Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays,

Small Business Shopping is everyday on the Run With It Etsy Shop because we are officially open. 

Simply click on the PRODUCTS TAB above. Read a synopsis about each product.  CLICK the button that will take you directly to the Etsy Shop. Each gift has historical content that is enjoyable for any age group.

For any speaking engagements or viewing of the documentary please contact me via the CONTACT TAB. This includes educational or non-profit organizations.

Talk to you later.

​Rose Hammond

Hello everyone. Wanted to give an update since we last spoke. I have completed the documentary "In Between the Trees", loosely based on the book Idlewild & Woodland Park, MI (An African American Remembers). Previewed the documentary at the Celebration Woodland of which certain amount of the proceeds was donated to the American Cancer Society. This contribution was due in part because of our brother's abrupt departure from Cancer. He was a chief consultant on the project. 

But, there is a bright future for the company, Run With It, LLC. I will keep you updated via the blog or on the company Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Idlewild2700.

Talk to you later. Rose

written by Rose Hammond 
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 Transitions (Part 2) a coming of age story of Maggie Dorsey
Just a Poor Country Girl (the story of Charley Louise Dorsey Part 1)
Idlewild & Woodland Park, Mi (An African American Remembers) gift book
Can visit the below vendor to purchase books  or email me at [email protected]
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 ​www.graama.org
www.schulerbooks.com​
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.amazon.com

Sitting with a few friends we began to reminisce . . . . summer block parties . The first one that I remembered was in Chicago. Both ends of the block were barricaded. It was a very hot and sunny day. Music was loud. Smells from the neighbors'  grills covered the entire block. I sat on daddy's top stoop watching people dance in the streets.

What was your favorite block party?

After coming home with six bags of dirty clothes and a three-year-old, I was a wreck, unsure what to do with my life. Over and over I kept hearing my two friend's voices telling me that when I felt anxious or depressed to write.  It wasn't as easy as this is sounds, but in 1994 Idlewild & Woodland Park, MI was first. Intended to be a documentary but turned into a gift book with coasters. Next was Just a Poor Country Girl. Then came the hardest one to write, Transitions. I was good at interviewing people, but how do you interview yourself? During the course of writing the book I had to take a vacation from the writing group, took much longer walks and learned to breathe in and out. Finally, Transitions, the first part of the series is complete.