January 2, 2012

We have MOVED our Blog

I decided it was time to consolidate my blog with my website. You will still get info about what is new in the stores, what is new at the Dumdi ranch, and more. It is just all in one place now.

With having space in two store I decided it was time to  consolidate where possible.

Please check out our new website / blog @


Hope to see you all at our new blog!!



Nancie, Haley d'Pug and Bear

January 20, 2011

~ Kids say the darnest things ~

Yesterday I was working at the store, and adding lots of new things when I heard a little boy of 4 maybe 5 years old, tell his mom that this gingerbread doll looks like it is burnt. I over heard him, and told him that I made it to look old, and he said that it still looks burnt.

Guess I may need to change my thinking when I create dolls. I think they look old, and kids think that they cooked too long. Out the mouth of babes!



Have a great day and rest of the week!

January 17, 2011

New in the Shoppe this week

Aren't these just the cutest tags ever? I love the colors, and at the shoppe I am getting ready for Valentine's Day, Easter, and Mother's Day.

You can also find these as Printables on-line at: The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper.








Graphics by Cheryl Seslar Designs!

Stop by and take a peak!


January 13, 2011

Coffee Break

These are too go not to share ~


12 Ways to know if you drink too much coffee...

1. You answer the door before people knock.

2. The only kitchen appliances you own are made by Mr. Coffee.

3. You get a tax cut for all the coffee you bought.

4. You get a speeding ticket even when you're parked.

5. You're the employee of the month at the local coffeehouse and you don't even work there.

6. The only gift you want for Valentine's Day are chocolate covered coffee beans.

7. You walk twenty miles on your treadmill before you realize it's not plugged in.

8. You've built a miniature city out of little plastic stirrers.

9. Instant coffee takes too long.

10. You go to sleep just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.

11. You name your cats "Cream" and "Sugar."

12. You can outlast the Energizer Bunny.

I didn't not come up with these, I am borrowing them from a newsletter I receive. There wasn't an author or I would have added it.

Coffee Break

These are too go not to share ~

12 Ways to know if you drink too much coffee...

1. You answer the door before people knock.

2. The only kitchen appliances you own are made by Mr. Coffee.

3. You get a tax cut for all the coffee you bought.

4. You get a speeding ticket even when you're parked.

5. You're the employee of the month at the local coffeehouse and you don't even work there.

6. The only gift you want for Valentine's Day are chocolate covered coffee beans.

7. You walk twenty miles on your treadmill before you realize it's not plugged in.

8. You've built a miniature city out of little plastic stirrers.

9. Instant coffee takes too long.

10. You go to sleep just so you can wake up and smell the coffee.

11. You name your cats "Cream" and "Sugar."

12. You can outlast the Energizer Bunny.

I didn't not come up with these, I am borrowing them from a newsletter I receive. There wasn't an author or I would have added it.

January 10, 2011

Have you thought about your 2011 goals yet?

Have you all started on your 2011 goals? I have - I have goals for my business, and personal goals. I have put my goals where I can see them daily, and I have added dates to most of them as to when I want them accomplished by.

How do you keep track of your goals? Have you set any yet? Below is a list of some of my goals for this year:

Personal: Clean out the spice cabinet, and clean out the pots and pans cabinet.

Goals for my office - add more shelves, organize greeting cards, tabs, tea bag envelopes by season, and put into photo boxes.
Business: Add 30 new items to The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper weekly, blog three times weekly, add montly pictures of The Speckled Goose located inside Noble Treaures, and make sure that my websites are backed up at least weekly, and more often if new items have been added.

This is just a few of my 2011 goals. I hope this has gotten you thinking about creating some goals for yourself.


Have a great week, and happy goal setting.




January 1, 2011

Today's Inspirational Quote

Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.

Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

December 28, 2010

Happy New Year

I hope you all had a great Christmas, and have a safe and wonderful New Year!! I for one am glad that 2010 is almost over. It has been a long six months, and I am ready to start a fresh year!!

