Off You Go Paper Co is now in stock!

We’ve just received our first shipment from Off You Go Paper Co. The cards are so pretty. I have a few of Brittanny’s prints, as well. The prints make me think of summertime and the moments between dusk and dark. Especially right now, when the evening air is still thick with the heat and humidity…

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Sleep Away Camps and Summer in Full Swing

So, here’s the thing. Our ten-almost-eleven year old is heading off to camp tomorrow. Sleep away camp. For the first time (!) I am pretty excited for him. We started packing last night and have been checking and re-checking the list. We both have butterflies but I know he wants to go and I think…

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Bullet Journals!

Hello! My friend Kate called me a few weeks ago looking for a dot journal. Not a grid, not a lined and not a blank journal. But one with dots. She asked if I knew what a Bullet Journal is and, I have to admit, I had no idea! She sent along an article and…

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Father's Day

Father’s Day is upon us. I don’t know about you, but I have always found it pretty hard to think of a gift for my Dad. I am pretty happy I don’t have to figure out a gift for my husband! I leave that to the kids 😉 But, that isn’t what you want to…

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We are having a Birthday Party!

So…a little history about The Village Quire. Susan Burke opened the store 14 years ago. It was located where Fratelli’s is now. I actually remember her standing outside waiting for the sign to come and be installed. It is amazing to me that I can remember that moment because, these days, I can hardly remember…

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Love Mail!

Hello! Valentine’s Day is almost up on us.  I have mentioned before that I don’t care one bit that this may or may not be a made up holiday. I have always loved Valentine’s Day. In high school, I sent candy grams, hoping to be noticed by some cute boy. In my twenties, going to…

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News for 2016

Hello and Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays…do you ever wonder why January 21st feels further away from December 25th than November 21st to December 25th? For me, Christmas and New Year’s seem like a million years away. I seem to be back into the swing of things. Life isn’t quite…

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