Wella.

My father's mother was born in 1925 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Jacinto Ponce Villanueva and Casilda Medina.

Her name was Emma.

She was a small woman with bright eyes and interesting hands, both of which she passed on to me.

She had a knock-out smile.

She was a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a seamstress, a crocheter, a cook, a jewelry-maker, a gardener, a strong-willed woman.

From Aguadilla, to NYC, to Ybor City, to Ocoee, she touched many hearts with her sweetness and light.

My brother and I called her "Wella," short for "abuela."

She passed away Friday night with my dad, his wife, my brother, and myself at her side.

We take comfort in knowing she's in a much better place, and we will remember her always.

Good news - Bad news

The Good News!

wendywears one-of-a-kind handbags are now available at everything but the girl, a unique boutique and gallery, located at 430 Central Avenue in Sarasota, Florida. I'm very excited! This bag, among others, is for sale there.



What other exclusive wendywears items will be offered in this boutique? You'll have to check back here or visit everything but the girl to find out :)

and now for...

The Bad News

We've experienced a good amount of water damage to the inside of our house and possessions recently. It has occured mostly in the rooms which house most of our stuff. On top of that, a large piece of glass shattered into a million pieces in our workspace - cutting my husband, ruining the LCD display of our MacBook Pro, covering the room in varying pieces of glass, creating just a huge mess. The glass is 75% cleaned up. The next task will be figuring out how to salvage our laptop (if possible - repairs are expensive!) and our other property that was damaged by water.