Did somebody say Chocolate Eggs??

My website is currently off line for a couple of days so, no good directing you there until it comes back up, we are changing hosts, well at least thats what I think Sam at Pixelwood said was happening, he is such a wizz and I, being so dizzy.....Monday should see it all sorted and then I can shout from the hilltops, if i can find any hills in Norfolk. My Twitter is as good as any Hill I know, and I have lived on the West Coast of Scotland (I miss it so).
Easter.....Bunnies......Chicks.....it all comes back to Chocolate though dosn't it? A new British survey has revealed that 9 out of 10 people like Chocolate. The tenth lies. - Robert Paul

"After a bar of chocolate one can forgive anybody, even one's relatives." I like that one!

"If you've got melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly."

So that can be the excuse this weekend when the kids look like they may be struggling.
Does Chocolate make you Dream?? I know cheese is supposed to, but hey who could get all exited about cheese? There isn't a whole weekend devoted to cheese either, not like it's as important as eating chocolate eggs for 3 days. Hold on a minite have we lost sight of the real meaning of Easter? Is Easter becoming too commercialised?
So I think, whilst devouring the last of the kids eggs and clearing up after making the Hot Cross Buns, I shall remember how we come to have all these excuses......
and shall leave you with that thought....
With Love and Light

Olivia
xx

Whose idea was it anyway??

Before you ask, I put the giraffe picture in cos I liked it, and a lot of people refer to us as "the giraffe shop", this is really all about clocks, hence the clock picture. So...... whose idea was it to keep moving the clocks backwards and forwards? You can bet it was someone who didn't have Kids and someone who didn't have a job.
How are we all coping with it this time? I have a few friends on Facebook who have made comments about not being able to get the kids to bed and then not being able to get them up in the morning, yes I am one of those Mothers, ranting and raving......
but there is an up-side, lighter nights of course and......well that appears to be it. Ha, so we suffer sleep disturbance to be able to keep the curtains open longer and see the rotten English weather, what a great idea?
Shall I stop moaning, or have you already stopped reading? On the subject of clocks, we have some quirky little time tellers in stock at the moment, anyone like pigs or cats? Catseye, London, the suppliers of these, have a huge range of things we could all probably live without, but don't want to, and I am gradually adding the range to the shop and the website. We mostly have a clock in every room, this obsessional need to know what the time is. I used to stock a range of wine label clocks but the supply dried up. So having now found another supplier, there will be more in after Easter, by that time we should have adjusted to the hour change at least.
Well, time I got on with some serious work I guess, so toodle pip for now,
Love and Light
Olivia
xx

Putting it all into little boxes

Is it Human Nature or something?
I have spent a large part of weekend sorting out the kids toys and putting them into little boxes, for whatever reason, I am sure they would have prefered them all over the floor, especially the teeny bits of lego, don't you just love the way they hide in the pile of the carpet, waiting to strike as you walk barefoot across the room.
Our lives are so dominated by boxes, don't you think?? Well, most of us live in one, divided into smaller ones, we do, yeh??
I love my living box, I feel safe there and it keeps all my finest things together, my family....
So is it any wonder we use boxes to do just that, in oh so many ways, taking for granted, that what is in them, will be safe and protected. We also put our friends and aquaintences into boxes, imaginary ones of course, friends, panic not!!!
Boxes on my Facebook page take a look and see how we organise eachother, it's wickedly amusing, well I think so, put me in the box for "random" !
If you like my way of thinking add me as a friend.
Boxes.....Boxes.... filled with precious goodies, what would you wish for then? are you one of those who thinks the smaller the box the bigger the surprise? I hope your'e right.
Make a wish, and put all those wishes in a box, keep them safe xx

Making wishes come true
The Wishing Tree
01508 536008

Love and Light
Olivia

Do we cuddle as much as we used to??

Do we cuddle as much as we used to??

Now there's a question, When I was small I had a collection of cuddly toys all of which accompanied me into the land of sweet slumbers every night, even when I left home to venture into the world of adulthood, my scruffy and well loved cuddlies came with me. And still now, in my forties, I have a collection of special bears by my bedside.
So have you still got some of your loved ones?, who could, no doubt tell a few stories if only they had a voice, lol?? Are your children as attatched to their teddies, because mine don't seem to be, although they do go through phases of needing a fury friend and then it takes ages to find the one they want. Is it possibly because us Mums and Grannies don't seem to knit and sew as much these days and the emphasis is more on collectables for the shelves maybe??
Whatever the reason, I think it is a bit sad, I told my teddies all my troubles and fears and got great comfort from that, so I think it's time I gave the bedtime cuddle a bit of a revival, this year I will buy lots of bears for all my little people.

At The Wishing Tree we have a huge variety of cuddlies, I wonder why that is ?? Started off with a few cuddly Jelly cat elephants and giraffes and the odd zebra and a few cheeky looking monkeys, but it has kind of grown to large stocks of them now. We also stock Bears From Russ Berrie, and other suppliers, and have a few made by a local Lady too. variety is the spice of life and we certainly have that. Prices range from £2.99 upwards, and we are increasing our ranges all the time due to our customers becoming addicted to Jelly Cat, also more people are finding our website these days too. So don't let the cuddle become a thing of the past, keep your teddies near by and get one for someone close who needs a cuddle too. xx

Love and Light,
Olivia

The Wishing Tree
www.thewishingtree.biz
01508 536008
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Valentines

New Year Fresh Flowers

This has been a difficult start to the year one way and another, and I have neglected my Blogging duties somewhat.
Some of my closer friends and customers may know about my Mother being unwell, she is now making good progress at home, with lots of TLC from all who are close.
So now I can put a small amout of time, more often to keep everyone up to date with the exiting things which are happening at The Wishing Tree
We have now introduced a new line, following many requests from our customers, we are able to bring you fresh flowers and potted plants. To start with this week we have beautiful Roses in a pallate of colours, and Daffodils to remind us that Spring is just around the corner. Mini Cyclemen in pots and Hyacinths too. Always popular and last for ages of course we have Spray Carnations. All these are from a local supplier and good quality, as well as affordably priced, so wander up the hill this weekend and give us a look.
Have to also mention we have a new stock of our ever popular Giraffes in this week, but be quick as they are wandering off quite swiftly.
This is short and sweet for now, but is sent with much Love to all our Loyal customers,
Looking forward to February being a brighter month for us all
Love and Light
Olivia
and Helen at
The Wishing Tree
Long Stratton

01508 536008
www.thewishingtree.biz
Always there to make your wishes come true
xx

CHRISTMAS WISHES FOR 2008

Wishing all our customers a very Merry Christmas 2008 and a Happy New Year

As we are well known for our Giraffes, of all shapes and sizes I thought you may appreciate a giraffe greeting.
It has been a pleasure this year, welcoming so many new customers through the doors of The Wishing Tree in Long Stratton, Norfolk. Also, as we have developed the website it has been great to make wishes come true for so many customers from further afield, watch out for more improvements on our website in the new year. We hope everyone has enjoyed visiting us, as much as we have enjoyed creating the displays of wonderful things in the shop. We like to think we make your visits fun and interesting. In the new year we are going to give the shop a bit of a make-over, so keep coming in to see how it's all going. New and exiting stock to see as well as a few more of our theme nights and party nights for you too. We have hosted some great parties in the shop this year and hostesses have enjoyed spending their comission on lots of yummy goodies.
So that just leaves me the pleasure of thanking you all for supporting us and we hope to see you all in the new year for the January Sale which starts on Friday
2nd January.

Merry Christmas once again
Love and Light
Olivia and Helen

www.thewishingtree.biz
01508 536008
The Wishing Tree