Welcome to my new world of www.homeinteriors.com! I needed a new enterprise in retailing since the Rag Shop closed and I was tired of minimum wage for my long standing efforts. I will soon have my own website on Home Interiors but until then e-mail me at

captgray2000@aol.com for information. I joined for $139 plus shipping and handling. You can join for $79 plus S&H until the end of September. Home Interiors is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. I come to your home and with a few of your friends encourage your decorating skills with our beautiful merchandise. Home Interiors bought Christmas Around the World so our Christmas merchandise is amazing. I loved helping customers at the Rag Shop pull together silk flowers in a new vase or select a frame for their new art work and I can continue doing it with the Home Interiors Company which is owned by Better Homes and Gardens. When a client purchases $30 or more she/he gets a free subscription to BH&G for one year in English or Spanish. Now, how cool is that! I am in the NYC area for local shows and those of you at a greater distance can purchase from the catalog.

Meanwhile, I am still a substitute teacher and will be teaching accelerated learning to the children I will be tutoring. If you need a tutor in my area just inquire at captgray2000@aol.com.

I am also meeting people who save strays and sometimes lost pets. A lovely lady I know encountered two pitbulls when she was walking her dog early in the morning and she was terrified. Thank goodness the dogs sat when commanded to. She was able to capture them with a friend's help and call the number on the dog tags. Last week on Pets Gone Wild two pitbulls attacked a man as he ran in his neighborhood. My friend was very lucky.

And how was your week?