Recently Matt Ellison of GurglePot was in our Cucina store autographing his oh-so-popular GurglePots. These whimsical, fish shaped beverage pitchers that “gurgle” when you pour were our most popular holiday gift this year by far.
Continue Reading Add comment January 6th, 2009
Our friend and loyal customer Shawn (a.k.a. “Princpessa”) enjoys writing about daily events, family adventures, vacations and travel, her three well-behaved children and her favorite subject, her husband. She lived in France with her family for a year in 2001-2002 and her misadventures of speaking the language and day-to-day living in a foreign country are legendary. All of her stories are true with no embellishments, additives or preservatives. It is Shawn’s hope, after reading her stories, that you realize you don’t suffer the misfortunes of your spouse’s or children’s bad behavior on your own.
We would like to share one of Shawn’s adventures with you…
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Italy’s traditional Epiphany celebration includes the tale of a white-haired witch known as “La Befana” who arrives on her broomstick during the night of January 5 and fills the stockings with toys and sweets for the good children and lumps of coal for the bad ones.
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Gift the gift of a memory that will last forever with themed ornaments from Poggi Bonsi. Direct importer of Italian and French ceramics, European linens, and olive wood, Poggi Bonsi has become the holiday décor destination in the sound end. Poggi Bonsi is filled to the rafters with giftable ornaments from around the world. The store has been transformed into a wonderland of themed trees featuring glittering glass decorations from Inga Glass and Old World Christmas, Nutcrackers and wooden ornaments from Der Grosshandler and much, much more.
Visit us in the Olde Burien Shopping District…get directions.
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by Candace Sheehan
As appeared in the Seattle Times, November 16, 2008
When my husband and I returned from living in Italy for the past year, we knew we had an experience of a lifetime. We studied Italian for a year, we read everything we could get our hands on about Italian culture, what documents we would need to have, and prepared for whatever a new life there would bring and what we could give back to Italy as expats living there.
We lived in the small hilltown of Montefalco, which in located in the Umbria region of Italy, known as the Green Heart of Italy. It seemed perfect for two people from the Pacific Northwest, and we have fallen in love with this area of Italy for a long time.
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As the leaves turn and the weather cools, my thoughts invaribly go to slow cooked meals in my cozy kitchen. One of my favorites is this Tuscan classic Wild Boar Stew. It sounds very exotic–and it is a little–but pork can be substituted and it’s every bit as hearty and satisfying, especially with a glass of Brunello di Montalcino.
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At Poggi Bonsi we understand that presentation is everything, that is why we offer our beautiful gift packaging at no charge any time of year. It doesn’t matter if you spend $5 on a hostess gift or $500 on Italian ceramics, every gift gets our special attention.
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At www.poggibonsgifts.com we proudly carry a wide selection of Italian Linens from Montefalco– a lovely Umbrian hilltown perched high on a knoll overlooking lush olive groves and vineyards. The cobblestone streets of Montefalco are lined with linen shops, restaurants and wine bars serving the famous Sagrantino and Rosso di Montefalco wines.
Continue Reading Add comment October 6th, 2008
A lovely women came into our store yesterday looking for Italian ceramics. She had seen our website at home in Singapore and happened to be accompanying her husband to a conference in Seattle and made a point of visiting Poggi Bonsi. She took the 30-minute bus ride from downtown to Burien just to see us. She purchased a lovely limone nero Italian ceramic serving bowl and we wrapped it up securely for the flight home.
Add comment September 25th, 2008
“The display of Italian ceramics is so beautiful it makes me drool! There’s so much to see here I could spend all day. I want everything in the store! Everything in the store could be a thoughtful gift for someone. The owners obviously love what they do. Why would I shop at a department store when I can come to Poggi Bonsi?”
Cloyce Shannahan, Seattle, Washington
Add comment September 25th, 2008