Welcome to February!

JoAnn's knee replacement surgery and convalescence is now well behind her!  The surgery went flawlessly; physical therapy early on was a bit rugged, but she has persevered, even now continues to exercise.  In fact, after only eight weeks, she was back on hand last Saturday, greeting friends and visitors during our first Open Date of 2023!

    As for the Store, in early December a long overdue reorganization of the "Front End" began.  Plans were to not open until everything was in "place."  However, great plans sometimes take longer than anticipated.  As January dragged on, it became apparent we had to open for the New Year!  That we did on the 21st and the turnout was beyond expectations! Thanks to all who came by to wish us well.

    The purpose of the reorganization was to centralize the supplies and products seen on eight website pages in one general area on the floor rather than having them scattered throughout the Store.  With the help of some hard-working letterpress elves behind the scenes, more and more "stuff" is being prepared for sale both in-store and online.  

    There's more to be done physically on the floor to set up the "Market Place" plus the cabinet and machine displays.  All are works-in-progress right now.  The website also will soon undergo an exciting platform upgrade.  2023 was seen as a year for growth and expansion; it got here before we were finished and ready.  We've not let up. . . there's more to come soon, stay tuned!

John B/JoAnn

photo: Eric Johnson-DeBaufre