. . . a blue ribbon store . . .

. . . and a pink ribbon store . . .

. . . and a green ribbon store . . .

. . . and black . . .

. . . and brown . . .

. . . and aqua . . .

. . . and every other 

color of the rainbow . . .

. . . i mean we're talking about 

a LOT of ribbon . . .

. . . this store 

~ i still call it "ruffler's roost" ~ 

has occupied four different locations

 since i've been shopping there . . .

{i've been shopping there for many, many, many years}

. . . at the second location, 

they kind of changed the name 

{at least on the storefront signage} 

to "ribbons and lace" . . . 

. . . the third location 

was soooooo convenient to me . . .

. . . so i cried just a little 

when they moved 

to their new location 

last month . . .

. . . the sign now says 

"the ribbon store" . . .

. . . this space is lots more,

 well, spacious . . .

. . . but i will be happier 

about driving out to higley to shop

 if/when the construction 

on both roads of the intersection 

is finished . . .

. . . it's a mess . . .

. . . i'd be even more tickled 

if the parking lot was paved . . .

. . . it was pure mud 

when i went last week . . .

. . . today, it was a little drier . . .

{one of about half a dozen aisles, 

this is perhaps my favorite ~ all polka dots}

. . . bottom line is: 

wild horses couldn't keep me 

from this store . . .

. . . i'm a frequent flier there . . .

. . . season tickets, if you will . . .

. . . if you've ever used oops!, 

now you know 

one of my secrets . . .