Episode 5 - Let's Get Down to Business

In this Episode, Katie and Lee catch up from Easter to Mother's Day, Katie tells us about a weird picture with a great backstory, and Lee lets us in on small business ownership and what that's like these days.

It’s business, it’s business time! Not in the Flight of the Conchords kind of way, but in the talking about how small businesses are dealing with COVID-19 stuff kind of way.

Highlights of this episode include:

Peg dolls and painted box from Sudie’s Corner that Katie gave her mom for Mother’s day

Katie’s oldest next milestone: Her first curse word

Lee was threatened by Katie’s Hippie-ish-ness

Mother’s Day 2020 and why Katie beat her brother…again

The Original Winslow portrait

In addition to being a mom of four, Lee owns several small business, one of which is a brick and mortar space that mainly relies on events

Katie interviews Lee on what’s going on in the small business world, spoiler alert: there’s a lot slipping through the cracks

Money…or lack thereof

What’s going on with Summer camps

Mary had her baby! (And we’re hoping to get her back on in the new future to talk about it)

Small Business shoutouts in this episode:

Frigg’s Mercantile/Make+Take: Lee’s Brick and Mortar business (she makes masks of various sizes, include those for lip-reading)

Sudie’s Corner: An PNW artist making Hand Painted Wooden Shadow Boxes and Peg Dolls

Smith Berry Barn: Katie’s favorite local farm where she picks up all her plants and supplies (and likely a marionberry milkshake which she HIGHLY recommends)

The Wiggle Room: A fantastic children’s space in Portland that has shifted to delivering wine and play dough (how appropriate) during the current pandemic

Katie’s late grandfather in front of his shop, also part of the gift Katie gave her mom