Brainstorming in Berea, KY

Last month my momma and I met half way between Dayton, Tennessee and Columbus, Ohio for some brainstorming extraordinaire! My entrepreneurial mother, Mary Zopfi, owns and operates a fabulous, cage-free dog boarding and training facility - K9 Country Village - a great business full of fluffy k-9's but a bit distracting for hard core business brainstorming sessions. So, we decided to meet half way and eliminate all as many distractions as we could. Berea, Kentucky is exactly half way and was the perfect location for a relaxing, porch-sitting, Arnold-Palmer-sipping, planning period. She's got so many fantastic ideas about where she wants her current lifestyle and business model to go, so we worked on her new website/blog and packed our two days full of discussing the practical/impractical and making endless to-do and to-want-to-do lists for our respective businesses. We stayed at the lovely Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and lingered a while at the Berea Coffee & Tea Co, taking window shopping breaks around the block as needed. (I'm making an executive decision to prolong our next meet-up; there were countless antique stores begging to be checked out.)

cheers, Momma. xoxo

Gypsea Girl, St. John, USVI

While in St. John visiting Ben's parents, we hooked up with their friend Mindy who has recently launched a charter business for visitors and locals alike. We spent the day on her boat, Gypsea Girl, taking photos for her new website -- my first time to shoot on a boat -- it took some serious balance concentration. Mindy brought the Dingy along so that we could get some photos of her boat from the ocean, which was such a great idea. It was so neat to see the islands from the ocean; we had such a great time getting to know Mindy, her sister, Misty, and their friend Jason. Ben and Papa Glass, along with the others, were the Gypsea Girl's models for the day. Mindy has such a great personality and saw that our entire experience was fun and relaxing. And the boat is amazing! The sea was a bit rough while we were out, but Gypsea rode so smooth. She's got a fabulous spot up front for sun lounging and a wonderful canopy that pulls out when you need some shade. Mindy & the Gypsea Girl are a perfect combination for a fun day out on the water! The Gypsea Girl is available for island tours, snorkeling destinations, hiking trips, you name it. Mindy & her husband, along with their little boy, have lived on a sailboat in the Caribbean for 11 years now, so she knows her way around and the best spots!

Thanks so much for the fabulous boat day, Mindy. Best of luck to you and the Gypsea Girl!

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