Shandell’s will be starting it 6th year in Millerton this Friday. I would like to say thank you to all who have helped me get here and those who I have not met, only know through the world of blogging, Twitter and Facebook.
I was at a party a couple of years ago, a group of us was sitting and enjoying a great bottle of wine. There was a woman talking abut being grateful and the conversation headed that way. One of the woman said, “Everyone can be grateful, but I am down on my knees grateful” I remember that every day, sometimes it is hard.
That pretty much sums up my feelings. I am so grateful for all who have been in my life this year.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving, eat lots of goodies and be Grateful.
This picture is of Scottish Highland’s, they live in Sheffield, Ma. I see them every time I go to Great Barrington to do food shopping. I think they are just amazing. The Highland breed has lived for centuries in the rugged remote Scottish Highlands. The extremely harsh conditions created a process of natural selection, where only the fittest and most adaptable animals survived to carry on the breed. There beauty and grace intrigues me.
Susan
Shandell's is the creative home of me, Susan Schneider, a longtime collector of things vintage with a passion for recycling them into things that make you smile. Shandell's, a working lampshade and vintage lighting studio, has just relocated to 2881 Church Street, Pine Plains, NY 12567. I draw on a collection of thousands of unique handmade papers, antique wallpapers and other very special materials in my work. We will be open by chance or appointment. 
