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Hurricane Ian Store Update
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First of all, we want to thank all of you who have reached out with your kind thoughts, prayers, and ...
Baby, it’s cold outside!
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Though we don't have the same winters that many of our friends suffer with up north, baby, it's cold outside ...
Happy Holidays!
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It would be impossible for me to express the gratitude I feel for the lessons and the opportunities that this ...
Kindness Matters!
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Kindness Matters! Kindness really matters! Today I found myself commiserating with a long time friend who also happens to be ...
The holidays are right around the corner!
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With only 56 days until Hanukkah and 83 days 'till Christmas, our stores are prepping for the holidays! I can ...
Save Our Beaches!
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A portion of the sale of all Guy Harvey apparel goes to support the Guy Harvey Ocean Conservation effort. Conservation ...
“It’s Officially Time to Pack up Your Sweats!”
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It's Officially Time to Pack up Your Sweats...REALLY?! So goes the headline to an article I read in Harpers Bazaar ...
Flower Power
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Flower power is everywhere from the Haute Couture of Oscar De La Renta to our very own Catherine Lilywhite. The ...
Summertime, and the livin’ is crazy!
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Wow! You can hardly believe it's June here on FMB. Usually this is a slower time of year for us ...
Happy Mother’s Day!
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If I woke up one morning and decided I was going to be an astronaut...she was certain I would be ...
“Real” Clothes!
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It almost feels like it's time to start getting dressed again...in real clothes! Buttons, zippers, laces and snaps...oh my! As ...
Gift Giving!
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It's really important to most of our visitors...and a great source of vacation stress! If I had a dime for ...
Community!
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It takes a village...or an island! Our island community is quite extraordinary! I feel sure, dear reader, you feel the ...
Patience During a Pandemic
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I guess once you leave home the threat is over! So it's full bloom spring break here on this island. ...
I get by with a little help from my friends…
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Tonight Fort Myers Beach is enveloped in a deep sea fog. It's been this way all day and honestly, there's ...
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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 ...
Gratitude
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This year has been the most challenging year in our 35 years of business. We have done what we can ...
Camo is the new black!
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Drab green, pink, embroidered and bedazzled...camo is here to stay. I've never been a fan of anything camouflaged. I love ...
The story behind the patches at The Pier Peddler
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"Was your father a policeman?" Anyone who has worked at The Pier Peddler over the last 35 years knows the ...
What’s New?
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The never-ending hunt for the latest and greatest! Whenever my mother and I would head out to a trade show ...
Covid-19
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Yes, you have to wear a mask. No one has had the luxury of being untouched by this darn virus. ...