Research and Acquisitions

Farm season is gearing up, and we're trying to take it more seriously this year. The past two years we've gotten by, and we've all learned a lot, but there's always room for improvement. I've recently been named "farm manager", which is really fun for that part of me that loves organizing and coordinating things, but less fun for that part of me that loves free time. I have a lot of research to do. A lot. I've got random piles of books from the library about food and farming and self-sufficiency everywhere in the house these days. I feel like I'm back in school. I need to start scheduling homework time into my nights again.

Mike took home this book on masks, and I must admit, I've been flipping through this one much more than my required reading. The haunting and bizarre folklore and imagery peaks my interests a little more than Nutrient Management Planning. Although that's like, totally interesting too.

A weekend antiquing trip resulted in coming home with some adorable tart tins, a 1953 coronation crepe paper banner, and a pretty incredible hat. My Queen Elizabeth II coronation collection pretty much spans our entire house now, and even though I am not necessarily planning on hanging the 10ft long banner anywhere, I just couldn't leave it at the flea market. My collection now borders on obsession, I believe.

Oh hey, just looking over there. Paying no attention to that camera in my face. I'm pretty in love with this hat. This getup made me feel a little bit like Lady Indiana Jones. Vintage leather jacket courtesy of my bad-ass biker mother-in-law. She wore it while she rode cross-country along the Trans-Canada highway on her bike in the 1970's. It is one of my most treasured pieces.

My Nebula scarf from Hand & Shadow is a wardrobe staple right now. Georgie will be at the One of a Kind show, all the way from B.C., and I highly recommend checking out her booth out if you're attending. We carry her scarves at the shop, which are always a customer favourite, and I've got a handful of her pieces myself. Her inspiration comes from the natural world and the otherworldly, and I totally dig it.

We've got a busy week ahead with lots of new product coming into the shop, and our annual winter cottage trip, complete with talent show. I've turned the back room of the store into a makeshift dance studio, and I'm planning on winning first prize for the 3rd year in a row. Yeah, that's right. Stay tuned.