Just back from a quick trip to Chico, land of pomegranates (and almonds, walnuts, peaches, kiwis, tomatoes, palm trees, roses, grapes, olives, persimmons, rice...). The place is simply lush with flora. Between the rich, loamy soil, high water table, and endless days of sun, things grow as if in a Mediterranean paradise. Couldn't believe the towers of tomatoes, profusion of fresh flowers, rows of zucchini and pumpkins... while back in Bend, we're still babying our little handful of Early Girl tomatoes (oh, the irony), hoping for a couple of sandwiches made with them. Sigh. From mom's sweet ranch in Chico comes the name of our shop, because early on, we were always cutting great armfuls of branches loaded with baby pomegranates to bring back to Bend to the shop. This trip was no different; we filled the back of the truck with branches filled with tiny green to just-pink pomegranates (my favorite time of year). Now they're all over the store, and so sweet.
You should come see them, and all our 'new' stuff, from market finds (just arrived; many boxes) to vintage goodies we gleaned along the way. Some of the vintage will come out tomorrow (Oct. 1); the rest to follow next week. The only problem is finding room for everything; it is truly packed at the moment... using every square inch for display. As one of our customers said today (in a good way): "You guys are out of control in here!"
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