The Happy Woman Store

Aren’t you glad, that in a time where almost everything can be predicted fairly accurately, the weather very often remains unpredictable? Especially in Michigan? Today’s prediction: rain all day, with a high of 61 degrees. The actual weather: sunny, breezy, and 72 degrees. So, our plans for a sleepy, nappy, reading kind of day turned into a let’s get out and do something day and we decided to go to the Old Town Art Fair in downtown Traverse City, which you can see in the picture above. Do you want to see my stash of purchases? Of course you do!
First up: a cute little garden daisy stake made entirely from recycled nails. I’ve already stuck it in my garden, in front of an astilbe plant. The price: 5 bucks!

Next up: a little package of 6 notecards, all in cherry designs made by an 11 year old girl named Char from Suttons Bay. They’re for my mom, but please don’t tell her, it’s a surprise. And the price? Why, 5 bucks of course.

The next thing was a bottle of all natural liquid laundry soap in a yummy citrus fragrance. Another 5 bucks spent!

A 5$ bar of homemade soap for my hubby. Lemongrass scent with tiny poppy seeds for exfoliation….yum.

A pair of really cool silver earrings. I love the amoeba shape and they are studded with tiny pieces of turquoise. They’re big, too. I’m really loving big earrings right now. (oh, and they weren’t 5$!)

My happiest find of the day was a pair of earrings by artist Lillie Wolff. I just happened to be wearing a pair of her earrings when I walked up to her booth, and like any true artist, she recognized them immediately! The designs are so simple, which is what makes them so sophisticated and chic: large chunks of gemstones on long earwires. I love them!

Here’s a picture of Lillie in her booth:

All I can say is: I can’t wait for the next rainy day!

My friend, Mary Ann, is the owner of a really cute home accessories boutique in uptown Suttons Bay called Anchor Cottage. Last year, she decided to expand and bought a very nondescript office building in town and transformed it into this darling little shop.>
Look at this super sexy mermaid sign that she has for sale!

She has wonderful products and is a great merchandiser!

Just look at all of the cool stuff on this table!

If you’re in the area, stop by and check out all of her cool stuff in person at 412 St. Josephs Avenue.

Yesterday, Coco held court at our store in Suttons Bay. Basically, this entails Coco sitting on a pillow while each and every visitor to our store oohs and aahs about her cuteness.

She got lots of petting….all doggone day long.

The blur in this picture is Princess Coco — she’s all atwitter as she plays with sweet little Henry.

At the end of the day, Coco was EXHAUSTED and slept all the way home.