Love from our Gabby

Who is Gabby?
Gabrielle - but everyone calls her Gabby - is our first grandchild.

The other day when she was visiting us, she found some wild narcissus growing on the hillside behind our house. I thought she was picking them to take home and enjoy.
Much later, when I went  up to bed, on the night table was this little vase with the flowers, a lit candle (batttery-powered) and a love note...

"Happy Love and Kiss Day. From Gabby. Love You"

She had set up this little vignette on her own just to surprise us.
Made me feel all warm inside and very loved.

I love you back, Gabby!

Funky, Junky, Fun!

We had a great time at the Funky Junk Antique Show this weekend! Hollie and Jennifer were very gracious and attentive hosts who made the experience better for everyone. Thanks to everyone who came out - it was a great crowd!  Everyone seemed to have fun shopping and chatting. It was nice to connect with customers and other vendors who share a passion for old things, re-purposed things, pretty things, goofy things.
Here are a few things you would have seen in our space:



We especially enjoyed hearing from several people that have visited our blog. If you were at the Funky Junk show, please leave a comment to let us know what you thought. If you would like to be added to our contact list to receive emails about events that we will be doing, click here.

Spring!

We are excited to be experiencing an early Spring after struggling through two consecutive record-breaking, nasty winters. (Can you tell that I am NOT into snow and cold?)
So fun to be gathering the pots and seeds to get started on the best summer flowers ever. I think this every year! Maybe I'm a just a garden optimist.

This year I plan to plant more seeds than seedlings in an attempt to recreate some gorgeous flowers I had one season many years ago. Poppies, sweet peas, canterbury bells, balsam, bells of Ireland - all in a riot of color like the English cottage gardens I admire.

Have you heard about growing vegetables in your flower beds? I've seen this done even in large pots - sweet corn and leaf lettuce growing happily with bright annual flowers and it is cute, cute, cute! I'm hoping this will help foil the deer who think my sunflowers and cornstalks belong to them. Stay tuned...