Category Archives: Charity

Celebrate Creativity

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Luana

As I mentioned in the Saturday e-newsletter, we are launching a quilt drive for the fire victims in Boulder. Please visit this link for details if you are interested in contributing. Thank you. There is a short list of things … Continue reading →

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Quilts for #MarshallFire

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Luana

Our community is still reeling from the wildfire that destroyed over 1000 homes in a Boulder suburb on December 30. We have had many queries about donating comfort quilts, and we are ready to start this process of receiving and … Continue reading →

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Looking for Silver Linings

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Luana

By now you have probably heard that last Thursday a wildfire raced through a suburb of Boulder, destroying over 1000 homes. We are on the North side of town, and the Marshall Fire was on the South side of Boulder, … Continue reading →

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A New Year…Turning the Page

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Luana

By now you may have read or heard about the massive wildfire that swept through a Boulder suburb here on Thursday. 35,000 people were evacuated, and preliminary estimates are that 991 homes were destroyed and 127 damaged. That is over … Continue reading →

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December 30, 2021 – Firestorm in Boulder Colorado

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Luana

By now you may have read or heard about the massive wildfire that swept through a Boulder suburb here on Thursday. 35,000 people were evacuated, and preliminary estimates are that 991 homes were destroyed and 127 damaged. That is over … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Perspective

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Luana

Here we are at the end of a 2nd challenging year, and if you read the news it is exhausting. I was raised an optimist – a “glass-half-full” girl. In my twenties when I started to travel around the world, … Continue reading →

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Faith Hope Love & Charity

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Luana

In 1958 the first edition of “Jolly Old Santa Claus” was published, with the lush oil-painted illustrations by George Hinke. (1883-1953) George was born in Germany and came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1923, worked in a print shop, and eventually … Continue reading →

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Long Nights & Starry Skies

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Luana

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” – Martin Luther King Jr. As we head into the darkest week of the year, approaching the Winter Solstice, I am thinking about all the ways I can appreciate the longest … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Luana

As we gather with friends and loved ones for a Thanksgiving meal tomorrow, we take the time to look back on this year with gratitude. We focus on what we have, and count our blessings in this moment. Whatever challenges … Continue reading →

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Gratitude Week

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Luana

Despite supply chain issues in our industry, I am always amazed that our buying team is able to keep a steady stream of beautiful new products arriving each week. I look at about 150,000 new products per year, and order … Continue reading →

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