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Casart coverings booth
We exhibited at the New Orleans Home & Garden Show. It was our first trade show and I think successful. We learned a lot about booth preparation and did a lot of networking. We were exhausted from start to finish. It was four full days from March 26 – 29. We were glad to have been mentioned in the Times Picayune, which brought many visitors to our booth. We also had three products featured in the hot lounge, as part of “the coolest products.” We displayed a framed, faux-padded, lime harlequin that was customized with silver-stamped butterflies behind the bar, a new photographic, “carnation suspended” casart and a reduced version…
Cherry Blossoms, Tribute & Anniversary
Sorry not to post yesterday. I needed a mental health day of recuperation after the NOHGS. When I returned the first thing I noticed was the Cherry Blossoms have popped and are in full bloom. Gorgeous! Then I entered my house, and no pets to greet me. That was a strange feeling and one to get used to. Today is the day for many remembrances. Today is the 2nd year anniversary of my father’s passing. I remember how beautiful the cherry blossoms looked when he died. Yesterday, my 91 year old Aunt Katherine, my father’s sister, passed away. This is more than a bit uncanny in the timing. She was…
20 year Tribute
This is a hard post to write, especially before the fact, so I couldn’t do it last night. I am trying to emotionally prepare myself for having to put our 20 year old cat, Dolce, to sleep. Dante, our 13 year old cat, died around this time last year on his own at home, but it was painful. I thought Dolce would go before him, but after throwing an embolism at the vets just from getting a urine sample last week, I brought her home and she perked up and even walked down and up the basement stairs. She’s in renal failure but she continues to defy all odds. Our…
