I pause in my Christmas shopping to make a blog post. Then I am out to tackle the season once again. How brave that sounds. In fact, I paused for lunch, to read a book for a while, take a Facebook break, and do an anacrostic puzzle (my computer thinks “anacrostic” is not a word, and in fact PennyPress calls them “crostics”) (which the computer also does not like). Where was I?
Ah yes, beginning my Christmas shopping. In fact, I think most members of my family would not notice or care if I did not give them presents, except for the great nephew and niece, and OF COURSE I am going to get them something nice! But I like to give presents, at least small tokens of my affection. Additionally, as Mohawk Valley Girl, this is a golden opportunity to shop at many of the little stores I love and with which the Mohawk Valley is blessed.
Accordingly, I drove to Little Falls this morning. My first stop was at Chickweed Boutique on Main Street. There was a wonderful handmade sled on the front porch.
Beautiful!
Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, there is no space in my house for such a thing. Chickweed has a lot of great stuff for Christmas, though: jewelry, clothes, books, art, and more. I found… well, I can’t tell you what I found, can I? Some members of my family read this blog. I continued down Main Street to Venture Fourth, a fairly new business in Little Falls but one I had not visited till today.
As I came in I confessed to the man behind the counter that most of the people on my list were not super outdoorsy. Still, he did have some things that looked nice for anybody. Candles, coffee mugs, and clothing.
I may need to buy some of this stuff for me!
I further confessed that I did not plan to spend a whole lot per present.
“After all, I’m just the crazy old aunt,” I said. He said I didn’t seem that crazy to him, but then again, he had just met me. I found a couple of items to purchase, and we had a lovely conversation about the area and small businesses, etc. It really is one of my favorite things about shopping small: the interaction with the shop keepers.
Anyone can use clothes!
As I left Venture Fourth, I felt tired and hungry, and remembered I had to go grocery shopping. That led to the pause I alluded to in the first paragraph. Now I have a blog post of over 400 words. Score! I think I’ll hit a couple places in Herkimer next.
Mohawk Valley Girl 