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I love the week between Christmas and New Year’s. I love the calm, quiet coziness that settles in after the mad dash from Thanksgiving to Christmas and I love that the week begins and ends with champagne. What I don’t love is an empty champagne glass. It’s always a sad thing to reach the bottom [...]

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In a few days my boyfriend and I will pack up our car and head down to the Chicago suburbs to spend Christmas with his family.  It’s a special visit — there’s no itinerary and no obligations, and it’s the only time all year that the entire family is together. Also, there’s brunch.  For as [...]

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The question those in our mail order department are asked most frequently after “what’s the difference between Spoon Fruit and Preserves?” is “what’s the weather like up there?” Since last Friday the answer has been the same: cold and snowy and downright beautiful. The snow arrived just in time for Petoskey’s annual Holiday Open House and fell [...]

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It’s that time of year again.  Snow blankets the sidewalks, the scent of pine hangs in the air, and shoppers bustle from store to store in search of the perfect gifts.  I helped one such holiday shopper in the  Petoskey store on Monday, answering her questions and opening jars for her to taste and suggesting some [...]

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