Shopping

Hello friend! In case you missed my introduction article, here's a little recap. The idea of Crystal's Corner was born during a conversation with our oldest son. He suggested that you may like reading something from me occasionally. My style is more like sitting with a friend, and chatting over a cup of coffee. I will share my thoughts, inspirations, and favorite shopping locations. Shopping is actually what brings me here today. Since Jeff is smack dab in his Lucas articles, I wanted to jump on that wagon to give you the back story... Our Introduction to LuLu's Boutique The early 2000's were when [...]

Some of you will remember back in the day, when shopping was done at small shops owned locally. Over time these were squeezed out by the "big box" department stores. We have noticed that lately there is a sort of renaissance revival of smaller shops happening here in Kansas City, as well as the other places we travel. It is fueled from the desire to have a more cultural shopping experience that you don't get at the department store level. This is changing the landscape of shopping for many of the downtown areas of cities across the Midwest. They Keep Popping Up Recently [...]

Our plan to visit the southeast corner of the Kansas City metro opened up the window for a few unique stops. The two main areas we would be in were Lee's Summit and Lone Jack, Missouri. When I plan an outing, I always look for something to use as an overflow attraction. This is meant to fill time that may open up in our schedule. While discussing the region with a reader, the  Cockrell Mercantile came up. Since it sits in between the two cities, it seemed like a perfect fit to our itinerary. A little shopping would make a perfect break from our historical [...]