Alana taps into the Egyptian mermaid dimension with this pair, without at all crossing into the museum gift shop dimension.

Lisa: Actually, one of my favorite scarves is a museum shop deal.
Nile: Yeah, and my water walker glass bracelet. And my favorite colored pencils. Stickers. Pointy claws.
Cass: That’s right. And my flamenco sunglasses.

Any way. Museum shops are awesome. And so are these museum shop-worthy hoops. They’re smartly and simply constructed, with coral spikes and gold beads. The closure is a turned up gold-filled wire that passes through a small hole.

Be advised that their generous scale does not a lightweight pair of earrings make. If you have sensitive ears, they might not be the best choice for you. But if you’re awesome and you like them, clap your hands.

Harnessing her expertise in solving complex sewing riddles, Holly landed on the design of this no-sew leather envelope as the most elegant solution for her everyday needs.

The curves remind us of a closed tulip and of the familiar swoops of the Golden Gate Bridge, tempered by the straight, utilitarian edges of the closure strap. Handsome on its own as clutch. Or thrown into a larger bag as a dignified pouch. Survey also says dude-OK.

The body is made from a single piece of belt-weight leather, cut with beveled edges, folded, and held together by a single brass rivet. Then there’s one more rivet to hold the closure strap in place and a brass button stud to lock it down. Stiff and hearty right now, but will soften and wear beautifully.

Made right here in the shop.

Now available in four bonus, joyful colorways: turquoise with a green strap, green with a turquoise strap, orange with a red strap, and red with an orange strap.

After years of offering standard R.P. Miller stripey shirts at the shop, we finally went into the collaboration business with the good folks at Mohnton Knitting Mills. Now, we proudly present to you, our simple tank dress/nightie/long shirt over jeans–the first product to carry our own fancy-free label.

Wide shoulder straps, knee-length, 100% cotton, with the familiar vertical ribbing that keep them slim-fitting and cozy. All knit and sewn in Mohnton, Pennsylvania.

Right now we have three sizes and two colorways available: black and white wide stripes with red binding, for the architecturally-inclined, Liv Ullmann-inclined times. And natural and white wide stripes, for the neutral times.

Keep in mind that shrinkage is a fact of life that we all need to respect. Even if you keep your tank dress out of the dryer, you should still expect it to shrink a good 2″ in length. Please size yourself accordingly.

Folks always seem to respond kindly to the way our shop smells. The secret, for the most part, is good vibes and this stuff (we usually burn Piñon).

Juniper Ridge produces incenses with 100% wild-gathered leaves, wood and resins from the mountains and deserts of the West that are zero percent cloying freshman dormish. Rather, they burn clean, smell natural and camp firey and come in markedly handsome packages. Plus, Juniper Ridge donates 10% of their profits to defending Western wilderness.

Please choose from:
Juniper: If you’ve ever been to the Grand Canyon and nudged perilously close to the edge and wondered what that insane tree jutting out from the side of the cliff was, it was Juniper. Juniper covers vast portions of the Southwest and seems happily at home clinging to small ledges or peeking up between boulders on precipitous slopes. This incense captures the subtly sweet, cinnamon-like scent of Juniper and is reminiscent of backcountry campfires in the canyon country of the Southwest.

White Sage: White sage, with its incredibly strong, aromatic resins, is the most highly prized Western Sage. It is found in the rugged mountains of the Southwest, where it is burned ceremonially in purification rituals. Its beautiful leaf clusters and enormous flowering stalks burst forth in the spring, painting streaks of white against the rusty green hillsides and filling the air with the pungent scent of wild Sage. This is the only Sage incense anywhere made with 100% real White Sage.

Desert Piñon: Although pine trees are commonly associated with alpine lakes, this member of the pine clan has strayed out into the hot deserts of the Southwest. A like a black sheep rebel who can’t stand the crowded conformity of the mountains, this desert dwellers splays its twisted branches wildly and generally gets its groove on where no one call tell it what to do. This incense evokes winter nights in the Southwest, where Piñon is burned as firewood and its sweet, resiny scent drifts through the air.

