Clutter My World: February 2010

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Clutter my World...away from the Snow!

Hi everyone! Well...as I'm sitting here looking at the snow that is STILL falling (it's been 3 days!), I'm thinking of the great weekend I had last weekend with my husband in Cabo. Ted decided to take me on a surprise trip....he told me to pack for warm weather and that's all. We left for the airport at 6 AM the morning of Thursday, Feb. 11 and I had no idea where we were going. In fact, we flew to LA and I still didn't know where we were going until we got to the gate for our next flight and found out it was Cabo! We have never been to Baja California so it was going to be a new adventure. We stayed at the Hilton which is between Cabo and San Jose del Cabo...it is a beautiful resort and we had 3 days of peace, quiet and relaxation in the sun...a much needed rest!

On Thursday nights in San Jose del Cabo, it's art night and all of the little art galleries are open until 8 PM. It was really fun walking the streets of San Jose and meandering in and out of the galleries...one of the galleries that I loved is called Zoko. It's owned by a husband (Arturo Ortiz) and his darling Swiss wife who do beautiful sterling jewelry. They don't have a website but if you are ever in the area, their store is on Alvaro Obregon St. in San Jose del Cabo. You must check them out!

Speaking of jewelry...I have some fun jewelry in the store right now. The artist is Melissa Fannis and she makes earrings and necklaces from broken windshields! Please come take a look, I think you will find that they make great gifts for someone who enjoys something different!

We also have some great furniture in the store right now and more coming tomorrow....so if you haven't been to Clutter in awhile or if you came in yesterday...come in again and see what we have!

SOLD...but we got a neat pine one in on 3-8-10!

SOLD!

Laurier long black dresser....call for price

SOLD!

Art Deco Hutch....$225

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Clutter Your World....with Football! GO SAINTS!

Hi everyone! Well, I can't really say that I am a football fan. I've really only been interested in it a few times in my life...when I was at the University of Michigan during the Bo vs. Woody days....when my daughter was at USC and they were playing for the National Championship (Texas won...boo!), and today....the Saints vs. the Colts. I still can't say I'm really a football fan, I'm more a New Orleans fan and have been ever since my daughter, Kelly, had to evacuate from her freshman year at Tulane due to Katrina. That was quite an experience...but Kelly survived and went on to graduate Phi Beta Kappa from Tulane with 3 degrees in 2009 and is currently getting her graduate degree in Environmental Biology from, you guessed it...Tulane! New Orleans also survived, but it's been a tough road for so many people down there. We have been going back to New Orleans at least twice a year since the fall of 2005 and we have seen New Orleans recover slowly but surely. Those first few trips back were sobering....visiting the 9th ward and seeing the devastation....homes obliterated, no one in sight except volunteers helping to sift through debris....driving down Carrolton and seeing the bathtub rings on the sides of houses and the large X indicating if there were any deaths at that house, seeing restaurants that we had been to boarded up.....running down the empty St. Charles Street Car line and watching the weeds take over the tracks. As the years have gone on though, we have seen the joyous signs of recovery....schools once again alive with the sound of children, houses being built in the 9th Ward thanks to the efforts of Brad Pitt and his Make It Right foundation, restaurants like the Camellia Grill once again open for business, street artists rimming Jackson Square....and now, a great football team seeing their first Super Bowl!

So, even if you aren't a football fan....for today, please cheer on the New Orleans Saints...that great city that is so full of life could use the win! Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler and Who Dat!

And while you are cheering on the Saints...think of Clutter and all of the wonderfully comfortable sofas and chairs that we have in the store right now. It's too late to buy for this Super Bowl...but there is always next year and if you buy it now, it will be well broken in for the Super Bowl next year!

Bring in any type of Saints paraphernalia (t-shirt, hat, bumper sticker) and get 15% off any one item. This offer is good through Feb. 12, 2010!