A Saturday Thought

July 2, 2022

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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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{Flower Friday} a bundle of ruffly divine tulips all snuggled together that have been entertaining the heck out of this week. The amount of joy brought by them quite something. Absolute sunshine on rainy days and oh so cozy with the candles lit in the eve. These made the ferry ride over from the island. When we pulled up to Forest Garden Farm they were calling out to me from the waiting buckets. Happy Friday all. Hope your weekend is superb. X

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Please join me tomorrow, Thursday the 23rd of March, from 3 to 6, at the lovely Emry Boutique @shop.emry in Arboretum Court in Madison Valley for a book signing. Shop owner Ryan, along with her husband Nick, who owns the fabulous @nicks_on_madison right next door, are hosts extraordinaire, so a good time is sure to be had. Ryan is the niece of one of our dearest friends, Jackie, who I met when first moving to Seattle over 35 years ago. I love small world stories/situations! So hope you can stop by, do a little shopping, grab a signed book or two—it will be fun to see you. A big THANKS to book tour sponsors—Louis Sherry, Le Jacquard Francais, Fran’s Chocolates, Jacobsen Salt Co. #TedKennedyWatsonsGuideToStylishEntertaining @gibbssmithbooks

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Spring, the start of, on Vashon Island. Tulips from Forest Garden Farm, of course. Cocktails, while a bit chilly, outside. Willing the transition of season with lots of sunshine! #MondayIsOurSunday At #WestWardVashonIsland

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