2nd Update

Howdy folks,

I hope you are all well and aren't suffering too badly from cabin fever.

So it's looking like an April reopening is too optimistic and May might be consumed by this as well. On the pessimistic end it's possible that the COVID-19 wave won't pass until mid-summer. There are too many unknowns right now to make definitive statements much less solid decisions. In that framework I put a sign on the door closing Nostalgie until further notice.

I recognize that this closure will severely impact Nostalgie and may even kill my business, but lives are more important. Unless told to remain home, I'll come and go to do some work as it's still a clean zone. Hopefully to get ready to reopen sometime in the future.

We're all in this together. Stay safe.

Cathy
Nostalgie

Update

I'm on my last day of the 14 days self isolation since the Sacramento trip and without apparent symptoms which is good news especially given that plane load of coughing folks on the way home. I'm keeping tabs on the developments to the west of us in New York and am very glad that I made the decision to close given that what I do is essentially "non-essential".

Frankly it's not looking so great for April given what countries that are ahead of us on the curve are dealing with in terms of percentages of sickness and medical facility overload. As soon as it's reasonably safe and socially responsible, I'll open again.

So in the meantime, making hay while the sun shines, I'll be completely rotating my inventory to spring/summer during the down time and introducing vintage linens to my stock.

Keep an eye on this space for further updates. Thanks for reading.

Closed in March

As luck would have it, I closed the shop in the last week of February to take a trip to California to visit my sister, a cousin and to do a little vintage shopping. As it turns out, I spent the week at ground zero for community acquired COVID-19 in Sacramento before we knew there might be a problem. Sigh.

So I'm voluntarily isolating for two weeks to be sure that I haven't brought something nasty home to Connecticut. I had already planned to be closed in the last two weeks of March for a trip (now postponed) that my husband and I were taking to Savannah.

Out of an abundance caution and a sense of responsibility to my family and community I will be closed during the month of March to see how this public health issue shakes out. Unfortunately I'm unable to modify my Google hours to show that I'm closed at this time. As soon as I figure out how to do this, I will.

I will be in the shop as long as my temperature remains normal and I have no symptoms, adding new stock and changing seasons for the time of reopening.

I'll keep you all posted. In the meanwhile thanks goes out to the E-List for a very nice shop mention with some great photos.

https://the-e-list.com/2020/02/nostalgie-a-vintage-clothing-shop-in-deep-river/