Hello! It’s officially the week before Christmas! All you have to do is be in a store or on the roads to see how busy everyone is! There are Winter Balls, Christmas programs, church plays, Christmas concerts and plays, holiday light shows, Christmas parades, parties, and other fun events. Christmas breaks have already started for some schools, and all the others will be out sometime this week!
MHS students are busy preparing for their mid-term exams this week. It’s always a good feeling when these are done and out of the way. Have you ever read Marietta High School’s newspaper The Original? The journalism class works so hard on each edition, and they are kind enough to put copies at Huck’s. They are up by the register and are free. Please grab one to see all the great things that are going on at MHS!
Also, the Scroll Saw class at the high school does a teacher appreciation project. One of the nicest and smartest young ladies I teach in Spanish II, made a Hucks sign for the market. How thoughtful! ¡Muchas gracias, Isabella! Check out the picture of it below and make sure to look for it when you stop in!
Brace yourself for some bitter cold winter weather coming this week! Accuweather is calling for a couple of inches of snow from Thursday into Friday. The low on Friday night will be 8 degrees with a Real Feel of -17! WOW! Sounds like we have a good chance for white Christmas this year!
HOLIDAY HOURS: *Christmas Eve: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. *Christmas Day: CLOSED *New Year’s Eve: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. *New Year’s Day: CLOSED
Outside there is not much to report…..but there are only 15 days until I will start our countdown for Spring! I think I will also start including some gardening tips and tidbits of information. If you have any tried and true tips you would like to share with us, we would love to hear from you! Gardening and flowers are two of my very favorite things in the world.
Here’s what we have been doing inside………
Mostly this week has been filled with making gift baskets and boxes to ship out and sell at the store. Tomorrow there will be gift baskets to buy off the shelf. There will be a variety of sizes and items inside. These are really great gifts for anyone that you still need to buy something for.
In the produce department, we have all the frutis and veggies that you could get at the grocery store and our prices are comparable. You can find celery, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini, yellow squash, cabbage, oranges, lemons, limes, apples, grapes, onions, potatoes, and sweet potatoes.
We are taking orders for cranberry salad, rolls, and deviled eggs. The cranberry salad was a hit at Thanksgiving time, so if you missed out on trying it, you will still have a chance to get some for your Christmas dinner!
We have whole Cinnamon sticks for sale. Cinnamon is really healthy for us. It is full of antioxidants and has one of the best smells in the whole world (in my opinion!). Simmer a few whole sticks in a pot of water on the stove, and your home will smell like you are baking cinnamon rolls! BUT when you really aren’t baking cinnamon rolls, your family will be really disappointed. Ha. Maybe you could pick up a few in our bakery.
We are ready for some more of your pie, cookie and party tray orders! It’s not too late! All you need to do is give us a call one day ahead, so we can make sure to have it for you when you need it!
The ladies brought in a cupboard from the outside porch and put it in our craft area and decorated it up today. It looks adorable! Before long I will be making another trip for some more crafts, but until then, check out our Duck Creek Candles, Lang calendars, all occasion cards, and Christmas cards, country gifts, garden flags, and shirts.
Walnut Creek Amish noodles are in stock for your Christmas dinner. If you think you will run out of time or don’t want to dirty your kitchen up, you can choose from wide, medium, or fine. My sister, Amy, made noodles at Thanksgiving using the wide ones, and they were divine!!
Finally, I wanted to talk to you about making your own charcuterie board for the holidays. According to the website “Tastes Better From Scratch”, the perfect charcuterie board has a variety of cheeses, meats, fresh and/or dried fruits, jellies or jams, chocolates, nuts, olives, pickles, dips, mustards, and crackers. Yum, yum, yum! We have everything you would possibly need at Huck’s to make your own board. I think I am going to do this for New Year’s Eve this year. If you Google them, you will get a lot of different ideas for ingredients and how to make one.
EVENTS:
At the first of the year, I will have a couple on the schedule for you to choose from! These are so fun and enjoyable. If you have an idea for something you would like to do for a craft night, please let me know!
Deli Specials this Week:
Virginia Ham $4.99 lb.
Pepper Jack Cheese $4.99 lb.
Soups available daily.
Online ordering for the Sandwich Shop is available.
M-F 9-6:30 Christmas Eve 9-3 Christmas Day CLOSED
Thank you for all your support! We hope you have a wonderful week leading up to Christmas!
Jim and Kirsten Goeller
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