I have a great life, an almost perfect life, but still I miss some things.
1. I miss living near my brothers.
2. I miss the Southern California mountains that were the backdrop to my youth.
3. Heck, I miss my youth.
4. I miss my dad (see photo above)
5. I miss my old store and the customers/friends who used to sit on our stools and visit.
6. I miss doing conventions and shows.
They are all great memories and I will have them forever, but today is a wonderful opportunity to make some new memories that I can look back on with affection. Are you making good memories today?
I bet I miss your store and convention almost as much as you do. You were always so nice to us when we came in despite the fact that my daughter and I brought in 6 month old twins and a 2 year old. You always made us feel welcome and we appreciaed that. You had it all, loved shopping there. Peggy
Posted by: peggy mcdevitt | Wednesday, 27 May 2009 at 02:30 PM
Great post ginny! Your store looks so inviting. Love those chairs around the round table, and the stools! I'd be quite happy sitting there all day chatting to you (and creating art of course!!)
Posted by: Rachel Greig | Wednesday, 27 May 2009 at 07:30 PM
Im trying to think what I miss...but doing shows isn't one of them !!! LOL and greetings from the land of OZ where I'm here teaching
xxxooo
Posted by: Suze | Thursday, 28 May 2009 at 08:20 AM
I miss your store too. Thanks for posting the pictures of it to remind me of great memories of the yearly visit to Continuum and sitting at that table and browsing the great book selections. Not pictured is the Fantastic classroom in the back and the most excellent restroom!
Pat
Posted by: Pat P | Thursday, 28 May 2009 at 09:02 AM
Such a thought-full and thought provoking post. You store looks like it was a gem.
Posted by: Seth | Thursday, 28 May 2009 at 08:07 PM
I absolutely LOVE the photo of your store. I want to pull up a chair and do a project and chat with some great people. I bet you realy had some good times there.
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Shelley Howard | Friday, 29 May 2009 at 07:49 PM
I also miss your store. Your brother in the red sweater is the image of your dad...and I miss my dad too.
Posted by: andrea | Friday, 29 May 2009 at 09:06 PM
Well it's a lovely list of things to miss. Even with an "almost perfect life" as you said I think we still have things to miss because that's the thread undone. One time we read somewhere about people who make such perfect mats or carpets and deliberately make a small imperfection in the threads. I guess with the notion only a higher power can create perfection. Anywho, ever since we read that if there's anything that seems a little sucky, or sad or something we miss we just declare "That's the thread undone" because beyond that everything else is so awesome. :)
I like the photos of your store, it looks like it was a creative place! The chairs look familiar I am sure I saw either them or a similarly treated surface in your home photos.
The great thing, well one of many great things, about the internet is you get to still have a store, that's no less awesome just cause it's digital :) Great post :)
Posted by: TACE | Saturday, 30 May 2009 at 12:39 AM
This is a great post. I love those happy memories, but am sorry for the missing. Sometimes it's really difficult.
Those barstools look so welcoming. That looks like a very warm, friendly place.
Posted by: Chris | Saturday, 30 May 2009 at 01:19 AM
The store pictures: the one with the stools and the one with the rolls of paper in the basket...which store(s) are these?
Posted by: SuZeQ | Saturday, 13 June 2009 at 08:51 AM