Stitchers will meet today (Wednesday, June 8th) from 10:00 a.m. until noonish. The shoppe is open, and ANYONE is welcome to join us, either to stitch or visit, shop or enjoy a cool beverage and relax and cool down from the summer heat!

I will be getting ready for the city wide garage sales, and the shoppe will have

Join the stitchers at the shoppe, the second Wednesday of every month, from 10:00 a.m. to noon.

New items have arrived at the Corner Shoppe...

Table top signs that say, "Home is where your story begins" and they have the towns of Garnavillo, Elkader and Guttenberg behind the saying.

We also have picture frames with "Clayton Ridge Memories"

Another new item is a small variety of bracelets, with more arriving soon. The new bracelets are charm and bead bracelets, some already to wear, and others that you can add and design your own with the selection of beads and charms.

Don't miss the specials this week end for Mother's Day!

May Events at the Corner Shoppe & Coffee House

** April 30th/May 1st- FREE May baskets,
while supplies last

May 6th - Senior Citizen Day (10% off for customers age 60+*)

May 7th- Mother's Day Tea- Enjoy tea, sandwiches, scones and a
selection of cakes. Reservations preferred ($4.50 per person)

May 8th- Mother's Day serving a variety of cheese cakes 2-4 p.m.

May 11th - Knitting & Stitching Day ( 10 to noon; check out some free yarn)

May 27th- Frugal Friday (10% off for customers 59 and under*)
* meals not included

We also have several new items:

* home made soaps
*signs specific to Garnavillo, Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg and Elkader

New "Flavor of the Month".

We've started a special, 1/2 price, on the flavor of the month latte' (or other specialty coffee). For the month of March, the flavor is Peanut Butter Cup Latte'. Stop in and enjoy!

Thank you

A very special thank you to all who stopped in at the Corner Shoppe on our 1st anniversary. We had a busy day and were glad to see so many of you. We are looking forward to our 2nd year, and as always we are open to any suggestions our customers might have.

The winners of the door prize drawing were:

Jean Parker, Garnavillo - $15.00 gift certificate (at the Corner Shoppe)
Myriam Brandt, Garnavillo - $10.00 gift certificate
Valerie Kurth- Cedar Falls - $5.00 gift certificate
Shirley Schmelzer- Garnavillo - thermometer
Julie Kurth, Farmersburg - Easter sign

1st Anniversary

To celebrate the end of our first year in business, we are featuring our coffee beverages and will have mocha's, latte's and hot chocolate at HALF PRICE. We will have free regular coffee (for in shoppe customers). Plus we have fresh, home baked orange scones, nanaimo bars, date bars and magic bars to go with your coffee or hot chocolate.

Our soups of the day are chili and homemade chicken noodle with dumplings. You can choose a bread bowl or cheese panini to go with that.

Most Christmas related items will be 50% off. A few Christmas items have special discounted prices marked.

Cure the cabin fever blues, by stopping in, sign up for door prizes and check out some new spring merchandise. Once you've made your selection of non sale items to purchase, you will be able to pick a paper with a percent off marked on it. (of course, no peeking). Discounts will be from 10 to 25% off.

1st Anniversary

This weekend (specifically Saturday) we will celebrate our one year anniversary of the Corner Shoppe. It was about a year ago that we had our "official grand opening" even though our first day of business (if you can call it that) was in November.

This weekend we will offer chili and homemade chicken noodle soup with dumplings with a toasted cheese sandwich or bread bowl.

We also have a new line of teas in the following flavors: Cherry Berry Twist Herbal Tea, Chai Black Tea, Wild Raspberry Rose Herbal Tea, Lemon Green Tea, Peppermint Herbal Tea, and Sweet Orange Black Tea.

More to follow about tomorrow's specials....

January Events

Although we are already into January, I am finally getting the months events posted.

Senior citizen day is this Friday, January 7th.
January 12th is knitting & stitching day from 10 to noon. Last Saturday Lanny took me to the Stagecoach Yarn shop in Manchester (where I had received 2 gift certificates for Christmas) and I had my first brief lesson in "casting on " stitches. I learned I was "all thumbs" when it comes to that task!!

The last Friday of the month, the 28th, is frugal Friday, where customers age 59 and under get a 10% discount on merchandise.

Last but not least, on January 22nd we will have a ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! I can't believe we have been open for business over one year (actually opened the day after Thanksgiving, 2009). We will have special prices on our latte's, mocha's and specialty coffees, plus door prizes and other in shoppe specials.

We go to market on January 10th, so prepare for some new things and new looks at the shoppe.

Today, the day after Thanksgiving, 2009 is the day we "officially" opened the Corner Shoppe. We started with very little "inventory" and sold coffee from "borrowed" percolator coffee pots. We've come a long way!!

In fact, yesterday we (along with the muscles of our sons-in-law), made more changes by adding another place for customers to sit and enjoy their coffee or meal. Check it out!!!

And, for those of you who didn't venture out for the big town Black Friday, stop in, as the Corner Shoppe has a few of it's own Black Friday and Small Business Saturday specials.

Today's soup/sandwich special is taco soup and quesadilla's.

Christmas is in the air at the Corner Shoppe. While we may be little, and don't carry the amount of items the big city shops offer, we do have a variety of gift items, decorating items and a selection of Christmas cards for you to choose from.

