HERE'S THE LINE UP!

So just to give you all an idea of what I really use my deck for , here ya go. On any good nice sunny day you will easily find a menagerie of projects set out to bake in the sun. This line up consists of stockings, snowman hats, there's a sheep in there, a snowman body and a tree topper! Quite the mix! All these goodies are getting done for the Southern Christmas Show which starts on Nov. 13 and goes til Nov. 23 at the Charlotte Merchandise Mart now known as The Park. To see the finished products, come on down to the show and scoot on over to booth 2153. I'd love to see ya!

THE NATURAL BRIDGE

This is really interesting! Russ and I had a wedding to go to in Pennsylvania two weeks ago and we took the opportunity to stop by and see The Natural Bridge in Virginia. To say the least it was beautiful! Thomas Jefferson bought it for about 2.50 cents years ago and George Washington helped him survey it and even carved his G.W. initials on the side of it. You can still see them to this day. We walked the entire path to reach the waterfall and it was just so relaxing and beautiful. We practically had the whole thing to ourselves. You could hear the birds chirping, water rushing, leaves crunching, squirrels scampering. The temperature was cool and crisp....PERFECTION!
I was in heaven...the only thing that could have possibly made this any better was if there was something like the Natural Bridge Primitive Shop, or a Thomas Jefferson's Primitive Goods, along the trail! I know there was like no chance of that, but a gal can wish can't she?? I should have put that on the comment card!
If you ever get a chance to go, I know you will enjoy it! Now I have to get back to work!!

WAXHAW AUTUMN TREASURES SHOW!!!

I just love this time of year becasue that means fall festivals!! THE WAXHAW AUTUMN TREASURES SHOW IS THIS WEEKEND OCT. 11TH AND 12TH! Be sure to stop by my booth located inside the Waxhaw Antique Mart to see some wonderful primitive fall goodies that I recently brought in along with some great primitive furniture pieces! My booth number is 151!

HUGE STREET SALE
SATURDAY OCT. 11 TH 7 TIL ?????
VENTURE OAKS LANE
MONROE NC!
TAKE 200 N (MORGAN MILL) TO OLIVE BRANCH AND MAKE A RIGHT, GO ONE MILE TO HELMS POND RD. AND TAKE A RIGHT, GO ONE MORE MILE TO VENTURE OAKS LN. AND MAKE A RIGHT!! YOU MADE IT!
I WILL HAVE STUFF THERE THAT I HAVE TAKEN FROM THE SHOP AND BOTH OF MY BOOTHS. PRICES WILL BE CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP!

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ACADEMY...................

CHECK IT OUT!!! MY FIRST BLOG AWARD!! I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK MY SUPER DUPER FRIEND LISA FROM HOMETHROWN POTTERY WHO HELPED ME GET THIS WHOLE THING GOING IN THE FIRST PLACE! AS PART OF MY AWARD I AM TO TELL Y'ALL 6 THINGS ABOUT MYSELF AND TAG SIX MORE. I AM STILL NEW TO THE BLOGGING COMMUNITY SO I WILL BE SURE TO PASS IT ON AS I GET FAMILIAR WITH OTHER BLOGS! WELL HERE GOES...........................

1.) I LOVE COLD WEATHER! YEP MOST PEOPLE THINK I AM NUTS BUT I GREW UP IN THE SNOWBELT ALONG LAKE ERIE IN OHIO! I LOVE THE SNOW AND ESPICIALLY BEING SNOWED IN!!

2.) WHEN I AM HOME BY MYSELF I LOVE TO JUST TURN ON THE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CHANNEL ON THE TV....THE OLD SONGS FROM THE MOVIES LIKE SUMMER PLACE AND GONE WITH THE WIND...IT REMINDS ME OF MY GRANDMA AND IT DEFINITELY IS RELAXING.

3. ) I AM A WORRY WART!!! ENOUGH SAID!! ...maybe I should explain, oh i don't know, what will happen if i don't go into detail.....oh!!! LOL!

4.) I OPENED MY FIRST STORE A YEAR AFTER I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN 1987. I HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR HALF OF MY LIFE!!! ugh!!!

5.) I LIKE TO VACUUM....INSTANT GRATIFICATION!

