Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Six Months!

Home now for 6 months....let's see....
Started my accessories line, Nan's Nook, have been involved in 2 shows, with more to come.
Started blog page and FB page for Nan's Nook
Built and have opened a garden stand for Hourglass Fields, selling our organic plants/produce and eggs
Started a FB for Hourglass Fields
Working on updating the Anderson St. Soap & Nutrition Co. website, with pics and more listings
Preparing for Benson Mule Days in September, DH says that I need to come up with something along the 'mule' theme!
Met with TWC-Media...about advertising...commercial, on-demand video, online ads...biting the bullet and making the move to grow the business!
Oldest granddaughter turned 4 this past weekend.
Youngest granddaughter is being a redhead in ever sense!  LOL!
Grandson is plugging along in the middle and having a blast with both an older sister and a younger sister!
They are probably making the move to ND sometime early next summer, maybe by that time we'll have a motor home and can visit for an extended time!
well, off to the craft studio for some more work!

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

4 months already!

I can't believe it, it's already been 4 months being home.  let's see...for some history....took the month of November to just relax and get used to being home.  Then the end of November we found a place to rent a booth for our Anderson St. Soap & Nutrition products.  Unique Boutiques & Marketplace in Clayton...there are 70+ vendors within one huge space...all different, all 'unique'...LOL!  anyway, had a good December there, and managed to make money, although not as much in January, and we'll find our for February tomorrow.
UB&M also sponsors 2 craft fairs a year, so I'm going to have my first craft fair with my sewing and knitting items.  been working like gangbusters on several items, and trying to figure out exactly how much to make/take/prepare to sell! 
 With the Grace of God and dominion over the weather, the craft fair should have great success.  and the 'afterwards'...i'm looking at some sort of shopping cart on Facebook and a 'department' within our Anderson St. Soap webstore!
and the property at Cleveland School...we are making into a nursery/plant sales...we have the property on the market, but no need to not do something with it in the meantime!
Oh, had a 'sweet' surprise from my previous job...rec'd a packet in the mail in December...I was eligible for a 'small'.....very small retirement, that I could start drawing on right away!  and continue until the Lord takes me from this world!...It's a blessing that was a complete surprise!  not much, but it's is better than nothing!
The chickens are now fully grown...and laying 18 to 20 eggs everyday!  know any good recipes that use lots of eggs!????....help!
oh, just thought about it also..guess I could go ahead and set up a FB page for Nan's Nook....and see where we go from there!
enough for now, need to get back to sewing!....