As a fair trade company, your purchases really do make a difference in the lives of the many artists we represent here. They set their own prices, according to their needs, and we respect those prices. As you can tell by the work found here, and the quality, this is a winning combination.

I can't even begin to tell you what a wonderful thing it is to have such loyal and wonderful customers!  I love the little notes and comments in the the dialog box when you check out, and the very cool notes you leave with your orders.  I am smiling as I type this!  

Thank you SO much!

Susan

"Here kitty kitty kitty . . ."

I have updated the collection of black clay pottery from Mexico with 30 new pieces, which are really elegant and one of a kind, while being extraordinarily well-priced.  The Mateos family is quite famous in Mexico, but virtually unknown here. If you want to prove to one-and-all that you have exquisit taste, this is the gift I recommend, for someone special or for yourself.

                      for her                      for him

Be sure to check out cotton clothing for women AND men. I have also added some embroidered dresses for children. There are new blouses with LOTS of embroidery, headpieces, and belts for a fresh look. I recently added some wonderful new organic jewelry, made with seeds, pods, and stones like agate, jasper and quartz, to finish that breezy lightweight cotton look.  The blouses are also super-nostalgia gifts.

The deer are still the color of dead leaves, quite a bit darker across the muzzle and head than I would have expected for this time of year.  Their ear-tips have turned quite black..

With the extreme drought I find some very odd couples in the yard at night.  Out of camera range is also a baby skunk, about the size of a hamster. The raccoon and porcupine are also both youngsters.

Last Fall I saw our mama procupine strolling across

the yard, and I went out and followed her to a huge

Elm tree, which she climbed to about 30 feet,

apparently ready for an afternoon nap. She is quite invisible up there.

The drought persisted into Winter..  The heat, dryness, and lack of food has kept my little backyard habitat (about an acre for them) full of deer, raccoons, possum, porcupines, squirrels, skunks, and LOTS of birds that come in for both the seed and the water.  Two big buckets of water are out for everyone and filled daily, and the deer are getting protein pellets with a little apple corn.  So far so good.  The raccoons comb the ground under the feeders for seed (I can't leave the feeders out at night) but I do put corn out after dark for them.

The dove did not go to Mexico this year, but have stayed in San Antonio.  That is not good.  I am getting a really bad feeling that this summer is going to be a killer.  We shall see.

I can't imagine living in any other way!

Thanks!

Susan

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We want you really to enjoy coming here to see what's new, or where Churchill has been. We want you always to feel free to contact us with questions, or suggestions, which you can do easily in the “About Us” section. Mostly, we want to ignite your imagination, and tickle your fancy. We want you to catch yourself smiling as you go through our pages.

You also will find a new section inside Churchill called "The Old Broad Speaks", about finding a second career and building a website around it.

                Thank you for dropping by!
                          January 21, 2012

Susan