WEBVTT 00:00:04.499 --> 00:00:07.960 All right, today I'm so excited to have Bethany 00:00:07.960 --> 00:00:11.679 McLaughlin, who is the owner of Bex Design 00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:14.839 Co. And when we say Bex Design Co., we mean 00:00:14.839 --> 00:00:17.539 she does a little bit of everything. How you 00:00:17.539 --> 00:00:21.519 doing? Good. How are you, Tracy? I'm good. Now, 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:26.269 OK, she knits. She does crochet. She does landscape 00:00:26.269 --> 00:00:30.250 design and landscape as well. Yes. And writing 00:00:30.250 --> 00:00:33.869 and drawing. You do everything. All the creative 00:00:33.869 --> 00:00:36.950 things, yes. You are very creative. Thank you. 00:00:37.210 --> 00:00:41.070 Now, what came first, your landscaping or your 00:00:41.070 --> 00:00:44.329 yarn work? Like as a business, you mean? Or in 00:00:44.329 --> 00:00:47.890 general? So landscaping, I started as a summer 00:00:47.890 --> 00:00:51.429 job at a garden center when I was 16. And then 00:00:51.429 --> 00:00:53.350 I just didn't really know what I wanted to do 00:00:53.350 --> 00:00:58.250 after high school. I was a pretty shy and introverted 00:00:58.250 --> 00:01:03.229 person. But I come from, I have my aunts on my 00:01:03.229 --> 00:01:05.989 mom's side, they love gardening and flowers. 00:01:06.129 --> 00:01:08.250 My grandfather was a florist in the Netherlands, 00:01:08.870 --> 00:01:13.030 so it's in my blood. And yeah, so I went to St. 00:01:13.109 --> 00:01:15.030 Clair College and took the landscape program 00:01:15.030 --> 00:01:18.379 there. And yeah, so I just sort of blossom from 00:01:18.379 --> 00:01:22.540 there. And as far as crochet, my mom taught myself 00:01:22.540 --> 00:01:25.019 and my sisters and my brother to crochet when 00:01:25.019 --> 00:01:27.840 we were kids. Yeah, and it's just something that 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:30.489 stayed with me. wow so you got a landscape right 00:01:30.489 --> 00:01:34.510 from the netherlands holy yeah yeah that's awesome 00:01:34.510 --> 00:01:36.790 and your brother crochets he used to i don't 00:01:36.790 --> 00:01:38.909 think he's kept on bottom but hey you never know 00:01:38.909 --> 00:01:42.109 there is that one guy that uh ron strong that 00:01:42.109 --> 00:01:46.950 does crochet socks or knit socks that is yeah 00:01:46.950 --> 00:01:51.310 i've seen him on to that on instagram yeah he 00:01:51.310 --> 00:01:54.590 knits Yeah, I think it's knitting. Yeah. Yes. 00:01:54.590 --> 00:01:57.209 I remember seeing him in the Olympics going to 00:01:57.209 --> 00:02:02.310 you. You also do pattern design for your knitting 00:02:02.310 --> 00:02:05.129 and crochet. Yeah. Yeah. I have a couple patterns 00:02:05.129 --> 00:02:07.629 that I've released just on Etsy. So like for 00:02:07.629 --> 00:02:09.770 knitted hat, I have like a giant mushroom pattern. 00:02:09.870 --> 00:02:11.710 I think that's what a lot of people know me for 00:02:11.710 --> 00:02:15.830 is my mushrooms. Right. So yeah, yeah. I love 00:02:15.830 --> 00:02:18.750 those mushrooms. They're so easy. Yeah, that's 00:02:18.750 --> 00:02:21.110 right. You got one. Now, what do you prefer knit 00:02:21.110 --> 00:02:25.969 or crochet? um I like crochet because it's faster 00:02:25.969 --> 00:02:28.169 and you can like finish things quicker but knitting 00:02:28.169 --> 00:02:30.550 for certain things especially like like cable 00:02:30.550 --> 00:02:34.590 knits like the like braided patterns those I 00:02:34.590 --> 00:02:37.430 just think it's looks smoother in knit rather 00:02:37.430 --> 00:02:39.490 than crochet so it definitely depends on the 00:02:39.490 --> 00:02:43.590 project for sure you do a lot of markets yes 00:02:43.590 --> 00:02:47.110 I have done a lot of market now what do you find 00:02:47.110 --> 00:02:50.909 is the bestseller The best seller? I mean, it 00:02:50.909 --> 00:02:54.110 depends on the season, obviously. But like in 00:02:54.110 --> 00:02:55.750 the fall, like pumpkins, I make like little knit 00:02:55.750 --> 00:02:57.789 and crochet pumpkins. And those like, I can't 00:02:57.789 --> 00:03:01.069 make enough. So in summer, like everybody likes 00:03:01.069 --> 00:03:02.629 just those little like plushies, like if it's 00:03:02.629 --> 00:03:04.629 like a little animal or a little mushroom or 00:03:04.629 --> 00:03:07.069 something like that. That's cool. Yeah, I can't 00:03:07.069 --> 00:03:09.909 believe those came back. Yeah. Yeah. I'm waiting 00:03:09.909 --> 00:03:13.689 to come back that the Barbie clothes. I have 00:03:13.689 --> 00:03:17.729 books of. Do you really? Yeah, for my gram. And 00:03:17.729 --> 00:03:20.509 I don't know how she did it. And it was like 00:03:20.509 --> 00:03:23.969 insane. But then I found I had bought a book 00:03:23.969 --> 00:03:28.870 years ago of crocheting fancy doll dresses like 00:03:28.870 --> 00:03:30.990 Gibson bride doll. Oh, yeah, yeah. But with those 00:03:30.990 --> 00:03:34.990 little tiny like zero zero those super tiny required. 