Bearing gifts
I'm heading off to the UK soon, to visit my family. The last time I was in England was March of 2020 and we all know what happened then! Consequently, I haven't seen my sister in four years. Since my last visit, we have several new family members whom I hope to meet. I am buying gifts for all the littles and I have found it is very difficult to find things that are 1) Typically American 2) Not made in China, 3) Not widely available in the UK. I went to Lake Geneva, which is a popular tourist destination, busy even on a Monday in April! There was a lot of cute stuff, and I did find some gifts. I checked the origin on each item and found that much of it was made in China (cheap-ish items) or South America (for the higher priced items). Then I tried the Mars Cheese Castle, which is as Wisconsin as it comes but also heavily reliant on mass produced items, many made in China. My remedy was to look to local small businesses. I loaded up on locally made artisan lotions and soaps