We are also adding to our menu, now serving a soup and sandwich each Friday and Saturday, and our list of flavors for latte's and special coffees is growing as well. Keep posted. There is more to come!!!

Monday, October 18th we will have a FREE kettlebell demonstration and sign up for a 12 week class. Learn how kettlebells can help you tone and achieve all around fitness.
Plan to attend the free session, Monday, October 18th at 5:30 p.m. at the TaeKwon do dojang (above the Corner Shoppe) at 107 1/2 Main Street, Garnavillo.

Fifteen ladies enjoyed an English afternoon
tea, with traditional tea sandwiches, scones and a variety of desserts.

I'm not sure when the next "tea" will be, but you can schedule your own private tea with friends or have a tea party for little girls. Each party is complete with real tea cups, dainty sandwiches and desserts.

All you need to do is let me know!

October will be a busy month at the Corner Shoppe. We hope you will be able to attend some of the events we have planned.

Wednesday, October 13 we will be open from 10-noon for folks to come in and relax while they work on hand work (knitting/crocheting) projects.

October 15th and 16th will be the first Country Theme and we will offer an English "Afternoon Tea" from 1:00 to 4:00 each day. Enjoy tea, sandwiches, warm scones, and a selection of cakes. Reservations are preferred. Cost is $4.50 per person.

October 23rd from 9:00 to 11:00, Karen, owner of Stagecoach Yarns (near Manchester) will be at the shoppe to answer your questions about knitting and crocheting, and will have a selection of yarns for you to look at, sample and even practice on. Of course, you will be able to place orders of you wish. (This is a free event)

New fall items, as well as some Christmas items have arrived at the shoppe.

We also do brunches and luncheons, (with advance reservations) for groups from one to about 15 or so.

We serve lattes, hot chocolate, blended ice coffee, and smoothies!! ( as well as coffee and tea). Plus we have punch cards, buy 10 beverages (of the same kind) and get the 11th one free.

And, we have gift certificates for what ever amount suits you.

You can e-mail us at wkuhse@alpinecom.net or call my (Wendy's) cell phone at 563-880-0404.

New things are 'brewing' at the Corner Shoppe & Coffee House!

New flavors of blended iced coffees have arrived:

Dulce de Leche, Pralines 'n cream, Pumpkin Spice and Peppermint. Plus, we have ideas for latte''s and other special coffee drinks as well!!!!

We plan to have one weekend (each month or every other month) to feature a "day in a country". Our first featured country will be England, and we will offer an "afternoon tea" .
(more about that later).

Another feature will be a visit from the owner of a yarn shop. She will display various yarns and give customers an opportunity to use their knitting and crocheting skills on the variety of yarn samples. And of course all yarns (and other products) will be available for purchase.

We hope you like the new ideas, and we welcome your comments and suggestions.

We have been busy at the Corner Shoppe & Coffee House. We added 3 new display shelves which allows us a lot more room to display the merchandise, and add more merchandise. Stop in and see what you think.



We have also started a punch card for your favorite beverages; buy 10 and get one free. You choose your favorite beverage, and as long as you can keep track of the cards, you can have as many different beverage cards as you like!

Friday, August 27 was a special day, as our aunt and uncle (Jim & Maxine Gray) enjoyed lunch at the shoppe with family celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary!

Congratulations Jim and Maxine

Another special group visited the shoppe on Friday! We have 13 Red Hat Ladies stop in for desserts! (Thanks to Gertrude Brase and Sharon Keehner for inviting them.)








Specials for the day were carrot cake, Boston cream pie, key lime pie, crumble apple pie and toffee bars. All home made, or course!!

Frugal Friday

Tomorrow, Friday, July 30 will be Frugal Friday at the Corner Shoppe! This is a special day for customers age 59 and under to receive a 10% discount on purchases (other than luncheons). Sort of a reverse Senior Citizens Day!!

We still have lots of fresh blackberries for smoothies, plus will have date bars, lemon bars and other baked goodies!

Along with the kettlebell program we are also offering the Advocare nutritional program.

There are 4 lines of products:
Trim: solutions for healthy weight management
Active: for vibrant energy and on-the-go nutrition
Well: nutrition for a healthy, balanced lifestyle
Performance Elite: Advanced sports nutrition.

We will feature the 24 day challenge; the firs ten days is a cleanse pack, for flattening your stomach, breaking food cravings and getting rid of toxins.
The next 14 days add energy, control appetite, help with weight loss and fuel up with core nutrition.

Lanny and I are taking the 24 day challenge, and are looking forward to having more energy and feeling rejuvenated!!!
If you are interested let me know and we will link you to Tera who can give you more details.
563-880-0404/wkuhse @alpinecom.net

The featured smoothie for Saturday and Sunday, July 24th and 25th will be FRESH BLACKBERRY smoothies
Berries picked fresh from behind the shoppe. You won't want to miss this one!! Of course, we also have strawberry, wild berry, orange-tangerine, and lemon.

Meet Tera Mathis and Kettlebell Synergies. Tera presented an introduction to Kettlebells last evening, July 19th. Twenty (20) enthusiast participants attended with many signing on for a 12 week training program.
If you missed last nights presentation, you can still attend the first class next Monday, July 26th at 5:30 p.m. at the TaeKwon Do training hall , 107 1/2 Main Street, Garnavillo.