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:40.560 Want to do it, but I don't know if my hands Oh, 00:03:41.159 --> 00:03:48.259 yeah for sure Now you do landscaping now, is 00:03:48.259 --> 00:03:51.199 that your full -time day job is like the landscape 00:03:51.199 --> 00:03:55.069 design so you do freelance. Yes Now who do you 00:03:55.069 --> 00:03:58.530 find, is it the landscapers that contact you 00:03:58.530 --> 00:04:01.629 or the homeowners that? Both actually. A lot 00:04:01.629 --> 00:04:03.669 of landscape companies don't have an in -house 00:04:03.669 --> 00:04:07.090 designer so they'll just contract out like the 00:04:07.090 --> 00:04:10.169 the landscape design and then do the install 00:04:10.169 --> 00:04:14.469 themselves but I also do it for homeowners who 00:04:14.469 --> 00:04:16.709 want to do the project themselves but they just 00:04:16.709 --> 00:04:19.689 don't know like how to put it all together, how 00:04:19.689 --> 00:04:22.009 to make like their space flow or even like what 00:04:22.009 --> 00:04:26.189 plants are Good, you know for which site? So 00:04:26.189 --> 00:04:29.269 yeah, definitely a mix of both. Well horticulture 00:04:29.269 --> 00:04:32.670 itself It is hard because you have certain plants 00:04:32.670 --> 00:04:35.529 that do good in Sun and certainly don't But I 00:04:35.529 --> 00:04:38.569 found that some that they say all shade they 00:04:38.569 --> 00:04:41.310 do well in. Yeah, it just depends on the site 00:04:41.310 --> 00:04:43.529 There's a lot of variables the type of soil you 00:04:43.529 --> 00:04:47.009 have if it's mulch or if you have stone Even 00:04:47.009 --> 00:04:48.810 if there's like a lot of concrete surrounding 00:04:48.810 --> 00:04:52.209 that'll throw up a lot of reflected heat So yeah 00:04:52.350 --> 00:04:56.629 Definitely site -specific. Do you also do vegetable 00:04:56.629 --> 00:05:01.550 gardens? Yeah, I have. I've helped people. integrate, 00:05:01.550 --> 00:05:05.250 you know, fruit bushes directly into the landscaping, 00:05:05.290 --> 00:05:07.730 that's like a kind of a huge thing that's really 00:05:07.730 --> 00:05:10.189 starting to take off. That's good. Instead of 00:05:10.189 --> 00:05:11.930 separating it out, right? Especially if you have 00:05:11.930 --> 00:05:14.209 small spaces, you can just integrate it right 00:05:14.209 --> 00:05:16.449 into your landscaping. Yeah, because I remember 00:05:16.449 --> 00:05:20.290 growing up, like my great aunt in Lucan, she 00:05:20.290 --> 00:05:23.759 had this huge property and she would have like 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:27.339 mulberry bushes and raspberry bushes that were 00:05:27.339 --> 00:05:29.839 on her property. But then she had her vegetable 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:32.379 garden down the street. Oh, really? Yeah. So 00:05:32.379 --> 00:05:34.459 that was just, again, part of her landscape. 00:05:34.959 --> 00:05:38.040 But it was it was really nice to just go out 00:05:38.040 --> 00:05:40.240 there in the morning and pick some. Yeah, yeah, 00:05:40.279 --> 00:05:43.019 for sure. And then like people don't understand 00:05:43.019 --> 00:05:45.040 there's certain plants that you can't put together 00:05:45.040 --> 00:05:47.879 because they don't do well. Yeah. And then there's 00:05:47.879 --> 00:05:50.959 ones that do well together like marigolds and 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:53.860 even lavender is good at repelling insects. So 00:05:53.860 --> 00:05:55.660 it's actually good to surround like your vegetable 00:05:55.660 --> 00:05:58.819 gardens with those plants. Oh, for sure. I have 00:05:58.819 --> 00:06:02.459 lavender and I usually have marigolds. I haven't 00:06:02.459 --> 00:06:04.980 planted anything at this year because this year 00:06:04.980 --> 00:06:08.500 it's been a little mixed bag weather wise. So 00:06:08.500 --> 00:06:11.189 my lavender is just like just which is starting. 00:06:11.870 --> 00:06:15.410 But I think my oregano finally died this year. 00:06:15.410 --> 00:06:18.110 Oh really? My chives have already flowered and 00:06:18.110 --> 00:06:21.470 I've had to cut them back and the chamomile and 00:06:21.470 --> 00:06:25.250 the catnip. are going crazy, but I'm not sure 00:06:25.250 --> 00:06:28.250 if I'm going to lose my lemon thyme, which is 00:06:28.250 --> 00:06:31.329 really nice too, because I couldn't find any 00:06:31.329 --> 00:06:34.649 lemon balm last year. So I did lemon thyme. It's 00:06:34.649 --> 00:06:37.910 a nice substitution. Yeah. I mean, some things 00:06:37.910 --> 00:06:39.769 are slow to come out, so you never know. I'm 00:06:39.769 --> 00:06:42.189 hoping. It still could come. Yeah. Yeah. I know 00:06:42.189 --> 00:06:45.529 one of the lavender plants for sure died. And 00:06:45.529 --> 00:06:48.160 it's like, oh. I don't like the spiked lavender. 00:06:48.379 --> 00:06:51.019 I like the real lavender where everything on 00:06:51.019 --> 00:06:53.180 it smells really nice. Oh, yeah, I like the English 00:06:53.180 --> 00:06:57.399 lavender. It's heavenly. Oh, yeah, I love it. 00:06:57.439 --> 00:06:59.339 It's probably one of my favorite plants, I think. 00:06:59.579 --> 00:07:02.660 Same here. And it's surprising how easy it is, 00:07:02.680 --> 00:07:05.420 but it's not easy to seed. I haven't been successful 00:07:05.420 --> 00:07:07.879 seeding. No, that's more difficult. But it is 00:07:07.879 --> 00:07:10.459 a good plant for something. It actually kind 00:07:10.459 --> 00:07:14.259 of thrives on neglect, right? So it doesn't like 00:07:14.259 --> 00:07:17.250 a lot of water, that sort of thing. So now do 00:07:17.250 --> 00:07:21.009 you, how was your yard? Depends on the time of 00:07:21.009 --> 00:07:23.610 year for sure. In spring when it's, you know, 00:07:24.029 --> 00:07:25.750 like gardening season right in the thick of it, 00:07:25.750 --> 00:07:30.009 it gets a little out of hand, but yeah, I know. 00:07:30.269 --> 00:07:33.250 I used to have a huge garden. It was wonderful. 