This past winter we were fortunate to have Janine Olson of MorganStanley SmithBarney stop by the store not once but twice. She gave out information packets and shared with customers sound advice about education funding. With tuition costs as high as they are, every bit of good information helps.

This past week we had our first sale! During my airline days, when I had long layovers in London I used to shop the Harrods Sale. For a long time now I’ve thought it would be nifty to do such a blow-out sale in my own store. Well, it finally happened and it was fun. Our customers seemed to enjoy stocking up on reading material for the winter days ahead. Because of the situation in Haiti, we decided to donate 10% of the 3 day sale’s profits to Hands-On Disaster Response. This is a local charity based out of Carlisle, MA where one of our customers volunteers. If you’re interested, I was told they may be looking for volunteers in Haiti after the situation becomes more settled.

Over the holidays we were fortunate to have our store professionally decorated by Denise Pierce. It was exciting to see the reaction customers had when they walked into the store and viewed the magic she had created. They, like me, were blown away by her gorgeous wreaths and amazing attention to detail. Thank you Denise for all your good work!