A New Season
I absolutely love Fall!!! It truly is and always has been my very favorite season, although since moving to Texas, I have had to adjust to fall not feeling very fall-like. The usual cool crispness of the season can often be hard to find during this time of year as temperatures tend to stay close to 80 through much of the season in Central Texas. However, regardless of the daily high temperatures where I live, it is in fact still fall and I still love every bit of it! The way the sunlight shines through the trees a little differently, the cooler temperatures (80 degree days are better than 90 or 100 degree days!), the harvest of produce such as pumpkins, squashes, and apples that fill our tables, the warm herbaceous flavors of rosemary and sage that take center stage in recipes, and the rich, warm colors that invade our closets and our homes are all songs of coziness and hominess that warm my heart and my soul!
With the welcoming of this new cozy season of fall on our calendars and in the air, Blossoming Olive is also welcoming a new season that I am excited to share with you. As we have had the opportunity, like most of us have had this year, to really reflect on what’s important in this life story we are in, we made the decision to move Blossoming Olive’s shop online. This is a BIG change for us as I especially thrive on creating in-store, hands-on shopping experiences. But we really feel that in order to best reach you where you are, being online is essential. So, we took a giant leap for us and set-up Olive’s online shop - check it out HERE and let us know what you think! Our focus will continue to be on thoughtfully hand-selecting and bringing forward for you goods that are made in small batches in the US with quality ingredients and materials and that are all about the simple pleasures of home.
We have added some new things to our selection of goods for you including new candles, fragrances, makers and story bundles (curated selections of some of our favorite seasonally-inspired goods bundled together for you to enjoy for yourself or to make gift giving a little easier). And, for those of you who have purchased from us before and want to come back for more of your favorite home goods, cleaning products, and candles, you can find those in our online shop as well. Of course, if there is something you purchased from us before that you don’t see in our online shop, then please reach out to us - we may just have it sitting on one our shelves!
Opening our online shop this fall is just a small beginning of what we have planned. We will continue to add new goods and bundles to the shop as we find them and we are also working as fast as we can to implement nationwide shipping so we can reach those of you who reside further than our surrounding communities.
But most importantly, please know that as we embark on this new season of Blossoming Olive’s story, we most of all are grateful for each of you that read our pages, visit our shop, and follow along with us on social media. Your visits, likes, comments, and support are cheers and hugs for us and this little business of ours and we appreciate it more than you could possibly know!
With much gratitude,
Michele