November 2009 Archives

The Annual Holiday Sale was green. So was the cake. We had local and returning customers - just like we might have expected.  One trunk doll (Virginia) is gone; one Attic Girl is gone (Erika).  Two special pickers and choosers are the subject of another blog. But first...

What a week! Grandson Isaac celebrated his first birthday with lots of help from siblings opening packages and blowing a candle! We spent the night but left before being awakened by the children to attend a workshop through the Small Business Administration lead by Jane Applegate.  Driving there Lew and I sipped daughter Kara's great coffee and talked candidly about business.  How do people get lost from Main Street? Should we say we're in Chester Depot, not Chester? Do we need a state directional sign? Should we offer a rainy day special next year? Do we have too many dolls offered on the web?  The answers?