Badly Drawn Boy's "All Possibilities" - A Great Song For Clean Slate Mondays!

All possibilities
Are landing at my feet
There's nothing I can see
But possibilities

All colours are changing in my eyes
Your hopes are all fading, that will never do
You're seeing the world through cynical eyes
I'm seeing the world through the eyes of somebody new
Oh there's a hope left, there's a dream still in my heart
Look past the answers, there's a chance that
there's no rulebook for this love

All possibilities
Are landing at my feet
There's nothing I can see
But possibilities

All the colours are changing in my eyes
Your hopes are all fading, that will never do
You're seeing the world through cynical eyes
I'm seeing the world through the eyes of somebody new

Oh there's a hope left, there's a dream still in my heart
Look past the answers, there's a chance that
there's no rulebook for this love

Wizards Castle Jumbo Colorform Set

Open the tote and unfold hours of imaginative play!




This 9" x 9" carry-along tote includes 80+ reusable stickers and a jumbo 3-foot play scene that can be played flat or folded as a stand-up play environment. All items fit easily into the tote for play again and again.

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Albert Einstein Little Thinker Are you tired of all those cute but essentially brainless "beanie" dolls? The folks over at the Unemployed Philosophers Guild were too, so to offset that trend they designed the "Little Thinkers" line of beanie toys. Let the Little Thinkers add a little culture and humor to your life - or even to the students in your life! 11" tall and oh, so smart! Now available at Tuesdays And Thursdays!

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Finding a coulourful solmate at Tuesdays And Thursdays

Life is too short for matching socks, especially when you can wear these fun and beautiful socks! Multipatterned and colorful mismatched socks for children, adults, and now babies from Vermont's Socklady.

Marianne Wakerlin, the Socklady is the founder and owner of Sol Mate Socks. The company is named after her mom, Sunny, who taught Marianne how to knit. Marianne continued to knit for the next 40 years, but it wasn’t until she started knitting socks that her real passion was born.

"I found it exhilarating, designing a pair of socks that didn't match and were knit in random patterns with multiple colors. I loved my finished socks!" Within a few years Marianne had knit over one hundred pairs of socks for family and friends, and she decided to turn her hobby into a business. Her colorful and complex patterns are knit in the USA at a family owned knitting mill, hand finished and mismatched.

Solmate Socks are a part of the fun at Tuesdays and Thursdays

Ginger Tea

Ginger Tea : Makes 6 Servings

1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh ginger

6 cups water



2 tablesppons honey or brown sugar

lemon wedges for garnish if desired

In a saucepan, simmer ginger and water 20 minutes, or longer for stronger tea.

Add honey or sugar and strain tea through a sieve set over a teapot. Serve tea garnish with lemon wedges.

Celebrate New York City At Tuesdays And Thursdays

Take a ride on the E train, or the number 4, or how about the A train? We love New York,New York - after all it's a city so nice they had to name it twice! New to Tuesdays and Thursdays is the 500 piece New York City Subway map. Created by New Yorkers (Brooklynites actually), the puzzle joins our list of fun gifts celebrating the Big Apple. Find the New York Subway map puzzle, and other great puzzles, at Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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The Remedy is a Winner at Williams Sonoma !

The latest collection of cocktail mixes at Williams-Sonoma include some bases on modern classics from Manhattan's sophisto-hot-spot Eleven Madison Park. Perfect with frozen vodka, “the Remedy” is a mix of pure honey and spiced ginger, brightened with fresh lemon. Sheer brilliance and a winner no matter what ails you!

Every once in a while we run across something sold elsewhere that, because it has made our ordinary days extraordinary, we feel compelled to share. Find the Remedy at your nearest Williams Sonoma store or online at Williams-Sonoma.com

Pepto Bismol Haiku

Nausea Heartburn

Indigestion, An Upset

Stomach Di’rhea

Now Playing On The Tuesdays And Thursdays iPod : Morcheeba / Rome Wasn't Built In A Day

you and me ... were meant to be ... walking free ... in harmony ... one fine day ... we'll run away ... don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day ...

We don't sell music but Morcheeba, and more particularly lead vocalist Skyy Edwards, have made some of our ordinary days extraordinary, so we had to share!

Michelle Obama's Shortbread Cookies

Michelle Obama’s Shortbread Cookies

The recipe comes courtesy of Mama Kaye, the godmother of both Obama daughters. Orange and lemon zest gives the squares plenty of citrus zing.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons Amaretto (almond liqueur)
1 teaspoon each orange and lemon zest
3 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 beaten egg white
Chopped nuts or dried fruit (optional)

Method:
Heat oven to 325°.

