It has been along time since Jane has been able to sit at the keyboard and blog. I can hardly wait until spring. This has been a very long winter, but spring will come.

In the mean time shop car is getting a workout. The ladies are knitting, Coffee is roasting, and tea is brewing.

I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
With great affection.
Highland Hollow Emporium

This is a double rainbow that showed up outside my front window last Oct. Isn't it the most wonerful thing? I just had to have Jane post the pictures, It was so cool!!!!

Coffee break is NOW over!!!! How much coffee can one person drink? Good grief!!!
Anyway, MJ's jewelry show was a GREAT success. She is now settled in the apt. above the shop. I call her the crazy cat women that lives above the coffee shop. Her Jewelry from Nepal is really really nice. Jane is behaving now that things have settled down. She has some old pictures to post. Since she hasn't blogged in a really really looooooong time. Alot has happened. Things are moving and shaking.

Things have been very busy around here. John and Jane have been working on the Apt. trying to get it done before the first of Oct. I want to have humans living in the apartment. It will be nice to get it rented.

MJ is coming Tuesday, than her and Jane will start getting the shop ready for the Jewelry sale. Can't wait for that, it should be a good time.

Lots going on! Time for a coffee break.

Having Molly B. held hostage has worked!!! M.J. is coming up to do a jewelry show and sale.
here is the info.

Jewelry Sale

"The Crystal Peddler"

M.J. Stewart will be showing Jewelry

from Nepal at

"Highland Hollow Emporium"

(that's Me)

105 S. Main St.

Elmwood, Wi. 715-639-2052

Sept. 27, 28, and 29th

Oct. 04, 05, and 06th

Thurs, Friday and Saturday

10:00am-6:00pm

Jane is even checking into getting a special events licence to serve free wine. Should be a really good time. Food, wine. Jewelry, knitting and spinning. And of course Molly B.

The Shetland yarn has finally arrived. Jane is sooo happy. It took a long time to get but it turned out really nice. Thank you Carothers .
4 fleeces, 2 done worsted, 2 done lace. Very nice spinning. Price was very reasonable. Brooklyn is holding 15 skeins of "Princess" 180 yards spun lace. Yummy, Yummy.
On the table we have worsted "Tanzy", "Gidget" Lace "Black Star", and "Princess".

Jane had a stowaway in her knitting bag this morning. So today we have a very special guest at the Emporium. It is MOLLY B.
Molly B. is a very special. This doll was given to Jane by her cousin MJ when she was about 6 years old MJ gave Molly B. her name. MJ loves Molly B. Jane likes to use Molly B. to get what she wants from MJ. One time Jane had a little too much wine (nooo I hear you say NOT Jane) MJ took Jane's wine and hid it. Jane went and got Molly B. and said MJ give me back my wine or the doll GETS it. MJ cries NOOOOO not MOLLY B. please Jane don't hurt Molly B. I'll get your wine, sure enough Jane got her wine back lickety split. Now on the farm blog I see Jane is using Molly B. again to have MJ up for a visit, no wonder Molly B. came to me "the Emporium" and stowed away in her knitting bag. Molly B. knows I can hold my own with Jane.

John and Brooklyn look down the fence that got wrecked in the storm. I tell ya if it wasn't for the 4 year old nothing would get done around here.

Leah and Britta are checking out the yarn. Leah doesn't knit or crochet or any crafty stuff, but she sure likes to have Jane make stuff. She's planning Afghans for both the girls. Jane better get those needles flying!

Well Kids, it's Wednesday that means that John is roasting coffee. All the humans LOVE coffee, (these humans anyway). People seem to be wanting a DARK roast, the darkest John can roast it. I wonder what that means?!?
Look what happened to my fence!!!!!! The storm took it down. John has been talking about taking it down and putting up a better one (yea like that would ever happen. How long has Jane been saying she was going to give me a cute little garden.)
New yarn for the yarn shop. Linen and more sock yarn. I didn't want to say anything but have you noticed on the sock yarn picture that something looks a little odd. Can you guess who took the picture and set it up???? need I say more!!!!!!
More socks for Jane's dog to chew and unravel.