Planning

Despite my idea of trying to complete my poetry book and trying to ignore Kitty, she has a way of creeping under my skin and nagging me. She so wants her shop up and running, believe me she may regret it, but only I know that LOL.

The template for my poems froze on me and I decided against throwing my laptop in the pool and went back to Kitty.
DH asked what I was drawing plans for, when I told him it was for my shop design for the novel, he looked at me in a bemused fashion, muttered something about being crazy and sauntered off.

The reason I was drawing rough plans was to give me some feel of the place, Kitty will work and live in, when she moves home. She will have small changes in her character I am sure, there will be new events in her life, I know. Kitty is a part of me now, she is in my life for a long time, to me she is real. I see what she sees, I smell what she smells, my tears are...because I can't write fast enough!!
I need the plans to be able to see her greet customers, to entertain friends and to cry alone. The atmosphere of her living quarters compared to her working enviroment is important for me to be able to switch from mood to mood.

Well here is Buttons and Bows the shop of Kitty Harper.


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I even used coloured pens to indicate bolts of fabric, etc, There are seats under the window near the changing room, a privy in the yard and a kitchenette off of the shop.
Upstairs are three rooms, one for working, the bedroom and the living area. I have to read up a little more on what sort of things would be around at the time, ie washing facilities. I am taking her up a grade in the area of where she will be living, and therefore want to give her a little luxury to what she was used to, not a lot but just a touch.
The name of the shop came to me as I was writing this up. It amazes me where the ideas come from sometimes.
Re: The poetry book, Sticky Sandwiches...it is ok, the template recovered after a little cursing and coaxing. Back on Track for both books.