Line a 17 x 12 x 1-inch baking pan with nonstick foil. In large bowl, cream together butter and 11/2 cups of the sugar.

Slowly add egg yolks, and beat well until smooth. Beat in Amaretto and zest.
Stir in flour and salt until combined.

Spread dough evenly into prepared pan, flattening as smoothly as possible.
Brush top of dough with egg white; sprinkle with nuts or fruit (if using) and with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.

Bake at 325° for 25 minutes or until brown, turn off oven and allow cookies to sit in oven (with door ajar) for 15 minutes. Cut while slightly warm.

Yields: 6 dozen 2" x 3" cookies

Magnetic Poetry Gardener Edition - Now at Tuesdays And Thursdays

Grow your language with the Gardener Kit. A fun collection of over 240 environmentally friendly words like bouquet, sanctuary, fecund, bloom, and thrive. Now available at Tuesdays And Thursdays!

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Sigmund Freud and Couch Fingerpuppets - joining the fun at Tuesdays And Thursdays

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Jeero Loves The Summer Like Weather

Two weeks into Autumn, on the first day of October, Jeero couldn't helphimself but go out and about in Summer Style.

Solmate Made In Vermont Mismatched Socks

Life is too short for matching socks, especially when you can wear these fun and beautiful socks! Multipatterned and colorful mismatched socks for children, adults, and now babies from Vermont's Socklady.

Marianne Wakerlin, the Socklady is the founder and owner of Sol Mate Socks. The company is named after her mom, Sunny, who taught Marianne how to knit. Marianne continued to knit for the next 40 years, but it wasn’t until she started knitting socks that her real passion was born.

"I found it exhilarating, designing a pair of socks that didn't match and were knit in random patterns with multiple colors. I loved my finished socks!" Within a few years Marianne had knit over one hundred pairs of socks for family and friends, and she decided to turn her hobby into a business. Her colorful and complex patterns are knit in the USA at a family owned knitting mill, hand finished and mismatched.

Solmate Socks are a part of the fun at Tuesdays and Thursdays

Favourite Words : Earmark (it's really not that dirty)

Earmark

Originally a cut or mark in the ear of sheep and cattle, serving as a sign of ownership; first recorded 1577 in figurative sense; in modernity, the term earmark has come to mean something set aside for a specific purpose, usually money, but it can be time (I will earmark 15 minutes a day to reflect on my daily gratitudes).

With regard to earmarks and financial issues, the concept is to set aside funds for a special purpose. In an education bill for instance, specific funds may be set aside for the stated goal of replacing the roof of a certain school, or in a transportation bill, specific dollars are included to guarantee that railroad crossings in rural areas are upgraded for safety issues.

Like anything else, earmarks can be exploited and abused, but anyone who has seen a new traffic lights installed, upgrades to their emergency response system (911), or new fire trucks purchased for their community with money from the Federal Government has benefitted from earmarks.

Daylight Savings TIme Ends 1 November In The United States

Of course Daylight Savings Time means one thing - my seasonal obsession with reminding people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors - watch for the endless posting of smoke detector reminders coming to a blog near you !

The Downside Of Public Transportation

You know, my mother once told me that whenever I take the bus there will always be one weirdo on the bus.
Strange, every time I have taken the bus I have never seen a weirdo.

Magnetic Poetry Christian Kit

Profess your piety with the Christian Kit--a collection of over 240 reverent words designed to give expression to Christian themes and ideas. Your fridge can say prayers with words like joy, everlasting, almighty and temptation.





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The Hungry Caterpillar Hand Puppet

Now Available At Tuesdays And Thursdays



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Bound Cocktail Napkins

We’ve all heard the stories of some great business idea being written out on a cocktail napkin, my journal is my cocktail napkin – only bound.

We never know when inspiration will strike – while motoring, in a pub, in church, any place.

Ideas come to us all the time. Some are fantastic, others need polish, still others need a complete overhaul, but they are out there waiting to be discovered.

