Every surface is occupied by stacks of her books and shipping materials. The nearby Staples and our local post office are receiving daily visits. It's proof of what she has said all along, "People need this information".
I still wonder if she's been discovered by someone with a large number of followers who is referring people to us, but I haven't found any evidence of it.
Looking around the internet this morning, what I have found are some random Laurel-related items. I didn't know about these two news reports:
The Glenside Local (2023)
Oreland’s Laurel Hoffmann, host of Creating Fashion with Laurel, wins award for her work at PhillyCAM
The Baltimore Times (2020)
Haute-Couture Patternmaker and designer turns her home into a face mask factory
That second one is how the show got started in the first place. She was making masks and I made a video about it for the PhillyCAM channel. More from those days in this old post.
I did know about these two articles she wrote, but I didn't know they were online:
zavesti.com (2022-ish)
Laurel Hoffmann Explains Why Sewing Can Be A Top Career Choice For You Today
Threads (2018)
All About Sewing Industry Seam Allowances
I'm proud of all the positive attention she's been receiving lately, but what I'm seeing is my mother busier than ever. With no signs of sales letting up, the plan is to put the books on
It's been in the works for a while, but hit a snag somewhere. I'm going to see if I can get that fixed. Hopefully, the day is coming when we can refer Laurel's fans to B&N and free up the basement.
Update (five minutes later): It turns out I did know about The Baltimore Times article. In 2020. Well, that's what blogs are for.