It's True We've Been a Real Head Case Lately

  Yipes! It's been forever since I've blogged and I've really missed it.  I can honestly say that there is an excuse for it. We've been crazy  busy. We've almost been open for 3 months now and it's been so much fun! We knew it would be, but didn't realize just how much. We've met SO many nice people. Who knew there were so many out there?
  First the excitement of opening was sorta overwhelming. We opened the night of the Victorian walk, then came Christmas, and then.... came the news about the Gentlemen of the Road Stopover Tour!!! Yes, that deserves at least 3 exclamation marks or more. Who would guess that little old Guthrie would be chosen for such a huge and exciting event? And our many thanks go out to our city officials who were quietly working behind the scenes in the manner of the great and mighty Oz to put together this extravaganza! Well, there just aren't enough words out there to say just how excited we are. Just thinking about it all makes us giddy.
  When I say head case, I mean head case and cases of heads (and hands). So here they all sit peering out the window just waiting to see what else is coming down the road.
  Thanks so much to everyone who has supported us and has come in to meet us and if we haven't met you yet just come on in, to say hey.
 

For an old fashioned good time...

...you need one of these great books. Every boy and girl should have one of these. There are all sorts of ways for youngsters to amuse themselves in these books. What kids did in the old days is still fun today. American boys can make fishing tackle, build kites, stock an aquarium and lots of other boy (and girl) stuff. In  the American Girls Handy Book we see girls can work on all sorts of fun projects too. The book written by the Beard sisters, two of the founders of the Girl Scouts has projects for every occasion.
Then there is the Field and Forest Handy Book and the Book of Camp-Lore and Wood Craft. Great fun for everyone.

Manifest Destiny Candles Yay!

Yay! We finally got these candles and they are so neat! We've looked at a lot of gifts lately and lots were very very nice, but if I could pick just one for myself it would be one of these beauties. They are made by  company called Manifest Destiny and are gorgeous. They are in a beautiful mercury glass container, wrapped in black tissue and inside a heavy dark box. The graphics on the box are amazing with old photos that along with the unique scent combinations work to tell a story. That's a lot of present in one box!

Opening the Mail

 

Opening the mail today was a startling experience.

Buffalo Dance

Yes folks, we really are going to be opening soon. Just a meeting with the historical
commission, a few extra touches and we are going to be open for business! I hope you will come in take a look around and get acquainted. We really can hardly wait. December 7, 2012.