Women Who Design the West

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I'll admit, I was really dreading breaking my routine

and flying up to Cody, Wyoming for the

Women Who Design the West Conference,

but now that I am back, I can't stop smiling.

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First - as I got off the plane I was greeted by this auspicious poster and knew I was going to have a great trip,

Oh, what a lovely jacket ...why it is DDR Spring/Summer 2007!

is the only hat to wear - 30X silver belly

and it's bad luck to leave laying on the bed.

I had a four-hour dinner with Pam Fields, CEO of Stetson Worldwide, who awed and entertained me as she jumped from Yiddish to Portuguese telling stories about being a New Yorker and dealing with good 'ol boys in the western industry. I am still laughing! And finally, a trip to Cody would not be complete without a visit to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center so I made a quick swoop through.  The Center's big annual fundraiser was also in full swing and if I would have had my pocketbook open, I would have loved to have taken home Duke Beardsley's Muy Caliente. So that's it. I'm back home and back at it.

.....................................................................................................................................................................A special thank you is extended to Thea Marx of Contemporary Western Designand Heather Christensen for being a lovely and gracious host and to Shaulee (sorry on the spelling) for pics from the event.