Fall is [not] in the air; our shop is in the mood.

I'm never one for thinking about seasons too early. It nearly makes me throw up when I see the first vestiges of Christmas merch in Costco on a hot July day. Or Halloween stuff in August, for that matter. Yet, as shop owners, we have to think far ahead, and normal operating procedure is to put your stuff out early. As early as you can; if you don't – goes conventional wisdom – people will buy it all first at the shops that do put it out asap. I have no problem ordering, thinking, and planning early, after all, we do most of our holiday buying in January, mere weeks after Christmas of the year before.

Well, it is officially autumn, and we've got our whole fall look going at Pomegranate, even if it is a balmy 82º around here. Our Autumn Open House is this Saturday from 10-5, and while we'll be serving a number of tasty treats, we've decided to nix the hot cider in favor of ice cold lemonade. To drink hot cider properly, you've got to also go outside in a warm woolly jacket and crunch around on some leaves. Not that anyone is complaining about 82 degrees! It's fabulous, but it doesn't feel like Halloween is nearby.

Come in for a little shot of fall anyway. You'll appreciate our lovely autumnal table runners and pumpkins and scarves and cute halloween goodies when the weather does turn...