Dear Friends,

We are in an alternating weather pattern here in Vermont with rain one day and sun the next. The strawberries are ready and it is such a relief to finally get real berries—not the ones that are in the stores in the winter that seem to have no taste but a long shelf life. The deer are munching at my garden this year and my baby plants, especially the broccoli and peas, seem to get eaten each night. We are using some old-time Vermont remedies to keep them at bay; Hammerhead and I have primary responsibility for deer repellent application.

Speaking of Hammerhead, he so much loves going to our South Burlington store. I drop him off at the store when I have meetings up in Burlington and he goes right to work as our “greeter.” He meets every customer, most of whom stop to pet him and all of whom seem to smile after his greeting. The kids especially like him and he is so gentle and tolerant of them.

Our new Hammerhead Verso iPad cases have been a big hit and our initial production run is nearly sold out. More are on the way and we are very happy with tis product—I think it is the best iPad case, but then again, I am very prejudiced. This product was a direct result of my visit to China in April where I visited the leather factory where the cases are made.

I think the new Mac mini is a great improvement over the previous model and it is much easier to upgrade the RAM. Plus, it now includes an HDMI port to make it easy to connect to your TV. See more details in the article below!