I let today go by without leaving the house, thus losing another chance to Christmas shop. However, I still have some pictures of previous Christmas shopping, so I can give a shout-out to another local business, which local readers still have a couple of days to go to.
This delightful lady will be there!
This is Juli Webster, proprietor of The Mustard Seed in Little Falls, NY. See how Christmasy she looks! The Mustard Seed has artisan herbal goods, scents, spice blends, gluten free foods, and more. I spent a goodly amount of time there chatting with Juli and her mother. I even wrote an article about the place for Mohawk Valley Living magazine. It is just the sort of distinctive local business they like to highlight.
Cool decor!
The bumble bee is prominent in the store and as part of the logo. This is because of the story of the bumble bee: it is not supposed to be able to fly, but the rules of aerodynamics or physics or something (I remember very little of my high school science). BUT, nobody told the bumble it couldn’t fly, and so it does! I had heard that about the bumble bee and always liked the story. I find it inspirational, although people have, in fact, told me I cannot do certain things. I’ll just pretend they didn’t.
Another bumble bee.
The store is only the Mustard Seed’s latest home. It has been a staple at area craft and vendor fairs as well as having a store in the building that houses the Stone Mill Inn some years ago.
I highly recommend The Mustard Seed as a good place to shop, for Christmas or for yourself. They are located at 407 Canal Place, Little Falls, NY, phone number 315-823-0718.
Mohawk Valley Girl 