911 – Hello, emergency services, what is the nature of your emergency?

Caller – I am a yarn store without a window display for the month of February and today is February 1st.

911- Well, what took you so long to call. This IS an emergency. We’ll have someone right over, stay on the line with me, we can talk you through this. Is the emptiness overwhelming….

Caller – It is, there is no yarnie goodness in the window.

911- Hang on, keep talking, envision colour and texture and we’ll be there in just a few minutes.

At least that’s how it played out in my dream.

I was ready for the store opening this morning. A bit of this, a bit of that–some rustic shelving and it was a go. I love solving a problem, playing dress up and giving Gertrude her first formal outing. Even when I was coveting and buying the mannequin, in the back of my mind I was thinking I could probably do without her. The fact that she got me a working gig 2 days into ownership validates this purchase.

Isn’t she exquisite?