Wide Open Spaces, Women & Wool

Wednesday, March 30, 2011





















Wide open is how I can best describe my "girls" trip to Big Sky, Montana. The vastness of the Gallatin Range once again embraced me and provided me with a complete escape from the daily routine. With my ski buddies and our female instructor, Noelle, we explored Moonlight Basin from glades to chutes to her secret powder stashes. Noelle introduced us to new lingo and snow descriptors that only women would relate to. While the trees and chutes were fine with me and have their place, it was the wide open spaces of the Headwaters of Lone Peak that won my heart on the slopes. Here the snow was dreamy delicious and the view delectable.





















I found spending time with all women was wide open too. The conversations, the laughter, and the tips traded opened all of us to new ideas on skiing, parenting, website finds, new vocabulary words and, of course, ski apparel. The one common denominator by trip’s end was – WOOL. Frequent readers of this blog know what a huge fan I am of wool products, but for a change I was not the one pushing this floccus find. Those that had their old poly fleece neck gaiters and poly pro base layers all ended up tossing them out and opting for wool. "Why?" you ask. I answer, "Why not?" It is warmer and more comfortable. It breaths and works better on or off the slopes.

As we put away the ski clothes in hopes of spring temperatures everywhere, don't put
away thoughts of wool. It is a fabulous and practical fabric for warm weather too. For women, I adore the Rambler’s Way spring tops. They have such great style and as always feel so good. For men, the Ibex Indie polo is a spring “must have.”

While transitioning to spring don't forget to take a moment to savor the wide open spaces of the great outdoors.

Opportunities

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

When opportunities present themselves you often have to act quickly. Such is the case with three opportunities that recently came my way.

The first two relate to design and lacrosse. My boys have been lucky enough to be part of the Larchmont Mamaroneck lacrosse organization for many years. In fact, this will be Quinn’s fifth and final year playing for them. Every few years the organization buys new uniforms and here is where I got lucky. They asked Black Squirrel to design this year’s uniform. The uniforms just arrived and the boys and coaches are excited about them. Seeing the smiles and hearing the enthusiasm has been very rewarding.


Fast forward to Pelham’s new lacrosse program and my knowing a few folks involved. This opportunity came about by default, but an opportunity nonetheless. Garth is a coach and organizer of the program and when the group met to divvy up responsibilities he got uniform design. Needless to say we can’t wait for the new uniforms to arrive. They are just as classy as the LMYL uniforms.

The third latest opportunity is thanks to my older sister, Alicia. She planned a girls ski trip and invited me. I leave on Thursday for Montana. Perfect timing, right before lax season really gets underway. I will let you know how it goes.
Don’t pass up any opportunities and don’t miss out on Black Squirrel’s new finds. Visit us at bsqo.com or in the shop.


Newness!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

March brings much newness at Black Squirrel. New HOURS, new PRODUCTS and new FACES.



We are officially expanding our shop hours to better serve all of you and hopefully some new folks too. We are now open Tuesday – Saturday. Weekdays are 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Saturdays 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. The shop has never looked better so please add us to your errand list, or be sure to book mark us (bsqo.com).
Spring merchandise is arriving daily and will continue to do so through April. We have added lots more women’s product, outdoor games, and gifts – all under the outdoor chic
umbrella. A few of my favorites are
the women’s Ibex shorts,
the stingray pendant necklaces, and the beach toys.

Rita Murray, a long time resident in the southern Westchester area, has joined BSQO and will be a regular face in the shop and behind the scenes. We are lucky to have her expertise on our team and look forward to better meeting your needs with more hands on deck. Be sure to ask Rita about her recent all women’s three-week ski camp in Vail.


Add some newness to your life and shop Black Squirrel.

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