by Jacqui Eisen | Apr 28, 2015 | Food for Thought
Are you Welland proud? Recently, I saw a Facebook post trashing Welland by a Wellander. It felt like a personal kick in the gut. No one can dispute that Welland has suffered from economic down turns and shifts to cheaper labour pools. Nowhere is that more evident...
by Jacqui Eisen | Apr 28, 2015 | Events
Those of us who are the children of Dutch post war immigrants grew up not only under the shadow of World War Two but also with a profound sense of appreciation for the sacrifices Canadians made to liberate The Netherlands. On May 5 Liberation Day will be celebrated...
by Jacqui Eisen | Apr 22, 2015 | Events
Bernice Thibeault of the Niagara Handweavers and Spinners came by to check out our new tea towel designs. The weavers meet every Thursday at the Welland Historical Museum. Join them at 9 am to see what they are up to. A $40 membership provides lessons in weaving and...
by Jacqui Eisen | Apr 21, 2015 | What's New
Just arrived! Twelve new tea-towel and hand towels designs. Together with the other popular designs already in stock, you can now choose from more than 40 designs. Many are available in several different colours. These European made towels are from the 5D company....
by Jacqui Eisen | Apr 11, 2015 | Food for Thought
Yesterday, a customer came in confessing that he was twenty minutes down the road home to Toronto when he realized he had forgotten to stop by our store before leaving. He turned around. Last weekend we had a group of Torontonians come by. Immigrants from Russia, they...
