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A Tree with Holiday Decoration, The Pier Peddler

Happy Holidays!

It would be impossible for me to express the gratitude I feel for the lessons and the opportunities that this ...
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“Real” Clothes!

It almost feels like it's time to start getting dressed again...in real clothes! Buttons, zippers, laces and snaps...oh my! As ...
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Gift Giving!

It's really important to most of our visitors...and a great source of vacation stress! If I had a dime for ...
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Community!

It takes a village...or an island! Our island community is quite extraordinary! I feel sure, dear reader, you feel the ...
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Patience During a Pandemic

I guess once you leave home the threat is over! So it's full bloom spring break here on this island. ...
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The story behind the patches at The Pier Peddler

"Was your father a policeman?" Anyone who has worked at The Pier Peddler over the last 35 years knows the ...
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What’s New?

The never-ending hunt for the latest and greatest! Whenever my mother and I would head out to a trade show ...
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Is It OK To Wear This? I don't usually let my dog Stella get in my bed. She has one ...
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Gratitude

This year has been the most challenging year in our 35 years of business. We have done what we can ...
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Camo is the new black!

Drab green, pink, embroidered and bedazzled...camo is here to stay. I've never been a fan of anything camouflaged. I love ...