Thank you !!

With selling out of most of our inventory, we have decided to not re-open the shop for business.   So at this time if you are in the area and notice me there it is to clean up and move out a few more items.   


We want to THANK each and every one of you who over the past 6 years has made the effort to make the drive out, stop in, take a browse and support our dream!!!!! You made it all worthwhile!!   So many special conversations and people and places that came through the doors at Wow and Then.   A chapter of my life that I will relish for the rest of my days.  It was my pleasure to serve you and help make your selections whether for gifts, home decor for your home, cottage or for no special reason but JUST BECAUSE!!!   For the travelers from around the globe whom I had the chance to intersect life with, it was my pleasure to have you too stop by .. many treasures have gone abroad and most of all the beautiful memory and scenic visions of our Beautiful Alberta!!!

By no means is the last you will see the name Wow and Then, as we will continue treasure hunting and finding those uniquities to share and help fill your lives with.   You will find us at our first occasional sale at

                       ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE

                                                
                                            

• • Saturday, September 28, 20
  • 10:00am until 
    

    • 13

    5:00pm

• Come join us on Sept 28 from 10-5pm. Located at Unit A (east), 100 Stockton Ave in Okotoks. Just east of the Okotoks Cinemas. You'll find all things old, antique & vintage, re-purposed, up-cycled & painted! There is sure to be something for everyone! Food & drinks available on site

 WOW AND THEN INVITES YOU to Keep Watch for info on a Vintage With Flair - Christmas sale!!!!  Postings will be made once details are confirmed.
We will look forward to seeing you at our occasional sales; and if you need to get further info. please don't hesitate to contact me at  

403 9226888    

THANK YOU ..  and see you on FB and here on our Blog. 

Pam  and junk-hubbie Gord

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BACK FROM FROM R&R - with some great Finds

Going away is always fun and yet it is GREAT to be home!!   We were able to stop along the way to Manitoba and on our return to Alberta at a few out of the way places and unique vintage locations..  We didn't load up to the roof as usual but did happen to find some great old farm gates, a small cabinet, some primitive finds and even a couple of custom wish list finds. Some great pieces to make your modern decor have a smidge of vintage flair.  No matter what, whether we have a store front or not we will always be pickers at heart!!.
Stashing away for the Country Market at All Through the House, Sept. 28th. 

LOOKING AHEAD

So much has been accomplished both recently and over the last 6 years.   This past weekend Wow and Then hosted a #vintagepopmarket on the parking lot, featuring many of the #vintagewithflair vendors and friends.   Some were unable to make the Priddis sale considering the natural disaster and others joined in the fun..  Our #silentauction raised $380 which we will be donating to 1 family in the High River area, who are still reeling from the flood's destruction. 

Wow and Then opened its doors in Longview, October 2007 and as of October 31st 2013, will  be closing its doors.   The business will continue using occasional and online sales and if  you are looking for something particular, let us know we will always love the HUNT!!  

Presently we are still open Thurs to Sunday 12ish to 5ish.. and if you are planning on coming down give us a shout to be sure as we will be off for some R&R     August  10 to 22nd    and will NOT be open during that time. 

Keep watch on our Blog and Facebook Page for upcoming events.

Our first occasional sale will the the Country Market at All Through The House in Okotoks,  September 28th.. we will look for you there !!  There will be great choices for fall decorating.

It is been the most rewarding time of my life, on so many levels and I will always treasure these years.. Thank you to YOU who have supported me in visitation, support, help, encouragement and challenge, I have learned SO much.  In the meantime plan to stop in for a visit, and again either message me via fb, or a phone call to say you are coming.. I don't want to miss you.

xxxx
Pam  & Gord

SUMMER 2013

July 4th, 2013  is here and to my neighbours and family to the south  this is a big day of celebrating.. sending you  much happiness as you join together and  partake.!!!

Here in Canada we  too have celebrated our Birthday  on July 1 !!! Happy Birthday to our beautiful country !!!

So much has happened in the past 2 weeks that it is almost a blur.  

