Welcome to WoodPeckers Roost!  Or, welcome back!  I have spent the week learning new things (at last!) about this phenomenom of social networking!  I've created a nifty MySpace page, am working on FaceBook, and started Twittering!  I've also realized that I am not doing justice to the blog.

I am working to tie this all together in a manner that is easy to understand & access, informative, and fosters a sense of community among us.  I will continue to use this site's blog for actual Jildos news:  sales, new contact numbers, new styles, etc.  I use post all this on the MySpace page, but its blog will be more personal and chatty.  I want folks to know us here at the Roost but don't want to burden the shopper on this site.

One last personal note:  In the wake of the need to open ourselves more to our readers, my mentor/spouse Mike has been encouraging me to explore the personal side of my professional self.  I have been growing professionally & personally particularly strongly since beginning WPR, but haven't really put it into words.  That need became a need for a symbol, a user name, for MySpace and Twitter.  It all became distilled into "Jildo Lady".  I like it.

Ciao for now,

Jilda -- the Jildo Lady