would not have crossed. This creates a delightful experience at the end of the day with our daily sales totals booming. 90% of our customers are women so the conversations and learning are priceless. We are starting a cook-book in honor and memory of our Grandmother, Iva Lee Crenshaw, that has become of great topic for sharing recipes of old. If any of you would like to contribute, please do so! Frassypoo is also doing this and I think it is such a wonderful way for us to share our heritage and the tasteful memories of our pasts

Everyone should visit Tassy over at her blog, Card Making And Me. I have not forgotten about you darlin'. We are about to commission you to design personalized labels and logo for us. I apologize for leaving you hanging like I have! I'll send you an email with a few requests! You too are too, uniquely talented!

And of course, Amias, my dearest friend is selling her book, "Mind Locks", like hotcakes around the corner!
Thank you each for your friendship and love. Your prayers are much appreciated and are the direct result of our blossoming blessings. So, till a later date, "Toodles" and feel free to check out some of the photos that Morgan, with her MySpace page, so sweetly put together for us! Just click on the post below for the direct link.

Wishing each of you a blessed and wondrous day!

~Suzanne