Dinner in the Midwest….

Who doesn’t love to sit outside, on a lovely evening, in a beautiful garden setting? The wine is chilled, the table set, the candles burning.
Now add the mosquito’s, the large bugs, the little bugs, and the bugs in between!
Hence, the best invention ever made……
the mosquito net!
It even adds a sweet ambiance to the setting, don’t you think?
On a second note, I cannot believe that The Country Living Show is only 6 weeks away!
OMG!
I have SO much work to do to get ready! Last year I signed up to do the show a mere 6 weeks ahead of time, and showed up at the show, sold out of everything, but was NOT prepared. Little did I know what i was getting myself into. The show is huge, and this year, we are going to be prepared, and the whole shop is coming to Ohio!
I also haven’t decided if the shop is going to close or not that weekend, but i will let you know.
I’m also SO excited because I get to have an evening with some special ladies. Some of the girls that I got to meet last year, Mcmaster and Storm gals , The Farm Chick gals, as well as a few talented friends that have Etsy shops are getting together for a “shop gal” dinner…….yippee. Oh, I do hope you’ll join us Sara!

A little gossip!

I just love a little gossip, don’t you?
First, don’t you just love altered art? Well, i have to say congrats to my friend Molly at Mixing Whimsy, she was contacted by Somerset about her lovely bottles, so I hope everything works out for her, nothing like a little free press!
Second, you just have to read, if you haven’t yet, what Andrea from Velvet Strawberries wrote earlier in the week about ideas, and it is SO true! Everyone has a place in this “retail, craft,blogging” world, lets just not steal ideas and copy them as their own!
And lastly, I wanted to get my friends a little attention, as they just landed into blog land!
My friend Beth, who has a shop in my old stomping grounds of Colorado, and my Friend Jeanne, who has an Etsy shop (and is truly one of the most talented girls EVER). I carry almost everything that Jeanne makes in my shop!
My friend Sara, from Sadieolive designed both their blogs, and they turned out just LOVELY!
Anyways, enough GOSSIP for now!

You are invited to my garden party….

Don’t you just love a garden party? I do, and if you are around just pop on over, as we would have some fun…. But it you don’t live around here, then feel free to create one yourself. First, you need a lovely old table from a flea market. I just love my iron table for four.
Then place a super sweet table cloth on it. I got mine at Anthro on clearance just the other day. Such a perfect fit.
In my garden, we have fresh basil and dill, along with some heirloom tomatoes. I just love a fresh tomato salad. Mix some fresh heirloom tomatoes, basil, lot of fresh mozzarella, a bit of dill and e.v.o.o. (extra virgin olive oil), then season with salt n pepper.. yum!

A garden party in an instant! So, if you are around, then pop on over, and if not, hope yours is just as lovely on a summer day in your backyard.

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