Gone Country!
Where have I been? What have I been doing? Don’t I love you anymore? These are all valid questions. I have left the bright lights and big hair of Dallas and made my way to a quieter place. The people of this little town call it Stewartsville but I have renamed it in my honor. Welcome to Pinkerville! I moved into the little farm house down the road from my Mom. This will be the fourth state I have lived in in less than 3 years. Change is obviously not something I fear any longer, that and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
I have done the big city thing, the suburb thing, the college town thing now it’s time to tackle the small town thing. I haven’t been here long but I have learned a lot. I have learned how to drive on ice and consequently fear for my life and the life of others every time I get behind the wheel. I have learned that mice travel in herds and they really like avocados, I have bought more groceries for them than I have for myself. I have learned that there are not enough words in the English language to describe a dramatic drop in temperature, all though the ones that do exist are mostly of the four letter variety. I have learned how to make my own coffee, since the nearest Starbucks is more than 20 miles away. I didn’t even think that was possible, I stand corrected. Most importantly I have learned that two little girls with big blue eyes that call me big sister can get me to do absolutely anything (no matter how uncomfortable crawling on all fours making pony noises can be).
Aside from my on going battle with nature I have been very busy. I am working on some new fabrics and making a ton of stuff that I will be sharing in some upcoming posts including a few projects for magazines that will coincide with the release of Neptune. To keep myself busy I am helping my Mom out at her Quilt Shoppe. So if you need any fabric cut and find yourself in the Northwest Missouri area then stop by and see me, I am there almost every day.
Tags: country, pinkerville, Tula Pink
December 28th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I hope it’s a good change! I also hope you have had a good holiday season!
December 28th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Sounds like you like your change. You’ll get used to the mice.
Been there, done that with the weather. I even made up a few words to describe it.
December 28th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Congratulations on the move and as a fellow Missourian, welcome!!!
December 28th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Pinkerville seems like it has its fair share of challenges but plenty of rewards as well.
December 28th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Big move! I hope that you are truly able to slow down and enjoy this new life
Congrats!
December 29th, 2008 at 4:25 am
Pinkerville sounds wonderful to me! I’ll bet your homebrewed coffee is much better than Starbucks, too!
December 29th, 2008 at 7:27 am
Welcome back! Neptune is awesome.
December 29th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Congrats on the move - I used to live in a mobile home (super brrrrr) on a farm in Camden Point - just due north of Platte City. The winter we moved in the heat wasn’t hooked up yet and we had only a kerosene heater. We moved the heater from room to room, only heating the space we were in. Of course, the water froze in the toilet bowls! The memories make me shiver - so glad to live in Florida.
December 29th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Hi Tula-Jen!
I was looking at my beautiful Neptune fabrics tonight and thought that I would update you on the progress of my quilt! I bet that you can guess what I have accomplished by the keyword–LOOKING!
Was surprised to hear that your living in Pinkerville!
Hope that we still get to see your smiling face at quilt market so that I can buy you a cup of coffee!
Barb
December 30th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Hey Girl!!! Glad to see your up and running… and not just from the mice. Miss ya terribly, but glad to see ya settling into Pinkerville. Lova ya!
December 30th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Jen, I hope you enjoy the small town life. It sounds like everything is going to be okay! I live in “Snowglobe America.” so I understand about the snowy roads! Happy New Year.
December 31st, 2008 at 7:11 am
Hey Tula. Jamie my friend you met at your mom’s quilt shop is a super gal. I begged her to e-mail you about starting a flickr group with your fabric. We are totally crazy about your line. I have included the link. I live in the country too, and I love it. Not in MO though, TX and not close to Dallas. Thanks or letting her start the flickr group. Take care and stay warm. MO is a lot colder than Dallas. We had 70 degrees yesterday.
January 1st, 2009 at 5:17 am
Missed you! I am looking forward to pictures of the “farmhouse”. I’m sure it will be chic pink very soon.
January 1st, 2009 at 5:44 am
Hi Jen!
We will miss you here in Dallas! You are a great gal who can bloom anywhere you are planted…so I’m sure you are having a blast already.
Will you be hiding mice in your next fabric collection?
January 4th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Dear Tula,
Do you have any connection with Tula, Russia? It’s a formerly closed city (Soviet times) of 600,000 people, about 2.5 hours’ drive south of Moscow. I saw your name in a Moda ad and searched for your fabrics. Beautiful. Some of them, and especially your logo, are consistent with traditional Russian design…perhaps this could be another source of inspiration to you (though it does not sound as if you are in danger of running out)!
Keep up the good work and best wishes for 2009!
Susan J
January 4th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Yay for changes! Being closer to family is always nice. I order from your mom’s shop frequently and she is super nice.
January 14th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Trust me, nothing is better than small town living! You’re gonna love it! Love the new collection, btw.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
your neptune collection looks lovely! good luck settling into small town life. i feel bad for your mice problem. i HATE those vile things.
February 5th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Your site displays incorrectly in Firefox, but content excellent! Thank you for your wise words.
February 5th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Holy Cow! I love your fabric, and so I decided to check out your blog. Lo and Behold, I live in that city nearby your town that has the Starbucks.
WOW! I definitely have to come to your mom’s quilt shop. I have driven by that quilt shop my whole life (I’m from Chillicothe) but now I have developed an interest in quilting. This is just the most exciting news I have heard all day! 
Welcome to the neighborhood.
April 13th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Recently started reading your blog and was happily surprised to find out that your mom owns the shop in Stewartsville. My parents live in St. Joe and my mom is a frequent customer. I am in Ohio, but we always stop in when I am in town–what a gorgeous place. Sometimes we spend hours in there. I’m a 30-something mom of two working on a career change and investigating how to get into the fabric design field. Sometime if you have the chance and are willing, I’d love to pick your brain about it. I’m sure you are busy, but please email if you have a chance. Thanks!