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Movie Project in the News I spent over an hour telling the earnest twenty one year old reporter my life story. She heard about my transition to computer design, and how I was inspired to tell this story of Scottish migration to our new world of America. A young photographer came to my stall at the Market. Neighboring vendors were amused as I posed for an extensive photo shoot around the van. The final photo here shows me at the back of my van with 'Of Scottish Descent' t-shirts. The youngsters who wrote the article and took the photos both have...

      My big news is that I now have the movie on Blu-ray discs and DVD's. This was an enormous effort which took most of last week and lots of help from my wonderful husband. To make sure my disc will work for the event, I went to the event location in North Old Town last week to test it out. I hope you will join me for the Film Watch Event on Sept. 16th! A Tuesday evening at 6pm. You can sign up HERE. You can buy the disc HERE. In case you don't have a DVD or blu-ray...

Come to A Scottish Migration Launch Event!     Join me to watch my short film Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 6pm Details HERE After seven years of research and writing and film production, I put the movie on ice during Covid. Then on rewatching my work last year, I decided to finish up just the first half of the movie, a manageable bite of the work. This turned into six more months of finalizing illustrations and animations. I have heard how important the sound is to a film. So I decided to hire an excellent audio company to make music...

  New Markets for Yellow Dot This year several sales outlets dried up for Yellow Dot Shop. Most notably the King Street Makers Pop-Up. In addition, during a trip to Williamsburg in May, I missed signing up for a Del Ray market. Along with the van-buying project which brought new costs, I realized I needed to find new markets. Some research found that I could set up in Simpson Park in a space the City of Alexandria has designated for vendor trucks. So, on a Thursday in June, I joined Flavors of Mexico Taco Truck in the parking lot across...

New Vendor Van for Yellow Dot On Sunday, the wind gusted suddenly and the tent heaved against its leg weights like a giant sail. The products hanging from the tent frame whipped out of their careful placement. The shirts flapped out of shape and the books threatened to fly off the table. If it isn't raining or sweltering, then wind is a constant irritation for the outdoor vendor. For years I have dreamed of a stable space to sell from, combing through online photos of the cutest vendor trucks and vans. The 1970s Dodge van with a wide side door,...