While the wedding season has expanded over the years to include all 12 months as options for your big day, spring and summer are still a popular time of year to say “I Do!” Something about the flowers, the warm air and new beginnings still make me think of this as the start of wedding season. Thus, it’s a great time to remind you all about Golden Hill Studio’s Gift Registry and wedding glassware options. 

Are you getting married in the near future? It’s so easy to create a registry for your friends and family to visit. Simply head to our Gift Registry Sign Up page, fill in your name and email address, create a password and Voilá! Your registry has begun. It’s easy to make changes, and simple for your guests to find and purchase your requests. And shipping is free on $80.00 or more!

Whether you are looking for traditional style champagne flutes for your wedding toast, or one of our numerous artistic designs, your options are endless. In addition to drink-ware, we offer fruit and salad bowls, cheese and cake dishes, and an array of home décor. Our glassware, hand-painted right here in our upstate New York studio, is the perfect wedding or bridal shower gift! 

To view more of our glassware designs, head to goldenhillstudio.com. 

It’s no secret that I have always loved cats, and most of my life have shared a home with at least one cat. Most recently, I was a contented 3-cat household. After having 2 cats for much of my adult life, I had to make the difficult decision a couple years ago to have my sweet Claudette euthanized due to old age and declining health. 

 Claudette

Mr. Bud and I were doing OK, but both missed Claudette. I thought long and hard about the best way to integrate another cat into the household and after speaking with fellow cat-lovers, decided to bring two kittens into the mix. The kittens, I was told, would spend a lot of their energy playing with each other, hopefully giving Mr. Bud some time and space to adjust.

Thus, Arlo and Coco joined us last summer, and while there was certainly an adjustment period, within several weeks, all three cats were getting along swimmingly. 

And everything was going along just dandy. But sometimes, life has other plans for us. Around mid-September this year, someone dropped off a kitten here at the warehouse. Well, I can’t leave a stray out to brave the elements, even one that was a little wild and unsocialized. I kept him in the warehouse until I could get him into the vet's office to be checked out and vaccinated, so that I could then find a loving home for him. Of course, by the time that all happened, I had fallen in love with him and he had become much more sociable and friendly. After having his vaccinations and being given a clean bill of health by the vet, we made the transition into the house. We call him Itty Bitty Kitty for now, and he is making friends with the others. He is especially smitten with Arlo and that is the story of how I officially became a “Crazy Cat Lady.”