I haven't bloged much the last six months due to the loss of my mother, and my old dog Butch. I miss both of them a lot, and then the last three weeks I have been in bed for most of the time (or in the chair) with a whopping of a cold. I am getting back to normal, whatever that is. =)

We had a great Christmas at the Dumdi house, and I am looking forward to getting back to work. I have been busy at the antique store, and am still working Wednesday & Thursday, if you're in Old Town Lafayette. Haley d'Pug and I would love to see you.

More soon, and it sure feels good to get back to work!!

Nancie, Haley d'Pug, and Bear d'Pug



November 11, 2010

Snow has hit the metro Denver area

We all have been waiting for the weather to change, and now it has. We went from mid-70s to snow. Only in Colorado can you see that kind of change. It sure is pretty, and we need the mositure.

Things have been moving along at The Speckled Goose, and tomorrow it will start look like the holiday season. I am not sure I am ready for Christmas yet, but the calendar says that it is coming, and coming FAST!!

I am working on some changes at The Speckled Goose, and I am excited about telling everyone about them, but you're going to have to wait a couple of weeks. Don't worry it is all for the good!! I am continuing to work on tags, greeting cards, and need to get myself in gear and get the calendars that I have promised created and added to the website.

More later, hope you all have a great rest of the week.

Nancie, Haley d'Pug, & Bear




November 4, 2010

What's new at The Speckled Goose

It was brought to my attention today that I need to get back to blogging. I have been away from it since my mother was sick this summer. I agreed with Helen, and decided that there is no better time to get back at it.

What has been happening at the Goose you ask? Well, we have moved into a new space within Noble Treasures, and I have a lot more time to create which I am loving. I am missing the daily intereaction with customers, although I still get to do that at Noble Treasures.

I have been working long hours on my printables, graphics, and making cards, tags, recipe cooks, and more for the store.













I am off and back to work. You all have a great weekend, and I'll be back with lots more!!

Nancie, Haley d'Pug & Bear (wanna be Pug)


September 19, 2010

Long Summer and Back to Work

It sure has been a long summer for our family. My mom went to the doctor and the technican did some adjustments on her pacemaker. Needless to say, I believe that was the begininng of the end. She immediately started having breathing problems, but thought that was normal. Didn't tell my sister (who is a nurse) because of what she would say.

Mom and her hubby took a trip to Idaho to visit my sister, and she was immediately put into the hospital for the week. Got her stable and sent her back home to California. Had several doctors appointments, but nothing was done. Then her hubby took her to the hospital.

We (I) was in Paradise hospital for almost two weeks, then we had mom transferred to San Francisco. Spent about one and a half weeks there. Docs did all they could for her and it we were basically told it is now a waiting process. Can we get better enough to live in an assisted living facility or ???? Mom would never go back and take care of her home.

We got mom stable and then transferred her to Boise, Idaho, closer to my sister, (and a little closer for me). She was doing better, but not good enough for an assisted living facility yet. Then she took a turn for the worse. I headed that way, Jacque flew out, and the three of us girls spent the next week and half with mom, and then the Lord took her to another place.

She is no longer suffering, for which I am glad, but I miss her. The family then gathered back in Paradise, California to clean out her house, memorial service, and then place mom where she belongs, which back with our dad.

I am now back at home, John is back in school, The Speckled Goose is taking on more space inside Noble Treasures. That move should be completed within the next few days. No rest for the wicked, but I didn't realize that I was that wicked. =)

Next post I'll show you what I have been up to the last week or so, and then I am back to work again.

Have a great rest of your weekend.

Nancie


ps - thanks for all the thoughts and prayers during this long summer I have had.

August 8, 2010

Back to School Clip Art Sale

For a limited time we are having a Back to School Clip Art Sale - Most sets are $1.00 per set and our Website Graphics are on Sale for $5.00 per set.



Our Clipart Sets are Commerical Use and Personal Use.



Load up now and get started on your Fall and Christmas crafting early.



Below is a small sampling of what you'll find:








Autumn Collection 3 LE




















Autumn Colors LE








































August 6, 2010

New Work Hours at Noble Treasures

For those of you that come to visit Haley and I at Noble Treasures on Monday or Tuesday, please make a note that effective August 11th, we will now be working on Wednesday and Thursday.