6.) IN SECOND GRADE I WAS THE SPELLING BEE CHAMPION!!! THE GIRL BEFORE ME SCREWED UP THE WORD " MORNING" AND I NAILED IT!! YEP WON A FABULOUS ID BRACELET FROM SPIEDEL AND EVERYTHING!! ha!!

PUH-LEEZE!! WHERE IS YOUR PRIDE???

Okay now IS THIS NOT PATHETIC??? This is what I turned around and saw laying on the dining room floor while I was trying to get dinner ready! This is Kitty....(I know pretty original huh?) He could literally eat all day long, and won't leave me alone until he gets some food in his bowl! He is particurally relentless when I am in the kitchen where his food is stored and I have to constatntly keep shoo-ing him off. Well on this particular day after a long day at the shop I just wanted to put together something quick for dinner and be done with the day. He would NOT leave me alone and I shushed him out of the kitchen only to turn around and see him playing dead in the dining room...totally wasted away to nothing...!!!! I mean he even waited while I went to go get the camera to take the picture!!! I mean really.....he is such a phony but I love him like crazy! He has been with me for about 14 years after I took him in when someone had shot him with an arrow in his tummy. As you can see the tummy is doing just fine!! Just so you know, no kitty was harmed during the photo shoot....as soon as we were done, he got some din din! Spoiled little cat!

MUMS THE WORD!

This is just ONE of the reasons I love this time of year!! I wish I could say these are in one of my flower beds but to be honest these are 24 pots of mums loaded into the back of the pickup! I use these to put inside old maple syrup buckets that I paint up and sell at the shop. If you'd like to see the buckets...come on down to the shop! I've got them all sittin pretty on the big ole front porch! Buy the bucket...get the mum free!! Just mention you saw it on the blog.....mums the word!

THANK YOU....THANK YOU...THANK YOU!!!!

Just wanted to THANK ALL OF YOU who were able to make it out to the Olde Tyme Harvest Gathering! I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see you walk through my door. Many of you should have had fun this weekend decorating for fall once you got home!!!! I really appreciate all your support. Just reminder.....Marshville is having the Annual Boll Weevil Festival this Saturday Sept.20th from 9 am to 10 pm. In case you missed the Harvest Gathering , we will be restocked and ready for the Festival! Come see us!!

OLDE TYME MARKETPLACE
HARVEST GATHERING!!
SEPT. 12TH & 13TH 10-5

The shop will be all set to welcome in
the fall season with LOTS of rustic and
primitive goods for your home & garden!

We will have yummy treats, prizes, FUN!
Bring a friend and enjoy a day in the country!

121 N. White Street
Marshville, NC 28103
Located one turn off Hwy. 74 behind BB&T bank


SEE YOU THERE!! Beth

I thought you might get a kick out of this story, here goes..................................

When I go to Holmes County, the restaurant I go to is in a little, tiny, teensy, bitty town called Charm. I luv luv luv going there because I luv the drive even more. It's just heaven to me driving those country backroads, getting behind a buggy, looking at all the beautiful flower beds the Amish ladies slave over. So once I get to the restaurant, Grandma's Homestead, I park in the last row behind all the buggies and it overlooks this adorable covered bridge. I am still on cloud nine at this point because I am about to go inside and order Pan Fried Chicken, sweet potatoes with maple syrup, homemade bread with homemade strawberry jam , and warm tapioca pudding for dessert with homemade whipped cream! As always , I eat every item put in front of me there and roll out to the truck. Now.....to get the full effect of the story you must go to my first post and see how full the truck is loaded down! Okay....so hearts are still popping all around me because I am so in love with this beautiful place and I take a few photos and get ready to start the truck.............nothing.....try again....nothing......ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Now what the heck am I gonna do, I am going to be stuck here, looking like Jed Clampett, with no one to help me....EXCEPT a poor guy weed wacking across the street. So off I go, a damsel in distress , to ask for some help. He was so nice...shut off the weed wacker and came over to the truck. He tells me to try to start it again and again nothing. So he takes a look around and then says, " I don't really know much about fixin cars mame, but try putting it in park and she what she does!!" Good Lord I didn't have the truck in park!! Sure enough she started right up! Can you believe it????? The whole truck,load and all could have easily rolled down the hill and smacked right into my adorable covered bridge!!! How on earth could I have ever lived that one down???? I was so excited to get there I just guess I forgot to put it in park! Lesson learned for sure! Til the next story ...and I'm sure there's gonna be one............................!