Hello from Springtime in
Wow. What beautiful March weather we have had here. It has been really hard to remember that it was only March instead of May. We have had Summer-like days as well as our Spring weather. We have hardly had Winter either. As I have said before, I heat with wood and have burned such a small amount of wood this Winter that I can scarcely believe it.
March seemed very slow but when we looked at the numbers we were ahead of 2011 by about 20% for the month and we continue to be ahead of 2011 for the year. We decided it must have been the ups and downs of the sales that made it seem slower than it really was. We would have two or three days that there would be hardly anyone through the door and then we would have a great day or two that more than made up for the slow days. We are anxious for Income Tax time to get past. It seems that people relax and resume spending as soon as April 15 passes (April 17th this year). New things are beginning to come in to the shop and as usual a new look is spreading through the shop.
We will be doing another TAG SALE in either June or July. We haven’t set the date in stone yet. We are very excited to have this coming up. It ends up bringing a lot of people into the Gallery who go to the sale and visit the shop later. We are now promoting Gallery in the Vault as THREE shops under one roof:
Gallery in the Vault- FINE ART
Antiques in the Vault- Antiques and Tag Sales
The Gallery Custom Framing Shop
Life on the farm continues to ramp up with the warming weather. Egg production increased more rapidly this year with the warmer weather coming sooner. I am getting about a dozen chicken and six duck eggs daily now. Both bee hives seem to have survived well and I plan to open the hive this weekend and see how things look. There has been a lot of activity from both hives on the warm days and I have been feeding them since there is little blooming in mid-March. I just planted some Winterberry bushes I ordered. Hopefully in a couple of years I will have Winterberry to harvest and give away for Christmas decorating. It likes damp ground and I have the perfect spot for it and plenty of fertilizer from the fowl. Little else is going on. I haven’t started working on the construction projects yet. I am anxious to finish the shed so I can move my pottery collection into it.
I hope all of you are well. Take some time to enjoy Spring.
Judi Cecil
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On the way to ANTIQUES IN THE VAULT |
A FACE ONLY MOTHER COULD LOVE |
NIGHTLIGHTS IN THE OLD BANK VAULT |
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ACROSS THE GALLERY |
MICHAEL KIFER POTTERY |
ANOTHER LOOK AT THE GALLERY |
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Visit Gallery in The Vault in beautiful Downtown Wooster |
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SARI SPONHOUR POTTERY |
GAIL RUSSEL POTTERY |
CLIF LAMBORN LAMPS |
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Wooster has WONDERFUL Historic downtown. We have great shops and restaurants. Tulipan and Broken Rocks are our personal favorites although all are worth eating at, as well. Vinnie gives them all 5 Barks. Other options include The Bistro on South Market, el Rancho Grande, City Steakhouse, The Henry Station and Matzo's. All are well worth visiting depending on what you are hungry for. |
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JEAN DALZIEL PAINTINGS |
ANDREA SHIN JEWELRY |
LAMBORN LOTUS LAMP |
