I just can’t believe it… A whole year has gone by since becoming the new owner of Mulberry Cottage! Gosh, time flies when you’re having fun!! It’s been a crazy, wonderful year. I have so much to be thankful for. There’s not enough room to say it all, but I want to mention some important people. I’m so thankful for my husband Mitch who’s been such a great partner and husband, and so very supportive, and he even designs the website and calendar which looks so great each month! I also want to thank all the Mulberry Gals, for without their help each day, I’d be lost. To my family, thanks for all your love and support. And most of all, thanks to all of you, for without you, Mulberry Cottage wouldn’t exist. Thank you for all your kind words and your patronage. I’ve come to realize that it’s all of you who make Mulberry Cottage such a special hometown store. I love when the girls and I get to chat with each of you about your families, pets, or just about life. That just doesn’t happen in many shops these days. To show my thanks to all of you, we’re having a very special Anniversary Celebration on Sat., June 6th. There will be special “surprise” sales throughout the shop. We will serve cake and refreshments to help celebrate the day. We’ll also be giving away a “special coupon” free with any purchase! You won’t want to miss this.

Now, you won’t find any “June gloom” at Mulberry Cottage, as this is a very busy month for us. We have lots to celebrate! Besides our anniversary, there’s the beginning of summer, Flag Day, Father’s Day, graduation, and our Independence Day Celebration! To welcome summer, we have some great beach and summer sales and summer recipes and a great selection of beautiful summer home decor items and linens. Also, the new Vera Bradley summer line is in and selling fast, so hurry in and pick your favorite styles. For Flag Day we’re having a special sale on all our beautiful garden and good old red, white, & blue flags. Flags are one of my favorite treasures at the shop. A flag hanging from a porch or a balcony says so much about the warmth found inside a home. So come pick your favorite flag and display it proudly, so all who pass by can smile when they see it hanging outside your house!

If you haven’t seen our 4th of July treasures at the shop yet, you must come in! To help you celebrate the very special birthday of our country with your friends and family, we have some wonderful vintage red, white, and blue flags, bunting, swags, and many unique pictures, figurines, lights, tablecloths and more. Some of these will take you back to days gone by and remind you of the important history of our great nation! These have been selling so fast, that I’ve had to reorder twice already! So hurry in because these won’t last long. Of course, we have some tasty goodies for those family gatherings too! Yummy jams, dips, soups, grilling spices, and lemonades will complete any gathering! Also, make sure you come to our Independence Celebration on Sat., June 27th! We’re having tasty food sampling and refreshments, a special red, white & blue sale, and a free gift for the 1st 25 customers with a $20 min. purchase.

Now, we have some special Father’s Day gifts too! We’ve brought in some very unique western sculptures from Mill Creek Studios. I know many Dads would love these in their office or den. You must see these exquisite sculptures. We’ve also added some wonderful western frames, desk sets and mugs that would make a wonderful gift for Dad, and if he’s a farm boy at heart, we also have some John Deer mugs and travel mugs that would put a smile on a his face. Let’s not forget the sure way to a man’s heart is through his stomach with some old-fashioned Peanut Crunch candy or Captain’s Choice coffee. Of course we can’t forget those GRADS! For the graduating daughter, granddaughter, or niece, a Vera Bradley bag would make a great graduation gift. For the son, grandson or nephew that’s graduating you could find many wonderful food items to make him a special meal! Of course we have some great cards to choose from too! So you see, Mulberry Cottage has great offerings to make any occasion special.

I’d like to share a special story about my Dad for Father’s Day, that’s a continuation of last month’s story of my donkey Peppy, but I’ve run out of room. So I’m putting this story on our website at www.mulberrycottage.net. I’m sure you will find the story heartfelt and will see how special my dad was to me.

I will close this letter by saying welcome summer days and a very Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads out there!

Love,

Jamie