We can’t go after all of our ideas today. So record them. Not on a cocktail napkin or post-it note. In a journal

Mine is filled with :


Names for spin-off websites
Websites I find interesting
Products I’d like to carry
Copy ideas and phrases
and even Future Elevator Speeches

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TOO FAR Christmas Cards

Pack of 10 Cards and Envelopes

Face of Card reads "When Green Movement Goes TOO FAR" and features a Christmas Tree topped with an energy efficient light bulb. Inside reads "Put A Star on th Tree and Have A Happy Holiday"

Made in the USA using recycled paper with at least 50% post consumer content. Recycled paper used for both the cards and envelopes. Created by renoned Virginia artist Amy Smyth.

Find more brilliantly funny cards and whimsical invitations from Amy Smith in our store.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Dinnerware Set, created by Lunt Silversmiths, licensed by Eric Carle. Stoneware, microwave and dishwasher safe. Set includes Cup, Bowl, and Plate.

Available at TuesdaysAndThursdays.com

Sizzles Is Here!

The latest addition to our collection of Charlie and Lola gifts is Sizzles!



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Charlie And Lola are giggling everyday at Tuesdays And Thursdays

Based on the Lauren Child’s books and made famous by the CeBeebies Television programme Lola and Charlie are just now being discovered in the United States on Playhouse Disney.

Charlie and Lola are 8 inches tall and giggle just like the real Charlie and Lola when you press their tummies! Lauren Childs created the characters after an encounter with two similarly aged children on a train in Denmark. The antics of seven year old Charlie and his sister Lola “who is quite small and very funny” embody the fun and discovery of young children and the bond between a brother and sister.


Charlie and Lola just joined all the fun at Tuesdays And Thursdays!


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At The North Pole Colorform Advent Calendar at Tuesdays And Thursdays

Our At the North Pole Advent Calendar is a fun, creative way to count down the days to Christmas! First choose your favorite 24 stickers (bears, reindeer, snow angels, skiers, stars, snowmen, etc.) and place them on the calendar squares. Each day of Advent, move one sticker from the calendar onto the calendar board's background picture to build a scene. On Christmas Eve, add Santa. The stickers are reusable, so you can vary the scene year by year. Make it a tradition!

Illustrations by Kelly Murphy.

Hangable 12 x 18" calendar board

Reusable vinyl stickers

Ages 4+

Available now at Tuesdays and Thursdays

I will not ever NEVER eat a Tomato!

We love Lola and Charlie and met recently with the company that makes several Lola and Charlie play things. Oh how we love what we do for a living !

( and who couldn’t love a girl who will not ever Never eat tomatoes! )



Lola And Charlie recently joined the fun at Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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September 21 - The International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace is on September 21st of each year and calls for a full day of peace and ceasefire throughout the world.


The United Nations passed a resolution in 1981 declaring an International Day of Peace to coincide with opening of its General Assembly each year. In 2001, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a new resolution that declared 21 September of each year as the International Day of Peace.

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Bananagrams - Now In Stock At Tuesdays And Thursdays

Bananagrams is a FAST and FUN word game that requires NO pencil, paper or board. All you need is a table. One hand can be played in as little as 5 minutes. Great family fun as well as being educational! Bananagrams portability makes it perfect for travel. Just grab the pouch and go!


Place all 144 tiles face down on center of table. These tiles are referred to as the "BUNCH". For games of 2-4 people, each player takes 21 letters from the bunch, keeping them face down. For 5-6 players, 15 letters are taken. For 7-8 (or more) players, 11 letters are taken.

Any one player says "SPLIT" whereupon all players turn their own tiles face up and proceed to form their OWN collection of connecting and intersecting words. The words may be horizontal or vertical, reading left to right or top to bottom. Each player may rearrange his/her own words as often as desired. Players DO NOT take turns, but play independently of each other and at the same time.


After playing at the New York Toy Fair (and missing an appointment with another supplier because we were having so much fun) we just knew that we had to offer Bananagrams for our customers! You'll go bananas for Bananagrams !


Bananagrams is now available at Tuesdays and Thursdays - Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary

REduce REuse REcycle at Tuesdays And Thursdays

We're committed to reducing our environmental footprint every chance we get.

Many of our customers are surprised to discover thatdespite our boasting about our eco-friendly habits, on some occassions an order will contain packing peanuts. Rest assured that we never buy styrofoam peanuts - we reuse the ones that we receive in the office as well as the peanuts our staff collect from orders they receive at home. (That's why you may receive a combination of white, pink, and green peanuts in your order)

We encourage our customers to save the peanuts for future shipping needs, or drop them off at your local UPS store (call ahead first) but most are willing to reuse your styrofoam peanuts.

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