tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post116002505694859536..comments2023-09-16T05:45:47.214-05:00Comments on The Adventures of Elizabeth: Elizabeth Maxsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15301271156213625334noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1162809651290733802006-11-06T04:40:00.000-06:002006-11-06T04:40:00.000-06:00Hi Elizabeth, your store looks so beautiful and ch...Hi Elizabeth, your store looks so beautiful and charming! You have a very inviting store! Congratulations!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1161131090892176002006-10-17T19:24:00.000-05:002006-10-17T19:24:00.000-05:00Oh Lord, what a pain in the butt. Of all the thing...Oh Lord, what a pain in the butt. Of all the things for a town hall to get in a huff about! Your shop looks super cute. I'd definitely be visiting your shop if I lived near your town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1160716887719784062006-10-13T00:21:00.000-05:002006-10-13T00:21:00.000-05:00Hello AB,What a wonderfully encouraging comment fr...Hello AB,<BR/><BR/>What a wonderfully encouraging comment from you! I am very flattered and your letter is very timely. A difficult week this week, and your email is just what I needed. Thank you so much for allowing me to express myself and I hope someday to meet you and visit your shop as well.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>ElizabethElizabeth Maxsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301271156213625334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1160696445562090642006-10-12T18:40:00.000-05:002006-10-12T18:40:00.000-05:00Hi Elizabeth - I am a huge fan who hopes to one da...Hi Elizabeth - I am a huge fan who hopes to one day visit your shop. I e-mailed the mayor for you on both e-mail addresses. I just wanted to let you know how thrilled I am to have found your blog. As a new small boutique owner myself, I have been entralled with your postings. I normally don't ever write or e-mail someone like this, but I just had to since you are the best thing I have found online in a long time. I am sure there are tons more out there like myself, who read your blogs and never leave comments. You are a true inspiration and I’m sure you are touching thousands of people each day who can't visit your shop that you are unaware of. Everyday, as I sit down to check my e-mail, I have added your blog checking to my daily routine. Please keep it up. You are a true blessing! ABAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1160530327750313922006-10-10T20:32:00.000-05:002006-10-10T20:32:00.000-05:00Oh, I feel bad for you & the sign business. I also...Oh, I feel bad for you & the sign business. I also feel bad for your new employee who didn't know any better & now probably feels just horrible about this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1160489389045715642006-10-10T09:09:00.000-05:002006-10-10T09:09:00.000-05:00Does the Major have “any” financial vision for Map...Does the Major have “any” financial vision for Maplewood?<BR/>You and the beautiful boutiques on that block are the BEST thing that has happened to Maplewood!<BR/>Businesses bring in tax revenue and property prices go up in general in that area with shops, cafes and restaurants. What does he prefer, abandoned buildings or more fried chicken joints???<BR/><BR/>They should let you have all of the signage that you want and then some! They should encourage any promotional pieces.<BR/>Keep up the amazing work Elizabeth and good luck dealing with Maplewood and their<BR/>Poor small town mentality……Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1160286503568873202006-10-08T00:48:00.000-05:002006-10-08T00:48:00.000-05:00Thank you all so much for your support and the tim...Thank you all so much for your support and the time you spent sending the mayor an email. I will keep you posted. Your warm wishes are felt all the way over here - thank you!!<BR/>ElizabethElizabeth Maxsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15301271156213625334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1160173416756305212006-10-06T17:23:00.000-05:002006-10-06T17:23:00.000-05:00Give 'em hell Elizabeth! Don't give up because of ...Give 'em hell Elizabeth! Don't give up because of some bassackward city! If you must go somewhere else, let us all know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1160084756265552902006-10-05T16:45:00.000-05:002006-10-05T16:45:00.000-05:00Maplewood has "sooome nerve!!!" To the Geniuses at...Maplewood has "sooome nerve!!!" <BR/><BR/>To the Geniuses at Maplewood City Hall: A sign can create more walk-in traffic for a store which brings in business = more taxable $$$ for Maplewood!!!<BR/><BR/>They should be doing all they can to accommodate new businesses, especially such cool and high-end ones like E. House!<BR/>Maybe they should worry about the run-down areas with people loitering, and pan-handling instead of worrying about a sign which:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29659542.post-1160056748637885232006-10-05T08:59:00.000-05:002006-10-05T08:59:00.000-05:00COME ON ELIZABETH FANS! SEND A MESSAGE!! I emailed...COME ON ELIZABETH FANS! SEND A MESSAGE!! I emailed this one: <BR/>Mr Langston,<BR/> Although I do not live in St. Louis I am a frequent visitor and one of my favorite destinations is the locally owned, small business Elizabeth House. I discovered the store when it first opened (4 years ago?) and when I returned shortly after I had a hard time finding it as the city had broadened the sidewalk or changed the street in front. The owner told me that some construction had been made and now it was even harder for me to find this charming place which is an asset to Maplewoods. <BR/> I understand from her that she gets a citation every time she tries to put a portable sign near the street to let people know where she is located and that she is indeed open for business. Why is this? The sidewalk is clearly large enough for her 16" sign. Why can't someone be told about this and let Elizabeth House have an exception to the rule? It is obvious she is in a hard to find location due to the construction you changed. The hard corner in front of her business makes her virtually hidden from east (I think) bound traffic. Cut this poor girl a break- would that be such a bad thing?<BR/>Really, you should be glad to have someone who cares about her business, the traffic and appearance of her storefront like she does. You will lose her otherwise and the landmark she has made of Maplewoods. She is nationally known, you know, and brings in many visitors and locals each year. I wish she would move to Kansas City where we would love to have her!<BR/><BR/>Debbie DusenberryCurious Sofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495486041959660278noreply@blogger.com