00:07:33.410 --> 00:07:37.620 And then it was like, a little much yeah okay 00:07:37.620 --> 00:07:40.339 yeah um and that's definitely like a trend like 00:07:40.339 --> 00:07:41.959 a lot of people are looking for lower maintenance 00:07:41.959 --> 00:07:45.680 gardens um so you're not alone in that that's 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:48.420 for sure uh yeah but things like you know like 00:07:48.420 --> 00:07:51.779 ornamental grasses um excuse me evergreens they 00:07:51.779 --> 00:07:55.560 grow a lot slower um right so those are also 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:58.180 good for low maintenance yeah um so i definitely 00:07:58.180 --> 00:08:00.319 have those and at my house i also have a lot 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:02.420 of plants that can really fend for themselves 00:08:02.420 --> 00:08:04.839 because or like that thrive on neglect because 00:08:04.720 --> 00:08:08.040 because especially in spring, I'm just too busy 00:08:08.040 --> 00:08:11.639 to be out there in the garden a lot. I used to 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:14.139 have this, it was huge. It was probably about 00:08:14.139 --> 00:08:16.699 four or five feet wide, and it wrapped right 00:08:16.699 --> 00:08:19.220 around the house garden, and I had a mixture 00:08:19.220 --> 00:08:22.139 of annuals and perennials, and it bloomed all 00:08:22.139 --> 00:08:24.519 year long, and my mom would say, how are you 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:27.560 getting the upright flocks? I could get it to 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:29.300 bloom a couple times a year, and I'm like, you 00:08:29.300 --> 00:08:31.889 cut it down. just keep cutting it down, it'll 00:08:31.889 --> 00:08:37.190 come back up. But after a year or two, my next 00:08:37.190 --> 00:08:40.250 door neighbor, he had told me, he's like... all 00:08:40.250 --> 00:08:43.429 of your annuals he says just leave them let them 00:08:43.429 --> 00:08:46.990 die off and let them look ugly in the fall and 00:08:46.990 --> 00:08:50.330 they will recede themselves yeah so for i don't 00:08:50.330 --> 00:08:53.250 know how many years i did not have to buy any 00:08:53.250 --> 00:08:56.610 annuals or perennials i ended up snapdragons 00:08:56.610 --> 00:08:59.269 i because i had the mixed variety of them i ended 00:08:59.269 --> 00:09:02.110 up with a brown one because they enter yeah they 00:09:02.110 --> 00:09:05.820 like Yeah, it was really weird. It was a hybrid, 00:09:05.919 --> 00:09:07.759 but it only came up the one year. Oh, that's 00:09:07.759 --> 00:09:11.059 so cool. Because I was going to try and grab 00:09:11.059 --> 00:09:14.279 the next year and grab the seeds, but never came 00:09:14.279 --> 00:09:17.259 back. It was a once -in -a -lifetime fluke. That's 00:09:17.259 --> 00:09:20.700 all right. I like having a lot of... flowers. 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:24.559 Now is the, what is it, the butterfly bush, is 00:09:24.559 --> 00:09:26.759 that still popular? Because I know back when 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:29.679 I did it, it was a really popular plant. It is. 00:09:30.179 --> 00:09:32.360 They have like dwarf varieties that they've come 00:09:32.360 --> 00:09:34.600 out with, so they don't get quite as big as the 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:37.279 traditional ones can. But yeah, a lot of people 00:09:37.279 --> 00:09:40.440 are definitely interested in having like, you 00:09:40.440 --> 00:09:43.240 know, plants that'll like benefit pollinators. 00:09:43.980 --> 00:09:46.080 There's definitely been like a huge interest 00:09:46.080 --> 00:09:48.340 in that lately. So yeah, the butterfly bush, 00:09:48.379 --> 00:09:51.600 butterfly weed, which is a perennial, like an 00:09:51.600 --> 00:09:54.360 orange flower. Yeah. I didn't know about that 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:58.740 one. And what would be a good plant for hummingbirds? 00:09:59.220 --> 00:10:00.879 I know they used to like the butterfly bush. 00:10:00.960 --> 00:10:03.220 Yeah, they like those. And also anything with 00:10:03.220 --> 00:10:05.539 like a trumpet shaped flower so that they can 00:10:05.539 --> 00:10:09.000 like they stick their beak in there. So like 00:10:09.000 --> 00:10:12.169 trumpet vine, Wajila. They also like Spirea. 00:10:12.250 --> 00:10:15.049 I've seen them around those. Cardinal flowers. 00:10:15.789 --> 00:10:17.830 So those are, yeah. Yeah, because I mean, you're 00:10:17.830 --> 00:10:19.929 going to have some people that are going to ask, 00:10:19.929 --> 00:10:23.090 I want to attract. Oh, absolutely. Yeah, yeah. 00:10:23.629 --> 00:10:27.629 Now. What do you do in the winter? Do you still 00:10:27.629 --> 00:10:31.610 do landscape? Yeah, so when fall comes around, 00:10:31.610 --> 00:10:33.429 I have a few properties that I maintain. And 00:10:33.429 --> 00:10:35.570 so we'll do like fall cleanup with like leaf 00:10:35.570 --> 00:10:38.570 pickup and stuff. I also do planters. So I'll 00:10:38.570 --> 00:10:41.409 switch my client's planters over for fall. And 00:10:41.409 --> 00:10:45.250 then after that, we'll go into Christmas planters. 00:10:45.649 --> 00:10:49.169 So decorating with like greens and ribbon and 00:10:49.169 --> 00:10:51.710 all that. And then Christmas lights as well. 00:10:51.769 --> 00:10:54.500 So that really takes me right to Christmas. Christmas 00:10:54.500 --> 00:10:59.200 pretty much. And then, oh yeah, and I decorate 00:10:59.200 --> 00:11:02.220 Christmas trees as well, like interior. So one 00:11:02.220 --> 00:11:04.759 of the garden centers I worked at, Ruth Finn 00:11:04.759 --> 00:11:09.759 Nursery. I worked there for a number of years 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:12.779 and they do fantabulous, like I don't know if 00:11:12.779 --> 00:11:14.840 you've been there for Christmas or not. But yeah, 00:11:14.919 --> 00:11:16.519 the whole store is decked out and they go into 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:18.320 people's homes and decorate. So that's where 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:22.159 I initially learned that. Yeah, so it's something, 00:11:22.500 --> 00:11:26.299 another service. that I offer. Yeah and then. 00:11:26.679 --> 00:11:29.740 In the winter, I do have people contact me wanting 00:11:29.740 --> 00:11:32.539 to get a head start on their spring projects, 00:11:32.659 --> 00:11:35.580 which is great because as soon as spring comes, 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:40.759 it's so busy and even for landscapers, their 00:11:40.759 --> 