It's always lovely when someone else notices the things you love about your own place. So we were delighted to see our George Street store included in Neat Places, the curated guide to local, independent places around Aotearoa.
Neat Places is organised city by city, so it's our Palmy store you'll find in their Palmerston North guide.
Their photographer spent time with us in store, the words came from a Q&A with me, and the listing picks up on the things we love most about Junior. The wooden, classic toys that last. The Maileg mice and their tiny worlds. And the chats that happen between customers, swapping advice on what has worked for their own kids.
It includes a couple of my answers too, including this one: "I've lost count of the number of new baby photos I have seen, but it never gets old." Still true, every single week.
We're in good company too, with neighbours Bruce McKenzie Booksellers, Georgie Girl and Pork Chop Hill also in the guide.
Making a day of it in Palmy with the kids?
Neat Places also has a guide to things to do in Palmerston North with kids. It's a lovely round-up, from the miniature train and road safety park at Victoria Esplanade to the fairy hunt at The Herb Farm, with Te Manawa ready for the wet days. Plenty of it is free, too. And if there's a birthday party on the calendar, we're right in town on George Street with free gift wrapping (so the present is sorted on the way).
We'd love to see you in store at 56 George Street, Palmy.