Thursday, March 26, 2009

Tuesdays And Thursdays Partners With Amazon.com

As a part of our goal of Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary for as many people as possible Tuesdays and Thursdays has teamed up with Amazon.com to bring some of our most popular items to new audience.

Ian Falconer's lovable pig Olivia has been a favourite of ours for years and since introducing her on Amazon she has become one of our best selling items.

Our staff favorite is Bananagrams - the Award Winning Anagram that we first discovered in the New York Toy Fair in 2008. We played the game for several hours there and knew it would be a winner. It's addictive and also a great deal of fun!

Visit Our Amazon.com Storefront Today : Tuesdays and Thursdays - Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Mocha Girl Ishababy Takes Manhattan

Mocha Girl has set her sights on the big city - but just how many career girls are still in diapers?

Monday, March 9, 2009

Go Ahead - Blame The Dog !

Walter The Farting Dog plush toy

From William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray, Elizabeth Gundy and Audrey Colman's hilarious books.

When Betty and Billy rescued Walter from the pound, they never imagined that such a cute dog was capable of such unpleasant and frequent smells — Walter passes gas constantly! But just when the dog seems destined to be returned to the pound, a remarkable event turns him into a hero, and his new family learns to live with his smells.

Squeeze him and he farts!


Walter is 8" long. There are some people out there who have not yet heard of this literary classic. Can you believe such a thing!

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Saturday, March 7, 2009

Growing Up Like A Wild One


Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is a children's picture book originally published by Harper & Row which describes the imaginary adventures of a young boy named Max, who is angry after being sent to his room without supper. Max wears a distinctive wolf suit during his adventures and encounters various mythical creatures. The book is generally regarded as a classic of American illustrated children's literature.

Written in 1963, it was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964. It also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and was an ALA Notable Book.

Needless to say, we are tickled pink to be able to offer a large selection of gifts and stationery items featuring the characters and artwork of Maurice Sendak. Among them are the Where The Wild Things Are Photo Growth Chart.

Children will love tracking their growth with this wild wall chart. It features the classic artwork of Maurice Sendak, plus 4 built in picture frames and stickers to mark heights and dates! Chart height to 4 feet six inches. Made of durable materials and includes hanging hardware.

Of course you may just want to include a mark on the chart to show where you child first read "Where The Wild Things Are" on their own as well!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Magnetic Asana Yoga Now At Tuesdays And Thursdays

Taking fridge magnets a notch above the usual, Greggo Magnets creates themed magnet sets for the artist and intellectual just waiting to express themselves on everyone's favourite home appliance!



The Yoga set contains 63 colourful square pieces including the basic as well as more advanced poses. The die-cut sqaures are printed on a 7"x9" sheet - ready for you to pop out and create your own yoga routine.



Because of the choking hazard presented by some of the smaller pieces, this set is suggested for children over the age of three years. Find more fun magnet sets in our store - or while we're renovating the website find them in our Amazon.com store.

Visit Our Amazon.com Storefront Today : Tuesdays and Thursdays - Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary

Thursday, February 26, 2009

New York City Subway Map Puzzle - Now 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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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Tuesdays And Thursdays Partners With Amazon.com

As a part of our goal of Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary for as many people as possible Tuesdays and Thursdays has teamed up with Amazon.com to bring some of our most popular items to new audience.

Ian Falconer's lovable pig Olivia has been a favourite of ours for years and since introducing her on Amazon she has become one of our best selling items.

Our staff favorite is Bananagrams - the Award Winning Anagram that we first discovered in the New York Toy Fair in 2008. We played the game for several hours there and knew it would be a winner. It's addictive and also a great deal of fun!

Visit Our Amazon.com Storefront Today : Tuesdays and Thursdays - Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary

Friday, February 20, 2009

Bananagrams - The Award Winning Anagram Game Is A Hit 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

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Finding Your 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

Monday, February 16, 2009

Bergino Handmade Baseballs now at Tuesdays And Thursdays


Remember Your First Baseball Game?