00:11:43.779 springs are full before February, March comes 00:11:43.779 --> 00:11:47.779 around. So it's great when clients know what 00:11:47.779 --> 00:11:50.480 they want and we can plan that far ahead and 00:11:50.480 --> 00:11:52.460 get the ball rolling and have everything ready 00:11:52.460 --> 00:11:55.779 right for spring. So, yeah. Now, in the wintertime, 00:11:55.980 --> 00:11:59.879 do you... Do you also make the wreaths or the 00:11:59.879 --> 00:12:04.899 grave beds? I haven't, no. No, I haven't. It's 00:12:04.899 --> 00:12:08.320 a lot of fun. Did you used to do that? I used 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:11.759 to do it when I worked at Predon, but it's been 00:12:11.759 --> 00:12:13.700 probably about 20 years since I've done it. I'm 00:12:13.700 --> 00:12:16.419 sure you can pick it up. I learned how to make 00:12:16.419 --> 00:12:19.679 the fancy bows. I used to love doing that. I 00:12:19.679 --> 00:12:22.659 loved it. It's fun. It is a lot of fun. Let your 00:12:22.659 --> 00:12:27.500 creative juices flow. You've got to have the 00:12:27.500 --> 00:12:30.240 creativity going everywhere. Yeah, absolutely. 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:33.500 I miss working in a greenhouse and starting all 00:12:33.500 --> 00:12:36.039 of that stuff from seed, all the annuals, the 00:12:36.039 --> 00:12:38.980 perennials. Yeah, it's nice being around plants. 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:44.720 Do you find it soothing? I do, yeah. Yeah, definitely. 00:12:45.399 --> 00:12:47.879 That's what I used to tell everybody. I'd be 00:12:47.879 --> 00:12:50.820 out there and I'd be weeding and they'd say, 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:53.460 doesn't it drive you crazy? It's like... No, 00:12:53.480 --> 00:12:55.399 if you're stressed out, there's nothing better 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:57.539 than pulling it out of a weed. It's true. Yeah, 00:12:57.679 --> 00:13:00.259 you get in that mental flow state or whatever. 00:13:00.379 --> 00:13:04.320 You can say the same thing about knitting. Both 00:13:04.320 --> 00:13:06.600 are actually really great for your mental health. 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:10.340 So it occupies the mind, and you have repetitive 00:13:10.340 --> 00:13:14.539 tasks. It's definitely soothing. Oh, for sure. 00:13:15.440 --> 00:13:18.480 Now, do you have any markets that are... coming 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:21.259 up this year? I do, yeah. I've signed up for 00:13:21.259 --> 00:13:25.120 a number of them. I did one already earlier this 00:13:25.120 --> 00:13:28.980 year. It was the Mousetrap Artist Bazaar at Walkerville 00:13:28.980 --> 00:13:31.919 Brewery. That was fun. I missed it, I was so 00:13:31.919 --> 00:13:33.500 upset. Yeah, that's a good time. I love that 00:13:33.500 --> 00:13:37.799 one. And I'm doing, David Suzuki School is having 00:13:37.799 --> 00:13:41.139 a little pop -up, so I'm gonna be a vendor there. 00:13:41.139 --> 00:13:44.419 I think that's in June. And then just, yeah, 00:13:44.460 --> 00:13:47.929 I haven't booked already into fall, so. Now if 00:13:47.929 --> 00:13:50.830 people go on to Instagram or Facebook, they'll 00:13:50.830 --> 00:13:52.590 be able to catch where you are. Yeah, usually 00:13:52.590 --> 00:13:54.929 what I try to do is like I'll put like I'll post 00:13:54.929 --> 00:13:56.870 in my stories like for the month like what my 00:13:56.870 --> 00:13:58.529 markets are for that month and then I'll stick 00:13:58.529 --> 00:14:02.110 it on like a highlight reel. Yeah, this, I just 00:14:02.110 --> 00:14:03.990 knew I was gonna be busy this spring, so I didn't 00:14:03.990 --> 00:14:06.710 sign up for too many. So yeah, definitely more 00:14:06.710 --> 00:14:09.230 kind of later in the season this year. With all 00:14:09.230 --> 00:14:12.970 the hats. Yeah, yeah. So now it's just like your 00:14:12.970 --> 00:14:16.549 plushies. Do you also do like the bath sets? 00:14:17.149 --> 00:14:20.570 I have in the past, like crochet like washcloths 00:14:20.570 --> 00:14:23.950 and dishcloths and things as well. Yeah, so like 00:14:23.950 --> 00:14:27.409 right now for crochet, it's more like custom 00:14:27.409 --> 00:14:30.659 orders. I'll get people who like, Somebody last 00:14:30.659 --> 00:14:34.559 week messaged me and I've made like a little 00:14:34.559 --> 00:14:36.419 stuffy, like a plushie and then embroidered the 00:14:36.419 --> 00:14:38.600 name of the baby on it for like a gift for her 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:40.779 friend. So her friend is pregnant again, so it's 00:14:40.779 --> 00:14:42.340 gonna be like the third time. She's like, it's 00:14:42.340 --> 00:14:45.639 a tradition now. So it's so sweet, like being 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:48.580 a part of that. Yeah, yeah. So I have some custom 00:14:48.580 --> 00:14:51.059 orders and then yeah, I'll start the whole market 00:14:51.059 --> 00:14:54.919 prep again pretty soon. So what will be your 00:14:54.919 --> 00:14:58.679 standard market for? Market fair like what you're 00:14:58.679 --> 00:15:01.519 gonna. Um, so I try to do like some like shopping 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:03.700 bags like crochet shopping bags I'll do little 00:15:03.700 --> 00:15:07.580 plushies. They'll sell really well And granny 00:15:07.580 --> 00:15:13.399 square totes Also Some like tank tops. I tend 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:15.460 to do some of those for the for the summer. So 00:15:15.460 --> 00:15:19.080 we have right here Your granny square totes are 00:15:19.080 --> 00:15:21.639 really cute. Thank you. Really cute. I think 00:15:21.639 --> 00:15:23.860 they're like, yeah, what am I? Things that I 00:15:23.860 --> 00:15:26.600 enjoy making the most I would say yeah, I used 00:15:26.600 --> 00:15:30.759 