We go on 3

We go on 3

  This is a picture of me from my 30th birthday. I went skydiving with my soon-to-be husband, my soon-to-be father-in-law, my sister, and some dear friends. This photo represents what I feel like this week, with just 4 sleeps until we welcome our...
Cast on 120, Knit Sweater

Cast on 120, Knit Sweater

I don’t watch a lot of knitting YouTube videos. It’s just not something I have in my normal entertainment rotation (currently I am watching True Detective on Max…WHAT IS HAPPENING)…Anyway, I somehow landed on a Fruity Knitting podcast with the...
Aimee musings you didn’t ask for

Aimee musings you didn’t ask for

The first 7 days of 2024 have been full of fix it sessions. Now, we love this part of our job. We really do. It is a part of our business model that is very important to us. We have always wanted to be a place people feel comfortable and welcome and encouraged. We...
Toe medicine made me cry

Toe medicine made me cry

I was flipping mindlessly through my amazon account last night and found an order shipped to my son in college.                  Ingrown toenail medicine. I didn’t know he was having trouble. I texted the boy to see how he...
Waltzing Emily

Waltzing Emily

A note from the desk of Emily!   In 2016, I took a class at Madison called Black Music History. It was a small class, maybe 15 of us. As Richard Davis went through the list of names on his roster, he paused at my name. He looked up, his unmistakable smirk appearing.  ...
Nanny and Find My Friends

Nanny and Find My Friends

My niece, Madisen, has been gone for most of the summer in Barcelona. She’s been studying abroad.  She was coming by my place to see us on her way through town and I was so excited to see her after all this time.  I was tracking her progress on Find My Friends....
As seen on Good Morning America

As seen on Good Morning America

It was a fun Monday in downtown Stillwater! Good Morning America was here. Carly and I wandered down to the live taping at 6:45am and the place was hoppin! Our friend and fellow business owner Laura from Toxi Free was there with a prime spot in the Trolley! If you...
DKA hearts LBA

DKA hearts LBA

It does not get more fun than this. Seriously. 2 days of fun with Aimee Gille of La Bien Aimee yarns. All the way from PARIS! What a pleasure.
Max Graduated!

Max Graduated!

My son Max graduated from high school yesterday.  What a fun day! Max gave the commencement address and was terrific. We are so proud of him.  So now, I guess we will be “empty nesters” in the fall. I’m not sure I like that idea yet.  Time will tell....