Walking up to the ballpark, walking through the turnstile, an an older gentleman tearing your ticket, ... and then you spot it, the sign directing you to YOUR section. You walk through a long dark tunnel, and when you emerge your jaw drops and your eyes open wide - you see it, the most brilliant diamond ever created. Brilliant green outlined in red clay. And now matter how many times you do it, your reaction is the same.

Baseball is magic. Baseball is beautiful.

Bergino Handmade Baseballs are beautiful and come gosh darn close to capturing all the magic of your first game.


Now Available at Tuesdays and Thursdays

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit Blocks - Now At Tuesdays And Thursdays

Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit is there with his blue jacket in one scene, with Flopsy and Mopsy and Cotton-tail, plus Jemima Puddle-Duck, Tom Kitten and Benjamin Bunny.

Enjoy these sweet illustrations, which have been bringing delight to parents and small children since 1902! The block set contains 9 2-inch cubes, with each side forming the parts of six different puzzle pictures. They're also fun to use as building blocks! Comes packaged in a sturdy box with sliding drawer. Made for ages 3+.



The Peter Rabbit Puzzle Blocks are available at Tuesdays And Thursdays.

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

C - O - O - O - O - O - K - I - E


What better place to keep all your favourite cookie recipes than in a Cookie Monster mini-journal ? It's small size is perfect for small hands to treasure, and when the kids are all grown up - you can pass their cookie journal from their childhood on to them.

Now Available atTuesdays and Thursdays

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Finding A Colorful 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

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

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.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Thai Lemongrass from Pacifica - Now Available at Tuesdays And Thursdays

A grassy, lemon scent, with slightly spicy and earthy undertones make this an exotic, warm, and fresh fragrance. Intense but not overbearing, this Pacifica candle is one of our favorite blends. Thai Lemongrass is actually the first Pacifica Candle we ever purchased - from a store in Pacific Beach, San Diego. It dawned on us recently that since Pacifica has made so many of our ordinary days extraordinary - why not let Pacifica make our customers ordinary days extraordinary as well!

Lemongrass is native to India, tropical Asia, Sri Lanka, and Africa. This aromatic herb is used widely in foods and medicines throughout these countries and also in the Caribbean, the Seychelles, and Indonesia. This is a very pungent herb normally used in small amounts. The light lemon flavor of this grass blends well with other herbs. Often found in teas, herbalists say that lemongrass is good for skin complaints, sore throats, headaches, and respiratory problems. Dried lemongrass leaves are often burned to keep the mind alert. Aromatherapists cite lemongrass as beneficial in fostering creativity. Truly an ancient herb, early Arab perfumers used lemongrass mixed with sesame and cotton oil for fragrance. Ancient Greeks and Romans also used lemongrass and references to it appear throughout the Old Testament.

Pacifica soy candles are made with their exclusive vegetable soy wax blend. Soy is a natural, clean burning, renewable resource that is also the best way to carry a fragrance in a container candle. Every Pacifica soy candle burns slowly, creating a warm pool of wax that fragrance generously into the air. 5 1/2 ounce candle in glass container, packaged in a beautiful gift box. Burn time - about 50 hours.

And while we're undergoing renovations you can find more Pacifica Candles and Gift Sets in our eBay Store.


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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

New York City Subway Puzzle 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.

Tuesdays and Thursdays - Making Ordinary Days Extraordinary

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Magnetic Poetry - Christian Specialty Edition - Now At Tuesdays And Thursdays




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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An Epiphany About Epiphany

Epiphany. 6 January. "Little Christmas" to some. Christmas in the Orthodox Tradition. The Twelfth Day of Christmas to others.


Epiphany is an insight, something that has suddenly become apparent. Reading and reflecting on the day, one realizes that the historic events of the day really are quite simple, and a lesson so many of us need to learn, again, and again.

Epiphany marks when the Magi, the Three Wise men, rode into Bethlehem to visit the Christ child. The were wise indeed, learned men of science, and philosophy, and politics. They came from the East, Persia, in what is now Iran and Iraq.

