Introducing…

Tonight I have some wonderful news for you.  Martin and I have been working away on an all new journal shop.   The sun has already left Berlin.  I cannot tell you how many times we have both walked back and forth from Martin’s desk in the living room to mine in the bedroom. I can tell you that my gosh – our house feels HUGE at this very moment.

“Hey Martin!” I shout.  ”Can you hear me?”

I hear him shout back.  ”What?  I can’t hear you!”

Squeak-plod, squeak-plod, squeak-plod.  I walk all the way across the house.  These socks with the rubber grips make the funniest noises.  They were a Christmas gift.  Maybe my run-really-fast-and-slide-into-the-room approach was getting on someone’s nerves.  Now my socks have brakes, and I sound so silly.  Squeak-plod, Squeak-plod…

As you know, my goal is to make this new shop the means to support our little family so that Martin can complete his master’s degree in electrical engineering with an emphasis in renewable energy. My heart is so full of joy.  Martin’s too.  Every time he comes to my desk, he kisses my cheek.  (Perhaps I should call him to this computer more often…)

Thank you for being here with us and for cheering for us.  We feel so blessed.  I am honored to introduce you to:

Take a look around.  I hope you are amazed by what you see!  I love all of the writing prompt journals at Gadanke.  Even the love letters I mentioned to you are at in the shop.  Wow.  I cannot stop smiling.  I even share some pages of my own Love Where We Live journal.  That book was such a blast to make.

Please let me know what you think.  Martin has tapped me on the shoulder: if you run into any technical problems or weirdness, he’d like to know that, too.

Perhaps it is time to tear off these “brake socks” and slide into the living room one more time.  Wheeeee!  Thanks guys!