Highland Hollow Emporium

2008-02-01T13:17:00.000-06:00

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.

2007-12-27T13:16:00.000-06:00

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

2007-12-27T13:14:00.000-06:00

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!!!!

2007-12-27T13:11:00.000-06:00

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.

2007-09-20T14:54:00.000-06:00

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.

2007-09-06T09:05:00.000-06:00

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.

2007-08-22T18:14:00.000-06:00

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".

2007-08-17T10:33:00.000-06:00

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.

2007-08-17T10:26:00.000-06:00

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!

2007-08-15T16:02:00.000-06:00

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.

2007-08-09T13:38:00.000-06:00

Jane, what have you been doing????? Good thing I have a yarn shop. Her Border Collie puppy Kallie likes to chew up the knitting needles. It's always the most expensive needles too.

2007-08-03T10:52:00.000-06:00

stupid quiz doens't work GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

2007-08-03T10:50:00.000-06:00

coffee quiz!!!!

http://mingle2.com/bb/view/how-addicted-to-coffee-are-you">I am 98% Addicted to Coffee

2007-08-02T09:25:00.000-06:00

It was that time of year again!!! You guessed it UFO days in Elmwood, Wi. Tony can hardly wait, neither can Jane, remember last yr. (should be in the archives) She could hardly wait to get her ufo burger and beer. She made such a fool of herself. I had to blush, honestly my bricks got redder, I wouldn't let her take her camera this year to get her UFO burger and beer. Last year was just to embarrassing.

2007-08-02T09:19:00.000-06:00

2007-07-13T13:53:00.000-06:00

Jane is knitting a lacey dishcloth out of the Louet Euroflax she has in the yarn shop. Looks like fun.

2007-07-13T13:47:00.000-06:00

Opening up this morning this is what was on the sidewalk. I don't think it is really a crime scene, but I think some clever human was having fun last night. I know it isn't a knitter because a knitter would have needles in their hand. Anyway, who ever it was they look like they had fun.

2007-07-06T13:02:00.000-06:00

Wow! how did it happen to be July already?
Jane likes to put stupid little sayings all over my walls.
Things like:
Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting.
Jack Russell
Way too much coffee. But, if it weren't for the coffee I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever. David Letterman.
Bread and water can so easily be toast and tea.
unknown.
You know coffee and tea shop stuff.
The latest one is:
Unattended children will be given an espresso and a free puppy.
unknown.
Ha Ha I really like that one.

2007-06-23T12:24:00.000-06:00

Today Elmwood is haveing an Expo craft fair in the Auditorium.(the love of my life, but she dumped me, another time we will talk about it.) John, Chris, and Mel are at the expo while Jane is staying here with me. I wonder if Jane knows John is at the Expo flirting with all the ladies, naughty boy.

Chris and Mel seem to be selling alot of food and coffee at the expo. Good for them, but they better not be getting use to not being here. I will let you know I'm not real happy about being here alone with you know who?!

2007-06-23T12:05:00.000-06:00

Toe-up socks on the magic loop!!! You should have heard Jane working on this little piece of extravaganza. (trying not to laugh to hard) I think she has ripped this out 15 times before she finally got the hang of it. She's only been working on it off and on for about 6 weeks, and look how far she is. The yarn was getting worn out. Anyway she's happy now she has a handle on the short rows. Whew, nice yarn though, It's Treeking.

2007-06-23T11:46:00.000-06:00

Mary came into knit and have some of John's new Organic Bolivian coffee. Apparently Organic coffee is really becoming a big thing. Each country only has a handful of Organic coffee farmers so when the crop is gone, it is gone till the next harvest. I know John has been running out of alot of coffee and won't be able to get it again until the next harvest. Timor is gone and that was everyone in the shops favorite, but this Bolivian is wonderful and selling fast. I know Jane drinks enough of it. (I wonder if John knows how much coffee this girl drinks.) I suppose it could be worse it could be beer or wine.

Raven comes in and drinks tea. I like it when Raven comes in with her friends and has a cup of tea.

2007-06-23T11:37:00.000-06:00

Houston, we have a problem! Jane has not been blogging like the good little slave she is.
she has been spinning. She spun Rosy the Wonder ewe's wool right off her back, yikes! She than washed it in the skein. The top picture is all greasy and dirty.
The bottom picture is all clean and dry. Should she dye it or leave it natural? She wants to make some fingerless gloves to keep her hands warm this winter while she types on my blog, bless her heart.

2007-06-15T09:11:00.000-06:00

Brooklyn came into the shop yesterday to make a bracelet and ankel bracelet. She sure is growing.

Britta came into the shop yesterday too. Britta has found her feet. Britta knows how much I love feet, just look at those wonderful little baby feet.

Now, I have to show you my little garden I have in the alley behind me. Jane has been promising me a bench and flowers in this garden. I ask you do you see a bench and flowers in my garden?????? I see 3 pathetic plants she brought from the farm as an after thought and lots and lots of WEEDS. I noticed at her farm the gardens are nicely weeded. Why oh why do I have to put up with this? Look at my driveway!!! Someone has got to stop the madness. She better start fixing up my driveway and garden or else. I know I said I would stop yelling at her but I just can't she drives me crazy.

2007-06-14T13:08:00.000-06:00

There, Jane has made me look alittle better. I will stop yelling at her now.

2007-06-14T09:43:00.000-06:00

It's getting harder and harder to get Jane to post anymore.

But I can be very demanding!!!!

Part of the reason is she's reading this book she checked out at the library (to cheap to buy the book) Knitting under the influence. by Claire Lazebnik. She is either reading, knitting, spinning or talking to customers when she should be doing the things I want her to do. Anyway

A new place is opening in Maiden Rock called Vino in the valley. www.vinointhevalley.com and they are going to be selling John's coffee there. The coffee is now in more and more establishments. People seem to really be liking the coffee in my shop.