Stories
Mother's Day
A father and his young son came in to
pick out a piece of statuary for mom's
garden. They considered several
pieces and were close to a decision on
a statue of a small boy when the son,
who was only about 5 years old,
became enamored of a fountain that
was taller than he was. "I think we
should buy this!" he proclaimed. "It
would look great." The unfortunate dad
was not prepared for his son's
champagne taste and tried to steer him
back to the statue. "No, I think we
should buy this" he repeated, pointing
to the fountain. I could see that it was
time for an intervention. "You know, if
you give your mom the statue of the
little boy, she will think of you every time
she looks at it." I suggested. He
thought for a moment, and you could
see the wheels turning. "Yes, I meant
that I wanted the statue," he said,
vigorously nodding his head. Whew! A
disaster averted and another happy
customer.
A father and his young son came in to
pick out a piece of statuary for mom's
garden. They considered several
pieces and were close to a decision on
a statue of a small boy when the son,
who was only about 5 years old,
became enamored of a fountain that
was taller than he was. "I think we
should buy this!" he proclaimed. "It
would look great." The unfortunate dad
was not prepared for his son's
champagne taste and tried to steer him
back to the statue. "No, I think we
should buy this" he repeated, pointing
to the fountain. I could see that it was
time for an intervention. "You know, if
you give your mom the statue of the
little boy, she will think of you every time
she looks at it." I suggested. He
thought for a moment, and you could
see the wheels turning. "Yes, I meant
that I wanted the statue," he said,
vigorously nodding his head. Whew! A
disaster averted and another happy
customer.
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Got the Travel Bug?
A recent customer was travelling over
the Memorial Day holiday weekend and
wanted to bring her hosts an unusual
gift. She was excited about bringing
them a praying mantis egg case, but
soon became concerned that the eggs
would hatch out in her suitcase and she
would have a mantis malfunction on her
hands. While I assured her that this
certainly wouldn't happen, as they take
about two weeks to hatch, she decided
in the end that one of our gourmet teas
would be a better choice.
A recent customer was travelling over
the Memorial Day holiday weekend and
wanted to bring her hosts an unusual
gift. She was excited about bringing
them a praying mantis egg case, but
soon became concerned that the eggs
would hatch out in her suitcase and she
would have a mantis malfunction on her
hands. While I assured her that this
certainly wouldn't happen, as they take
about two weeks to hatch, she decided
in the end that one of our gourmet teas
would be a better choice.
Fairy Garden
Workshop
We held our first Fairy Garden
Workshop the first week of July and
it was a great time. People brought
their own containers and picked out
plants, fairies, and accessories.
Miniature gardens were born in
minutes! These gardens can live
indoors or out, bringing imagination
to life throughout the year.
Workshop
We held our first Fairy Garden
Workshop the first week of July and
it was a great time. People brought
their own containers and picked out
plants, fairies, and accessories.
Miniature gardens were born in
minutes! These gardens can live
indoors or out, bringing imagination
to life throughout the year.
| When a mantis comes for tea Like most children, my granddaughter is fascinated by bugs. She recently wanted to go praying mantis hunting in the backyard. About 15 minutes we gave up and came back inside. Shortly after she left, Steve and I were standing looking out at the yard, and look what appeared INSIDE on the windowsill. We've named her Tinkerbell. |