A Saturday Thought

June 11, 2022

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Big THANKS to Kasey Wilson @thevancouversun for a lovely article about my book with lots of entertaining tips, along with a long list of some of our favorite ‘no cook’ party nibbles. You made my day! #TedKennedyWatsonsGuideToStylishEntertaining @gibbssmithbooks

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A favorite Spring table setting at WestWard. #TedKennedyWatsonsGuideToStylishEntertaining @gibbssmithbooks

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Over the years I have written much about the life lessons I learned from my father in both his actions and by his advice. Many are tenets I live my life by each day. Empathy was at the top of his list. “Put yourself in their shoes,” was something I heard often. This school shooting in Nashville the other day a perfect example. Put yourself in the shoes of those who lost a family member. It is that simple. I don’t care what side of the aisle you sit politically. Feel what those families are feeling for one second and it will bring you to a place where we must correct the path we are on. #Empathy

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Early Sunday morning breakfast in town and a quick stop at beloved @elliottbaybookco before we head to Vashon Island. Always such a treat! They have lots of signed copies of my book. #TedKennedyWatsonsGuideToStylishEntertaining At #ElliotBayBookCompany @gibbssmithbooks

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So much gorgeous newness in our jewelry cases, in our shop vignettes and on our website rows. Hard to decide on which ten things make the line-up. #PurveyorOfFineGoods At #WatsonKennedy™

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A few years after we opened, almost 20 years ago, Watson Kennedy implemented QuickBooks Point of Sale. Looking back, it’s crazy how many hand-written receipts we wrote once upon a time! QuickBooks was a game-changer, and has been a huge help in keeping us in stock and connected to customers for thousands of items from hundreds of suppliers. But now our software provider—Intuit—has decided to end that software. Wow, wow, wow. This changes potentially just about everything at Watson Kennedy on the tech side—not only our in-store systems, but our website and ecommerce. We have until Autumn to make all these tech changes to our systems. If you are a shopkeeper who uses Intuit, I feel your pain… Mr. Sive and I, with the help of others, are busy investigating alternatives. If you have experience, particularly other retailers, we’d love to hear from you about the following three categories. 1) Migrating from QuickBooks to another point-of-sale system focused on brick and mortar. 2) Shopify, particularly those using it for both ecommerce and in-store. 3) Other one-stop, integrated solutions. A huge THANK YOU in advance for any help/advice you all might have. DM me on IG or send me an e-mail at TedKennedyWatson@WatsonKennedy.com Computer stuff, especially changes, always makes me a tad nervous. OK, super nervous… TKW

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