Sweetgrass: Sweetgrass is found in alpine meadows throughout the mountainous regions of the West, from Alaska south to the Rockies and Sierra Nevada. It is one of the treasured plants of native tribes in Canada and the American West, who use it ceremonially along with White Sage. When burned, it has a lovely, soft, vanilla-like scent and a centering energy that evokes the ephemeral, shimmering green mountain meadows where it grows.

Douglas Fir: No tree is more deeply identified with the Pacific Northwest than Douglas Fir, which grows to enormous proportions, rivaling Redwoods in size, and forms pure stands over much of the Northwest. When burned, it has a wonderfully cozy, wood-smoke scent that might remind you of that time you camped on the Oregon Coast, when the light scent of Doug Fir campfires hung in the air as night settled in. So enjoy this reminder of the big tree and glacier country of the Pacific Northwest.

Cedar: Siskiyou Cedar is found only in the remote, coastal mountains of the Pacific Northwest’s Siskiyou country. Most Cedar incenses are made with the perfumey- smelling essential oil of European Cedar—that’s why they don’t smell anything like the Western Cedars we know and love. This is the only incense anywhere made with real Cedar from the Pacific Northwest. Burn a stick and let your mind drift away to the forests of the rugged Northwest.

Lloyd Kahn is a consummate adventurer and publisher, frequently known for his earliest book The Dome Book and his own experiments in building as well as his involvement in The Whole Earth Catalog. Also essential are Shelter (from which Lloyd’s publishing company takes its name) and Homework, a more technical guide.

Builders of the Pacific Coast, however, is the most coveted and frequently referenced of our book trio from Lloyd. Of the three, it is the least practically advisory but it offers the most fantastic images. In it, Lloyd offers up a wonderland view of West Coast free form structures and their wild makers from the California coast up through the Canadian isles. Along the way, Builders provides a deeply feeding experience of presenting what cannot be imagined without proof of existence. Forty-eight totally awe-striking buildings are photographed along with Lloyd’s account of meeting their makers and his travels.

The ladies of G&G are particularly pleased to have encountered this extraordinary human and his work.

From the most famous midwife in this country comes an essential book on pregnancy and birth!

Ina May Gaskin was one of the founders of The Farm, a major accomplishment of our back-to-the-lander forefolks that remains an epicenter of simple living and birth education. She helped found The Farm settlement near Summertown, Tennessee alongside Stephen Gaskin, author of Hey Beatnik!, and many other super righteous counter-culture hippies, mostly from the Bay Area, who decided to get going on an experimental intentional community based on self-reliance, a vegetarian diet, gracious use of natural resources, and trust in their own bodies and wisdoms.

In 1971, they caravaned a bunch of school buses cross-country in search of land. Being young and healthy, they began having babies along the way and, as part of their faith in their own powers, they put their trust in their inherent ability to grow and birth babies without seeking a doctor or hospital. Without any formal training, they began catching babies on their own.

Without any former training, Ina May became immersed in the wisdom and practice of midwifery care, combining historical accounts, practical suggestions, and her own observed experience. With intuition and this knowledge, she and the other midwives on The Farm developed a tremendously successful means of care.

In 1977, Ina May published the famous Spiritual Midwifery, which has turned countless women and a number of men into midwives. Spiritual Midwifery exists now as its own entity of awesome, ushering families through positive stories of birth and useful information. Now, in the new century, Ina May has once again come correct with a book for the modern pregnant family.

Like Spiritual Midwifery before, Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth is divided into a section on birth stories and a section on the essentials of birth. The birth stories she shares are a welcomed change from the typical horror stories thrown about willy-nilly in our everyday lives. The ones offered here engender the feeling that birth can be mystical and fun and beautiful, no matter how strange. The second section takes the pregnant family step by step through the most important points to be considered in pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. The information in this section is accurate, evidenced-based, and presented in a digestible and easily understood manner.

Though this book is designed and written for all audiences, Ina May does not fail to address many specific aspects of birth, such as one under the heading “Sphincters do not obey orders”, and other spiritual and physical topics that are often ignored in mainstream texts about birth. The hope for this book is for the reader to be able to make fully-informed choices about their birth and to come away feeling empowered and positive.

