My New Shoes!!!

So... I get up this morning moving rather stiffly listening to my bones crack into place as I try not to fall on the floor getting my balance in my lovely new boot. I think... a fresh new day... its all good. Its nice and cool outside and there is a slight breeze. I gather myself together, sit down in my all too comfortable office chair surrounded by a tornado of paperwork which SOMEONE ELSE must have left because we all know it couldn't be me. I open my email and VIOLA.. a little ditty from my friend Candy from The Simple Goodes show. Wonderful gal... Great show. If you can't get enough of primitives you need to attend this show. Its FANTASTIC. Plus I am an exhibitor there. Anyhow, she sent me this email with these unbelievable shoes. I thought I would share a few with everyone.

Obviously she didn't realize I was already in enough pain from the ankle and these are clearly marked with a "B" so these must be for Beth. Oh... but alas her foot is broken as well. So these must be meant for my oldest daughter Elizabeth that other people also call Beth. Candy likes my Elizabeth a lot more than me. Its probably because shes just so much nicer than I am. Go figure. LOL. So these we will pass on to her.


Now I am thinking that even after recovering from a broken foot there is no way I would ever entertain wearing this pair of shoes. To put it simply, at this point in my life my chance of recovering from a broken neck when I fall in these beauties is slim to none. Guess what... Beth gets em!!!!


Oh...my my... and this lovely, if not smelly pair of shoes although probably safe to walk in were clearly not meant for me. I am NOT the one vacationing on the Jersey shore right now sunning myself and eating sea food. That would be... YES... BETH!!! Looks like she wins again.

One Shoe Can Change Your Life.....

How often do we fail to recognize the benefits of mobility. We never really appreciate it until we lose it temporarily.


Recently Beth decided to throw her hat in the ring and enter the Merryfield Olympic Child Gate Hurdles race in an effort to win a gold medal. Sad to say that despite her best efforts she came in a very close second. The child gate won the Gold coming in first. The judges taking pity on her gave her a no expense paid trip to a Philadelphia emergency room where she was awarded a lovely black low cut boot, a vicadin prescription and a 6-8 weeks request that she stay OFF her feet. I thought it only fitting to show you her prize. The child gate was not available at print time to show its medal.


Sometime around Easter I decided to enter the "can you walk across the dining room contest". I am sure you all know the answer to that question... That's a big fat negative. However I did win the bronze medal which included a visit to my local primary care giver. He was so impressed by my efforts he gave me the silver medal and sent me to visit a local orthopedic surgeon. The orthopedic surgeon didn't think I showed much promise and took back my silver medal giving me back the bronze and sent me on my way to the local physical therapist. The local physical therapist took one look at me and gave me back my silver medal opened the door and sent me on my way to the local podiatrist. The local podiatrist sent me to the hospital to get my PR photos done in the MRI department since I am a silver medalist. After viewing my new pictures he felt I deserved the GOLD medal. He gave me a lovely new shoe/tall boot and a handshake saying "I think you need a specialist. You not only fractured your heal but you broke your ankle. You win simply because you are walking." I haven't met with the specialist yet but I figure he'll take my gold medal and tell me anyone too stupid to cross the dining room without falling doesn't deserve a thing. Personally I would have been happy with Beth's vicadin.


It goes without saying that both Beth and I are most definitely a team. Together we share both the winnings and the losses.

Thought for the day ~

Here It IS... Coming Soon...

Heritage Market - Columbus Cash and Carry

Well Beth and I have been out of the loop for a little while getting ready for this show. Well... that and we each broke our right foot. NO THIS IS NOT A HOAX!!! Pictures to follow in another post. But... about the show. It was an AWESOME show and we had a good time. Beth was unable to attend as she needed to stay off her foot and I was medicated and on steroids. The crowd was great and we had a nice blend of primitive goodes. Bill, Michele (my right hand.. I mean foot) and I were very happy with the way it was attended and the ease at which this show seemed to go. Bill took a few photos and here they are.






As many of you might know or rather might not know Beth and Bill make these simply fantastic chairs. They have a friend that actually cuts the tree and makes each chair piece from scratch. You talk about "Made In The U.S.A.". I have never seen anything like these. The hand hewn pieces truly are a work of art. The finish on the chairs is amazing. These are pictures of two of the seats of the chairs. One is a drab brown with a spicy mustard seat and the other is a dirty white over black. I would love to have six of these in my dining room.

On Line trade Show ~

These are just a few of the remarks our customers wrote to let us know what they think about the online trade show...

I think the online trade show is a great idea . As we are only able to attend the Valley Forge Show in Jan and the Marlborough Cash & Carry shows it gives us an opportunity at this time of year that we would not normally have. Below is our business information. Please let me know if you need anything else to register us for the event . Looking forward to it .
Thank You,
Mary XXXX

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I would like to register for the July online trade show.
Our business information is below.

We think you have a novel approach to a market, and
in these economic times, when we are all working
that much harder to keep our heads afloat, it is very
much appreciated! Good luck and we wish you much success!

Sincerely,
Marilyn XXXXXXX

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Also I want to register to attend the online trade show--how exciting. My tax id # is 41-XXXXXX State of Colorado. Unfortunately, for the first time ever, I wasn't able to attend the June show--just all kinds of scheduling problems and conflicts. I'm worried about not having enough product now for the holiday seasons so this is great!

Thanks for staying positive in a "hard to stay positive" world and economy. We are survivors!

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I think this is one of the smartest things anyone could have ever done. I haven't been to a show in years because I have no one to run the store while we go to shows. Then figure in the gas and lodging and you are not making any profit unless you spend mega bucks and the economy is not allowing that right now. I know this thing is going to go over big if the vendors will supply the goods, that was always a problem with the shows in Philly, you place all these orders and get all excited about the new things and never get them. I hope this doesn't happen with this. If things go good this is going to be awsome for us store owners and the vendors. I wish you so much luck in this endeavor and I am so excited to be a part of it.
Sincerely
Betty

More Primitiques Goodies for the Show

Here is the wall Bill did to show the 200 under 20. So many shelves. So much to choose from..... Decisions...Decisions...Decisions...


These are just DARLING!!! Smaller rusty Shoo-Fly Screens. I love them!!!




Here are a few more GREAT shelves Beth and Bill finished for the show. Beth accented it paper from Monahan Papers.