Category: Behind The Scenes

For Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. As Dan, the tattoo artist at Atomic Lobster and the slip of paper he had given me had explained, my new tattoo beneath the clean dressing began to smear and run. Well, that’s what it looked like. What was really…

For Part 1, click here.   While I kept busy on the big day until we had to leave for my appointment to get my first tattoo, my Sister Rain logo, designed by Justin at Nowak Creative Studio, I did take a moment to ask my husband, “Should I really…

When my talented web designer, Justin, created a new logo for Sister Rain, I knew as soon as I saw it in its completed form that one day I would have it tattooed on the inside of one of my wrists. I spent a decade trying to determine what my…

Up until my 40s, the “#” symbol represented the word “number.” Now, it is best known as a hashtag. I, of course, was aware of hashtags, but I did not understand them as I do now. When I decided to relaunch Sister Rain almost two years ago, I spent the…

Here  at Sister Rain Airlines we offer our passengers in-flight information, honesty and humor. We encourage you to bring all your baggage at no extra charge. Committed to keeping the flight smooth, any turbulence we experience will be resolved as quickly as possible. What you, our precious cargo, doesn’t know…

I keep a list of ideas for stories I want to write. Up until recently I had many options but my travel ideas have begun to dwindle. We usually take trips in the spring and the fall, hunkering down in summer and winter. I asked my husband if we could…

I will never be a Kardashian, nor will I ever have much in common with them. I am, however, not against shameless plugging. When my husband gifted me with Sister Rain t-shirts for Christmas, “A Little Sight, A Lot Of Heart And A Bunch Of T-Shirts“, I was so excited….

When I decided to take Sister Rain to the next level, to elevate her from hobby to business, I knew not what I was doing. All I did know was that I wanted to get my stories out to as many people as possible. Becoming an LLC, re-branding, marketing and…

This post is the first of the second year of the Sister Rain relaunch which occurred last February. Every Monday through Friday for the past 52 weeks I have shared a new story, even while on vacation; a few were published from my seat on a plane. Just like on…

One package remained under the Christmas tree. My husband handed it to me, I removed the wrapping paper, adding to the pile scattered between us on the floor. Two pieces of tape held the previously cut flaps closed, I easily pulled them open. Immediately I saw the only color that…