Where has September gone?

I was just looking at the Calendar the other day and realized just how close we are to some major holidays.   I have been working on getting some stock for my store and also for the Madison Street Festival next weekend.  I will most likely be working from now until friday.  I will also have some Christmas themed jewelry out as well.   If I don't update much between now and the street festival that is why.

It is a crafty weekend

Today the hubby and I went to the Monte Sano Art Show.   I had never been before.  It was nice to see something different.  It was a nice weekend to do that.  I also walked around to the Jewelry booths so I could see what kind of pieces the artists were showing.   All of the jewelry I saw was different and Unique.   Tomorrow is also the last day for the NEACA craft show.  This is one the larger craft shows that we have in the area.  I plan to go tomorrow to see some more jewelry.  Last summer I picked up beading and making my own jewelry.  I am also in preparation for my first craft show in two weeks.  I will have a booth at the Madison Street Festival.   I am looking forward to it with anticipation.

Chris Pirillo's tips on good blogging

So I have been following Chris Pirillo for a few years now since we attended his Gnomedex Conference in Des Moines Iowa in 2002.  In fact we went to 3 of his Gnomedex Conferences 2 were in Iowa which was really nice because we only lived 3 hours away.  The thrid one we attended was in Lake Tahoe which was a lot of fun.   Anyway, back to my point.  Chris has been blogging for years and has always had some good tips for his readers and this one is no exception.   I think he is does a good job of finding new content to post on a daily basis.  I really wonder how he does it.   I have been blogging on and off since 2002 and find myself having a hard time finding something worthy to blog about.  I love blogging just have trouble finding content.

Webgrits is Back

Well I know it has been awhile since I have posted something.  This summer has been a quick one.  A few weeks ago we spent a long weekend out at the beach in Fort Walton with some friends.  They had to go for work and had some extra room and invited us down.  I should say that the friends we went with are like family to us.  My best friend from High School and her husband introduced me to my husband 18 years ago.  Anyway, we had a great time at the beach.  After breakfast this morning we came home and I was checking out my blog feeds on my yahoo and noticed that an old blogger is back.  I really enjoyed reading her up until Dec of 2005 when she took a break from blogging.  I was excited to see in my blog feed she had a new post up.  Welcome back Webgrits we missed you.  I look forward to reading more of your entries.

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An institution that will never be the same

Growing up in Huntsville I always thought it was weird that only one Mcdonalds had the single arch. Now as an adult I am kind of sad to see it go. It was only one of two signs left and now it will be in a museum. I guess all good things must come to an end. It will be kind of odd driving by and not seeing the single arch anymore.

Panoply Arts Festival

Well it is almost that time of year again. Panoply festival of the Arts is April 25th to 27th. If you have never been I highly recommend it. They always have local talent which is always nice to see the local people perform. When I was in High School our Choir performed at Panoply. It was fun to be a part of it mostly because you could get out of school early to practice for shows like that. I remember the first year that they had the Arts Festival I was 5th grade. I had broken my toe and had it in a cast and boy was it warm that spring. I spent the better part of the summer that year with the cast on. We went to the Knoxville Worlds Fair and I still had that thing on. Anyway, enough down memory lane here. If you have not been to Panoply or are new to the area you should check it out.