Monthly Archives: January 2010

Food for Friday

Yay!  We’re sitting here waiting for The Big One of 2010 – snow!  I really hope everyone stays safe on Continue Reading →

Two for Tuesday

My coworker Laura saw me wandering around with the camera today, looking for my (belated) Two, and she suggested The. Continue Reading →

Vera Bradley Spring 2010

I noticed on our reader board that the new Vera Bradley colors are in .. and surely they need to be Continue Reading →

Winter Wonderland

We had a bit of a cold, wet spell here recently, along with most of the rest of the country, Continue Reading →

Food for Friday

I’m serving white chicken chili for supper tonight.  It would have been more appropriately-colored but I bought the wrong cheese, so Continue Reading →

Department 56 Village Display

Our thanks today to Mary C. of Desoto, Texas, for sharing photographs of her extensive Dept. 56 Village collection and display!  Continue Reading →

Two for Tuesday

Actually this past Tuesday was more like twenty thousand than just two – it was our annual store inventory-taking exercise.  Continue Reading →

Food for Friday

People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried Continue Reading →

The Partridge & Pear at Christmas Place

January 2010 Update People have been asking for more photos of our progress on the restaurant.  We’re expecting to open Continue Reading →

Calling All Department 56 Collectors!

It’s new 2010 collectibles release time for both Villages and Snowbabies from Department 56!  Although they won’t ship the merchandise to Continue Reading →