As a midwife myself, I have read many of the birth books out there and never have I felt so stoked on a collection of information. All of us Ladies of Gravel & Gold whole-heartedly endorse this work of love and information. Thank you, Ina May!

-Nile Sennett Nash, RN, NP, CNM
Mama Lion Midwifery

Since 2002, Tartine Bakery has been the crown jewel of our intensely competitive foodie scene here in San Francisco’s Mission District. Competitive foodies from all over, including Mark Bittman of the NYT, go so far as to call Tartine the best bakery in the United States. We wouldn’t argue with him. We send visitors there every day from the shop and, when she’s in town, my mom likes to stay at the inn up the street so that she can beat the line first thing in the morning. Her order: the seasonal fruit bread pudding.

For us locals, though, Tartine pastries are a lot to manage on a weekly basis. They’re always there, calling to us from that supremely fragrant corner of 18th and Guerrero, and we succumb to them often, but what we really eat on the regular is the bread. It’s perfect bread, and when it comes out of the oven at 5 pm each day, it sells out within the hour. It’s got a distinctive thick, crunchy crust and an incredibly airy, chewy inside. You gotta reserve ahead if you know you’ve gotta have it and you gotta get to it first is you spy a loaf at a potluck. By any measure, it doesn’t stick around for long.

Alternatively, you can make your own with guidance from this magnificent cookbook.

Chad Robertson is the head baker and the co-owner of the bakery, along with his wife Elizabeth Pruiett, who is Pastry Chef. Chad developed his master bread recipe over a decade of working with the finest artisan bakers in the U.S. and France, followed by another decade baking solo in a small wood-fired oven up by Tomales Bay. In this book, he offers clear instructions for how to make exceptional bread using just flour, water, and salt. Also included are more than 30 sweet and savory recipes for sandwiches, classic soups, puddings, baked French toast, and his signature Kale Caesar. And of course, like everything Tartine produces, it’s a beautiful thing. There are over 100 gorgeous photographs by Eric Wolfinger, illustrations by our friend David Wilson, and many of the the hardworking, familiar faces of our friends and neighbors working at Tartine. For a sneak peak, take a gander at the lovely short film here.

Kate picked up the Día de los Muertos theme for her current collection, along with an articulated wooden skeleton, whilst sailing in central American recently. From hence, Philippe the wee golden earrings came to be. Yes, she realizes that Philippe’s name is French not Spanish, but a highly regarded French woman named these wee skeletons thus and she couldn’t turn her down.

Philippe’s 18k gold vermeil little skull features red enamel eyes a white enamel grill. He walks that life, death, robot line just right. All the details are exquisite. Note, in particular, the faceted edges of the his head and the pointy spike attaching him to the ear wire. Lightweight and as subtle as dangly life, death, robot skulls come.

When we ladies of G&G first saw these super wee little dots and dashes we immediately took ourselves down to the piercing station and got ourselves some extra ear holes to accommodate them in a full-time way. As you see here, Lisa won the prize for most creative placement with her directly above double stack. All the better to show off the array of these brilliant wee ones, dearest.

Kathleen Whitaker makes these 14k gold studs by hand down in Los Angeles. They really are so very tiny–dot, dash, sprinkle, sparkle, staple, glint of golden sunshine.

****They’re great to mix and match or as a solo scene. We sell them one by one, so if you’re wanting a matched pair, please ring yourself up for 2.

In honor of my Pop’s first solo record, Britt Govea of (((folkYEAH!))) and I produced this record, “Be Yourself: A Tribute to Graham Nash’s ‘Songs For Beginners’”. The album, released on Grass Roots Records Co., offers up various young artists’ interpretations of the 1971 original, including tracks from Vetiver, Brendan Benson, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes and myself. With awesome cover art by Tahiti Pehrson and layout by the talented Nat Russell, this record is guaranteed to not only remind you how phenomenal and comforting the original ‘Songs For Beginners’ is but also to inspire you to sing along. Our understanding that the simple messages of the album continue to ring true weaves a thread between past and present.

