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Holiday Greetings
Sending Wishes to Each of You for a Christmas filled with:
Children’s Laughter
Family and Friends
The Aroma of Favorite and Traditional Meals
The Music of the Holiday Season
An Understanding of the Unconditional Love We Celebrate
Hearts Filled with Peace and Joy
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
From All of Us
Creative Chics
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Honeysuckle
I just thought this was such a sweet treasury we were featured in. Hope everyone is getting ready for the holidays. I am WAY behind, have only purchased one gift so far, not made my jellies and jams yet. Oh boy, and only 2 weeks till Christmas!
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Mosaic Treasury Worth Sharing
It seems only a few weeks ago we were decorating, cooking and planning for the holiday season and here it comes again!!
I had to share this fabulous Treasury that my Bar Harbor napkins were included in, not to show them off, but to let everyone see the beautiful mosaic the creator put together. Here is just one of the pictures….adorable to say the least.
Take a look at all of the photos in the beauty at the following link:
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4ce2192d33ef8eefc808734a/sailing-the-high-seas
Hope you enjoy!
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Tagged bar harbor, napkins, Nautical, Red White and Blue, Sailing the Seas, Treasury
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Where Did Summer Go?
Wow I could not believe it had been three months since we had posted on our blog! Busy, busy summer and now busy preparing for the holiday rush in our stores.
Hope everyone had a great summer and enjoyed it as much as we did. Weddings, family birthdays, vacations, and often just sitting back resting.
Deb is on vacation in Southern France and I am holding down the fort, hoping and praying they will return home safely!
Hopefully, we will have something new to share in the months to come.
Picture from the grandson’s wedding table we had so much planning and putting it together.
We were really practical…used a piece of organza fabric to make a table runner, dark chocolate ribbons on napkins folded with silver tucked into the pocket and three low rose bouquets to allow lots of conversation, and lots of candles, Barely visible in these pictures are the beautiful stemware from Germany that Deb inherited from Robert’s Mother, Mary, they are beautiful beyond words.
It was a small wedding with only special guests as the Bride arrived from the Philippines only days prior to the event and then they left shortly for Hawaii for a long honeymoon.
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Vegetable Crops Where Are You!
This is it. The first vegetable to come out of the garden. A small little booger isn’t it. Well let me tell you the rabbits that flirt around my gardens all day are definitely fat and happy. They keep eating my zucchini and bell pepper plants. But maybe, just maybe, we’ll at least get some tomatoes. They don’t seem to care much for those.
Although we’ve been absent from the blog, we’ve been super busy lately…with revamping our store, moving a child out of the house, moving another child into a new house and helping repaint several rooms, attended outdoor concerts, and had frequent guests over for BBQ in the backyard. It is summer time folks and we seem to be busy every spare minute we have. I hope you too are enjoying a little family time while it’s nice to be outside.
Wishing everyone a wonderful Father’s Day weekend!!!
Color Me Happy
Sometimes I have a booger of a time falling asleep at night. Tonight was one of those. Pounding headache and it hurt to put my head on the pillow. So instead I came and web surfed until the headache meds kicked in. I am especially in love with the Freebird quilt and so want to get that!
So what did I find? Well, since you asked…:)
Color Me Happy (See the whole collection here)
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$380.00 USD
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$13.00 USD
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$36.00 USD
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$200.00 USD
$20.00 USD
Dedicated to Doris…and The Honey Bees!
Doris is a devoted follower…and lover of the honey bees. She is on a mission to bring awareness to save the bees on this planet. So Doris when I took these photos while in California, I automatically thought of you! Thanks for bringing so much cheer and kindness to this world. You make it a better place to be 
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Time For A Little Drinkie Poo
LOL, yes it is! It’s summer time and I love those fruity girly summer time cocktails, don’t you? We are having company tonight, 3 other couples, to celebrate one of the couple’s recent engagement. The menu is easy and lets us all sit by the grill and visit while dinner is being cooked.
I whipped up these “cocktail napkins” for us to use while having appetizers and our fruity cocktail drinks Aren’t they fun?
Oh back to the menu, you asked? Well one of my goals was to use some of those herbs I planted in the spring, remember? I have a bumper crop now so I need to use some. We are having:
Appetizers/Drinks:
- Cut vegetables (red pepper, cucumber, carrots) with freshly made dill dip
- Colby Jack cheese and grapes
- Sangria with fresh fruit
Dinner:
- Balsamic glazed grilled salmon
- Fresh fruit kabobs
- Caprese Salad
- Fresh garden salad with lemon basil salad dressing
- Thinly sliced ham wrapped on asparagus spears, grilled
Dessert:
- Chocolate brownies (gluten free)
- Frozen strawberry banana all natural yogurt (I tested it last night and it is SO DELICIOUS!)
- Decaf Green Mountain coffee (the very best I’ve ever found, bar none!)
Wish you all could come join us! It would be so much fun to have everyone visit.
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Acts of Kindness
Did everyone enjoy their 3 day weekend? We sure did! But I’m glad the regular work week is here so I can rest and do a little sewing again.
Last week I took this bouquet of peonies, lilac and lamb’s ear to my brother at his work to surprise him. He did such a sweet thing for me and Mom this past week so it was a little thank you for his kindness. I think he was pleasantly surprised when he received them. I love how old fashioned the bouquet looks too.
