A friend of mine from my high school days has been working as a singing entertainer on a cruise ship this summer. He has been in port on Sundays, so we've been playing tour...

Ella has some seriously brilliant ideas at the store. For example, she decided this belt tied around them would be a perfect way to make sure they "don't get lost!" Keeping the girls entertained...

Broken Polish Pottery dish!As you know, I am very vertically challenged. That means that my cupboards' LOWEST shelf is BARELY within my reach. Dumb me...I knocked this bowl out of the cabinet as I...

A conversation we had with some customers at our register today:Husband: "Good thing we're throwing out our underwear so that we can pack this in our suitcase"Wife: "Yes, we packed all of our old...

makes you lose faith in people.Seriously, I think it's created a bit of a cynic out of me. For example, when a lady today brought up a children's hat without a tag and asked...

Amidst the craziness of this summer, I have acquired 3 new kitchen tools that I wonder how I ever lived without, and they looked perfect after my kitchen remodel which I did this summer...

The whole truth, and nothing but the truth...So, we've decided to close our doors because it has proven to not be financially viable, particularly in the upcoming downturn of Alaska Cruise tourism that is...

Permanently.Yup, you read that right.Enough is enough...and we are closing our business' doors at the end of the season, perhaps never to return to Alaska.Whew. Now on to the task of selling off our...

Jared's parents, and Aunt & Uncle Pat & Mike (wonderful family who live in Germany!) came to visit last month! They drove up from Washington State...the grueling 3 days-each-way drive...and they survived!We had fun...

Yup, you read that right.Say goodbye to the pottery on www.Northstar-Treasures.comIt has been a roller coaster day. It all began when our Polish Pottery supplier contacted us around noon, and told us that she...