We have also added many new items to The Speckled Goose within Noble Treasures. You can still find our awesome handcrafted dolls, stitcheries, new jewelry, signs, salt & pepper collections, and so much more.


See you next Wednesday, and have a great week.

Nancie and Haley d'pug


August 1, 2010

Back in Colorado

Many of you who following me and are facebook friends, you know that I have been dealing with some very serious medical problems with my mom.

My mom is a very sick lady, and I was with her for 2.5 weeks while she was in the ICU unit in two different hospitals in California. She is now headed to a hosiptal in Idaho where my sister lives. Hopefully the trip goes well. Please keep praying for her recovery.

Thanks to all of my friends who have sent many emails, messages, prayers, and so much more. Just knowing that I have many friends and family that care and sent prayers makes me feel special.

Thanks again, and I am glad to be back home and will get creating this next week.
Nancie and Haley d'Pug

June 27, 2010

Gift Certificates

If you purchased or received a gift certificate from The Speckled Goose, in Old Town Lafayette, even though we lost our lease on our Chester Street Store, we will continue to honor them.

Just send us an email or call to find out how to use the gift certificate. We will honor them in our spaces inside Noble Treasures and on-line at The Speckled Goose, and The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper.

Our mailing address has changed, but our phone number, and email address has NOT changed.

You may contact us at:

The Speckled Goose
P.O. Box 1333
Brighton, CO 80601
303-665-1767

We have added new clip art sets to our on-line store

We have added many new clip art sets, tea bag envelopes, greeting cards, and more to our on-line store, with more on the way.








All of these are available at The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper








June 23, 2010

We have completed the Move!!


We have completed the move and we are in our new space. I will miss visiting with customers, many are now very good friends on a daily basis. I will still be around, you won't be able to get rid of me that quick.

Haley d'Pug I will continue working at Noble Treasures twice a week, Monday's and Tuesday's. The dates may change in the future, but I'll let all of you know.


You will still be able to find our hand-made primitives, greeting cards, dolls, and so much more. All we have done is change our location.


The Speckled Goose

P.O. Box 1333

Brighton, Co 80601

303-665-1767



Office hours:

Monday - Friday 8 am - 6 pm (MST)



We are now located inside Noble Treasures


409 S. Public Road

Lafayette, Co 80026



Store Hours:


Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm

Sunday Noon - 5 pm





Nancie & Haley d'Pug

June 14, 2010

The Speckled Goose is Moving!


The Speckled Goose is MOVING. Hard to believe that we have been in our space for almost four years now, but our landlord is selling the property and that leaves us without a home, so to speak.

Effective July 1st 2010, you can find us in several spaces inside Noble Treasures. As many of you know I already have space and work there. Now I’ll just be there more often. =)

You’ll still be able to find our hand-made items, our new items, and our old stuff. We are not changing a thing except our location.

I will continue to send out our monthly updates, continue adding items to my on-line store, and looking forward to visiting with you.

Our new location is:

The Speckled Goose
Inside Noble Treasures
409 S. Public Road
P.O. Box
Lafayette, CO 80026
303-665-1767


Our on-line store – The Speckled Goose

And our hand-made cards, tags, scrap pages, printables, etc, can be found at
The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper

You can also find us on Facebook – www.facebook.com/thespeckledgoose

And find us on Twitter – www.twitter.com/speckledgoose

Our blog – http://www.thespecklecgoose.blogspot.com/

Our Scrap Blog – http://www.thespeckledgoose-scrapnstamp.blogspot.com/

June 2, 2010

New Printables are available

Did you know that our printables can be found on our website,

and also at Instant Printables - http://www.instantprintables.com/index.php -


just look for SpeckledGoose or The Speckled Goose, Scrapper & Stamper.

Thanks for taking a peak at our new items available on-line and in the store.

May 12, 2010


Happy Birthday Andy Printable Greeting Card

Happy Birthday Andy Printable Greeting Card


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