This weekend I grabbed a couple of friends and went to the Tulip Festival just outside of Portland, OR. We went to enjoy the gorgeous weather but also to get some sock pictures for our new catalog. Mr. Socklady (my hubby and son of THE socklady – Marianne) joined as the official photographer and I’m still going through the many hundreds of photos from the day. The initial ones I’ve been looking through are great and I thought I’d share a couple.
The first one is me holding Christopher… our youngest and cutest model. He was such a little trooper and actually slept through most of the outing. He’s not mine though… his mom, Kerri, is in the second picture holding him up. He did a great job of just looking cute while we were all clapping and cooing, trying to get him to pay attention to the camera (he was far more interested in trying to pull the grass out).
And this is just a ridiculous shot of Andy. I think she might watch too much of America’s Next Top Model because she leapt up on this picnic table and started striking ridiculous poses and claiming to be very “fierce.” While being utterly ridiculous, she still makes our hats look darn good. I’ll post more pics in the coming/days weeks as I continue to go through them.
…thought you might enjoy these shots of emily while doing quality control for our recent shipment. she’s very good! as you see, they’re emily’s sock of choice. we love your socks! keep up the good work. -cynthia thomas, first mountain design
So I have a new favorite pair of shoes to wear with my socks. See, the problem with most shoes is that they cover up half the sock (and pants cover up the other half). It’s not the shoe’s fault… the shoe is just doing its job. But that has all been taken care of now because I am the proud owner of a pair of clear clogs! I even bought a pair for my hubby so he can show off his socks too.
So it’s time to start a blog. At least I keep having these wonderful moments (some sock related, some not) that I want to share with the legions of mismatched sock fans out there. I just keep thinking “wow, if I had a blog, I’d write about this.” So here it is. Our first blog entry. And what better way to start things off than to share that we’re the sponsors for A Prairie Home Companion at the Champlain Valley Fair this summer in Vermont!
Solmate Socks 