FAQ's

What is there to do in Durango?

There is so much to do in our fun little town! You could go hiking on one of the many mountains that surround us. Biking is also a great choice. The Animas River flows right through town and provides hours of fun. you can either raft, tube or just sit by the river. I like to fish in the Animas too.There is also the Train that takes you up to Silverton for the day. Maybe Shopping is more your thing and you could check out all the cool stores that Durango has to offer. There are also some spectacular restaurants if your inner foodie needs to come out. If you drive north, you could spend your day at Durango Mountain Resort. In the winter DMR has some great skiing and in the summer, there is some great hikes, bungee trampolines and a zipline. Durango may be a small mountain town, but there is plenty to keep you busy.

Boredom Busters

Join us at Rotary Park as we take some of our funnest games to play!

16th Annual AIDS Benefit Run/Walk/Bike for the Whole Family When: Sat, September 21, 9am – 1pm Where: Rotary Park, 1565 E. 2nd Ave., Durango, CO 81301 (map) Description:  Run/Bike/Walk events for the whole family, including  a picnic and ceremony to follow at Rotary Park.  Distances/event: Fun Run/Walk – 1.6 k Run/Walk –  6 k Bike Ride – 4 or 8 miles All proceeds will help to  fund AIDS education and prevention.       Leave (hahahaha) your troubles behind and take a nice long walk to admire the trees adapting to the changing of the seasons!

Flashback Friday

 It's such a beautiful morning and I so enjoyed my stroll down the boulevard of 3rd avenue. Sigh.

What could be better than starting my day by playing ball with Rowdy in the backyard before

I even consider coming into town?

Really, come into town and going to spend my day in a toy store. How can you call that work? Pinch me!

Besides, the two sisters who were here this morning helped start the day on the right foot with their preschool discussion of having mustaches... that's why you open the doors! 

That reminds me of Jacob...

 Jacob was visiting Durango a couple of years ago with Mom & Dad. We became friends almost immediately and I learned that Jacob was allergic to real dogs but he wanted a dog of his own in the worst way! He bonded with a giant  plush retriever while he was here and even had me put his new friend in the office so we could take really good care of him until Jacob returned.
So we took care of him until Jacob came in to adopt him a couple days later..... a happy ending!

Sum, sum, sum, sum, summmmmmmmerrrrrrtime! 

Or is it sun, sun, sun,sun, sunnnnnnnnnnnnnerrrrrrtime?

 I suppose that isn't necessarily true for Colorado with 300+ days 

of sunshine year round.... nonetheless,I wonder if the strawberries are ready in the garden. I get so distracted when I leave the

 house I forget to look.... we had one last week and we ate it! 

No, it was savored! 

As tiny as it was,

I savored the fruit of the sun.... yum!

Hmmmmm.... it seems....

Wow! Another splendorific day in Durango

with the sun shining and a hint of Spring in the air.

It seems as though we have many, many, many visitors in downtown as of late. People from all over the country, people here to ski, people here to ride the train, and some people are here just because it's a gorgeous place to be!

No matter what brings you to Durango, we're gonna try to give you  a 3D, hands on  happenin kind

of experience when you come in to see us! It could be the some of the cool new stuff we just receives or you may find yourself getting popped with the infamous Pig Popper! One never knows what to expect and even though you are company, we're not gonna treat you any different than the people who live here!

We can always tell when the days turn to Spring as we see more and more of our friends stop by to visit, and to giggle, and to just hang out. We welcome the warmer weather because we're all enjoying the days!

How many Hats?

Thatza Luigi! He brings us inspiration! 

Well, food too!

The hat of the day today was a Chef's hat because

 I was cooking up fun all day long!

Most of the toy companies, their peeps, their toys, and their Instigators (if they have any) are on the way to New York for an event called TOY FAIR which is held every year about this time in the Big Apple. This is the most humongous of toy shows all year where toys show off and strut their stuff.

How did we cook up fun if we're not on our way to TOY FAIR? Bonus! We stayed in beautiful Durango and met with our favorite Rep (we call her "Reppy") who showed me some new toys that have just come out! 

It's pretty luxurious to do this with our Reppy because we don't have to fight any crowds, we don't have to wait in line, and we don't have to turn on our best behavior either! She even took us to dinner last night!

 In cooking up fun today, I am pleased to announce that we're gonna have some gorgeous "Special" releases from Breyer horses come our way, A new line of infant and toddler toys, plus a new game that will make a think! This isn't all we did today but I don't want to give away too many secrets.... shhhhhhhh!

I wore some other hats today and am wondering if a Tiara counts as a het?