Let us Give Thanks : Hair of the Dog Cocktail Napkins

Dear Reader(s),

I realize I have not blogged in months.  I have been crazy busy!

I bought a house.

Everyday life

(various mundane tasks can be made less painful by wearing a cocktail ring)

Speaking of cocktails,  allow me to introduce to you my newest August Morgan cocktail napkin :

The set of four Hair of the Dog Cocktail Napkins may be purchased here.

Now, I know we are all busy.  In fact tonight is the night before Thanksgiving.  I have family in.  I write this while hiding in my room and watching Forensic Files.  But I want to bring to attention my first ever online special sale :

Just enter the code THANKS at checkout.

Okay, I must return and be a good hostess.  There are more holidays and commitments in the month to come.  The one thing that keeps me going is..........

The Hair of the Dog!

xoxo,

Kate

Do you LOVE August Morgan Tennis Cocktail Napkins?

Oh my goodness.  Enough with this Labor Day nonsense, the children need to back in school ASAP.  They are driving me nuts and are one of the main reasons why I drink.

Just kidding, of course.  But I am not one of those mothers who post on Facebook "Can't believe summer is over!  Went by too fast!  Not ready to send my babies back to school!!!!"

What?  My children need the structure of school and sports, or else they tend to trash the house, claw each others eyes out or whine about how bored they are.  This Labor Day weekend my husband and I drove kids around to movies, to the pool, to the mall.  We labored on labor day, sure enough.

I also have work to do, thank you very much.  My week at NYNOW was the best ever.  I sold many, many cocktail napkins to new and old stores!  I must ship ship ship!

The biggest hit of the August Morgan booth was the Overserved cocktail napkin.

A set of for for $32 may be purchased  here.  And, as per usual, they come in our darling August Morgan gift box.

I guess there are a lot of fun tennis players out there! There is actually a tennis class at my club this morning that I was considering taking.  But then I remembered all of the cocktail napkins I need to ship.  Plus my office has a big TV with unlimited Law and Order....

Over and Out!

Kate

Tinkerbell, We're Not In The Hamptons Anymore

Dear Readers,

For the last few weeks I have been at the beach on Long Island.  It has been a fabulous break from the wretched Texas heat.

From swimming to tennis, we are an active family and often mistaken for the Kennedy clan

This is the first year I don't feel like I have to be in the ocean lest an errant wave swoops over my kids.  They are great swimmers.  Plus the water is very cold.

But, alas, I miss my Dawgs!

Since I do not have a private jet (yet), Lucy and Tinkerbell are stuck in Texas.  But fear not as they are at a darling doggie hotel and share a "condo," where they can go in and out doors all day.  Also, my husband's assistant said she signed Tinky up for swim lessons and Lucy for massages!  Well okay then, the pups are set.

But today I am in Atlanta!  I am here to sell my products!  Come see me at the Diana White Showroom; Building 1, 10th Floor, Showroom C1.  Come on, you know you want to!

DON'T BE COY!!

After that, I shall be back en Los Hamptons................

Eating and drinking!

xoxo,

Kate

Are You a Boar or a Rhino?

Good Monday to ya!

When I was first dating my husband we would go out all the time in New York and eat and drink.  And drink and drink. Soon after we were married I noticed he didn't have a cocktail upon coming home from work.  I found this odd on many levels, one being that when my father came home from work I would fix a "gin and tonky" for him.  Sweet memories.

I asked my husband why he wasn't drinking.   He said he wasn't a big drinker.  WHAT???  I pointed out that he drank all the time when we were dating.  He replied that he just drank to woo me.  I was shocked.  A friend said she would testify in a court of law if we ever divorced that I was wooed under false pretenses.

My husband was the inspiration for this napkin.

We just returned from Las Vegas last night and I was pleasantly surprised.  He brought his A game.  I was impressed.  Cocktails, wine with dinner, cocktails.  He even stayed up until four AM gambling, long after I had returned to bed.

I woke up to a sunny day and a thick wad of cash on the bedside table.  El Rey said he "and a toothless woman" played mega slots.  I had already spent the money in my mind at Hermes.

We flew home on a fancy jet with fellow fun Texans.  Before lift off we toasted one on other with beer and wine.  After thirty minutes, El Rey was fast asleep.  The party boy was turning back into a boar.

Which is fine by me, really.  Because I am not a boar.  I am a Rhino.

these may be purchased here.

And there's only room for one Rhino in a family.

xoxo,

Kate

Lest We Forget The Hipsters

Dear Readers :

Last I left you I swore off those online quizzes.  I slipped up.  I took one that measures how much of a hipster you are.  Answer : I am not a hipster.  Shocking but true.

I don't like crafted beer, beards, DIY projects, terrariums and the like but I don't hate them either.  And I respect people's rights to like those things.

