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On Thursday we gave thanks. Well, for us it started the Saturday before, we invited our friends, smoked turkey, cooked fixings, and arranged a tie dye party for anyone from our Dougherty Loves Democracy Group who wanted to join us. What followed was the wonderful chaos of new and familiar faces enjoying each other’s company, a hearty meal, and the colorful art of tie dye. It was a romp and we’re thankful for everyone who came out.

This is a complete snapshot of our tie-dye shirt inventory as of November 2nd—as it is now December 2nd, expect that things have changed. Some shirts have been sold or are spoken for and new shirts have been added. Becca does amazing custom works so look for our shop on facebook for more information and updates about our inventory.

The week went on, and we took it easy—recover from the day of, get the house cleaned up (even if the front yard is still a-litter with folding chairs), organize our ever-expanding inventory of tie dye supplies, and talk about the economic blackout. That’s right, we’re one of those families. We’ve canceled our Amazon, Disney+, and Paramount subscriptions, we stopped shopping at Target, cold-turkey, and this past week we set out to buy as little as possible—We’d have done it too, if it weren’t for the dire need for sick supplies when our littles were struck by strep and RSV.

Even so, Thursday came and with it the main event: The Feast of Thanksgiving. Families gathered round, childhood mythologies were spun, we all ate too much, and got home a little late. For us it was a pleasant evening with family, even in the shadow of sickness, grief, and anxiety. I recognize, in this particular retrospect, that which I am most thankful for has always been the people that fill my life—I have been blessed to have had so many absolutely amazing people sharing my air over the years that I cannot even begin to address them all. Thank you for the moments we had together, and with luck for the moments we may yet share.

Now, as it is Tuesday morning and the economic blackout is ending, I don’t feel bad about plugging our pop-up shop or telling you about the amazing stuff we’re ready to send this December.

I hope you enjoy silly promo videos with no audio…

I recently compiled an online catalog of my favorite images from 2024-25 and launched it as a collection of canvases on our etsy store. I used etsy because it was an easy enough avenue to arrange some dropshipping and because our website development is still on the back burner. One thing I did not like about etsy is that it buries the notion that these prints can be produced in custom sizes on various media and mounts. We have cultivated many production capacities from smaller “in house professional printing” to larger “high quality art prints” and many spaces in between. Again, message us on facebook if there’s something particular you’re interested in.

This is the complete catalog from etsy. My foray into streaming bird feeders on TikTok has gotten me into making silly little promo vids. Also—get $10 off with coupon code FRIENDLY10

Let’s talk about that sweet South Georgia gold—honey!

After a massive (for us) harvest this year, we’ve wound up with ~750 pounds of honey! And it is available for purchase—local pickup only (for now.)

Check out this gift setup from Muckalee Bee Company—1 pound of our raw honey in a glass muth jar sealed under cork & beeswax and accompanied by a star ornament and wooden honey dipper. The set comes complete in a gift box for easy wrapping!

For now, our honey is limited to in-person sales and that means we can arrange pickup in the greater Albany area. Reach us on facebook to make arrangements.

That brings us around to a final set or mentions—I did say that this is a “pop-up shop”—We’ve got three more events this year and we’re hoping we’ll see some of you there!

Next up: the Lee County Spirit of Christmas Parade and Festival in Downtown Leesburg on December 6th.

The following week we’ll be in Albany at The Wonderfully Made Christmas Market on December 13th.

And lastly, we’ll be at the Tift Park Christmas Popup Market on December 20th.

You were warned—but it’s done. Hopefully, you didn’t mind too terribly much. Let’s get back to the economic blackout for a moment. Big box stores will have plenty of business this season, but local artists, artisans, and craftspeople may not. We all talk about wanting strong communities, but we struggle to build our villages. This is an easy one, find people in your local community and buy stuff from them. Look for farmers, craftspeople, artists, bakers, and producers in your community and support them. It may not be much, but money spent in the community stays in the community for a little longer. Even if it’s just a little—your support matters.

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