You, as our friends and loyal customers, deserve an update, so here it is. For the foreseeable future, Winthrop's Whimsies (and Sona Creations) are at a full stop.

Long story short, we've been facing some pretty huge challenges, and even we have breaking points. Depending on how close you are to us, you know that the last 14 months have been a series of rough events for both of us. Between the loss of far too many loved ones (human and fur), major illnesses (human and fur), the plumbing disaster requiring the complete rebuild of the Candy Kitchen, legal issues both with Whimsies and personal, etc. And while we are both good at dusting ourselves off and eating the horse, it's much more difficult with everything piling on all at once like this.

On top of everything else, a new issue with the IRS has reared its ugly head (we've been told by several attorneys that it's absolutely no fault of our own, we're simply being targeted through the fact that Charles dared change their name).

To put it simply, we've lost our Joy.

So we've made a decision. We're spending *at least* the rest of this year, trying to find our Joy again. Whether it's digging out from the piles of the past we are buried in, or exploring new creative outlets, we are on a quest. We can't #GiveJoy from an empty well, so we have to work to fill it again. We'll try and keep you in the loop, because we love sharing with you, but know it's okay if we go silent for a while.

Thank you for understanding.

-- Charles and LaDonna