One night in NYC many moons ago, my boyfriend at the time and I were walking from a dinner in Little Italy.  His friends were in town for the Hair Show.  They produced the black frocks you wear when at the salon.  In fact, earlier in the day I had been a last minute hair model on a revolving stage whilst getting my hair did.  But I digress.

Anyhoo, my boyfriend's friends treated us to a huge feast at an Italian restaurant complete with cannolis.  We couldn't eat another thing when they arrived, so they were wrapped up and forced on us in a to go box.

As we strolled down Mulberry Street we passed a scraggly young man.   We offered him our cannolis, which he accepted.  Seconds later he turned and said, "Hey, did you thing I was homeless?"  In fact we did.  Turns out he was not homeless he was a hipster.  Lesson learned, but cannolis shared.

I have created a napkin for those who think my napkins are too preppy for them :

Who doesn't love a mid century modern house cocktail napkin?

The set of four hand embroidered cocktail napkins come in the cute August Morgan box and retail for $32 and may be bought here.

"And just what are you, Missy" you may be thinking?  Answer : no clue.  Sometimes I feel preppy, sometimes I dress like a house bound invalid in a ratty Mexican dress (not in public).  If only there was a quiz to take online to tell me who I really am and what group I belong to!

xoxo,

Kate

*Although I am dressed like a Stepford Wife here I am rather liberal!

What Kind of August Morgan Cocktail Napkin Are You?

Lately on Facebook people have been posting their results on various quizzes.  They range from "What Kind of Bird Are You?" to "What Color are You?".  I rarely take these quizzes but I did take the "What Character on Downton Abbey Are You?" and the results were infuriating.

Anna.  Anna?  The dowdy maid?  What?  Hell no!  I want to be one of the sisters, except for the dead one because she dies.  And she married the chauffeur which I'm not really into.  I would rather be Isis the family dog than Anna.

Anyhoo, I thought it would be fun to have a quiz that would decipher what kind of cocktail napkin you are but I have no clue how to even begin to do that.  I will instead read into what kind of person you are by the type of August Morgan cocktail napkin you most identify with.  FYI,  I am making this up as I go..........

The Classic Beauty

You are always well coiffed and are a sought after guest at parties.  You have a way with words   Drink of choice : Vodka Soda with a splash of lemon.

The Party Girl

The party doesn't officially start until you get there.  You may be from the South.  You have a wicked sense of humor and are a friend to all.  Drink of choice : Maker's Mark and whatever.

The Aesthete

 

You have the chicest house out of all your friends.  You have an encyclopedic knowledge of art history and architecture and design.  You are an expert at entertaining.  Drink of choice : white wine (doesn't stain).

I could go on and perhaps I will sometime.  My glass is empty and must be refilled.  What kind of August Morgan Napkin are you?  Do tell.

Oh and I have stopped taking those quizzes on Facebook.  The last one I took, "Which Mad Men Character are You," said I was Ken Cosgrove.  What?  Ken F%$#*ing Cosgrove??  I'm going to keep taking that quiz.  Until I get Betty.

xoxo,

Kate

A Vision of Cleanliness

Good Afternoon!

I just returned from my yoga class and am pretty darn proud of myself.  During Shavasana, the relaxing part at the end, I had some deep thoughts.

1.  Either I need a shower in the worst way or this yoga blanket needs to be burned.

2.  Saturday is my son's birthday.  Note to self :  get stuff.

3. Perhaps more people don't but August Morgan linens because they are afraid to wash them.

Kiddos, it's so darn easy to take care of these napkins :

1. Wash on cold

2. Air dry

3. Have your housekeeper iron them, with starch!

Not only did I strengthen my body during yoga, I solved a problem for others.

Namaste, y'all!

xoxo.

Kate

Atlanta Bound

*Cue Willie Nelson

Well it's a Bloody Mary Morning....  Well, not for me but for the gentleman in back of me.  I am on a Delta Jet to Atlanta for #39x43.  This is a shopping event curated by Jess Graves of the fabulous Love List.

I must stay sober until I set up my shop.   So I drink my coffee and exhale and relax for a bit.

This morning at six am :

Me : Darling, the car is here. I'm off to the airport
El Rey (startled and still asleep) : What?!!!  But who's going to take care of everything??
Me : You.  Ciao for now!

At the airport I saw some curious outfits.  Note to the American public : it's not okay to wear flip flops of any sort to travel.  It's wrong on so many levels.  And that especially goes to the gentleman at the airport bookstore buying Bowhunting Monthly.

So come see me if you are in Atlanta!  I must go now.  I've got a Vanity Fair to read.

xoxo,

Kate

It's About the Box : August Morgan Cocktail Napkins

Good Morning All!

I am back and reunited with Tinkerbell Hersch. I was in sunny California for a week with my boy child.