If you listen to vinyl you will most definitely want to collect this first pressing. 180 gram virgin vinyl and a bonus 7 inch record are rounded out by the quality booklet style artwork. Should you go the CD route, I assure that it is nothing to scoff at and would make a lovely addition to any music console.

Love on the Tracks:
1. Military Madness: Port O Brien/Papercuts
2. Better Days: Brendan Benson
3. Wounded Bird: Nile Nash
4. I used to Be a King: Vetiver
5. Be Yourself: Robin Pecknold
6. Simple Man (Hombre Sencillo): Bonnie “Prince” Billy
7. Man in the Mirror: Moore Brothers
8. There’s Only One: Alela Diane
9. Sleep Song: Mariee Sioux (with Greg Weeks)
10. Chicago: Sleepy Sun
11. We Can Change the World (Reprise): Nile Nash

Mohnton Knitting Mills has been knitting and sewing up quality cotton sportswear for over 100 years under the guidance of six generations of ownership. Their R.P. Miller shirts—100% cotton with vertical ribbing and no side seam—seem at first like vintage American deadstock. Or perhaps Venetian gondoliers shirts? French Navy? One thing is certain—they’re big in Japan.

This version has a boatneck and 3/4 length sleeves. The sizes run fairly snug and true at first, but please note that they shrink up quite a bit in the dryer. Both Bronwen and Wendy are wearing size Medium. Unless prefer to hang your laundry out to dry on a line, we highly suggest ordering a size up from your usual.

Mohnton Knitting Mills has been knitting and sewing up quality cotton sportswear for over 100 years under the guidance of six generations of ownership. Their R.P. Miller shirts—100% cotton with vertical ribbing and no side seam—seem at first like vintage American deadstock. Or perhaps Venetian gondoliers shirts? French Navy? One thing is certain—they’re big in Japan.

This version has a crew neck, full-length sleeves and looks great on both the fellas and the ladies. The sizes run fairly snug and true at first, but please note that they shrink up in length quite a bit in the wash. Both Wendy and Joe here, who claim to usually resist matching and yet seem so at ease with this arrangement, particularly when seated by the big rocks, are wearing brand new size Mediums. So unless you prefer to hang your laundry out to dry on a line, we highly suggest ordering a size up from your usual.

From Ms. Abby Ulman, Sunday shopkeeping mistress extraordinaire:

If you’re a journal-keeper and anything like me, your diaries are archives for your thoughts, feelings, dreams, and most meandery meanderings, and pretty light on practical detail. I can read through old notebooks and—entry after entry—have no idea what city I was in, what job I was working, who I was living with, or who this mystery “S.” was to whom I was forever devoted for a week in April 2004.

In walks: the Five Year Diary. A lovely little notebook that stacks five years of, say, April 21sts on top of each other, so you can see in 2015 what you were doing on that date for the four preceding years. Daunting? Yes. Amazing? Oui.

The diary can be started on any day of any year. I procured mine last month ($30 = $6 a year. Stoke city!) Following the example of the ladies of G&G, I keep mine on my bedside table, and I record each day’s events before I fall asleep. So now I have a record of the who’s, what’s, and how’s of my everyday days. Who did I eat brunch with at Foreign Cinema? Lisa! What did I eat? An omelette and a cheeky glass of morning champagne. How did I get home afterwards? I walked! Down 21st street! In the sunshine! If god lives in the details, then this sweet lil notebook is my brand new bible.

Please do not panic, dear diary-keepers. This is not a replacement for your regular notebook. Just its left-brained, right-hand man—with a red ribbon attached to mark your place, and a section in the back to log the books you read and the places you travel. There is something so delicious about a product that is designed to be treasured and used every day, and only replaced once every five years. It’s surely the gentlest, most thoughtful, and least capitalistic form of planned obsolescence there is.

Thank you, Tamara Shopsin, mysterious maker. I truly ❤ my 5YD.

