12 years in remission
Its funny how memories work. Six blocks away from me is the flagship Glassybaby store and hot shop, where glass blowers are busy creating art and beauty for a cause. About a month ago I shared a photo of a glassblower at work there. Visiting the store this week reminded me of an adventure a number of years ago when my husband, David, and his friend Laurie, and I wandered from breakfast to Donna Karen's Urban Zen center in the West Village of NYC. Laurie invited us because she thought we would enjoy meeting Deepak Chopra and Ariana Huffington. We were in New York on vacation, and thought, "Why not?" On the way there, we came upon a Glassybaby store! It wasn't open, so we didn't stop, but Glassybaby In NYC!? What was it doing here?! Apparently New Yorkers had the same question. I just read a case study about the store location which has been closed. The failure was attributed in part to customers' lack of understanding about the story behind the b...
