The Queen and Baby ducklings

What a whirlwind of a week. The CBC did come to my house on Monday to interview me. I would say I was sickly nervous for a few days prior, but when I woke up Monday morning I just calmed down and went into performance mode. Colleen Jones was really fun. She is something of a force of nature with so much exuberance and energy that it is plain to see how she got the job she has as a CBC anchor and is also a former world champion curler. So, It was Colleen and a camera man for about 45 minutes and really we just played hat shop which is what I do best. I did see the clip yesterday on our local Nova Scotia news and they did a great job. I’m on for less than a minute, but they were really kind to me with promotion. It will air on the national news on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They weren’t able to pinpoint a time, though. Hopefully it will end up on the web site and I’ll post a link.
The Saturday and Sunday before the interview we had my very good friends Anna and Roland visiting from Massachusetts. Anna Vojtech is an amazing illustrator and artist. Check out her web site by clicking here. We went swimming at our local lake and there was a very calm Mama duck with 11 ducklings just hanging out. They had no fear of Dusty (not really great judgement) and allowed him to approach within a couple of feet. Such a nice diversion from thoughts of Royalty and television interviews and messy homes.
Yesterday moring I woke up to a panicked e-mail from a woman in Halifax who was invited to have lunch with the queen this coming Tuesday and desperately needed a hat. I quickly made her one of my Lilly Pad Fascinators for the occasion. It was great fun making it knowing that my hat was going to lunch with the queen. If you also need the same hat for a lunch date with the queen click here.
And now for the next 3 days I will do nothing but complete the wholesale order for Beauchapeau Hat Shop in Niagara on Lake. They have been very patient with me. Until next time….Happy Hatting!