Readers will think she was hired for a photo shoot, but it’s my lovely daughter Kristen gracing the article by Tulsa People Magazine. I’m pretty sure the paragraph identifying her standing in front of McHuston Booksellers and Irish Bistro was accidentally trimmed – for space requirements or something. It is appropriate that she is featured on a festival article, though. Kristen has agreed to help us again this year for the St. Paddy’s fun. The picture was taken outside the bookstore on St. Patrick’s Day last year.
The article on the Tulsa People website has a photo credit, although it almost looks like it is identifying the green-beer-bearing beauty as someone named Debra. That’s a photographer’s credit, and is the name of the organizer of the ShamROCK the Rose festival, who must have snapped the picture at last year’s event. The 2nd Annual festival will happen in the Rose District on the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day (which falls on Tuesday). Since our shop is located in the Rose District, we’ll get to have two separate days to party!
You can click on the links to see the articles on the TULSA PEOPLE website and on the ShamROCK festival page, since Kristen appears on both.
Chef Dustin and Party-President Kristen will be teaming up for some specials for both days, but rest assured – I will not be personally idle. Someone has to come up with a green beer concoction, and they have entrusted that duty to their dad. I plan to take the job seriously.
We sold a lot of Irish Stew at last year’s event (along with a lot of green beers…) and we’re hoping that all of you will come out to sample our Irish fare when that bless’t day o’ days rolls around.
I’m greatly pleased to see Kristen modeling in front of the bookshop, accessorized with a pitcher of Irish tonic. Luckily, she was spared the majority of her father’s genetic makeup and is considerably more photogenic. I do believe her children are not quite as afraid at the sight o’ me as they used to be.
I just wish the magazine or the festival would have identified Kristen. I’m hoping some of her friends will spot the article and share it, which would make an old dad more than a wee bit proud!
The festival is March 14 and – of course – St. Paddy’s Day is on the 17th, but you don’t have to wait until then to – Come Visit!
McHuston
Booksellers & Irish Bistro
Rose District
122 South Main St. Broken Arrow, OK!