to like making the market bags. How do you? Make 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:33.299 it so that it doesn't stretch to like 10 feet. 00:15:33.299 --> 00:15:35.259 That's the thing right like it's cotton yarn 00:15:35.259 --> 00:15:38.480 So it just does right like the handles and everything 00:15:38.480 --> 00:15:41.179 so I started making the smaller smaller like 00:15:41.179 --> 00:15:43.360 a little shorter because it is gonna stretch 00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:45.679 like you could turn the wash and then it'll kind 00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:49.220 of reshape itself, but it just Okay, nature of 00:15:49.220 --> 00:15:52.440 the beast. Yeah, it's just going to stretch I 00:15:52.440 --> 00:15:54.620 just found it a pain in the butt. Like I made 00:15:54.620 --> 00:15:56.539 them and they're really nice, but then as soon 00:15:56.539 --> 00:15:59.139 as you put two or three things in the ground. 00:16:00.279 --> 00:16:04.820 And you can't make the the straps too small or 00:16:04.820 --> 00:16:08.399 too long. Then it won't fit over. Okay, so you 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:13.320 do artwork as well? Yeah, just ever since I was 00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:16.120 young I always loved to draw and write and in 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:19.139 high school I was always writing poetry and taking 00:16:19.139 --> 00:16:23.340 art classes and just yeah hung on to it all and 00:16:23.340 --> 00:16:26.580 and then just sort of started sharing some online 00:16:26.580 --> 00:16:30.350 and Are you going to pull that out as something 00:16:30.350 --> 00:16:33.570 to start selling as well? I have before actually 00:16:33.570 --> 00:16:36.490 at the Mousetrap Artist Bazaar I've made like 00:16:36.490 --> 00:16:38.769 just some like little prints of little like comic 00:16:38.769 --> 00:16:41.769 book heroes or whatever that I you know sketch 00:16:41.769 --> 00:16:44.409 out and I've sold some of those so that's fun 00:16:44.409 --> 00:16:48.590 and yeah maybe I'm not at this season of the 00:16:48.590 --> 00:16:51.889 year you know spring is definitely dedicated 00:16:51.889 --> 00:16:55.289 to landscaping so I definitely work on my projects 00:16:55.289 --> 00:16:59.019 like cyclically or or seasonally, I should say. 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:03.539 Yeah, and it's when winter, I'll definitely get 00:17:03.539 --> 00:17:06.859 back into my art more. Spring is more landscaping, 00:17:07.119 --> 00:17:10.740 and then fall is still landscaping, but more 00:17:10.740 --> 00:17:13.839 like Christmas decor and crochet, that sort of 00:17:13.839 --> 00:17:18.859 thing, so yeah. When you work on your baskets 00:17:18.859 --> 00:17:22.769 or... planters. Do you do that at your house? 00:17:23.509 --> 00:17:26.130 It depends. So some of my clients, they have 00:17:26.130 --> 00:17:27.769 their pots there already and they're like big 00:17:27.769 --> 00:17:29.349 concrete pots. I'll just do them right there 00:17:29.349 --> 00:17:32.470 on site. I'll bring everything, plant them all, 00:17:32.829 --> 00:17:35.670 fertilize water, everything. And then other ones, 00:17:36.509 --> 00:17:39.650 like this spring I did the planters for the old 00:17:39.650 --> 00:17:44.170 riverside BIA. So those we took out brought to 00:17:44.170 --> 00:17:46.710 the shop and did them all up and then delivered 00:17:46.710 --> 00:17:49.269 them all. Be a little bit messy doing them out 00:17:49.269 --> 00:17:52.250 on the street right on the sidewalk but yeah. 00:17:52.269 --> 00:17:55.369 A little dangerous. Yeah yeah trip hazard. Now 00:17:55.369 --> 00:17:58.109 if somebody wanted to make a standard planter 00:17:58.109 --> 00:18:02.380 at home do you have like formula? There is a 00:18:02.380 --> 00:18:06.480 formula basically three parts you want a thriller 00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:08.559 which is your kind of main focal point in the 00:18:08.559 --> 00:18:10.740 middle and then you want what's called a filler 00:18:10.740 --> 00:18:12.980 and that's gonna be something that grows kind 00:18:12.980 --> 00:18:15.039 of midsize and it's gonna get nice and bushy 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:17.400 and then you want a spiller which is the plant 00:18:17.400 --> 00:18:20.740 that's gonna trail out the bottom and then that'll 00:18:20.740 --> 00:18:23.640 give you you know your height and just give you 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:27.369 lots of contrast and and color. Now for somebody 00:18:27.369 --> 00:18:30.630 doing it for the first time, what would be good 00:18:30.630 --> 00:18:32.970 plants for that? I know a geranium's usually 00:18:32.970 --> 00:18:35.789 a go -to. Yeah, those are hardy. I mean, honestly, 00:18:35.950 --> 00:18:38.990 it depends on the site location. So whether you're 00:18:38.990 --> 00:18:41.609 in full sun or if you're in shade, if you have 00:18:41.609 --> 00:18:44.089 a lot of wind, there's a lot of different variables. 