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Sweet Ends, Weekend

Yesterday I learned that two dear teatime friends are moving away from New York in only a few weeks.  This is one of the last teatimes we will have together.  This group was formed towards the end of our thesis year (last March) as we battled to earn our MFA.  We would break for teatime in order to stop staring at the computer and thinking about our artwork for a while.  At teatime we could laugh and recharge our minds and prepare for another 4 or 5 hours (or more) of work on our projects.  We have been a great emotional support system for each other, even when looking for jobs after graduating or dealing with situations at our new jobs.  The news was not so easy to digest.  I will miss them much.

My friend Darren prepared three amazing desserts for us to devour (he is an amazing baker!).  We also gathered to celebrate Yinghsu’s 25th birthday!

After adapting to the sad news we played cards, ate dessert, drank tea… and laughed and teased each other as we always do.  I look forward for teatime reunions in the future.

About the Shop: Puffed Sleeves

Puffed Sleeves is a stationery shop on Etsy.com created by me, Tamisha Anthony, in hopes to encourage people to make connections with others who also understand the magic of life’s little extras.  Email’s existence does not dilute the special feeling connected to opening your mailbox and receiving a hand-written letter.

Some may wonder why I chose the named Puffed Sleeves for my shop, especially since the shop has nothing to do with clothing. Well, it all goes back to one of my favorite characters by the name of Anne Shirley from Anne of Green Gables.  Anne adored and desired puffed sleeves, yet this wish was considered unnecessary by her caretaker who could not imagine what a little bit of the “unnecessary” could do for delighting one’s spirit.  I too delight in life’s little pleasures and want to encourage others too as well.  Living in New York City, I find that people often forget about life’s little pleasures and do not make as great an effort for building meaningful connections with other people.  Anne Shirley treasured connecting with people and delighted in the small pleasures of life.  Learning to incorporate these two things in our lives, I believe, would give us more moments of bliss.

Puffed Sleeves will one day be a physical shop that sells stationery, books and also be a place for people to take a break from their busy schedule to have tea and dessert and connect with people who are dear to them.