Dear Miss Weymann,
Thank you again for your help. I just wanted to let you know that my modest, little shop in the French Market, Les Temps Perdu, is now open for business.
I am a shopkeeper of little experience. I have come to this profession by way of necessity, having fallen onto bad times and now in dire need of supporting myself. Having lived a rather sheltered life, I have no real talents beyond reading. Thus I am obliged to sell some of my family heirlooms in order to raise sufficient funds to cover my daily expenses. I hope my customers will be patient with my deficiencies.
I have in my little shop a number of paintings that hung on the walls of my family’s estate. They are works by Louisiana artists, many of them immigrants from Europe. My great-grandmother, grandmother and my mother were all avid patrons of the arts and collected many beautiful paintings, works of art and furniture. My grandmother especially loved portrait paintings.
I moved here recently and am just getting to know my neighbors and find my way around but everyone I’ve met has been lovely and kind in their welcome. I look forward to remaking my life here.
Sincerely,
Fern Leissa