00:18:44.390 --> 00:18:45.829 So honestly, I'd say your best bet is to go to 00:18:45.829 --> 00:18:48.269 one of the garden centers, you know, you can 00:18:48.269 --> 00:18:51.269 look at Capona's or Anna's or... wherever your 00:18:51.269 --> 00:18:52.670 blooming garden or whatever your favorite one 00:18:52.670 --> 00:18:55.349 is. It's just somebody that sells quality plants 00:18:55.349 --> 00:18:58.230 and they have knowledgeable staff and they'll 00:18:58.230 --> 00:18:59.950 be able to really like help you with what you 00:18:59.950 --> 00:19:01.910 want. So because you know you think you it's 00:19:01.910 --> 00:19:05.690 about color or the look but you can buy like, 00:19:05.690 --> 00:19:08.069 you know, a certain, you know, like a cantaloupe, 00:19:08.130 --> 00:19:10.509 but if you have it like out in like blazing hot 00:19:10.509 --> 00:19:13.210 sun or, you know, in a high wind area, it's just 00:19:13.210 --> 00:19:15.670 going to get shredded and not the look you want, 00:19:15.710 --> 00:19:19.630 so. I know people don't think about that. Yeah, 00:19:19.730 --> 00:19:22.390 yeah. There's a lot of considerations for sure. 00:19:22.630 --> 00:19:24.609 That was hard working in the greenhouse because 00:19:24.609 --> 00:19:26.970 you're supposed to make up all of these for people 00:19:26.970 --> 00:19:29.319 and it's like, yeah. Or if they come in and they're 00:19:29.319 --> 00:19:30.839 like, I want this look with a picture, which 00:19:30.839 --> 00:19:33.099 is great for inspiration. But yeah, you definitely 00:19:33.099 --> 00:19:35.619 have to tweak it according to what the site conditions 00:19:35.619 --> 00:19:40.079 are. Yeah, it's for my porch. Yeah. OK, well, 00:19:40.200 --> 00:19:43.630 does it get signed? I think so. Yeah, yeah. Now, 00:19:43.730 --> 00:19:47.069 if anybody wanted to get a hold of you, whether 00:19:47.069 --> 00:19:51.390 it be for your landscape or for your craft work, 00:19:51.730 --> 00:19:56.390 how can they do that? So far, word of mouth and 00:19:56.390 --> 00:19:59.289 social media, and that has worked really well 00:19:59.289 --> 00:20:01.089 for me so far. It's definitely not traditional, 00:20:01.089 --> 00:20:03.990 I know. And then I have business cards that I'll 00:20:03.990 --> 00:20:06.769 hand out, of course. So, I mean, maybe one day, 00:20:06.990 --> 00:20:09.210 we'll, you know... get everything all together 00:20:09.210 --> 00:20:13.329 under one roof or in one website. But for now, 00:20:13.470 --> 00:20:16.230 yeah, social media, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, 00:20:16.450 --> 00:20:19.670 like whatever. That's how it is. Yeah, it is. 00:20:21.150 --> 00:20:24.130 It's changed, right? It has. So much has changed. 00:20:25.569 --> 00:20:27.009 But yeah, that's a lot of people. That's why 00:20:27.009 --> 00:20:30.609 I share so much on social media. You don't never... 00:20:30.619 --> 00:20:33.480 I share and you don't know how many people are 00:20:33.480 --> 00:20:35.380 like actually watching or, cause you don't always 00:20:35.380 --> 00:20:37.279 get engagement, right? But then for instance, 00:20:37.339 --> 00:20:38.680 well, then you'll get somebody like down the 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:40.420 road being like, oh, I saw this thing that you 00:20:40.420 --> 00:20:42.980 posted and you know, like it turns into something 00:20:42.980 --> 00:20:45.740 down the road and yeah. Which is always really 00:20:45.740 --> 00:20:47.319 nice. Oh yeah, it is. It's like somebody watched 00:20:47.319 --> 00:20:51.380 it. Yeah, that connection for sure. It is nice. 00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:55.819 Now, are you booked up for this season? For landscape? 00:20:56.319 --> 00:20:59.059 For designs, I have a bunch on the go, so I'll 00:20:59.059 --> 00:21:01.460 just keep booking, but I'll just start booking 00:21:01.460 --> 00:21:04.859 later on. So for now, May is fully booked, so 00:21:04.859 --> 00:21:08.039 I'd be booking into mid -June for landscape designs. 00:21:08.900 --> 00:21:11.299 Yeah, planters, I'm still taking clients on for 00:21:11.299 --> 00:21:15.400 planters. And I mean, if anybody wants their 00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:17.759 Christmas stuff done, it's not too early to book. 00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:22.599 So yeah, absolutely. I never, I mean, you know 00:21:22.599 --> 00:21:25.960 darn well that in Hollywood and all the fancy 00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:29.660 people, the rich people, they would have their 00:21:29.660 --> 00:21:32.660 Christmas trees designed. And I never realized 00:21:32.660 --> 00:21:35.730 it was a thing. I was shocked. It's a thing, 00:21:36.289 --> 00:21:37.650 yeah. I'm like, oh my god. Yeah, it's crazy. 00:21:37.650 --> 00:21:40.589 And I'm like, well, what do the kids get to decorate 00:21:40.589 --> 00:21:43.250 all day? There's a basement. A lot of people 00:21:43.250 --> 00:21:45.710 have more than one tree. They have their fancy 00:21:45.710 --> 00:21:47.529 one for like, you know. It was the first time 00:21:47.529 --> 00:21:50.950 I'd seen it. It's crazy, eh? Holy cow. And they 00:21:50.950 --> 00:21:54.170 decorated the whole house and had the garland 00:21:54.170 --> 00:21:57.269 going everywhere. Everything, yeah. It was beautiful, 00:21:57.609 --> 00:22:00.480 but... I had no idea that was the thing here. 00:22:00.599 --> 00:22:03.119 More and more people are doing it for sure because 00:22:03.119 --> 00:22:06.000 they want that nice tree as part of their aesthetic 00:22:06.000 --> 00:22:10.319 for their Christmas. Well, we can do the tree. 00:22:10.700 --> 00:22:13.099 It's just doing anything in the rest of the house. 00:22:13.579 --> 00:22:15.740 Half the time it's like, oh, we've got to do 00:22:15.740 --> 00:22:20.319 the tree. And then forget anything else. We'll 00:22:20.319 --> 00:22:24.440 throw out things. It just looks cluttered. mess 00:22:24.440 --> 00:22:27.539 that kids did. That's okay. It has so much charm, 00:22:27.740 --> 00:22:31.000 right? Well, there's no charm to it. Come on. 00:22:31.759 --> 00:22:35.099 Oh, man. I definitely am going to call you because 00:22:35.099 --> 00:22:38.200 we need to have a pretty... Christmas at least 00:22:38.200 --> 00:22:42.099 once in my life. You deserve it, right? My girl 00:22:42.099 --> 00:22:45.380 is like dollar store stuff. That's okay. You 00:22:45.380 --> 00:22:47.380 just add to it, right? You start with like your 00:22:47.380 --> 00:22:49.519 basic whatever and then just get like little 00:22:49.519 --> 00:22:51.519 picks or little this and that and just make it 00:22:51.519 --> 00:22:54.299 your own custom thing, yeah. Is there a trick 00:22:54.299 --> 00:22:58.200 for a Christmas tree to keep dogs away from? 00:22:59.859 --> 00:23:02.240 No, I don't know. Everybody I've seen they like 00:23:02.240 --> 00:23:05.069 put like a little cage around it. You know what? 00:23:05.410 --> 00:23:08.130 I said that and I remember because we had a puppy 00:23:08.130 --> 00:23:10.490 and my husband put up a Christmas tree. I'm like, 00:23:10.690 --> 00:23:13.529 I wasn't ready for a Christmas tree this year 00:23:13.529 --> 00:23:17.690 because she was little. But I bought the stupidest 00:23:17.690 --> 00:23:22.230 thing from Amazon and it's a cute little white 00:23:22.230 --> 00:23:24.750 picket fence and it's plastic. I mean, literally, 00:23:24.970 --> 00:23:28.650 if you blew on it, it would fall over and she 00:23:28.650 --> 00:23:30.769 didn't even jump on it. I'm like, really? Perfect. 