NSS: Final day

This show went fast—really fast. Could be because I was in perpetual motion the entire time, but still...went just plain fast.

Today’s stint in the Epson booth was the best by far—began with a consulting appointment with two really neat women from Birmingham, Alabama who “get” how important it is to turn their print operation into a profit center. During our appointment, Patti Stracher and Kelly Bristol (NSS Show Manager and Asst. Manager, respectively...and both dear friends) stopped in to chat. After the consult ended, Linda invited me to sit in on a meeting with the largest US paper distributor in the industry to chat about “things to come.” Later, as I was slipping out of the booth for one last run at the show (which, at this point, I’ve accepted I won’t finish), Caroline—Epson’s media maven—pulled me aside so she could introduce me to Martha Stewart Magazine’s editor, Darcy Miller.

Funny thing is that I actually met Darcy several years ago, although I certainly didn’t expect her to remember it. One Thursday, after the show had ended, Mom and I had a private appointment and lunch with a couture engraver named Nancy Sharon Collins. As soon as we arrived at her studio, Nancy apologized profusely, explaining that another woman needed to see the line too, but could only come in while we were there. If it was okay with us, she’d work with the four of us together, which of course, was fine with us.

So in walks Darcy and her mother. Turns out she (Darcy) was engaged, looking for wedding invitations, so we all chatted and noshed over some of the most exquisite engraved monograms and designs on earth. Very fun. Very laid back. Very mother/daughter for all of us.

Very small world, yet again.

And yes, Darcy remembered.