BRRRRR...Baby it's Cold Outside!

Hi all! A little bit of snow won't keep us down!! Clutter is open today so poke your head in. If you can't make it today, come on in this weekend...we have a lot of fabulous stuff and we're getting more in tomorrow....

Here is a list of a few things we are getting:

Small sectional sofa

dressers, dressers and dressers

Bookshelf

Antique Icebox

and plenty more...so get your boots on and come enjoy the shop!

Clutter Your World...from India!

Hi everyone! One of our favorite stores, Gypsy Jewel, is moving to the West End and we couldn't be happier! Maruta ( Gypsy Jewel) is moving to 820 Pearl Street, across from Bay Leaf and she is taking all of her jewelry, most of her Ganeshes, and little of her furniture! Clutter is the lucky recipient of some of her wonderful furniture that she has imported from India and we have it at tremendous prices...so come on in and Clutter Your World!!

Take a look at what we have in the store right now...and this is just a few of the pieces!!

Carved, Colorful Painted Chest/Buffet.....$850

The picture doesn't do it justice!!

SOLD....to a discerning buyer!

SOLD....to a discerning buyer!

Teak Armoire with Glass Doors...carved...$1100

One of those days to sleep in!

Hi everyone...well, I woke up this morning to cold, icy rain....a perfect morning to hit the snooze button on your alarm clock and catch a few more winks! When you do wake up, after you come to CLUTTER to see what new things we have, I think it's time to go back to your warm cozy home, light the fire, and nest.

We have the perfect furniture to aid in your nesting....take a look!

SOLD!

Lovely Rattan Lounger for those cold winter days....

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!

After you do the laundry, put it away in this beautiful handpainted armoire for $950

Clutter Your World...get ready for some feasting!

Hi! Ted and I went to a wonderful dinner last night...it was a thank-you dinner by Pastures of Plenty/Big Bang Catering for all of it's CSA members. For those of you who don't know what a CSA is, it's Community Supported Agriculture. These are local farms and local farmers who provide organically grown vegetables, herbs and flowers to their members. This past "eating" season, we joined Pastures of Plenty, a wonderful local farm on Ogallala Rd in Longmont owned by Lyle Davis and his wife, Sylvia Tawse. The farm has 35 acres and was first homesteaded by the Springsteen family in 1887. It's currently stewarded by the Tawse-Davis family, only the third family to live on and farm the land.

Every Wednesday, starting in June, we took our Pastures of Plenty bag to the Farmer's market to pick up our farm share. Every Wednesday, we were so delighted with what we got...from sugar snap peas, to eggplant to fresh salad greens, fingerling potatoes, baby carrots, tomatoes, and my favorite treat...bouquets of fresh cut flowers! Our bags were overflowing with fresh, organic vegetables and herbs. They also include a newsletter with recipes ( for all of you cooking challenged!) You can get in touch with Pastures of Plenty by e-mailing them at

pasturesofplenty@aol.com or look them up at/www.bigbangcatering.com/pastures_plenty.htm.

So, now that you have your food...we have some great furniture and kitchen items at Clutter!

We have some great dining tables, a beautiful set of flatware, crystal wine glasses and water goblets and china to die for (Wedgewood!).

Come on in and "Clutter Your World!"

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!

Gone home!

SOLD! But come and see what else we have!

SOLD! To a discerning buyer!

The Wind is blowing some great stuff through our doors!

Hi everyone! I hope you have been enjoying these windy, fall days. We have been loving them at Clutter....the wind is blowing in lots and lots of wonderful things.....come check them out!

SOLD! To a discerning buyer!

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!!

Sent Home

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!

SOLD...but come on in, we have more tables!

Marathon and discounts!!

Hi everyone! Well, I just finished my first Marathon in Victoria, Canada! It was a beautiful fall day, sunny and around 40 degrees, perfect running weather. Growing up in Michigan, if you would have told me that I would someday be a runner, let alone, finish a marathon, I would have said you were crazy!

To celebrate, I'm offering anyone who has a marathon medal a 10% discount! Bring your medal into the store and we will give you a 10% discount off of a single item.

Run on and run on down to Clutter!

Clutter Your Stomach..in Seattle!

Clutter your Stomach….again!

We’re sitting on the Victoria Clipper on our way to Victoria, BC for the Royal Victoria Marathon. This has been quite a year for me….our oldest daughter got engaged to a wonderful guy on January 1, I quit a job I loved on May 18, opened a store I LOVE on August 3... and now, I am running my first marathon, at the age of 51! Ted and I arrived in Seattle on Thursday to beautiful blue skies and pleasant temps. Every time we visit Seattle, we have been blessed with beautiful weather, who says it rains here?!! We decided to fly into Seattle and then “cruise” to Victoria on the Victoria Clipper….for one thing, it was cheaper…but the real reason is that I figured on the trip back to Seattle, we had a better chance of walking around and stretching our (what are sure to be) very tired, stiff and sore legs, on Sunday evening!

