The History of Mimi's Memos

In 1996, I wanted to make my mother a special gift - you know, for the woman who has everything. I’m not a knitter or a great seamstress. I’m not a potter or a painter. I am a great cook, but Mom lived too far away for me to cook her something wonderful. At the time I owned my own marketing company – designing marketing tools and plans for people in business. So…

After much thought, Mimi’s Memos came to life. I selected photos of all her grandkids, along with some of my sister, my Dad and me. I created memo cards with funny little captions and packaged them in cute bundles, tied with ribbon. To my delight, our “Mimi” was tickled pink with her very personal and special memos. Everyone who saw them, loved them.

For Christmas 2008, I wanted to make my sister a special gift, and I remembered Mimi’s Memos. This time, I made Sister Sass Notes, and those are really fun! I found pictures of me and Sis, and matched them with wonderful quotes about sisters – some funny, some heartwarming, some expressing how I really feel about her. She loved them all!

Family and friends kept commenting about how I had stumbled onto something unique and creative. They thought people would love to have my original Mimi's Memos. Even better, to have some custom memos of their family and friends. Hope you think so, too!