Check out other things Amanda Loves here!  As for the flowers, I love them too.  Wejay brought me some flowers to the bakery for my birthday in June and I loved them so much I decided we needed more around the shop.  Special thanks to Mark who keeps our supply fresh and lovely and Nicci who freshens the water and arranges the blooms! -kat

PS from Kat:  Mom told me a story from the other day when she was folding boxes… she saw a little girl (maybe 6 yrs?) in line and while her parents were talking, she circled one of the tables, smoothing the tablecloth, sniffing the flowers, and touching the tops of the chairs.  Once she’d finished her inspection, she clasped her hands together and announced “I LOVE it!”  It made Mom’s day!

See more of Amanda’s great photos and charming Memphis insights here!
As an aside, Kathleen is actually listed as an honorary employee on our Meet Your Makers page of the website… but that’s about to be updated, as she is actually officially joining our staff!  We love you Kathleen!

Day 203/365 – I love Kathleen! (aka Warren*!)

Whew! I found this never-before-published photo of Kathleen, from the Sock Flop and thought it was too cute to NOT work in here on “Amanda Loves!” (not to mention that Kathleen is pretty swell, in general.)

Kathleen is a friend of Muddy’s thanks to the wonderful Lea and now a friend of mine. She is a photographer, like Lea and I are, brought me my bike the day it came to live with me. She even let me do laundry in the basement of the house she and Lea share with a coupla friends. And loves Lea a lot, which I like. And is smart and likes my wicked sense of humor. Yay!

Here’s Amanda, weighing in on our recent craft social, one of her recent “love” items on her super-awesome blog!

I loved the Muddy’s craft social!

Dig it: The Muddy’s gang apparently doesn’t get enough of one another during the work week. We tend to like to find ways to spend time together, doing group activities outside of work when we can. Such was the case when Wejay asked if we would like to do a craft social, specifically to do some sewing. Lots of us were very interested! Eventually, it was decided that we would all work on making aprons (makes sense, eh? Most of us wear aprons on a daily basis at work, and very many of us wear aprons at home as well!)

Not all of the crafty folks that day had machines of their own. So those who did, brought theirs for others to use at the social. Sweet deal! I didn’t even have any fabric to use, and people were gracious enough to donate fabric to the cause (my cause…) Not all of the crafty folks that day had much, if any, sewing experience/knowledge. Those who did, shared their knowledge and patiently tutored some of us in basic pattern making, cutting, and sewing techniques. I felt like I was saying “Wejaaaaay!” every couple of minutes It was an awesome way to spend a Sunday afternoon with some awesome folks.

Some of us ended up staying for HOURS, working on our aprons. I’m still working on mine, and will post a photo of it as soon as it’s finished.

(today’s photo is of Jessica, one of our bakers, working on getting her fabric cut out.)

If you haven’t actually visited Amanda’s blog yet, you’re totally missing out.  I re-post a lot of the Muddy’s related ones here on this blog, but she has incredibly vibrant photos and commentary that I guarantee will make you smile.  We’re so lucky to have this bundle of positive energy with us at Muddy’s!

I loved these kids coming in dressed in formal wear!

The randomness of Saturday nights at Muddy’s: people buying baked goods, wearing tuxes and formal dresses. Gotta love it!

Another gem from our own Amanda Raney: