ICE CREAM and MARRIAGE

 I found these cute little chairs at an amish garage sale in the area, but they didn't have the table.  They look really neat with a doll or a plant on them.  Sometimes I wish I could keep all the fun things I find, but the house would soon fill up, so I just enjoy the "hunt", and then let you enjoy looking for the "treasures" in the shop.   My husband loves ice cream, and I've always wanted large chairs like these to use in our breakfast nook.  These are a little small :).  Speaking of husbands, we attended a marriage retreat this week-end with Bay and Peg Forrest.  It was renewing, and gave this 41 year marriage a real boost.  I feel like we're back on track to being the person/couple that God has planned.  It also helped me to renew my committment to our marriage and to God....that our heart is in the right place...Gods!

GARAGE SALE FINDS!

I went garage saleing yesterday, and believe me, it was fun and work at the same time, it took all day! It's so much fun to find a bargain, and their were so many sales in the Honeyville area, I couldn't believe it.  I found this perfect condition tea set.  It has the cutest little cups and saucers.  Can't wait to serve tea on it (or sell it...my husband says I can't keep everything!) The shop is open again today, and I'll be getting new things out.  I'll put a picture on tomorrow of the cutest, doll size, ice cream parlor chairs I picked up, but they didn't have the table anymore.  Time to get to the shop...see you later.

OPEN TODAY!

Ready or not, here we go :).  We are open today....the shop isn't finished or completely set up, but it will give me something to do (ha), as my husband tells me.  It's been fun setting up and arranging, and who knows, it may all be re-arranged by next week.  We have a lot of birdhouses ready, along with feeders, aprons, and a lot of fun home decor, even a table of old tools for the men to browse through.  See you soon.      (Open Tues., Wed., Fri., 9-5 and Sat. 9-3)

WE HAVE A DATE!

       We finally set a date to re-open for the summer, and the date is April 10, 2012. The shop should be finished and hopefully we will be settled in.  Can't wait to show everyone the new items purchased and the stone birdhouses and feeders we have ready to go.  I just finished the first oriole feeder (to put oranges on), and I have a second design for grape jelly.  The picture to the right shows the old barn siding and barn beams we are using in the entry to the shop.  See you soon.

New (Old) Shop

Hard to believe, but this is going to be one wall of the new shop area in our barn.  I can't wait until it's done and we can start putting items in the shop, decorating, etc.  It will be such fun.  It all sounded so simple, "let's move the shop to the barn..." but now we have a lot of decisions to make, what and how many lights we need,  old flooring, ceiling, colors....what old door where.  It will all come together in the end,  (and hopefully our marriage will stay together too.)  :)  So we'll keep working at it and we'll see you in the spring.