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Betsy Anne Chocolates!

Grandpa’s Cheesebarn and Sweeties Chocolates
We love Granda’s artisan cheese, local soda, and Sweeties homemade artisan chocolates.

May delivery is done!

We visited old clients I had not had a chance to visit for a few years since the pandemic and also made trips to new ones. I had to start late for this schedule though as I was experiencing back spasms. I do not know how they came to be — I thought I was adjusting well, however, I did gain some weight, so maybe that contributed to my back pain. What I do know is that it hurts a lot.  So much so that I had to visit the ER to get some relief. After a week of medication, I was ok and ready to leave. I am more than happy to be home and resting as I can slowly feel the pain creeping in on our drive home. Currently, I am slowly taking it easy. The pain pills are keeping some pain at bay + a chiropractor visit this week should help with my predicament.

We saw some interesting stuff on our trip– a missile outside a house that is full of cool nautical stuff, some goats and chicken, and an ice cream shop that was established in the 1920s.

Many thanks to our clients, new and old –for your patronage. It warms our hearts how you guys can sell our driftwood so well. We look forward to seeing you again.

Dropped by Longacre’s Modern Dairy for some “cookie dough” and “death by chocolate” ice cream. Got some chocolate bars for the kids too.

We did a lot of things in between this delivery run, aside from the usual grocery hunt of bargain cakes and books in Publix and Wegman, we were able to squeeze a walk to the Carnegie Library. Although the library building is still standing and as beautiful as ever, it is now being used as a museum lab and music hall.

We also visited the Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History.  Saw dinosaur bones, gems, and insects. We also had a peek at the conservation lab where they are currently restoring a 3-part wooden Egyptian coffin. We also watched a baseball game at PNC Park, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers. We enjoyed the game except for the part that the Brewers won. It was a good game though.

On our first day in Pittsburgh, we tried to visit the Andy Warhol Museum but it was a Tuesday and they are closed on Tuesdays.  Our fault, we didn’t check the schedule –it was a last-minute decision because we finished early.  We’ll have to save that for our next trip.

We were happy to visit clients and meet new customers. As always, we are grateful for your continued patronage.  

A little update.

Our Malaysian sinking bags have sold out but we still have a handful of non-sinking Malaysian wood (mainly used for air plants and reptiles) left — less than 20 bags.  

Re-stocking spiderwood. 

We are expecting a new shipment of wood from Asia in June. We are excited to announce that we will be stocking our warehouse with 5-6 new types of wood, in addition to the NC and Malaysian driftwood that we currently carry. Most of the new wood has already been pre-sold, but don’t worry, we will be placing a new order once it arrives so that everyone can get their hands on the new varieties. So do get excited because we have a lot of gorgeous wood coming!