Zakkaya Tsubuyaki (too-boo-yak) Blog
A Time for Giving: Why I Donate to the Local YWCA Holiday Market
This time of year is about giving to others. Learn more about why Pink Moon Goods spends a portion of proceeds for one week in December to donate new goods to the YWCA Women's Shelter Holiday Market.
Magical Imabari Towels
I don't think I will every forget the moment I encountered my first Imabari towel. My husband and I were traveling in Japan for the first time and we wanted to visit some parts of Japan that weren't as popular with foreign tourists. We decided to visit the island of Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's main islands and home to the famous Dogo Onsen, one of Japan's oldest hot springs dating back 1,000 years. The Dogo Onsen building itself was the inspiration for the bathhouse in the movie Spirited Away. Walking through the narrow halls and stairs of this building one immediately...
Japanese Goods: Telling Stories, Honoring Traditions, Making Memories
Anyone who has shopped with Pink Moon Goods should be well aware that I am a big fan of all things Japanese. When I started this little retail project I never set out to be a Japanese Goods shop but as time has passed (so quickly) it seems that is beginning to happen. While I remain true to the original goal of this shop (to provide an ethical consumer with options that are practical, beautiful, and ethically manufactured) I have been so happy to discover that the goods I am importing meet all of my criteria and then some. One...
An Ode to Lovely Linen
Linen is such a luxurious fabric that can be used for so many fabulous things. Here at Pink Moon Goods we are proud to carry the linen goods of Linen Tales, based in Lithuania. Recently we added a few new pieces to our collection so we thought it would be a good time to share why we love this durable elegant fabric so much. Read about it here.
A Sentimental Tuesday at the Shop
As Luke and I were getting ready for work this morning it occurred to me that today was such a sweet poignant day. Two years ago I opened the doors at this little shop and today he opens the doors to his new shop right across the street from me. Since the day I moved into this building I have been day dreaming about who my neighbor would be but in all honesty, I could have never imagined that it would be the most awesome record shop in Dayton! It feels like a match made in heaven on earth! It...