Phase One

Here are some pictures of the new shop - forgive me that they are in reverse order - I guess  didn't think as to the order while I uploaded them.

This is the back area... you. know where all the magic happens! LOL  The wood and car are from the past tenant and will go soon... then it will be 2000+ square feet of emptiness - at least until November

Here is a better lit shot as we get closer to the front of the shop.  That's my friend Georgie, thankfully he is a very talented Plumber who was there to tell me how much money I will owe him shortly!!

The next are some shots of the reception area - trust me you won't even recognize the changes shortly.  I'm thinking of a lavender colour for the walls... haven't decided on the rest.

This is the very front of the building, it's going to be hard to make it more welcoming due to the type of building it is, but I'm happy that we found something so close to the old shop!!

Wrap Party

No, I haven't been hiding a secret pass-time of the lyrical type - we had a wrap party for an indie movie (independent movie), written/directed/produced by a friend Bill, called "Covet". Very social group - you know those actor types, "Look at me! Look at me!" - of course those tend to be the most entertaining events and it was.
When you see the movie and think to yourself, wow the stalker guy's apartment is ubber creepy - that would be my handy work. I embraced my inner issues and had some fun, too bad that I had to follow what was required in the script, as I had actually pictured the photo-wall differently, but what's a wanna-be stalker gunna do?

Had a new development in the search for a new shop, the owner of the building next door came over and introduced himself, seems like he has a crazy tenant that he wants to get rid of and we might be able to take their place, so keep your fingers crossed and don't tell the other building owner that he's just switching one type of crazy for another!

Turn about is fair play.

I started blogging for my dogs, to keep everyone who was interested in them apprised of the day to day, goings on...at the time it seemed simple "A Breeders account of 2 litters", it became so much more. I find myself having a difficult time of staying on that theme, so my solution as of 10:25pm tonight was to start a separate account of all things Michele. Of course dogs will still weight heavily on this blog simply because, my dogs are me, but hopefully I will be able to relay the wacky goings on of my life and save a bunch of money on therapy at the same time!

Did you know that I'm writing a book? I know - Sssshhhhh!! It's a secret - don't tell anyone! Of course it is about dogs, but more to the point, what I have done in the name of "DOG"....for all of you who know that I'm dyslexic and are wondering what I'm doing writing a book about religion, don't worry, I did mean a book about canines. For the rest of you that know how bad I am at English - too bad, suffer along with everyone else, that's what makes the book 'me'.

I could start this new blog telling you all about a friend of mine who was attacked by a dog and nearly had a very important part of her anatomy ripped off, but that would be common place in knowing so many dog people; accidents are bound to happen. I could also lament about my poor old Dane, Tonka, getting attacked, but that's a story for Tonka to tell and she's usually very modest about 'war' stories.

So I'm left with the story of having to find a place to move my shop to and having precious little time left in which to do it. I actually found a place that could with a lot of work would be perfect, but one of the owners doesn't want dogs so close to his salon because the dog people on the other side of the building are rude and loud, so he thinks all dog people are like this. Just my luck, perfect shop, perfect rent, and no one wants to rent it to me!!
How do you convince someone that you could be a perfect fit for them when they hate you to begin with? The constant conundrums hurt my head, to say the least. Oh by the way if you have a place to rent in the Cloverdale area, let me know I'm a great tenant.