Baby Clover, the sweetest calf on the Johnson family’s farm, immortalized forevermore on the fronts of these cards. Emily’s original drawing is printed on thick white recycled cardstock with her vintage Miehle letterpress beast.

We’re offing a set of 6 cards, folded, with the calf image on the front and a blank space inside. 100% recycled craft paper envelopes included.

We first located these hoops on a waitress at the Pine Cone Diner in Point Reyes Station. She directed us down the street to David’s studio where he pounds them out by hand. The hammered sides catch the light in just a such a way….and they get nice and be-agg. More than one lady hath woken with a full moon impression upon her neck—they’re so lightweight and such a part of the daily routine that one forgets to take them out the night before.

Available in either sterling silver or gold-fill. Select from five sizes: Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large, or Jumbo. Please note that the price will change according to which size and material you select.

Every kit needs a pair of these folding scissor guys:
1. Pull apart
2. Fold down
3. Get to snipping.

Good for the sewing box, tackle box, Auntie’s rolling tin (that’s where we came by a pair for the first time), your earthquake preparedness box, and your in-flight knitting bag. That’s right—they’re TSA O.K. Let the crafting continue!

“How very fine it is to leaf through a 176-page book on architecture—from baliwicks to zomes—and find no palaces, no pyramids or temples, no cathedrals, skyscrapers, Kremlins, or Pentagons in sight…. Instead, a book of homes, habitations for human beings in all their infinite variety.”
—Edward Abbey

With over 1000 photographs and how-to instructional drawings, Shelter is a classic book celebrating the imagination, resourcefulness, and exuberance of human habitat.

First published in 1973, this over-sized tome serves as a history of hand-built structures—cave houses, communal huts, timber shacks, yurts, domes, and towers—and also a record of the countercultural builders of the ’60s who were learning and inventing as they went along. Today, after nearly forty years in print, Shelter continues to inspire countless carpenters and dreamers to do good work and build wild homes.

These Postalco notebooks totally nail it. The critical issue of binding has been resolved once and for all with both a spiral and a spine. The covers are bonded with starched & pressed water-resistant cotton in a lovely rainbow of colors: dark blue, light blue, school bus yellow, brown, signal red. And the paper inside is ecologically made, chlorine-free, and printed with a 1mm pin-graph, so that you’re 100% straight—up, down, and sideways.

The large size may be considered a generous notebook, verging on sketchbook/scrapbook territory.

These Postalco notebooks totally nail it. The critical issue of binding has been resolved once and for all with both a spiral and a spine. The covers are bonded with starched & pressed water-resistant cotton in a lovely rainbow of colors: dark blue, light blue, school bus yellow, brown, signal red. And the paper inside is ecologically made, chlorine-free, and printed with a 1mm pin-graph, so that you’re 100% straight—up, down, and sideways.

These Postalco notebooks totally nail it. The critical issue of binding has been resolved once and for all with both a spiral and a spine. The covers are bonded with starched & pressed water-resistant cotton in a lovely rainbow of colors: dark blue, light blue, school bus yellow, brown, signal red. And the paper inside is ecologically made, chlorine-free, and printed with a 1mm pin-graph, so that you’re 100% straight—up, down, and sideways.

The small version is pocket-sized. It’ll even work in a chest pocket, if need be. Very reporter, very sly, very much with you all the time.

Ask Leila, she’ll tell you. Scent is the healer.
So when you find yourself grievously far from West Marin, run yourself a hot bath and let the aromatherapy begin.

Inspired by the forests of West Marin, including organic essential oils of Bay Laurel, Eucalyptus, Fir and other local scents in Epsom Salts.

Real deal originals. Hand silkscreened in 1963 by David Osborn and Charles Woods. Larger than the average postcard—great for framing, even better for sending to a loved one.

We knew about the famously lightweight, compact & delicious Opinel folding knife for some time, but were finally convinced to carry it in the shop by our friend Sam Murch*, who uses it all day to harvest on Gospel Flat Farm.

Sam’s, and our, favored choice is the classic No. 8 with a beechwood handle and 8 cm folding carbon blade. We go carbon, not stainless, steel because is gets so sharp so easily. Always watch that blade! Use the safety collar.

