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| Stacy the "Chief Elf" |
When Anselm Samuel was in the second grade, and we lived 50% closer to his school he would walk to school and then back to home. Sometimes, he wouldn't be home when I expected him. On those occasions I would put Basil Wenceslas on my shoulders and walk down the street to the school. Invariably, I would find him in Treehouse in the Glen, playing with Stacy the "Chief Elf" of the best toy store I ever knew. Most of their toys were made of wood, and all of them were very engaging.
Haba,
Holtzinger, and
Ostheimer are some of the lines they carried. The boys bought many marbles there. And wooden swords. My favorite thing we ever bought there is a game called
Chickyboom. But what was really nice was that my son had a place where he could stop for a few minutes on his way home from school.
I just got an email announcing that Treehouse in the Glen is closing. A couple of months ago I thought they were showing signs of struggle: No new inventory, half their floor space set apart for art lessons. But today it is official. Their website is already down. Tomorrow they start a going-out-of-business sale: Everything 50% off. I am not excited about the sale. I know everything changes, and probably another interesting business will take the storeforent, but it makes me sad to see this place my son enjoyed so much go out of business.
1 comment:
How sad that such a wonderful shop is closing.
I was bitterly disappointed to see how "customers" flocked into our local independent bookstore when it was closing down due to lack of trade; they were like vultures, crowing over their bargains in the closing-down sale. If, however, each one of the households in our town had just bought one single book a year, our bookstore would still be open and thriving.....
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