Hello All. We are not exactly homeless, and not exactly in business. We are still waiting on the building permit, occupancy permit, and business licence. The city wheels turn exceedingly slowly. To use a religious motif, Sapphire Jewellery Studio is in limbo.
The leasing agent has taken pity on us and is allowing us to move our stuff in and start setting up. This is a good thing because when we get the paperwork done we will be able to be in business right away.
So we have our computer and it's all hooked up. We have a huge storage cupboard, some shelving and two chairs. Woo hoo! We have our keys and our mailbox and we can come and go at will. I will be signing the lease and we will start to pay rent after we get our business licence approved. It could be before Christmas if we are lucky. If we are not lucky it will be after the middle of January as City Hall will be shut down for a few weeks.
My partner, A., and I are so happy just to be able to start setting up. My partner is especially happy because she is convinced she's going to meet a man here. Good luck to her. We started the lease right by giving the building manager a box of chocolates for Christmas. One thing I learned while I was teaching is: keep the building managers and caretakers sweet and your job is as good as sunshine. The BM is a very nice man, married, though, and a little old for my partner.
We have met a couple of our neighbours, a goldsmith and a jewellery supplier. This building seems to be attracting jewellery-related business - good for us. There are even some diamond dealers in the building!!! I hope we can get wholesale prices. Who knows, maybe A. can get a man and a diamond!
I will take some pictures although it will not look like much for a while. We have to get the tools and jewellery benches in first and that may take a couple of weeks. Or more...
Giggly Granddaughter favoured us with some more giggles today. She loves to hear us sing and to play some rhythmic games. I will post pictures of her in her racy red Christmas sleeper as soon as we take some. The family is coming over for dinner tomorrow and I have bought her a Jolly Jumper. I plan to have it ready for her to use and we'll try her out in it. I hope she likes it. Most babies do. Darling Daughter loved it when she was little.
Well, bye for now, keep well and don't get the flu - get the shot.
The questions are diamonds you hold in the light. Study a lifetime and you see different colors from the same jewel. The same questions, asked again, bring you just the answers you need just the minute you need them. ~Richard Bach, Running From Safety
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