The day after

We hope all had a wonderful time with friends and family. We have eaten way to much around here. Horatio is hibernating this weekend and will be awake and ready for business on Tuesday.For the first time in three years all seven of our children, my cousin's two and my five, were home for Christmas. When they were little, it was tradition that they sit on the steps in my cousin's entry way for pictures. The last time they ranged in age from 11 to 27. Now they are 24 to 39 but they literally squeezed onto the steps to pacify their mothers. This year we also got my five grandbabies on the steps. I'm having trouble adjusting to my first born turning 4o in February. Where did the time go???? So on my first day off in weeks, what do I do why go to Christmas sales to replace the 6 dozen Christmas tree balls that the cats and Hannah's tail have broken in the last couple of years. Now, since it's so cold outside I'm also defrosting our big old freezer, so it's back to reboiling my kettles of water. Happy weekend.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all........

We're having a heat wave

Wow it's almost 35 degrees and it's 10:30 at night. It's almost warm. Today was clean and decorate day at home. It was suppose to snow so we decided to go early to the market and to pick up the tree. Then we could clean house and decorate and enjoy the snow. Well the kitchen is clean, the living room is clean and decorated, the tree is up but still naked.It snowed for a few seconds here and there. Such a disappointment. Maybe tomorrow it will snow for a bit while I finish decorating the dining room. The plan is to put the lights on the tree too, but not the ornaments. They'll have to wait a day or so. We've got our son's kitten and it's his first Christmas. In the kitten world trees are really great jungle gyms, at least for a day or so. Mr Mittens is having great fun tonight.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr

It is officially 13 degrees in Puyallup. Wow a warming trend. At 7:00 this morning it was 11.3 degrees. I am now officially praying for snow, because then the temp will rise and it will be almost a heatwave. At least we have sun so it is beautiful. The cold is an excellant excuse for hot chocolate with whipping cream.

Sunday is the last Sandpoint show of the year. I love to go up to Sandpoint. Sometimes the treasures are remarkable and awesome sometimes not. But it is always a fun show and means a day in Seattle. We have this routine Sandpoint, Anthropology,William and Sonoma, Ravena Gardens, estate sales, downtown to see the Christmas windows. Just a fun get a way day. The last show, in October, we had less then an hour, at Sandpoint, then back home for two different birthday celebrations. Once again it will be a quick trip. This time it's the grandbabies, a piano rectital and a fifth birthday. Ezra is so excited to be turning 5. It seems like he was just born last week. So we will do the quick trip through, absorb the energy and creative flow and then hurry back down the highway to home. Seattle will still be there another day, but our grandbabies are in such a hurry to grow up we cherish our time with them.

Happy Thanksgiving

In retail we think Christmas for months and set up the day after Halloween, so it is easy to forget the other two holidays that come before. In just a day it will be Thanksgiving. So quickly this year has passed. My thankful list includes that all five of our children, my two daughter in loves and our grandbabies will all be home this year. No fly in for the day for our daughter because she had to be back at work on Friday. She has moved home at least for awhile. She needed home as much as we needed her. My cousins husband is home safe from Pakistan and we will all be together. I am grateful and thankful for my family and friends and for all the good in our lives. Enjoy your families, eat alot, wash tons of dishes, play games and just be......
Happy Thanksgiving from the bear and his human.

Twas the month before Christmas

and all through the shop all the creatures were stirring. Well accept for the mouse. You see, we don't seem to have one. We humans are moving things about and bringing out Christmas, no time for our long winter's nap. Open house is coming November 20th and 21st and we are almost ready. There are exciting things happening all through the house. The bears are all atwitter, no time for hibernation, they've spoken to Santa and given him their lists. It seems they have all asked for only one thing. They each want a home of their own for Christmas this season. So... for the first time ever my bear babies will be on sale November 20th through December 5th. Stop by and help them find their perfect homes.
Also, during those same two weeks, it's bow tying time. Bring your own ribbon or buy it from us and we'll tie your wreath bow for $5.00.
We've got some new packages of ribbons,vintage lace and other bits and pieces wrpped and ready to give. The perfect gift for your ribbon lover.