This colorful desk lamp is  made of fossilized cocoa leaves (dried 3-4 months) by a Fair Trade company in the Philippines. To see photos of what else Tandem Trolley offers, click here.

Winsome dog prints like this one by Marc Tetro are this season’s best sellers. (There are a few cat prints as well.)  Click here to see photos of other last minute gift ideas at Gramercy Gallery.

Is there a  Francophile in your life? If so, this place is not to be missed.  Very French and very chic. Fleur de lis and Eiffel Towers abound.  To see more photos, click here.

This shop offers a wide variety of  decorative and unusual martini glasses. To see photos of more sumptuous, glitzy gifts, click here.

A Holiday Open House this past weekend at the home of Mud Mothers Pottery founder, Elaine Lamb featured a colorful variety of crafts. Click here for the slide show.

Elaine Lamb founded Mud Mothers Pottery in 1975.  It remains a Medina institution…

“The name Mud Mothers is so seventies,” Elaine observes.
But at the time it was very appropriate.  She and a friend, Sarah Jane Ingraham, were both mothers of young children and were both drawn to the delights of turning mud into beautiful pots.  Eventually, [...]

The Largely Literary Theater Company’s performance of  “A Christmas Carol” on Sunday December 6, in  St. Paul’s Episcopal Church lacked the 3-D pyrotechnics of the version currently running in the cinemas, but was undoubtedly closer to Charles Dickens’ original vision. The 1884 Gothic Revival church with its arched ceilings and stained glass windows was an [...]

Matt Wiederhold, Executive Director of Main Street Medina, is feeling pretty good. The 25th annual Medina Candlelight Walk is over and it exceeded his expectations.  He and a small committee of ten worked tirelessly to make that happen.
“It was huge,” said Matt.  “There were between eight and ten thousand people attending.  On Saturday evening the [...]

The annual holiday home tour raises money to fulfill the Medina YWCA’s mission of striving to “provide affordable programs to meet the needs of women and children,” and to reflect their “commitment to humanitarian values.”
The Y provides free mammograms and pap tests to women without health insurance who cannot afford them.  They also sponsor an [...]

The Candle Walk marks the official kick off of the holiday season in Medina. We wish you all of the best this holiday season.
Click here to see more pictures of the Candle Walk from Sunday, November 22, 2009.
Happy Holidays!