***Technically those model hands belong to Ian, though Sam has nice hands too.

Gravel & Gold is super proud to be offering Ina May’s Guide to Breastfeeding. Published in 2009, this how-to manual is dedicated to “all those who work to raise the status of breastfeeding as a gift for future generations.”

Ina May balances a wealth of information with an accessible writing style. This definitive body of research is communicated like you are just sitting with the magnificent Ina May and, having had the honor of conversing with this super Lady, I’ll tell you that the experience is both informative ad entrancing.

In addition to years of experiential advice, personal stories, photographs, and diagrams, Ina May’s guide includes extensive research support. The researched information covers the basics of anatomy, benefits of breastfeeding, components of breastmilk, the cots of using formula, including the long history of safety recalls, hormonal involvements, how birth practices and postpartum conditions affect breastfeeding, the importance of skin-to-skin contact between Mother and Baby, latch, positioning, postpartum depression, returning to work, weaning, pumping, and much more.

As a reader, one is over and over struck by the overwhelming feeling that her information makes good sense. Ina May quotes Suzanne Cohen, PhD, who says that “[research] findings now support common sense” (84), which pretty much sums up the book.

In May’s Guide to Breastfeeding is a great read and a fantastic reference book. With extensive appendices and resources, her non-judgmental tone and overall support for women and mother-baby make this the essential go-to for anyone who supports breastfeeding. She states, “[milk] flows best and most abundantly when the mother’s needs are understood and respected” (30). Duh.

BTW—look for a shout out in the acknowledgements for your very own Lady of Gravel & Gold : )

-Nile Sennett Nash, RN, NP, CNM
Mama Lion Midwifery

The first time she came by the shop, Leslie took one look at Tripp’s 13′-long table running down the center of the room and told us about her incredible photography project that was about to hit the world. Man, what a whopper it turned out to be.

Leslie photographed the homes of fourteen influential mid-century architects and designers, including Wharton Esherick’s handmade, cubby-having staircase, J.B. Blunk’s ultraMarin-style bathroom, and Charles & Ray Eames’s textile-filled conversation pit. Far beyond the classic architectural photographs that have been taken previously, her photos offer an intimate and inspiring look at these private spaces, rich with the details of daily life that went on to inform the designers’ work. These are images to match the extraordinary beauty of the spaces depicted.

In a perfect skyward square,
The coastal titan
looms + waits.
Write more letters!

Set of 5 cards with tree image on one side. No fold, no opening.
Emily’s original drawing printed on thick 100% cotton tree-free stock with her vintage Miehle letterpress beast. The blank envelopes are 100% recycled paper.

A stunning sequel to the classic 1973 book Shelter, Home Work illustrates even more imaginative ways to put a roof over one’s head, some of which were inspired by Shelter itself. This volume is more image-based, with over 1,000 color photos and 300 line drawings, stories of real people building and living in their own homes, plus photos, stories, and feedback gathered over the thirty years since Shelter was first published.

1. Sad Mouth Bastard
2. Arizona
3. O Children
4. Language of My Love
5. In the Wintertime
6. Bears’ Den
7. A Friend Too Few
8. But Now We’re Older
9. Kicked Out
10. For All Times

Aztec-o-Egypto waterfall hypno-Marimekko, haben? Yessiree.

This is a very simple tank top. It’s got a comfortingly high and wide back zone, with an open scoop in front, flattering the clavicle region (decolletage, as they say on spa menus). It comes down just past hip length, rises on the sides, and grazes the buns in back. No armpit grabbing, no fussy front pocket, lots of hanky panky printing on a nice thick cotton.

The Panda Face print was designed by Cassie McGettigan and yardage was silk-screened here in San Francisco on 100% organic cotton, using water-based inks. It’s a mid-weight cotton with a brushed hand. The tops were designed and constructed in-house. We offer 1-2-3 sizes, in either blue or green printed on white.

