Congratulations to our ten $10 gift card winners for August!  Robin, Pam, Melissa, Christine, Lynn, Kathy, Jeannine, Tonya, Donna, and R -- have fun spending your gift cards...and thanks for…

Don't get me wrong....this has been a wonderful summer.  The weather has been sunny more than not, it only rains at night, the water in Lake Michigan is like bathwater. …

I first made this dessert for my friend, Kathy and her daughter about 4 years ago.  It was easy, it was Ina Garten, how could I go wrong?  When I initially…

We love the art work of Kelly Rae Roberts at The Happy Woman store.  It reflects so many parts of who we are:  seekers who occasionally need a kick in…

Congratulations to our July $10 Gift Card winners: Marcie, Shannon, Stacey, Stephanie, Tara, Regina, Lou Ann, Lynn, Nicole, and Jenny!  Take a look at the word cloud to see what…

There's something very comforting about a well worn book.  You know the kind I'm talking about:  dog-eared pages, underlined sentences, notes to self in the margin, a cover that won't…

I normally stay as far away as I can from products like this, but when I stumbled across these cards and magnets, I couldn't resist.  The bright cheery colors, the sweet art work -- they all conspired to make me buy them.  And, I hope they'll conspire to make you buy them -- they are all available in our...wait for it...Suttons Bay store!  The cards come in many designs and can be customized for your party, your wedding, the birth of your baby.  Want more info?  Contact us! Oh, and please don't confuse Suttons Bay with Oblivion -- two entirely different places.

I've always been a "by the book" cook, meaning if I didn't have a recipe with exact measurements in front of me, the dish wasn't going to happen.  Cooks like…

I found this recipe on www.recipezaar.com (#179385) and it seems like the perfect drink recipe to feature our Brain Freeze and Cold Blooded Vampire ice trays!  Twilight party anyone?? 1…

There is no shortage of beautiful places to spend some time in northwest Michigan -- if you've been here, I'm sure you agree.  This summer, my husband and I decided that we'd be ready to stop and spend some time at one of those places...whenever the spirit moved us.  We packed this wicker bag with an old quilt from my grandma, a couple of good books, a bottle of water and toy for Coco, and some sunscreen...and then stowed it in the trunk of the car.  We've used it twice now -- once when we discovered a really beautiful secret Lake Michigan beach and once when we discovered a really beautiful (and shady) tree on the grounds of Grand Traverse Commons.  It has been so handy to have everything we need to spend a nice quiet couple of hours in a peaceful place!