Elizabeth Mandrioli

Better late than never, I’m sorry to admit, the Solstice slipped by me and I missed my usual update. So here I am, the first of July! Happy Summer All! I hope you have wonderful vacations planned, with friends, family or just some quiet time with mother nature. New on…

Welcome to mud season, It’s been fun to watch all the trees start budding and the moss greening, the best is yet to come! I hope you are enjoying your Spring! New on the rack As promised Ive added a new Thoreau and there is a new Easter, as well…

Winter solstice has already passed, which makes my update long overdue. This was a fairly miserable Christmas for me, as the event was pretty much canceled on both sides of my family due to covid. I am sure that other families suffered the same fate, but there is still much…

It still feels like summer, humid and hot..but there are some subtle signs of autumn, like my cat sleeps with me every night now, thanks to the evening chill. Soup actually sounds like a good lunch, and candy corn is on display in the stores, yummy! I’m looking forward to…

Welcome to the new normal! Things are starting to feel safer, although it was hard to take the masks off. Finally, we can shop without them. My fingers are crossed now, hoping that our vaccines hold up against the variants. In the meantime, happy summer! New on the rack There…

Hello all, it feels like such a long time since I’ve posted news, and in the meantime we are all getting vaccinated! Yahoo! It’s a miracle, really. I’ll be getting my second shot soon and then it’s masks off for Easter dinner, exciting!! I wish you all the best and…

The strangest Christmas is over, we socially isolated ourselves all the way through it and hopefully we did not catch or spread the virus.  I’m sure, like me, you are all ready for 2021, this has been a year of hard lessons and suffering for so many folks. My thoughts…

September greetings to all!  So far what a lovely season it has been, I’m looking forward to foliage that is not ravaged by moths!! New on the racks I’ve added a series of birthday flamingos to be sent as a “flocking”  and a new blank cat card, a new flower…

Summer Solstice First, a big Happy Birthday to my niece Kerry, born on the solstice! She’s a magical young lady, especially with animals! It’s good to be back in a routine!  Although, I’m still down one account, Newbury Court, all the others are back and open in various degrees of…

Hello everyone, I hope you are all healthy and safe during this pandemic, just writing those words feels crazy, but these are indeed crazy times.  As of now I have been following the guidelines of the government and observing a 15 day hiatus from working and restocking cards.  I fear…