February 2012

Roses are Red, Violets are blue, here is the February news just for you! We're a little confused — as of this writing it is actually 55 degrees out and feels more like Easter than Valentine's Day — but being in New England, that will probably change quickly. We have recovered from the holidays and are at this very moment in New York — or Baltimore — or Philadelphia, scouring the shows for new and fun items to order for you. In the meantime...

We have lots of fun Valentine items, from the small and sweet — our "Because I Love You" Box, our rose that turns into a bag, a keychain by our new favorite Waldo Pancake, to some bigger things — glitter frames with floating hearts to surround you and your sweetheart with love, window frames that open to reveal your heartfelt sentiments... a pair of inseparable pewter hearts, and some lovely glass vases by Henrietta Glass. And we haven't forgotten those of you who love singing animals — besides our classic "Besame Moocho" cow, we have two new ones — "Next Day Bear" and "Hunny." We also have lots of cards of course, both beautiful and silly.

And we have a few non valentine items as well — pens, pencils and bookmarks by the aforementioned Waldo Pancake, another new and frightening toothpaste — pickle-flavored, some beautiful fruitwood boards for serving cheese and appetizers from Roost, and we also have some very good news... this month will see the return of limited edition prints by our beloved Mincing Mockingbird — Matt Adrian. We have been out of them for several months and are thrilled that they will be back soon.

We'll be open every day this month including Presidents Day — on which we will try not to think about the endless rounds of politicking we are about to go through this election year... (we hope we'll get both a good President and some funny magnets out of that!) And we will be open one extra day too — this year is Leap Year, so there is a February 29th! We hope to see you soon!