00:23:31.099 --> 00:23:33.240 It works. We'll see how it goes this year, now 00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:37.259 that she's smarter. Yeah, really. The only other... 00:23:37.259 --> 00:23:39.119 I remember my sister putting hers, like, in a 00:23:39.119 --> 00:23:43.759 playpen to that. That was, like, yeah. I want 00:23:43.759 --> 00:23:46.259 to get a real treat this year, now that we don't 00:23:46.259 --> 00:23:52.279 have the cats and my other dogs that would literally 00:23:52.279 --> 00:23:55.200 probably pee on them. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I had 00:23:55.200 --> 00:23:57.339 a male dog, and then I had a female dog that 00:23:57.339 --> 00:23:59.920 shot... thought she was a male dog and she would 00:23:59.920 --> 00:24:03.440 cock her leg and pee on trees. Oh, fun. That's 00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:06.019 nice. Just what you want on your Christmas tree. 00:24:06.099 --> 00:24:08.579 I have none of that anymore, so I'm thinking 00:24:08.579 --> 00:24:11.240 maybe we can get away with it this year. Yeah. 00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:15.579 That smell, right? Oh, it is nice. It is very 00:24:15.579 --> 00:24:19.740 nice. And do you do wreaths as well? Like I've 00:24:19.740 --> 00:24:23.799 decorated like outdoor wreaths. You're just like... 00:24:23.849 --> 00:24:25.769 Do a little bit of everything. I love that. Yeah, 00:24:25.849 --> 00:24:30.069 why not? I don't know. I've never really felt... 00:24:30.069 --> 00:24:32.130 Some people, they always wanted to be a teacher, 00:24:32.230 --> 00:24:35.430 this or that, and I never had that growing up. 00:24:35.630 --> 00:24:37.269 All through high school, it's like, I could do 00:24:37.269 --> 00:24:41.210 this or I could do that. So, like I said, I kind 00:24:41.210 --> 00:24:44.039 of... fell into landscaping just because I happened 00:24:44.039 --> 00:24:46.519 to already work at a garden center and I you 00:24:46.519 --> 00:24:50.119 know had an affinity for plants and I love it 00:24:50.119 --> 00:24:52.519 but yeah there's definitely so much more and 00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:55.500 I don't know I don't think you know everybody's 00:24:55.500 --> 00:24:57.880 pushed to like choose your one thing, but I don't 00:24:57.880 --> 00:25:00.180 think you necessarily have to. I can think you 00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:03.640 can make a success out of, you know, doing more 00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:06.059 than one thing. Yeah. And, you know, for all 00:25:06.059 --> 00:25:08.420 those people who don't live in one box, maybe, 00:25:08.539 --> 00:25:11.039 right? There's opportunities. That's what I always 00:25:11.039 --> 00:25:14.519 said. Like my son, he wanted to go down one path 00:25:14.519 --> 00:25:17.480 and I knew it wasn't right for him. So I said, 00:25:17.640 --> 00:25:20.059 Tiki, you're off. And he did roofing. He did 00:25:20.059 --> 00:25:24.079 landscape design. He did a lot of stuff and I'm 00:25:24.079 --> 00:25:26.480 the same way. I was a jack -of -all -trades. 00:25:26.799 --> 00:25:31.400 I have so many careers and diplomas. It's insane. 00:25:31.660 --> 00:25:35.579 But I'm still, even now, figuring out what I 00:25:35.579 --> 00:25:38.599 want to do. Like, things change. You evolve. 00:25:38.940 --> 00:25:40.740 Oh, absolutely. I'm trying to let people know 00:25:40.740 --> 00:25:43.579 that it's okay if you're not happy with what 00:25:43.579 --> 00:25:47.210 you're doing. try something new. Whether it's 00:25:47.210 --> 00:25:50.970 a hobby or a new career. Oh absolutely I think 00:25:50.970 --> 00:25:53.230 two people spend a lot of time you know going 00:25:53.230 --> 00:25:55.690 down one path and then they think that has to 00:25:55.690 --> 00:25:58.789 be their path like till the end right but I think 00:25:58.789 --> 00:26:02.529 for me anyways it's a journey. Yeah, the whole 00:26:02.529 --> 00:26:06.029 way. It's inspiring because, I mean, you've turned 00:26:06.029 --> 00:26:10.730 a childhood job into a career, but you've also 00:26:10.730 --> 00:26:15.920 turned your hobbies into careers as well. That's 00:26:15.920 --> 00:26:17.559 another thing you hear a lot of people say well 00:26:17.559 --> 00:26:19.220 I don't want my hobby as a career because then 00:26:19.220 --> 00:26:21.759 I'm not going to like it. Yeah that's definitely 00:26:21.759 --> 00:26:24.500 a risk and it can be that way sometimes for sure 00:26:24.500 --> 00:26:27.359 obviously you know trying to get those orders 00:26:27.359 --> 00:26:29.859 in last minute or prep for that market but you 00:26:29.859 --> 00:26:32.319 have this going on so it can be a lot to juggle 00:26:32.319 --> 00:26:35.140 for sure. But if it's a passion it's still going 00:26:35.140 --> 00:26:38.339 to be there. Absolutely. for sure. Oh, that's 00:26:38.339 --> 00:26:42.059 great. Thank you so much for being here. I actually 00:26:42.059 --> 00:26:44.640 hear this is for you. I have a little community 