It's still wet and summer's almost gone...

We're now rapidly approaching the end of the summer holidays. Already the nights are turning cold and we are looking forward to the seasons ahead. Soon our new consignment of nostalgic goodies will be whizzing through the door in preparation for the 1940s weekend in Grassington- we'll keep letting you know how our preparations are going on for that and would love any tips on authentic clothing and shopkeeping for the war years. See what we've already got in in the photos!
Looking further ahead we have had our first batch of Christmas decorations arrive- yes, it does seem rather early but considering we ordered them all the way back in January we are filled with great excitement to see what has come in the big brown boxes! However, we won't spill the beans just yet as to what has come- there's a lot of work to do before then such as checking every item to make sure it's as perfect as we'd like and pricing it all up.

Back to the here and now- lots of goodies keep arriving and we'll try to pop as much online as we can!

Rain rain go away! Come back again another day!

Some shots of the beautiful new French China we have in.

Rain rain go away! Come back again another day! What a wet month it's been- hoping that August may bring out the sun. This month we've had plenty of pretty china from France to try to give us a feeling of summer inside despite the grey skies outside.

Jubilee mania has hit the Rabbit

Great excitement here- it's such an exciting month and we've had so much fun decking the shop out with Union Jack bunting, cushions, bags, tea towels and anything else we can find with a flag on! The partyware has been a big hit.

Missing Clarence...

It has certainly been rather quiet around The Rabbit without poor old Clarence- there's nobody to greet us in morning and there isn't the mad hunt each afternoon to find him before the shop closes for the night. On the plus side we do have the counter back instead of him using it as his bed but for the most part it's a bit lonely without him.

RIP Clarence

We’re very sorry to tell you that after a short illness Clarence died peacefully today.

We’ll let you know very soon who will be keeping you posted with news from The Rabbit, so please bear with us.

It’s tinsel town here!!!

The shop is awash with decorations and glitter galore now. I can’t find my bed in the stockroom so am permanently camped out on the counter- well, actually I’m seeing how many Christmas tips I get!

Not long now till Dickensian- hope you can all make it this year after last year’s snow and ice stopped most of the fun.

There’s been lots of work going on around me to fill the shelves with goodies. The shop isn’t just full of decorations but a whole host of gifts- bath products, homewares, books, French inspired goodies and retro accessories!

Call in and see me- and don’t forget my treat!

Oh the indignity…

Well now, I thought I would have a summer of plenty of mouse catching but I thought wrong! I visited the vet for my usual checkup and do you know what? The next thing I awoke minus my teeth- oh the indignity of it all- they’d gone bad! All those years of living rough have definitely taken their toll. I’ve spent time recuperating on the counter and making sure I was fed plenty of tasty morsels to compensate for my loss.

Now that the seasons are changing again there are plenty of new boxes arriving at the shop and my cosy stockroom is becoming full with interesting new things to discover over the coming months. There’s lots of sparkly stuff being crammed in and there’s a growing excitement in the air. There’s plenty to distract me from thoughts of mouse chasing and I’ll let you know my favourite finds as they are unwrapped. Or, if you’re in the area just drop by and I’ll give you a personal guided tour!