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  As many of you know, I am thrilled to be organizing Stratford's Shop Small Saturday event for the second year. We expect well over 50 local business and community organizations to participate and extend offers to the public on Sat Nov 24th (the Sat after Thanksgiving). If you're not already doing so, follow Shop Small Stratford on Facebook and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shopsmallstratford/) for the latest news and offer updates =AND= Visit the official event website at ShopSmallStratford.com On behalf of all of the businesses participating in this event, thank you for your continued support!

We are honored to have been asked to give our perspective on "Why Small Businesses Matter" on HamletHub, sponsored by The Hartford Insurance Company.  As many of you know, I have been passionate about Stratford and our surrounding communities and about marketing the wonderful assets we have here.  Part of this has to do with the importance - and benefits - of supporting small, local independent businesses. As we get the store ready for another holiday shopping season, I am for the second year in a row also heading up the Shop Small Stratford Saturday event that capitalizes on the...

One of the least expensive and simplest way to freshen dresser drawers, cabinet doors or drawers is changing out the knobs.  There are so many styles of knobs and pulls to choose from - and you don't have to pick the same style - you can mix and match.  Whatever, you choose, by changing out this hardware, you can effectively change the appearance in a dramatic way.

Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night. - Hal Borland Autumn is already upon us - where did the summer go? And here we are shifting gears again for the holidays for our 2nd year as a brick & mortar store! Whether you’re a regular shopper or perhaps you've never visited our store, we always appreciate it when a customer trusts us with their home décor and gift needs. We work hard to offer a unique shopping experience along with personalized attention and competitive...

  3 Great Reasons To Use Mellow Monkey's Wish List: Start organizing your holiday shopping ideas by adding them to your wish list so you don't forget. Share your personal wish list with others to help loved ones when shopping for you - via email, Facebook, Twitter - or print them out. Get automatic alerts whenever a wish list item goes on sale!   Just 3 easy steps keeps everything you love organized in one place. 1. Click the Heart (under the Add to Cart button) when you see something you want to add to your Wish List 2. Click the My...