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It's all about to start. We are heading into a time of year that I both love and dread. On the one hand, I will have opportunities to expand my business, interact with customers on a frequent basis, and do what I love. On the other hand, I now officially won't have time to eat or socialize until January. I'm not complaining, I love what I do! But there's definitely a lot of trepidation mixed into...

Dot & Lil will be participating in a Saturday artisan market that has started up in Mile-End, called Marché la Récré. I was unable to attend it's debut last week as I was selling at the St-Viateur Mile-End artisan festival. So come visit me this Saturday to inaugurate my participation in this cool and well put together weekly event. Pictures from it's first weekend can be found on the market's...

Have you experienced TED talks? Here's one to get you started, but really there's something there to interest everyone and anyone. One of my favorites of all time is Richard St. John's humorous, insightful and short speech "8 secrets of success". What I love about his eight secrets is that, in fact, none of them are a secret. He's pretty funny too!




Of the eight, 'Push' and 'Persist' and his...

Here's the deal: there are a lot of reasons why I dislike doing shows. The packing. The inventory. The waiting. The risk. But in the end I love them. In the end, I choose to focus on the reasons I love them, the reasons I keep doing them, rather than the things that make them hard for me.


i love shows because....


....i get to see the looks on people's faces close up when they pick up the right bar...

What have I been up to? Well, I am in the process of remodeling a work space for Dot & Lil. As much as I have loved having my home be the center of the Dot & Lil universe (I mean, who doesn'twant to climb over boxes of soap supplies to get into bed?), it is definitely the right time to make a move. I think a little bit of work/home separation will make me more productive and more focused over all....