Journal

We hope to help you learn how to create a pub night experience for your family and friends.

While it's good for any night, we are going to talk a bit about making it an experience the famed Irish holiday, that is celebrated with more zeal in America than in Ireland itself, St. Patrick's Day. 

First, let's get in the mood and talk about the lore of love and valentines through the ages.

We are a people fascinated and ruled by love. We sing about it, write about it, dream about it, feel it, chase it, lose it, and celebrate it on the 14th day of February. 

With snowy days ahead, we are dreaming of all the ways we can enjoy this season, instead of impatiently waiting for the next. 

The simple acts of lighting a candle or building a crackling fire bring a measure of peace as the storm swirls outside. Hello winter, my old friend, come and stay for a while. 

The story of Santa Lucia, the bearer of light, is one that children relive each year on December 13th. Wearing a crown of candles and singing the songs of light and Christmas bring a sense of warmth and sweetness to the season. Read on to hear about the tradition and what we like to do to celebrate. We have also created a collection of items to help make your celebration be filled with light.

When the first garland arrived in our shop, were were just absolutely astounded by the beauty and quality of each piece. The shapes are made of a heavy pressed cotton paper, each side is printed with a luxurious ink colors layered together to make something that can last for years to come. This type of paper craft is rare these days, and we are so excited to introduce to you Ellie, the UK based designer, and the team of craftsman behind East End Press.

Have you ever found yourself in a place so ethereal that you felt you were walking a tightrope between a fairytale and the real world happening around you? While The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a work of fiction, the setting of Tarrytown is as real as the Headless Horseman was to Ichabod Crane. 

Washington Irving describes the small New York community in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by writing: “If ever I should wish for a retreat, whither I might steal from the world and its distractions, and dream quietly away the remnant of a troubled life, I know of none more promising than this little valley.”