Ah! Yes! A blog assignment that suits my niche! I was tickled pink and white polka dots when I spotted the assignment to blog about vintage fabrics.

Yes! A website that I can't wait to explore personally! I love pretty old fabrics from ancient days. Shopping for vintage fabrics has always been a special passion of mine. But it is not easy to find exquisite pieces in immaculate condition.

When I owned my catering business, I discovered a myriad of ways to bring old fabric to life through innovative table decor.

When I offered some of my blogs to be used for advertising purposes, I never would have thought that the padded panty, would be a topic that I would be asked to write on.

I never would have chosen it on my own, but it is always good to be in the know of solutions that help people.

While my knowledge of the subject couldn't fit a thimble, the website link surely can lead you to most anything you ever wanted to know about padded panties but were afraid to ask.

Hopefully in the future, the blogging company can send me some assignments more in line with my niche.

Introspection is something that I find valuable as I travel through this journey of life. While large bits of my experiences have been captured with ink pens in journals, other threads of my unique tapestry have been woven into my blogging assignments. For you see that for the last 8 months I have been employed as a blogger to ramble on about various subjects. In introspection, I wonder "what in the world have I rambled about?" As a paid blogger with long lists of assignments and short blocks of time to complete each assignment. I just let my mind soar wherever it wanted to go for fifty or so words.

"But did you do the market research?" is a critical question that needs to be answered in the affirmative before launching a new business enterprise.

Is is quite common for people to launch a business on a whim and a prayer. But this is a terrible idea.

One gentleman at the Small Business Administration suggests taking the idea of what you want to do and asking your target audience what they think.

Before I opened Canopy Rose I did this. We surveyed our target audience and it was a great strategy. The day we opened our doors, we had more business than we could accomodate.

One of my favorite warm weather parties, is to stage a movie night around the swimming pool. Set up some home theater seating, maybe some chaise lounges under the twinkling stars, serve some interesting summertime fare and rent some great vintage movies.

Your family and friends will love this party!

My heart still beats for Canopy Rose. Someone asked me a few months ago why I didn't sell Canopy Rose when I decided to retire.

"I couldn't sell my baby." I responded. Canopy Rose was an extension, or an alter ego of myself. For ten years, it had been my life. Even though I no longer felt the calling to cater the big parties, I certainly didn't want to cut my apron strings to Canopy Rose.

Canopy Rose was only originally started for one reason, to give me the gravitas for what I really wanted to do. My dream was and still is to publish books. That is where my passion lies.

The good news is .... step by step I am moving closer to achieving my dreams! For me, the journey has been filled with one obstacle after another. But I have learned to see the beauty in the obstacles, appreciating them for what they are, and pressing forward despite the difficulties.

Today, I am facing my most difficult challenge, a challenge that threatens the very . Address Plaque of my home residence. Will I overcome this hurdle or will I have to give up my home?

I trust that regardless of what tomorrow brings, it will bring the will of a loving God who is orchestrating beautiful things. Sometimes we only see the underside, or the knotted threads of the tapestry, while God sees the beautiful picture of our lives from a divine and holy perspective.