The Magi followed a star, a new star in the sky, under which they found the Christ Child. They brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. But what they really brought was recognition. Recalling our lessons from Sunday School, the Christ Child was already visited by shepherds, but shepherds don't have much authority. Their knowledge is tending to sheep and not much more. But here were Wise Men, perhaps some of the most learned people around, who traveled a great distance, to see the new born King.

The Church regonizes Epiphany as the manifestation of the Christ to the Gentiles, the non-Jews. Recognition. Someone of authority recognizing something as worthy of beholding.

How many times on our lives do we have a chance to have an epiphany moment, a chance to recognize something as worthy? There are so many simple times in each day that we can change the world, or at least someone's world for one brief moment, by the simple act of recognizing them or their work. Praising a child for a simple line drawing, complimenting someone's suit, even recognizing someone's existence by waiting a moment as we hold the door for them. These simple acts, though not as significant as the visit of the Magi, can change the world.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

... never enough Charlie and Lola

New Charlie and Lola Colorform sets were just delivered to Tuesdays and Thursdays a few hours ago :


plus, we also took delivery of our first Charlie and Lola puzzle!

In the process of doing inventory this week the shocker was how many of the Giggling Charlie and Lola dolls we sold. WOW, if the puzzles and colorforms only do have as well we'll have a great year!


As we do major clean up at Tuesdays and Thursdays, Charlie and Lola can be found in our eBay store.

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Monday, December 29, 2008

Magnetic Asana Yoga now at Tuesdays and Thursdays

Taking fridge magnets a notch above the usual, Greggo Magnets creates themed magnet sets for the artist and intellectual just waiting to express themselves on everyone's favourite home appliance!



The Yoga set contains 63 colourful square pieces including the basic as well as more advanced poses. The die-cut sqaures are printed on a 7"x9" sheet - ready for you to pop out and create your own yoga routine.



Because of the choking hazard presented by some of the smaller pieces, this set is suggested for children over the age of three years. Find more fun magnet sets in our store - or while we're renovating the website find them in our eBay store:




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Friday, December 26, 2008

Mixed-Up Romance Magnetic Poetry


The passion! The desire! The heaving bosom! If you love a torrid romance, now you can create your own with the Magnetic Poetry Mixed-Up Romance Novel Kit. Festoon your fridge or file cabinet with turged and heart-rending emotion...then have fun mixing up your story into something hilarious and new! The romantic possibilities are endless.

The latest additon to our collection of Magnetic Poetry just arrived - just in time to set aflame the cold steely hardness of your fridge! (Get your mind out of the gutter! LOL!)



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Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Power of Secret Attractions

There has been a great deal of chatter about the Law Of Attraction in the last several months ever since Oprah cast her empowering glance toward Rhonda Byrne's book "The Secret." In a nutshell, the Law of Attraction, which is 'the secret,' states that if you really desire it, the Universe will provide it for you.

If this were 100% true my doorbell would ring in a few moments, with a driver whisking me off to catch a private jet to Maldives where I would spend an incredible week with Thandie Newton. That's not going to happen no matter how much efforts I focus my thoughts on that outcome.

The power in the Law of Attraction has more to do with a positive attitude, and establishing our goals and desires in the positive. By re-reading Dr Norman Vincent Peale's 1952 classic "The Power of Positive Thinking" I realized that 'The Secret' is no more than a re-telling of what has already been written. Peale actually references the Law Of Attraction in his book although not to the degree Byrnes does. His explanation of the Law is more Christ centered, citing in several places "Through Christ All Things Are Possible." (I find it ironic that right-leaning Christians tend to criticize The Secret but have no problem putting that bumper sticker on their car.)

Once past all the skepticism, and there should be some skepticism when reading both Peale and Byrnes, there is actually a great deal of knowledge to be gained from both. At risk of sounding like one of those late 80's / early 90's motivational posters, Attitude does change Altitude.

When we are with co-workers or social settings, how many of us gravitate toward the person complaining about their children or bunions? We like to be around positive people, they inspire us, motivate us, and generally make us feel good. And positive people want to be around other positive people. Who is more likely to get the job, the one whose interview is awash in a tale of misfortune ("I'm up to my eyeballs in student loans are REALLY don't know what I'll do if I don't get this job") or the one who acts as if they already have the job and can clearly present their vision of what they will contribute to the bottom line.

