February, 22 - Blog
28 February 2022
This month saw us turn 5 years old (so much seems to have happened in that time!), and so I've put together the Blogs from that last 5 years; plus my new clothing range, Eleven Loves, has been a huge hit, and with Spring fast approaching you'll find some gorgeous tee-shirts, often modeled in-store by yours truly!!
No64 Biscuit House is 5 years old!
So, this month, we celebrated FIVE years here at little old No64 Biscuit House, we first opened our doors on February 24th 2017! And so, what I thought I'd do is have a look back at my Blog posts at our launch, and on our anniversaries, to see how things have changed / moved on. If you would like to read the Blogs I refer to just click on the bold / underlined text and it'll take you to them.
On Feburay 23rd, 2017, here's what I said on the eve of our grand opening - 'No64 Biscuit House opens for business' - it's quite funny looking back at this, it was short & sweet that's for sure! I also remember, so clearly, how excited I was opening all of the boxes from our suppliers, for the very time, and designing / styling the shop ready for our first day open. I was so excited!
Then came my 'No64 February First Anniversay Blog' a year later, it's strange looking back, even though it wasn't that long ago, to see brands we no longer work with. I always promised you 'fresh & new' and I'm still trying as hard as I can to keep this promise, Brexit hasn't help with that though!
In my February Blog in 2019, when we turned 2 years old, we were featured in Ideal Home magazine, Glenn & I were also not looking forward to us both turning 50 that April!!
In my February Blog in 2020 I managed to launch another new brand to No64, Vivaraise, but what wasn't mentioned was the dreaded 'C' word, COVID. It was just about to become a very serious 'thing' and if I jump on a month, to our March Blog, you can see it's a very different story! Such strange times, and we just didn't know then what we were in store for, did we?
On to my February 2021 Blog, a year into COVID, and we were planning to re-open, after a lockdown, on April 12th - so strange given this Blog was posted on Feb 28th, so we were still preparing to be closed / locked down for another 7 weeks! There's no way any of us would have ever believed this if we were told this was how things would turn out, is there?!
And here we are, February 28th 2022, our 5 year anniversary, we made it (I hope I don't ever have to look back at that comment and regret it!).
I don't think I'll ever come to terms with what's happened, that for almost 2 of those 5 years we were closed due to a worldwide pandemic, that we went outside on a Thursday night (at 8pm) to clap for the NHS, that we weren't allowed out at all (for periods), that Glenn & I would be collecting & dropping off shopping and medications for villagers, and that so many lives would be lost around the world. So sad.
And that's us, for 5 years, and what I really hope is that you've enjoyed what we've done, and that you'll continue to support us as we enter our 6th year, and beyond.
Moving on...........
Everyone loves 'Eleven Loves' - literally!
Well, last month I launched a new venture for us, clothes, and our new brand Eleven Loves. I was a little nervous as I've not done clothes before but I'm delighted to say that it's gone brilliantly, and so we will be getting more Eleven Loves, and some other clothing brands too.
The brand has been received fabulously in-store and so I apologise if we've not had your size if you have come in but gone away empty-handed, I will be re-ordering regularly.
Here are 3 more of the fab 'Tees' we stock:
Étoile Tee, made from 100% organic ring spun White cotton, with textured rustic Gold print
Étoile Tee, White with a textured rustic gold print. Also available in Black and Navy Blue.
Love Tee: Autumnal Burgundy, Orange & Soft Pink on a crisp White organic Cotton tee
Love Tee. Wear with a chunky burgundy knit or sleek blazer. It's amazing teamed with leopard print too!
Noir Tee, on a White organic 100% Cotton roll sleeve, with a minimal, paired-back print
Noir Tee, White - Our best selling design on a white roll sleeve tee, also available in Black.
Please bear with me though, we don't have the finances to be able to gets loads of ranges, and all the different sizes and colours, and I also need to be careful with how / what I select, as I'm learning as I go along, and I can't afford to make any mistakes.
It is funny how you think you know what sizes will be the most common, and you're wrong, lesson learned already - where have all these size XS (Extra Small) people come from!!
That's it, I'm afraid, please do stay tuned as I hope to have some great news for you next month.....
Finally, I do feel it would be remiss of me not to mention what's going on in Ukraine. It's sad and shocking and we can only all hope that it ends soon and that the people of Ukraine are safe. I don't understand it all but it terrifies me to think that Russia can just invade a neighbouring country, killing innocent people in the process, for reasons that just don't make sense. It's shocking.
Stay safe everyone, and let's all pray for the people of Ukraine.
Clare xx