My daughter was on a school trip and El Rey was working, so my son and I surfed, visited friends and worked on our tan.

One day we were in our hotel hot tub, chatting with various hotel guests.  A gentleman mentioned that he was from Boulder.  My son, the sports fanatic, asked how he liked the Super Bowl.  The gentleman responded that he did not like the Super Bowl.

Well, the gentleman was the head coach of the Broncos!  Can you believe it?  My son was a wee bit horrified as he had been singing the praises of the Seahawks, and quickly sang the praises of Peyton Manning.  The coach could have not been more kind and gracious and it was a highlight of my son's life to meet him.

Okay, enough kiddo talk.  I need to get back to work and these kids need to back in school, STAT.  I have a new office.  It's getting very cute and I will post photos of it when it gets really cute.

In the mean time I wanted to show you the fantastic box my my August Morgan cocktail napkins come in:

Isn't this fun?  It's a gift already wrapped!

What's not to love?  Especially if you are an organized person and like things in their place.  I am not one such person so I can only imagine.  

The best part about my new cocktail napkin box is that it is included in the same fabulous price!

As per usual, these may be purchased here or at your finer home boutiques!

xoxo,

Kate

This Week In Cocktail Napkin News........

Hello!

I am winding down after a week at NY NOW, formerly the New York International Gift Fair. I just had a great lunch.

Love me some Fred's

 My flight leaves in four hours, so lucky for you I have time to blog!  What a long, strange trip it's been this winter gift show.

Last Friday morning I decided to go on a run before my flight to NYC.  'Twas a glorious morn in Austin.  Tinkerbell and I hit the trail.  We came to an eroded patch where I usually walk, but I was brazen and kept running. Lo and behold I slipped and broke my fall with my left elbow.  On a rock.  My elbow was split open.  I will spare you the grisly details.

I was stitched up, prescibed pain medication (!) and made a later flight.

I became an expert on dressing wounds.....

The next day I was setting up my booth at the Javits Center.

It takes a village..........

The show opened on Sunday.  Super Bowl Sunday.  Yes.  The day was slow as many people were gearing up for parties, and many people were coming in on Monday after the Super Bowl so the hotel rates would be lower.

Monday morning I woke up to this :

Snow.  Polar Vortex.  Whatever it was, flights were cancelled.   Monday was slow but thank goodness for NY, CT, and NJ stores.  I am so grateful for those sales!

Tuesday was a GREAT day for sales.  The biggest hit were the boxes the cocktail napkins come in.

 All sets of four cocktail napkins in every style  come in this fabulous box.

Even if you order online.

The next day was an ice storm, which completed the trifecta.  Truth be told, my sales were fine.  I picked up new accounts and became better friends with my neighbor vendors at the show.  Plus I helped my friends out by buying from them.

I am now ready to go home.  Love on my family.  Take off my fancy city clothes and change into a Mexican dress.

Until the next NY NOW in August............

Fortunately I purchased some fancy city clothes for NY NOW in August!

xoxo,

Kate

That's Rich!

Hello!  I am back from my week in Atlanta,  selling!

I had a ball!  I picked up new accounts, make new trade show friends, and relished being in a hotel room for a week.  I also introduced my new Giraffe Cocktail Napkin.....

It may be purchased here.

Whilst I was away, El Rey did a fabulous job with the children.  And why wouldn't he?  He is their father.

  One time during my stay in Atlanta he informed me that he was winning "many points" with other parents for taking care of the Herschettes.  

Points?  That's RICH!  Why would you earn points for being a parent!  Last I checked it took two to tango to produce the Herschettes. 

El Rey is always traveling and I don't get any points.  To hear him tell it, West Austin was close to throwing a parade in his honor.

To El Rey's credit he was relaying messages that others said.  He is a fabulous and supportive husband.

I arrived home yesterday afternoon, and El Rey left last night for a business trip.  Like him, I helped with homework, made dinner, made sure children bathed, etc.  Today I will do the same.

And I will take those points.  I will take them in the form of loose gemstones, thank you!

xoxo,

Kate

You've Been Served : August Morgan Acrylic Trays

Bonjour!  I am typing this as I descend from the sky into Atlanta.  I suspect I shall finish this post in my hotel suite tonight after I have set up for Americasmart Home and Gift Show.  Please come see me in Building 1, Floor 7, Booth J02.

I do love a trade show!  The drama of the crazy vendors, the thrill of a sale, the lack of parental duties for me....

As always, I am here to serve you.   And I am please to present my newest products : August Morgan Acrylic Trays!  There are two styles available.

My Grasshopper Acrylic Tray

My Snail Acrylic Tray

Back of Trays

If you cannot make it to my booth in Building 1, Floor 7, Booth J02, the trays may be purchased online here.

It is now the morning before the show.  I must put my face on.  Have a great day!

xoxo,

Kate