A Mary Oliver Sunday Quote

June 5, 2022

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Please join me next Wednesday the 7th of December from 5 to 6 (Pacific) for the first virtual book tour stop for my newest book, Ted Kennedy Watson’s Guide To Stylish Entertaining. My friend and best-selling author Lisa Birnbach will be moderating. We will be chatting all things entertaining, and some preppy too! Lisa is one of the funniest folks I know, so I promise it will be a lively, laugh filled time. Book signings are near & dear to my heart, but reaching people that can’t attend always makes me a tad blue. With this fabulous EventBrite platform, it allows those from all over the globe to attend. This will be complimentary, so please spread the word. Link in my bio at the top of my LinkTree to reserve your spot. It will be cocktail hour in Seattle, so a glass of Veuve might be at my side. I so hope you can join in the fun! XX, Ted #TedKennedyWatsonsGuideToStylishEntertaining #OneToKeep #OneToGive #ThePerfectGift @gibbssmithbooks

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Incredibly honored to once again make the ‘Best Shops’ list of @the_shopkeepers along with others around the globe I hold so near & dear to my heart. Like @johnderiancompany @tailoftheyakstore in the US @pentreathandhall in London and @lasoufflerie in Paris

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A twice baked potato with a dollop of birthday caviar and a flute of Veuve. It has been one very emotional week on many, many levels. Comfort food & drink to help soothe. Thank you to so many of you for the incredibly kind and touching words at the shops and social media messages these last few days. #FeelingTheLove

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The gift of a herb bouquet. It was sitting at my desk waiting for me. Thank you so much Sarah. Divine in every way. The living room smells heavenly. #Simplicity #HerbLove At #TheGainsborough

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Please join us at both shops today for {Small Business Saturday} from 10 to 6. In the historic Pike Place Market at 86 Pine Street as well as our First & Spring location. Or shop our website for row after row of goodness 24/7 at WatsonKennedy.com

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The last few days has been a tremendous outpouring of love in remembrance of our sweet Bailey. We thank you for that immensely. Being a shop dog meant she had amassed quite a following over the years. Often folks would arrive from afar and the first words out of their mouth would be, “Where is Bailey?” I spent yesterday at the First & Spring shop in the morning alone collecting all her blankets and bowls and things. Thoroughly enjoying the quiet and loving the memories of her being in the space as a puppy all the way up to a senior. Many years ago a fabulous former WK’r Nancy gifted us with a painting of Bailey. It has hung in the shop office since as we both adore it so. Yesterday I brought it out to the front wrap stand for all to enjoy and pay homage to our girl. Then the creative juices started flowing. The happy piece our friend artist Denise Fiedler did of me with Bailey was added. For my birthday on Wednesday our friend Jeanne painted a gift for me of a Veuve bottle of La Grande Dame, which I often called Bailey in her later years, and made the vintage 2005, the year she was born. A quick look through some vintage letters spelled out her name. Then I sat at my desk and went through images from over the years we quite liked. I printed them out and used a pinking shears to cut them out. Then I created a bit of a collage. Next baskets were added for canned dog food we will be collecting this next month to donate to pooches in need in her honor. The whole thing was hugely cathartic. I very much want to share the news of her passing and the amazing life she led as shopkeeper extraordinaire with those who met or read about her over the years so the memory of her lives on. {From the daily blog post, titled—An Outpouring Of LOVE}

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