Awwww….I have such mixed feelings about the end of Bead & Button each year. It’s an extravaganza of delights – things to see and fondle and oogle – friends to hug and chatter on endless with – laughter and frolic. But it’s always the most exhausting of shows.… Read More

Have you missed me? Every day I’ve thought, I need to update the blog. And then I collapsed into bed before I was able to get on the computer to do it. This is like the ultimate beady endurance test! One more day on the Marketplace floor, and then we pack everything up tonight into the car.… Read More

I’ve been in Milwaukee less than 24 hours, and it’s already kicking my butt!

First, the drive from Tulsa to Joliet Tuesday was long but uneventful, right up to that last 150 miles. Then it was kind of like driving through the apocalypse.… Read More

Just finished today’s 494 mile drive and checked into a hotel in Tulsa. I’m so ready for bed, but still a bit wound up, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to update the blog.

I’ll be driving more miles tomorrow, and the day will be longer, so I may flop into bed before I can get the computer out of the case and plugged in.… Read More