Anyway, back to Seattle….we arrived mid-afternoon and after dropping our luggage off at the hotel, decided to walk to the Pike Place Market and the original Starbucks. If you have never been to Seattle, one place you must go to when you do go, is the Pike Place Market. It is a cacophony of sounds and smells….mostly of the fish hawkers selling their fish and pretending to throw them at unsuspecting passers-by! The fresh fish and Dungeness crabs are a sight to see and the smell is…well, you can imagine! Not only is there seafood, but there is wonderful fresh produce and I was dying for a big, juicy apple and some cheese to go with it. I bought a BIG apple ( and asked the nice young guy who sold it to me to please cut it, which he did) and then went across the street to Beecher’s Cheese shop for some of their delicious aged , semi-hard cow’s milk cheese..yum! Then we stopped at the original Starbucks and Ted got a latte and from there we proceeded to a small waterfront park to drink our coffee and savor the apple and cheese….yum, yum (again!). After enjoying our snack and the view of the harbor, we did a little bit of shopping ( ok, ok…since I’m the ultimate shopper, we did a lot of shopping with little buying!) and then finally it was time for dinner.

When I was traveling last week to Michigan, I picked up the airline magazine and read about a pizza restaurant in Seattle called Serious Pie (what a cute name!). How fortuitous since I was going to be in Seattle this weekend and a great pizza at a casual restaurant would be perfect.After shopping, we set out to find Serious Pie, which wasn’t too hard to do, it’s on Virginia just past 3^rd St. It’s a small restaurant with a big line and there aren’t too many tables so you are eating with your neighbors…I call it community eating. I’m usually not a fan of this type of eating, but to be honest, it didn’t bother me at all, when you want to, you can really focus on your tablemate, be it a your husband, friend, and/or both! If you don’t really want to focus on the person you came to the restaurant with, you can easily eavesdrop on someone else’s conversation! The menu is small, which made it easy to select what type of pie we wanted to eat. Ted and I “played” a game, one at a time, we eliminated the “pies” we didn’t want ( Wild boar sausage, Yukon gold potatoes, egg) and settled on a wild chanterelle with truffle sauce pizza and salads for each of us. We picked just right…the salad was delicious and the pizza perfect and best of all, the company was the best!

Seattle is a lovely place to visit, there are many places to shop and “Clutter your World” and great places to eat and “Clutter your Stomach!”

And speaking of eating....we have some great dining/kitchen tables in Clutter right now...Have a look!

Sent home!

SOLD....to a discerning buyer!

Round pedestal table...$125!

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!

Come on in...Clutter is full!

It's the night before I leave to run a marathon and I have so many things "cluttering" my mind! I'm looking forward to this trip. It's my first marathon and believe it or not, I'm excited to run and experience it. The marathon is in Victoria, BC and it's not only at sea level, but it's supposed to be a beautiful run. I'll be running but I will also be on the lookout for something that can Clutter your World...so stay tuned!

One of the things cluttering my mind is Clutter....I just love my store! The women I work with are so wonderful, the consignors are great and we love our customers. I was in the store today, taking pictures so I could post them before I leave. The store is so full right now with lots of incredible furniture and home decor. You'll see the pictures below...I hope you visit soon.

Oh...before I forget...check out our new advertising at www.metroseen.com. I think you'll like what you see! Also, call us with any questions....303.386.3423.

Have a wonderful day!

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!

SOLD....to a discerning buyer!

SOLD....to a discerning buyer!

A blustery day in Michigan!

Sunday, October 4, 2009

It’s a blustery day in Michigan and I am sitting at my parent’s house with the TV blaring in the background but enjoying the smell of my childhood. Fall is in the air, the leaves are red and orange and falling, it’s cool and damp outside and warm and cozy in. I started the weekend with 10 of my sorority sisters from the University of Michigan…we get together every year and this was the 18^th year since we started our reunions. We spend the weekend at a friend’s lakehouse on Zukey Lake, about 30 miles from Ann Arbor….it’s a wonderful weekend of eating and sipping wine and shopping ( Livingston Antique Mall near Howell, Howell Western Wear in Howell!) and laughing and I wouldn’t miss it for the world. This morning started with my alarm going off at 6:30 so that I could rouse the others and encourage everybody to get ready for a 5K that finishes on the 50 yd. line of the Michigan stadium! The race is called the Big House/Big Heart run and it supports the U of M ALS research, Mott Children’s Hospital, U-M Cardiovascular Center and the charity of your choice. When I graduated 29 years ago, I never imagined that I would get the chance to stand on the 50 yd. line of the U of M Stadium, let alone with 10 of my oldest and dearest friends.

Back to the blustery part of my story….one of the real treats when I come home is to go visit the Franklin Cider Mill in Franklin, Michigan. You know autumn has arrived when the smell of donuts and cider permeates the air. The Franklin Cider Mill was built in 1837 and while it hasn’t always been a cider mill, it’s been one for as long as I can remember ( and that’s a LONG time!). Cider is still made the old fashioned way using an apple press, and good, greasy donuts are made fresh daily. You have not tasted apple cider until you have tasted Franklin Cider Mill’s apple cider!!

So, if you find yourself in or near Detroit, Michigan and it’s a blustery fall day, make a trip to the Franklin Cider Mill and Clutter your Stomach!!

www.franklincidermill.com

Some more fabulous finds at Clutter!

SOLD!

Sold...to a discerning buyer!

Sent Home!

Come back next year!

SOLD...to a discerning buyer!