In establishing goals for ourselves, a shift to the positive can make a world of difference. Focusing on negatives only empowers negatives. The best example is weight loss. Part of the reason why people fail at their goal of weight loss is that their focus is on the weight, they empower the weight by acknowledging it even in the wording or their goal. A more positive goal would be "have a kick ass body that stops traffic (without standing in front of it)." When thinking about finances we've been taught to think about eliminating debt - why focus on the debt? Once the debt is gone you'll be at zero. Focus instead of wealth, think about the money that will be flowing into your account and things you will do with that money. Focusing on wealth creation, and all of the positive things we can do with it, is much more postive that empowering our debt burden.

The Secret and the Law of Attraction really are the Power Of Positive Thinking.

And it works.

Friday, December 19, 2008

First Snow!

The first snow of the year turned into something quite substantial - and Jeero had a blast!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Pumpkin Bread Pudding Recipe from Caprial Pence

Back in the 1990's I discovered Caprial Pence. She has had her own PBS series and has also hosted Caprial and John's kitchen with her husband. She has authored several cookbooks including American Bistro Fare.

One of my favourite American Bistro Fare recipes, and one that I have made several times (so much so that I no longer need the recipe) is Pumpkin Bread Pudding. It's a great twist on the classic Pumpkin Pie and sure to become a favourite everywhere.


1 baguette, diced (I have found that a variety of day old white bread works well too)
1 cup toasted pecans (a few times toasted chopped filberts have gone over really well)
2 1/2 cups half and half
3/4 cup Pumpkin Puree (the Libby's in the can works great)
3/4 cup sugar (white sugar is fine, but everything tastes better with Turbinado sugar)
1/2 cup brown sugar
5 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablesppon crystallized ginger (rough chopped ginger, so that the pieces about the size of M&M's seems to be what produces the best results)
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (grate your own - the flavour will be amazing!)
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

Preheat over to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

The original recipe calls for a 10-inch springform pan, but I have found that well greased 8 or 9 inch square baking pans work well too. Place the diced bread in the pan, sprinkle the toasted pecans over the bread as evenly as possible.

In a medium bowl mix half and half, pumpkin, and 3/4 cup sugar. Then add brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, ground and crystallized ginger, nutmeg, and allspice.

Pour this mixture over the bread and mix well. Let stand about 20 minutes so the bread can absorb the pumpkin mixture. Give it a quick mix again just before placing it in the oven.

Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Caprial's recipes have made many of my Ordinary Days Extraordinary so without hesitation, I highly recommend heading to your local book seller to check out American Bistro Fare as well as Caprial's other books.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Tuscan Blood Orange Solid Perfume now at Tuesdays And Thursdays

TUSCAN BLOOD ORANGE solid perfume by Pacifica
Blood orange is loved for it's absence of bitterness with rich, juicy flavor and bright raspberry and strawberry notes. Italian sweet oranges flesh out this naturally beautiful essence.
Pacifica perfumes are formulated with natural to be paraben-free and vegan using the highest quality botanical ingredients and our signature Pacifica fragrance blends with essential oils. Pacifica body care and candle products are all made in the USA.


So what's so deal with blood oranges? A favorite of many orange connoisseurs, the blood orange, with its sweet, deep red flesh, is believed to be the result of a mutation that occurred in 17th-century Italy.
Grown for centuries in the Sicilian region, the orange plays a very important cultural role in Italy. Oranges are used in foods, drinks, liquors, and celebrated at festivals. A red streaked sky at sunset is known as a "blood orange sky." The scent of oranges also evokes images of Tuscany, the heart of medieval Italy. Boasting enchanted towns such as Florence, Pisa, and Siena, Tuscany is littered with castles, the ruins of walled villages, and landscapes doted with orange trees that can be detected in the slightest of sea breezes. Additionally, the blood orange is used as an antidepressant, aphrodisiac, and in various tonics.


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Happy Christmas - BA Style !

Something about the way the world's favourite airline wishes us a Happy Christmas that makes even the most ordinary commerical breaks extraordinary!