Just when you think that running store front businesses can't possibly get any harder, along comes something we haven't seen in our over 40 years - Covid. Suppliers still working to get fully back online. Delivery changes and delays. And strange, unexpected shortages. No Plexiglas (now largely resolved).
We have been fortunate. Long time customers' pent up demand supported us during those first reopening days in May. We have many new customers who have discovered treasures needing framing as they spend more time in their homes. There is now the need, after all, for the curated Zoom backdrop. (If our framing work is a part of your backdrop, we would love to share here.) And there is perhaps more time for framing projects previously deferred.
We are also blessed that with your support, all of our employees have returned. If you have someone you have enjoyed working with in the past, call and we will let you know when they are here.
2021 is almost here. Sometime in the new year, we hope that we will again be seeing the smiles now masked - and that our glasses will not be fogging up as we cut mats and fit frames.