november 30, 2007 - Whoa! Where did November go? The past few weeks have been a bit nutty here at the shop. There was the Shopping Under the Stars night and getting the shop all “Christmasized”. There was a computer crash which brought me back to my first retail days of receipt books and calculators. [...]
November 16, 2007 - Those Furni Miller cutting boards are a hot commodity. We sold out on our first order!
Fret not - more have been ordered and are on their way. But if you want ‘em, get ‘em fast. Check in next week.
November 16, 2007 - Waking up to the news this morning, I caught a bit of an interview with Robin Metcalfe, Director of Saint Mary’s Art Gallery. He was defending a racially charged work currently on display at the gallery. What I triggered for me was his arguement about art’s role to challenge viewers. I was taken [...]
November 10, 2007 - Rumour around here is that there is another storm approaching - this one with snow and/or rain. This time last week, I was thinking all about preparedness.
Candles - check
Canned Food - check
Water - check
Batten down the hatches - check
Or not. At home we had made sure the garbage cans and compost [...]
November 6, 2007 - I have very warm childhood memories of the days after Christmas, sitting alongside my mom and writing my thank you notes. Even though she had done the work of keeping track of what I received from whom, I felt very grown up writing my thank you notes. “Dear Grandma, Thank you very [...]
