Ten Thousand Joys

01/18/2025

Some photos from the archives.

10/26/2016

2006 ad for Pathways magazine

06/13/2015

Ten Thousand Joys logo was set in a font called, "Jimbo." It is a modern day (1995) update on a very old classic. Designed by Jim Parkinson, of Oakland, California, whose specialty is type design for retail display and magazine logos. It is an update on the 18th century font called Bodoni, after the Italian designer, Giambatista Bodoni. I chose it for the readability of the thick strokes and a certain playfulness imparted by Parkinson, especially the foot of the upper-case "J" and the lower-case "y". The sun is symbolic of sending out light in all directions and the sun's brightness and energy. The words, Books, Music, and Gifts are set in a sans serif called Myriad Pro. It is as close as one can get commercially to Adobe's proprietary in-house font used for all their ads and documentation. It's extremely legible, readable and has a light-heartedness to it that most sans-serif fonts do not. My feeling was that the informalness of the sans-serif text font was more than complimentary to the more formal serif logo-type. The leaf-shaped bullet points, called "fleurons" or "dingbats" were just for fun! Oh, and that I like and have grown and used many herbs and herbal medicines and extracts over the years. The backing board is an octagon, significant to the Chinese "bagua" in Feng Shui.

09/27/2010

Hi everyone! How're ya'all doing??? :)

07/31/2010

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE! We have exhausted all attempts to sell the business, attract partners, or needed investment and so I am happy to share with you that Ten Thousand Joys final day is August 8, 2010. Let us celebrate the blessings!!!

06/05/2010

Amma is coming to the DC area in July.

For the past 30 years Amma (Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi) has dedicated her life to the uplifting of suffering humanity, imparting her message of unconditional love by personally hugging everyone who comes to see her.

06/04/2010

OMG! I can't believe it's already JUNE and time for First Saturday Downtown Frederick AND FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. While you're out wandering along Carroll Creek enjoying the amazing offerings of art, stop by Ten Thousand Joys to cool off. We'll keep the cool on for ya!

Tenthousandjoys.com - Books, Music and Gifts

03/27/2010

Looking on Facebook for your answers? Love? Fortune? Future?! Look no further! Come for an incredible tarot reading at the store today. Still some appointments available between 3 and 6 p.m. with Suzanne Thackston. You will be VERY glad you did!

03/25/2010

April First Saturday Egg-stravaganza April 3, 2010 5 - 9pm Celebrate Easter weekend with an Egg-stravaganza! You can enjoy a Downtown Easter Egg Hunt while the kids will enjoy lots of bunny fun throughout downtown. The Easter Egg Hunt includes fun offers and coupons from your favorite downtown merchants - grab and egg from over 40 locations!

02/05/2010

FYI everybody... Fire and Ice -- this month's First Saturday event -- has been postponed until NEXT Sat. Feb. 13th, 5 to 9 p.m... Can't wait to see all the amazing ice sculptures nestled among 24"+ of snow! It's gonna be gorgeous!!!

01/12/2010

Happy New Year to all my Friends of Ten Thousand Joys! We believe that 2010 holds a special promise of good things to come for each of us. We have struggled in the last years and this year meaning "synergies" will be about all of us connecting with one another to create something wonderful that is greater than the sum... of our parts, i.e., 1+1=more than 2! With ease and grace. Feel the joy!