You can get away with wearing this beauty in so many dimensions. Tights, no tights, heels, no heels, no shoes. Harkens to an era when, even if you weren’t “supposed” to show so much up top, wild prints and lots of leg was “acceptable” and, let’s be honest, hot.

Shortish and curvyish, with our favored petal sleeves, round-kind hem, and roomy rounded flat pockets. Pulls on, no closures.

The Panda Face print was designed by Cassie McGettigan and yardage was silk-screened here in San Francisco on 100% organic cotton, using water-based inks. It’s a mid-weight cotton with a brushed hand. The dresses were designed and constructed in-house. We offer 1-2-3 sizes, in either blue or green printed on white.

This is an easy dress to wear—like wearing tank top/no pants, because this tank top will cover your bum. We design it so you wear it everyday. Pull it on overhead, see for yourself how wild patterns match with everything! Nice with cardigans!

It comes high and wide in the back, then down, down, down to a few inches above the back of the knees, up on the sides, down once more in the front. Rounded-kind hem. And two roomy and rounded flat pockets at the hips.

The Panda Face print was designed by Cassie McGettigan and yardage was silk-screened here in San Francisco on 100% organic cotton, using water-based inks. It’s a mid-weight cotton with a brushed hand. The dresses were designed and constructed in-house. We offer 1-2-3 sizes, in either blue or green printed on white.

Once upon a time, there was a little guidebook much treasured among both West Marin locals and carpetbaggers alike called Point Reyes: Secret Place and Magic Moments. It was a great little book by Phil Arnot and Elvira Monroe, and it lead you to great places, as promised by its great title.

Then one sad day, the little great book grew up, cut its hair, got a straight job, and changed its name to Exploring Point Reyes: A Guide to Point Reyes National Seashore. The ladies of the store in town mourned the loss of its free ways, but in its heart of Tinkerbell hearts, its still the same great old hippie guidebook. Use it!

Heather bottles springtime in Portland with this feminine hand-blended scent, including essences of Orange, Ylang Ylang, and Sampaguita.

We offer it in two different kinds of bottles—a taller one with Bonne Bell-style roller ball or a memories of mama-correct vial with dipstick wand. Both contain 9mL of fragrance.

Heather bids us:

Imagine old man Erastus taking a walk through the Cascade Range. He gets to a cliff looking over the ocean, takes out the small cedar box he stores his tobacco in and rolls up a smoke: Tobacco, Silver Needle, Oak Moss.

Hand blended in small batches. Smells great on all kinds of woodsy-inclined humans. We offer it in two different kinds of bottles—a taller one with Bonne Bell-style roller ball or a memories of mama-correct vial with dipstick wand. Both contain 9mL of fragrance.

Mark Twain did not actually say “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” But he did say “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it”, and here’s the fragrance to prove it.

A handsome scent without being too smokey, featuring Violet, Leather (duh), and Rosewood.

We offer it in two different kinds of bottles—a taller one with Bonne Bell-style roller ball or a memories of mama-correct vial with dipstick wand. Both contain 9mL of fragrance.

A resurrected Wigwam classic, and a camp counselor crush classic as well, it must be said. These are cotton, so you get the ragg wool look, without the ragg wool itch. They look great with Birkenstocks! They look fine with other shoes too.

Available in Black, Green, Yellow, and Red. Fits footsies size 6-10 in ladies and 5-9.5 in gents.

These guys are our favorite variety of Wigwam socks. They’re warm from the wool, soft from the silk, and cushiony all over. And, with the regional ribbing, they stay put all day long. But what really gets us is the variegated look.

Joe-OK.

A nice Polite. card from Glasgow artist David Shrigley. Blank on the inside (what more is there to say?).

Printed in the UK on environmentally friendly white art board, with a kraft paper envelope.

Three enthusiastically lewd thumbs up for this nice Polite. card from Glasgow artist David Shrigley. Blank on the inside.

Printed in the UK on environmentally friendly white art board, with a kraft paper envelope.

This nice Polite. card from Glasgow artist David Shrigley is, hands down, the classiest card in the shop.

Blank on the inside. Printed in the UK on environmentally friendly white art board, with a kraft paper envelope.