August -SF

Wow this summer -with all its fog and bluster really gets folks knickers in a twist. I like it, because when it is sunny I appreciate it more here and when I go east and roast…it is truly paradise to land back in fog.   September and October will be brilliant. I got some crazy hats in the other day….crazy inexpensive and crazy fun.   Here is our lovely Monique in one.   There are flying pigs, and sharks and funny hats with a posy and light up curly cue ones.    Last year we sold out before Halloween.  (I think Burning Man had something to do with that)    Come by and see, they are up high on the left hand side, on the toy side of the store. I have a friend with a store in Seattle called Gifted.   Amoret used to manage my store here and she is now always passing on good ideas re: product and life as well.   She recommended these nodding animals that are powered by the sun.  (no batteries!) The best part is watching folks watch them.  They have a tendency to imitate the movement.    All ages of folks stand by the window and put their arms out and sway. I have to reorder them.  I guess there is something about an object that is fun, solar powered and makes you move your hips. I sell a lot of Buddahs,Ganeshes and Guan Yins.   In the same little department there is Nag Champa,  sage to burn, incense matches and lovely incense burners.    This hippy department is popular and sort of magical.  I envision folks going home and making wishes or setting up an altar for a loved one or blessing a new home with a sweep of sage.  Heartfelt has always had this department and always will. May goodwill abound. I am in the process of embarking on a new business and it is at times overwhelmingly exciting and at other times very challenging.   I hope to keep plugging on until the vision is 3 dimensional and a reality.   Bureaucracy can make the simplest concept a tangled ball of yarn.   So imagine yourself with a hot pot of tea and a delicate edged tea cup on Cortland, it cannot hurt. Last but not least I have had the opportunity to sell some truly vintage California pottery.  I keep unearthing more pieces from my basement.  The colors and glazes are amazing and it is hard not to keep more than I could ever use or store. This is our current window over flowing with Bauer and Franciscan. By for now from this lovely enclave that is Bernal Heights. Best, d

Heartfelt 436 Cortland Ave. San Francisco, California

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