My Norman Business Trip and Collected Thread
On Tuesday I took my first real business trip. I went down to Norman to take pictures of some past places we had covered for Uncovering Oklahoma and researched new ones.
I first visited the Candy Basket (featured in Episode 4). There I took pictures of the store for the site as I plan to update the older episodes to match the style of our sixth episode. I also got two items to feature for an upcoming Something Sundays’ feature.
After the Candy Basket, and after when I get my GPS to turn on, I drove to Cookies and Cards (featured in Episode 4). On the way, I saw a Scrapbooking store, so I dropped inside real quick to see if they had anything cool I could use for the Uncovering Oklahoma scrapbooks I’m working on. I got a few ideas, but I didn’t buy anything. Anyway, at Cookies and Cards, I took pictures. Nancy personally wasn’t there, but I left a message for her. The person there told me that they will be remodeling the place in the summer to add a coffee bar. I didn’t find anything neat there to share for Something Sundays.
After Cookies and Cards, it was off to somewhere new! The episode we’re working on now is dedicated to the mystic and metaphysical. I visited Raven’s Feathers in the downtown area. It was a nice, small shop. I browsed around, glancing through their books, status, oils, and other items, gathered some information, spoke with the owner for a bit (who was nice), and left.
Next on the list: Main Site Gallery as we’re also working on an art gallery episode. They were closed, so I went to the Firehouse Art Center. It featured one room, yes just one room, of art. Although there were pieces for sell in the gift shop and artwork outside, the place wasn’t very large. However, apparently their main feature is the frequent art class they host. I dropped off small donation while I spoke to the lady at the guest desk as she told me about the place. She informed me of another place, Circle of Fire, which features glass blown items. She gave me a Norman guide with their address.
Now, I want to take a moment to bitch about this Norman city guide. The address listed for Circle of Fire didn’t list if it was on EAST Main or WEST Main because there were two places with the same number on Main Street. I also noticed several other places didn’t list directional information either. Okay, enough of that subject. After I finally got to the correct address, it turned out they were closed that day. I later paid a visit to their web site and found out more about them. They do teach classes. I plan to visit with them in the future.
At this point, most businesses in Norman were closing, so I met up with Ali and Whitney for dinner. We went to some place, I can’t remember what it was called, but I had the salmon and it was great. Ali told me he was taking Whitney to this belly dancing class after dinner. I came up with this idea for an episode: Learning something new in Norman without going to OU. I could cover the belly dancing class, the Firehouse Art Center, and the class blowing place.
Finally, after dinner, I went back to my place and edited the segment on Collected Thread, which is now online. I’ve attached it below.
Well, there you go for now. Some new places and new things I’ve tried. Now, it’s time for me to eat dinner. I baked pizza tonight. I used honey this time in the dough. It does make it a bit sweeter.