Kerry Ridley

[00:00:01] Speaker A: Welcome back to the Jessa dress. As I said, I have a very vibrant guest in, and she never disappoints. You look amazing. Again, you're all about the [00:00:09] Speaker B: colors. It's always about the colors. They're happy. [00:00:12] Speaker A: Yeah. And you make me happy as soon as you walk in the door. Kerry, can we talk about the closing of the little bookshop? It must have been bittersweet for you. [00:00:23] Speaker B: Oh, absolutely. It's been two and a half years. But the reality was there's. There's been some health issues going on with me over the last few months, and the commercial space, and that side of the business wasn't making a profit or any money. So it was a hard decision to have to close that, especially because I've had employees. But the rest of the side of the business is running along fabulously. And I think what I got out of it was that for two and a half years, the friendships that were made, the relationships, the people we've met, you know, even like the book club ladies who now all interact and are friends outside of the bookshop. Also, I think the events that we did, especially on the foreshore, I always say it [00:01:13] Speaker A: was. It wasn't just a bookshop. It was a.