Starting Over ~
As an adult I have enjoyed many family times like fishing, camping and traveling with my husband and daughters. I could always be counted on for get together barbeques and dinners and was always up for flexing my culinary muscles. I absolutely love to cook and experiment with new dishes.
I also love being outdoors where we were always gardening and growing beautiful flower beds and vegetable gardens every year followed by days (weeks?) of harvesting. It was a lot of very hard work, but so rewarding to my family to see the resulting jars of colorful bounty lining the shelves ready for winter. I was never one to hold still long. I was always busy.
Then a few years ago my world suddenly changed when my husband passed away unexpectedly. With our daughters both grown and off with families of their own, I suddenly felt lost and out of place. Nothing that I once took pleasure in had the same interest anymore. So, I sold our home leaving the big yard and gardens behind me and moved to a smaller place in a close-knit community where the people are incredibly warm and welcoming. During the transition though, I still felt such a void.
I tried floral arrangement for a while and even took up trying my hand at painting, but these didn’t hold my interest long. Then one day I saw a lady knitting and I remembered my sister used to occasionally bring her crocheting with her when she came for a visit. I wondered if it might be something I would enjoy. I asked her to teach me. It was a bit of a challenge as Geri is left handed and I am right handed, but sitting across from each other, we got started with the lessons. Soon I discovered I absolutely loved to crochet and I also discovered I have a talent for designing my own items. After a few failures and many start-overs, my work became more uniform and professional, but I lacked a good outlet for all the items I was creating.
We then discovered the world of Etsy and the opportunity to build my own craft outlet developed. After a year of learning the dos and don’ts and working through the trial and errors, TLCLyn on Etsy was born.
At TLCLyn it remains our committed goal to provide unique, quality products and the best customer experience possible.
Thank you for stopping by my shop. I hope you feel welcomed and are comfortable here. Please rest easy, be warm and stay awhile.
~ Lynda
