Shopping in Littleton, NH – Aylakai & The Broom Closet

Shopping in Littleton, NH – Aylakai & The Broom Closet

Sadly, our foliage has gone by. I’m amazed at how long it lasted! The tail end brought us mostly golds, yellows and browns. Now, that may not sound so great but I’ve got to say it was still beautiful!

Seeing a row of maples with bright yellow leaves on both sides of the road was amazing; a canopy of warm bright yellow seemed to make the road glow with light! The brown leaves were a nice compliment as the contrast was striking.
In late afternoon, while the sun was setting, a wonderful alpine glow stretched over the mountain tops, giving off a feeling of inner warmth. The mountains were on fire again but this time with the yellows and browns tinted with red from the setting sunlight! Just beautiful!

We’ve had some hard frosts most mornings and a few days ago the higher elevations were treated with a good 4-5 inches of snow!

There are many people that don’t like this time of year as the trees are bare, the grasses and wildflowers have turned brown.  I actually love this time of year. OK, maybe not as much as the more colorful seasons but it’s a timely atmosphere. Halloween is fast approaching and it is a witchy time of year!
It’s chilly and frosty, and yes, there is frost on the pumpkin!  The leaves are dry, tumbling down the street and over the land, scratchy sounds, wind whistling, spooky but in a fun way!

The days have been so crisp and clear with amazing blue skies! The air smells of woodsmoke which makes me feel cozy and warm, visions of sitting in front of a roaring fire or next to a stoked up wood stove, bread baking in the oven.

I’m not kidding, walking by some homes, these smells waft out into the air and it just grabs you!  I guess it’s a bit of a contradiction as it’s spooky in one respect but smells warming and homey at the same time.

So, what is there to do at this time of year? So much! Hiking, biking shopping and eating! Bonfires at night and star gazing. That about sums up a perfect day for me! So today, let me get you started on some shopping.

Here in Littleton, we have many wonderful shops, today I will talk about a shop called Aylakai.

Aylakai is a magickal world of shopping! This is where you will find those “really-hard-to-find” gifts.  Dragons, wizards, faeries, goblins and unicorns! There’s more! Sacred statuary, gorgeous jewelry, books, music, comfortable clothing, chimes, musical instruments (I love the native drums), tarot cards, pagan accessories, bumper stickers, candles, essential oils, body lotions and butters, incense, soaps, all natural parfumes, tapestries and body jewelry! Whew! They also have Halloween Costumes!

This is a great time and place to start your Christmas shopping. I know, I know,  you’re saying “ugh” she’s talking Christmas and it’s not even Halloween!

I thought it good to mention in light of these tough economic times as Aylakai has some very reasonable prices that go along with the wide variety of goodies and gifts! You will be hard pressed, not to find the perfect gift here at Aylakai!

Aylakai and The Broom Closet

Shopping at Aylakai is a wonderful, peaceful, stress-free experience, as their staff is knowledgeable, easy going and pleased to bring you a warm shopping experience. I just love how helpful they are!

Oh! I should tell you a bit about the “Broom Closet” downstairs! This is a wild, wacky store specifically created for adults to find….well…TOYS! Toys of all sorts…a huge array of blown glass, contemporary tobacco pipes: a hugh selection of tobacco rolling papers.

They offer body piercing and tattooing (call ahead for pricing and appointments) and for the adventurous adults…..an incredible variety of books, movies, lingerie, marital aides, vibrating toys, lotions and potions designed for enhancing your love life, as well as gag gifts for fun parties!!

WhooHoo! That’s all I’m saying! You’ll have to go there to find out for yourselves!  You’ve got to see this to believe it!  The staff is discreet, knowledgeable and fun!  I can’t wait to hear from you about your experience here!!

Adding to my collection of granite, shaped like the state of New Hampshire; I’ve stumbled upon another, this one is in Bethlehem, NH.

NH Granite, Bethlehem, NH

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