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You’ll get achuckle every time you reach

into one of these cookie jars. So youmay be a lotmore careful about your cookie intake these days, but we

suspect you know a four-legged friend that’s happy to pounddown those treats. These jars are the perfect place to store them.

You’ll find these puppies at Coco’s at the Loft, N. 10th St. in Richmond’sDepot District.

Spring lives indoors with thisbeautifully arranged silk flower bird cage.Warm Glow Candle Outlet creates customsolutions to brighten any table or cornerof your home with silk flowers for everyseason. They are truly one-of-a-kind.Warm Glow Candle Outlet is locatedat exit 145 off I-70 in Centerville.

Big Hair, Big Dreams, Small Town If you enjoy stories with local coloryou’ll find plenty to choose from in Richmond. Revel in the hilariousstory about growing up in RIchmond in the 1980s, by once-localJennifer Niven, or soak up the blues in the story of some of America’searliest idols, and their experiences recording at Gennett studios.Local history buffs will be moved by the story of the state’s earliestAmericans. Stop by the Visitors’s Welcome Center, E. Main St.

Local artists are featured at the VIsitor’sWelcome Center on E. Main inRichmond. The beautiful works

of Richmond’s Nate Wilson, God’sGood Earth works by Clara Parrettof Centerville, or Scott Shafer’sdesigns, also of Centerville,provide pottery delights.

Lovingly hand-crafted birdhouses can be found at G & GCountry Classics at S.W. 17th onW.Main, in Richmond. These one-of-a-kind primitives come in manydifferent sizes and shapes. Relax inthe homey-style of Americana folkart in this delightful, little shop.

All For Color Spring Fashions are fresh and fun!Hop on in to Reid Hospital’s Gingko Boutique andyou’ll find a complete assortment of lounging andpicnic items like this fully insulated and leak-proofmarket bag. Take it to the market, the beach orthe pool, along with matching flip-flops and mini-purse.

Is this for the birds? A better place forthis than your garden might be your picnictable, with a layer of ice and cocktail shrimp,or stacked with crackers or chips. Findthis unique item at Reid Hospital’s GinkgoBoutique gift shop.

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