When you find a store that has it all – charm, variety and uniqueness, with a kind and doting proprietor and assistants, you have to spread the word. Such is the case with Kaye’s Gifts at 8605 S. Western, just south of I-240 in Oklahoma City. Pam, Sharon and Joan will treat you as family and make suggestions that will get your creative juices flowing.

The store is stocked full of Made-in-Oklahoma products as well as all kinds of delicious confections from all over the country. Top these off with absolutely beautiful porcelain, knick-knacks and various other collectible items and you have the makings of a gift basket deluxe. And of course, they carry the Oklahoma Pastry Cloth™ as the single package or in our various gift bags.

Friday and Saturday was Kaye’s Gifts annual Christmas open house and anyone who attended received a lovely Christmas ornament with any purchase. I joined in with a demonstration “In My Own Little Corner on My Own Little Chair” (thanks to Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella) where I met many fun and interesting people and got to talk about my favorite subject: cooking! Since the store is packed with tasting stations throughout, for the festive weekend, I introduced my recipe for blueberry cobbler made with Shawnee Mills Blueberry Muffin mix. It was a hit. The men, especially, seemed to gravitate to the cobbler. Ladies, it really is true – “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” There are a lot of men out there who cook, I discovered, but they will head toward a home-cooked treat everytime!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by, who purchased the Oklahoma Pastry Cloth™ and gift sets or who just took the time to chat. It was a great weekend. And “thank you” to the three lovely ladies who make Kaye’s such a special place to shop.