Anyone who has ever lived in or spent time in Arizona is familiar with it's "Wild West" past. The most infamous of these spots would probably be Tombstone. The site of the deadly gun fight between The Earp brothers, along with Doc Holiday and the Clantins and McClaurys. Did you know though, that there is an old, Wild West town in Northern AZ that was just as infamous and even more of a boomtown? It's called Jerome, nicknamed "the wickedest town in the west". A 19th Century boomtown, the 4th largest in the AZ settlement, the mines that once made it famous, closed down in 1953, leaving Jerome a mear shell of it's once outragious past. During the 60's and 70's, however, artisans and hippies traveling North America began to settle in this "pretty as a picture" little town on the hill and before too long shops, galleries and restaraunts began popping up in the abandoned store fronts. Today, Jerome is home to some amazing and unique shops, including one called Fool on the Hill. Owner Kristy Fisher, a virtual master of the textile runs 2 shops side by side carrying beautiful dresses for everyone from the "hip 16 year old ready to travel the world" sort of gal, to the mature, well dressed mother in law.
I am happy to report, that as of last week, i am now carrying several of my handmade confections in Fool on the Hill. So, next time you're in Northern AZ, and ofcourse, to my fellow Prescottonians, swing by Fool on the Hill and it's sister store, Magpie to say hello to the gals and grab up something for yourself or a gift for a stylish friend~*~
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