Sigrid – Page 32

Categories: Cards

Prison Cards?

After a ‘forced’ pause of three months (for wedding/traveling reasons, I’m not going to complain ^^) on my shop, I had several orders when I came back and I begin to see what sells best.
I made a big order of supplies because I want to diversify some more. My biggest frustration since the beginning is not to be able to make nice “scrapbooking-style” cards for my love, being that almost anything that is not simple paper is rejected. BUT I can always make these cards for my shop and my challenge will be to make “flat” versions without glue and so on of the (almost) same cards that can be sent to prison. Because it is easy to spot that most of my clients (only women yet) buy cards for inmates. And honestly I have a huge stock of cards I bought and accumulated for my husband and my pen pals but my choice is limited. Obviously, when it comes to say “I love you” or “Happy Birthday” it is not difficult to find “commonplace” cards, but there are few cards that work with the issue of having a loved one in prison. And for some events it is even more delicate… when I want to send a “To my husband” card and they are all covered with “because I love waking up next to you every morning,” “because you make me dinner every night” and so on and on… needless to say that it does not fit the situation … I want to send a cute card to my husband, I don’t want to make him cry!
Until I get to it, I’m working a little on my calligraphy.

Categories: Florida, Travels

Independence Day

As stated in my previous post, my July 4th plane was canceled. It was replaced by an earlier plane the same day but my timing was already very tight, impossible for me to catch that plane … unless of course I cancel my visit with the husband and ah, well… 😉 So I was rebooked on a plane the next day and I eventually spent the evening with my in-laws.
Not so bad, at the end of the day, I didn’t have to run after visitation, and I saw the July 4th fireworks.

We opted to watch it from the Riverside Arts Market, under the Fuller Warren Bridge. Booths of drinks, cakes, popcorn and so on, live concert, everyone wearing blue, white, red and stars. People arrive early, we were there around 7 pm and there was already a lot of people (for fireworks at 10.45 pm).
To me, any celebration is a bit sad since it is one more thing that I can’t share with Alan.

Categories: Florida, Travels

Gainesville, FL

After Marjorie Kinna Rawlings‘ house, Micanopy, son museum, and River, I made a last stop in downtown Gainesville.

It was really short so I don’t have much to say about it. It was a step for me in my River pilgrimage. I stayed around the Sun Center.

Gainesville is a student city but it was very quiet when I went (Loverboy confirms he went there often for student parties), probably because of the summer vacation. The only place I saw some people was at the Starbuck.

Categories: Florida, Travels

Micanopy Historical Society Museum

However small Micanopy is, it has its museum. Open everyday from 1 p.m to 4 p.m, entrance is free but a $2 donation is recommended 🙂
Address : 607 NE 1st Ave Micanopy, FL 32667

The inside is just a complete bric-à-brac total, but the volunteer who was there told us the story of the seminole indians (Micanopy was their chief), very interesting.

There was also a little souvenirs shop, with books, DVDs of movies shot there, and so on, and I wanted to buy myself this t-shirt but it was discontinued and there was only some XXL left :-/

Categories: Florida, Travels

Micanopy, FL

After visiting Marjory Kinnan Rawlings’ house in Cross Creek, we went to the Historic Business district of Micanopy. Oh my God this is the cutest town! Time just seems to have been suspended there.

By the way the Huffington Post is in agreement with me.