00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:47.359 art project I started. It's called the Bex birdie 00:26:47.359 --> 00:26:51.200 project. Yes, I had all these little birdies 00:26:51.200 --> 00:26:53.940 that I crocheted and I kind of place them around 00:26:53.940 --> 00:26:57.140 my friend's idea. Yeah, you can see on the tag 00:26:57.140 --> 00:27:00.400 there. There's a little QR code. So if you're 00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:03.640 traveling anywhere, bring a Bex birdie and leave 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:06.779 it wherever you're traveling to and for somebody 00:27:06.779 --> 00:27:09.680 else to find and bring it with them. I am so 00:27:09.680 --> 00:27:12.859 glad that you brought that because I had forgot 00:27:12.859 --> 00:27:15.519 to bring it up. Now, where have you found them? 00:27:15.859 --> 00:27:18.819 Because we have the QR code so that we know where 00:27:18.819 --> 00:27:21.539 they are. Yeah. So I had a friend that was traveling 00:27:21.539 --> 00:27:24.500 to Europe, so she brought a few with her and 00:27:24.500 --> 00:27:26.519 brought them there. And so far they've traveled 00:27:26.519 --> 00:27:32.119 to France, Turkey, Belgium. Over in the state 00:27:32.119 --> 00:27:35.519 is that where she dropped them off she? She dropped 00:27:35.519 --> 00:27:37.759 it off in and she was in Belgium So and then 00:27:37.759 --> 00:27:40.380 they kind of just gone from there so and then 00:27:40.380 --> 00:27:42.460 since that I've had other people message me saying 00:27:42.460 --> 00:27:45.119 hey I'm gonna go to this place if you you know 00:27:45.119 --> 00:27:47.019 I have somebody going to Iceland and they said 00:27:47.019 --> 00:27:49.539 well I'll bring some birdies with me if you like 00:27:49.539 --> 00:27:52.480 and yeah, so and just kind of keep it going and 00:27:52.480 --> 00:27:56.539 now Have you seen any in Windsor? No, not yet. 00:27:56.539 --> 00:27:59.319 I still have to I have to So we're gonna we're 00:27:59.319 --> 00:28:01.539 gonna put this guy somewhere. Oh, there you go. 00:28:01.700 --> 00:28:08.700 Oh, for sure. No, we will have to find somewhere 00:28:08.700 --> 00:28:12.559 creative to put this little guy. But this is 00:28:12.559 --> 00:28:16.180 a great idea. I think fun and I just call to 00:28:16.180 --> 00:28:17.740 think, you know, like, oh, here's the little 00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:20.099 something that I made halfway across the world 00:28:20.099 --> 00:28:23.660 now. And yeah. Oh, yeah. Like fun. During the 00:28:23.660 --> 00:28:26.500 pandemic, there was people that were there was 00:28:26.500 --> 00:28:28.759 this whole thing about the painted rock and rock. 00:28:28.759 --> 00:28:32.599 And I found a few of them at Ojibwe and they 00:28:32.599 --> 00:28:35.039 were from Guelph and the people don't know how 00:28:35.039 --> 00:28:37.859 they came down here. But there was an actual 00:28:37.859 --> 00:28:41.000 site I happened upon. I'm like, oh, I have this. 00:28:40.880 --> 00:28:44.599 rock. That's so cool yeah kind of like you know 00:28:44.599 --> 00:28:46.460 like the old time you like message in a bottle 00:28:46.460 --> 00:28:49.740 throw it in the water see where it goes and yeah 00:28:49.740 --> 00:28:51.660 just see what happens. It's a lot of fun so yeah 00:28:51.660 --> 00:28:54.140 we're definitely definitely make sure that if 00:28:54.140 --> 00:28:57.460 you're anywhere in the world if you see one of 00:28:57.460 --> 00:29:01.220 these guys hit the QR code, and then maybe take 00:29:01.220 --> 00:29:04.880 him with you. It's not stealing. You're supposed 00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:07.200 to take it. See how far they'll go. And bring 00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:09.559 him somewhere else and leave him for somebody 00:29:09.559 --> 00:29:13.380 else to enjoy. And this little guy is going to 00:29:13.380 --> 00:29:15.779 stay here until I can figure out where I want 00:29:15.779 --> 00:29:20.400 him to go. Actually, I think I'm going to bring 00:29:20.400 --> 00:29:22.859 him with me to Belleville this year. Oh, cool. 00:29:24.799 --> 00:29:29.000 Prince Edward County area. Nice. And then we'll 00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:33.579 see where he flies to. Yeah. Thank you so much. 00:29:33.640 --> 00:29:36.099 Thanks so much for having me, Tracy. It was wonderful, 00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:38.660 Bethany. Great chatting. I know. Now that we 00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:42.319 finally got it, I actually knew her through the 00:29:42.319 --> 00:29:45.359 hook pusher, Diane Clinton. Now, I think our 00:29:45.359 --> 00:29:47.140 coffee was the first time we had actually met 00:29:47.140 --> 00:29:50.319 or maybe a crochet club. Oh yeah, maybe. Maybe 00:29:50.319 --> 00:29:53.400 a crochet club. the hook pusher. She was my very 00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:58.039 first episode and she's our yarn. Our yarn girl. 00:29:58.480 --> 00:30:01.400 Our yarn girl. She hooks us up when we need it. 00:30:01.400 --> 00:30:05.059 Yeah. It's great. But again, my name is Tracy 00:30:05.059 --> 00:30:07.680 Martens and just know that there are so many 00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:11.940 different things to do, careers, markets, you 00:30:11.940 --> 00:30:14.299 name it in the Windsor -Essex County area. And 00:30:14.299 --> 00:30:17.359 it's never too late to start something, start 00:30:17.359 --> 00:30:19.799 something new, a new career, a new journey, a 00:30:19.799 --> 00:30:24.180 new path or just a hobby. Keep us in mind. Watch, 00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:26.819 like, subscribe. And again, my name is Tracy 00:30:26.819 --> 00:30:29.480 Martens. Thank you so much for joining me at 00:30:29.480 --> 00:30:31.240 YQG in Blue. You have a good day.