First of all we for the past year have been preparing for our vintage sale in Priddis, Vintage With Flair, that was June 21 and June 22.    Little did we know that those dates would be significant in the history of southern Alberta.
As we were in the midst of preparations, setting up and getting ready to join together with like minded talented vendors and excited shoppers and friends, the rains and melting snow in our magnificent Rocky Mountains were  in process of emptying into the valleys beyond.    That impact has changed the world in many of our towns, villages and cities significantly forever.   Flooding has devastated and displaced so many and rebuilding is in the process.  We  pray that the resources, energy and hope will continue to flow to those affected and working to restore a new normalcy to the many whose lives have been turned upside down.  

Wow and Then will be hosting a Pop Up Market,  featuring many of the vendors and friends that were unable to participate in the Vintage With Flair sale.  The  market  will be on Wow and Then's parking lot, July 20th 9 -4 pm..   There will also be a silent auction of donated pieces, vintage, created, etc.  and proceeds will be donated to the #ALBERTA FLOOD RELIEF.   This particular weekend is what's known as Little New York Days in the village of Longview; there is a parade at 10 am on Saturday and as the  procession begins  traffic is actually detained for its duration; a suggestion is  to just relax and enjoy and then stop by our market on the south side of town.   This is an opportune time to take in a small taste of what you might have missed at Vintage With Flair!!! Take a ride out to Longview..  please note  that the bridge is still out presently between Turner Valley and Black Diamond..  so travel will need to be through Okotoks on Hwy #7 to Hwy #22 The Cowboy Trail, south at Black Diamond to Longview.. Thank-You!!!

SUMMER'S MEMORIES

THE TEXTURES AND COLORS OF FALL

Here it is 25 of September.. that means 3 months till ChRIsTMAs!!  seems hard to believe, but the calendar doesn't fib.  This month has still felt like summer which is okay with me.. although I must admit that today here in the north  I had my winter TIRES put on.  Only because I was already getting an oil change so .. better early than  .. You Know.. not hoping just saying when I drive the highways I like to know I'm feel safe.   Enough of that..   Summer brought I believe the most visitors on record to my little shop from all over the globe including my home land and that of my good neighbour to the south.   We had Great fun sharing stories of where they had been and going and my trying to help with directions and places they might enjoy local. From honeymooners to cyclists who's home was Berlin cycling with their 1 year old daughter, cycling  from Vancouver to Alaska and then all the way to Patagonia.   WOW!!   that is one I won't forget.   My uniquities and pieces in the shop seem to entice many a browser wanting a bit of Alberta to go home with them.   My local and regular friends and shoppers make it a habit to stop in  and too find my pieces have a spot in their homes.  It has been a delight.. and I continue to peruse for uniquties of many kinds that are fabricated on the most part this side of the ocean.. unless they have been refound.   My husband and I just made a road trip to visit family in Winnipeg and then scooted down into Minnesota and over a bit into Wisconsin.. We were able to take in JUNK BONANZA and had a blast.. and of course we have come with a mountain of sweet finds.. It will take me a month to put them out and inventory them all.. but that means there will always be new additions when you visit.

May you enjoy each season as it comes and take pleasure in the simple things each day brings!!      

HOW THE VILLAGE CAME TO BE

WHAT'S BEHIND THE VILLAGEby Pam Mikolayenko on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 1:29pm


Seeing as my shop Wow and Then, is located in the Village of Longview, Alberta,... here is a summary of the history of the village..

Located in an area that the Indians once used for hunting and gathering, Longview originally was a small community hamlet that was established at the turn of the century to service the many farms and ranches
After oil was discovered in Turner Valley in 1914 the area boomed and "Little New York" was born. The community eventually shifted a few miles west of it's present location and re-assumed the name Longview. The population swelled to an unbelievable 2500 in the oil days.
In the 1940's, as the petroleum industry declined in Longview and surrounding area, so did a large portion of the population that depended on the oilpatch for a living. Longview's long standing position in the area allowed it to survive and it pushed for and received local government in the 1960's
Currently, Longview is home to 334 residents and growing. It not only stands as an important service community but also as a "gateway" to the Kananaskis, one of the most beautiful tourism zones in Alberta.