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| Sarah prettied up our windows for the holidays. |
Thanksgiving Abundance
Thanksgiving week was one of abundance. We had lots of floral orders, from those who called or stopped by a week advance with multiple vases to walk-ins wanting a single hand-tied bouquet. We had buckets of flowers and branches everywhere—in the cooler, on the counter, and on the floor. It was beautiful.
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| We offered lots of fun and interesting gift options, including some cool trees made from newspaper. |
Open House
The Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 24, we officially ushered in the holiday season with an open house. Advertised to our e-mail subscribers as a holiday explosion, we were pleased by the waves of visitors who stopped by that day, Small Business Saturday, and enjoyed our festive offerings and yummy treats, including peppermint bark and thumbprint cookies made with love by Sarah’s mom and noodle clusters by moi. Many folks enjoyed hot spiced cider, while others took us up on our mimosa offer.
Go, Go, Go
We had other seasonal goings-on as well, including two wreath classes. Attendees learned how to embellish basic, premade wreaths with additional greens of their choosing—options included cedar, oregonia, and magnolia—as well as pine cones and a beautiful bow created by Lyn using ribbons of each participant’s choosing. There was wine, cheese, crackers, sweets, stories, and laughter, not to mention tiny strings of glue stretched here, there, and everywhere.
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| We enjoyed having Molly and her mom, Gay, in one of our wreath classes. |
Lyn also kept busy in and out of the shop. When not arranging, deciding what little lovelies to order (or re-order), and chatting with and helping clients, she did up customers’ outdoor containers for the winter. She was like a holiday elf, bringing her magic to pots large and small, and more.
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| The Perfect Dessert provided yummy fudge. |
Really, things were go, go, go. That's how life seems to be during the holidays. Thanks so much for a great holiday season and a wonderful year. We hope you had a great holiday season and look forward to seeing you soon—maybe even this week.
January flew by and we're in a mad dash for Valentine's Day. I'm posting this quickly before heading to the shop. The cooler is packed with flowers and the overflow buckets of blossoms are in the basement, keeping beautiful in the cool. We're offering some tasty brownies, too. We're ready for the rush! I'll report on this week's holiday experience soon.
Happy, happy!
