McGregor Inn Motel Final Stretch Discount

8/30/10 THROUGH 9/6/10

The last week of the season is a great time to visit Saratoga Springs. The crowds are lighter and the rates are lower. McGregor Inn Motel is offering $99.00 per night during The Final Stretch week! 2 night minimum on the weekend only. We're just 7 miles from Saratoga Race Course so call 1-518-587-1394 now to reserve your room or email mcgregorinnmotel@earthlink.net for more information.

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How Time Flies!

It's been awhile since my last post and today's post has absolutely nothing to do with dishes or doodads. When I started this blog I thought writing once or twice a week would be no problem but then life decided otherwise. My blogging detour started with the remodeling of the living room. I'm being generous calling it remodeling since we did not buy new furniture. Fresh paint, new carpet and curtains, furniture moved from other rooms and a fresh popcorn ceiling. If you've ever had the pleasure of buying a home that had popcorn on the ceiling and you decided to get rid of it, you know it's not all that easy. After much to-do trying to rid ourselves of this ghastly treatment without re-sheet rocking, we decided it was best to keep it. I won't bother you with the steps we took to rid ourselves of this bumpy stuff but each was time consuming, messy and intensive hard labor and none of it would have resulted in the totally smooth fresh sheetrock that I craved. Bottom line, if you're thinking about adding popcorn make sure it's something you'll be able to live with for a long time.

Next came the warm weather and with it came all of the raking, trimming, cleaning, composting (who's idea was that!), planting, watering and mowing otherwise known as yard work. I can safely say that Upstate New York was thrilled to have spring arrive so early but our time schedule was not at all ready. We had much more online work to get done before the warm weather duties took over. No worries there, the warm weather was not going to stay, winter would be back. Wrong! Things started blooming early and more online time was taken away. Now we are shoulder deep in black raspberry picking. They are a full month early this year.

In 3 weeks the Saratoga Race Course 2010 meet will start. No, we are not big gamblers but as the owners of a small motel, we do look forward to the season. While most refer to this time of year as racing season, here at home we call it doughnut season. For 6 weeks we have fresh doughnuts daily. Yummy of course but very bad for our waistlines. It will be nice to see those regulars and catch up on events from the year gone by and of course we look forward to meeting new people too. So, if you're coming to Saratoga for horse racing or a concert at SPAC and would like a CLEAN, moderately priced place to lay your head at night, please check the McGregor Inn Motel.

What's keeping you busy this summer?

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Glass and Pottery Co-Op March Newsletter

Greetings from The Glass and Pottery Co-Op!

Spring is a time for new growth, fresh starts and remodeling! As our site grows we too must refresh our look from time to time. We work hard to make our pages inviting to the eye and have changed our front page to show the best of our products at first glance. Our dealers' featured items are now front and center and we've moved our new additions links to the right side navigation. As always, our category tree remains to the left. We hope this helps you navigate more easily.

Spring is a great time for you to think about sprucing up your dinnerware patterns too. Get rid of your late winter doldrums with a Cheery Chintz pattern by Erphila Dorset. Perhaps daisies or roses are better suited to your taste like this Franciscan dinnerware. Patterns with floral bouquets are lovely and here is just a sample of our vintage American dinnerware by Leigh Potters. Elegant patterns by Dresdan are also in stock. These are just a few ideas and we have a large inventory to browse.

Are you ready to shake off the cold and start visiting again? We have a selection of tea cups and saucers that will impress your best friends at your next afternoon tea party. It's always fun to mix and match during these informal gatherings. And speaking of cups, did you know that just a little bit of oxy clean in water will remove the stains from your favorite mugs in a very short time? This works especially well on stoneware. Try it, so easy.

Happy Spring!

The Glass and Pottery Co-Op

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Great News! The Glass and Pottery Co-Op now offers UPS Shipping!

Last month we posted about the various shipping methods available at the online shops where we sell our dinnerware and collectibles. We are happy to tell you that The Glass and Pottery Co-Op has added UPS to their shipping options. This will save our customers a pretty penny on shipping costs for all that china and dinnerware you've been hoping to buy, especially on combined orders for replacement pieces. Combine with a 10% discount (sale items excluded) using code TY2010 at checkout and the savings are even greater. This 10% discount is good at Dishes and Doodads, The Glass and Pottery Co-Op and The Collectibles Store! So, what are you waiting for?

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Milk Glass and More

Some friends of ours have started a new store devoted primarily to milk glass! If you're a milk glass collector, you will want to check them out. They offer Westmoreland, Imperial, Tiffin, Anchor Hocking and Fire King to name a few. Milk Glass and More will also carry a selection of slag glass, opaque and opalescent glass, stretch glass, cased glass, satin and custard glass.

Please join Dishes and Doodads in wishing them great success with their new venture!

Milk Glass and More

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