COME TO HARVEST HOME.....SHOPPING WITH A TWIST!!

On Friday, September 12th join Grandma G and the boutiques at Make Mine Pink for this week's Pink Friday themed shopping with a twist!!

When I think of a Harvest Home it conjures up many memories of my favorite time of year. Memories of cinnamon potpourri simmering on the stove, homemade apple pies in the oven from apples hand-picked at our local orchard and memories of family and friends gathered around the fire sipping hot spiced cider and making plans for the upcoming Holiday season.
A glance out the window, framed like a fine painting, reveals the tree lined streets ablaze with colors so rich and vibrant that it beckons you out of the cozy warmth of your home to explore and experience every nuance of the season. The crisp fall air surrounds and teases you with the a waft of smoke from a neighboring chimney. It becomes a game, guessing the type of wood burning, each with their own distinct fragrance.
Every color and scent of the season brings a flood of old memories and begins painting new.
You quicken your step to get home. Home to the cozy and inviting warmth of the fire softly glowing in the hearth of your Harvest Home..... Joyce Lucas.

Go to Make Mine Pink to see the list of participating boutiques and don't forget to shop at Grandma G's for fun fall decor!! Get there early so you don't miss out on a special treasure!

Announcing the Newest Guest Artist at Grandma G's!!

Click photo to see detail on tea cozy!

Suzanne Maust is a self-described textile artist who creates gorgeous tea cozies, lingerie bags and more, using linen treasures from the past! Three of her tea cozies are listed on Grandma G's......please come for a visit, you will love her creations! Very soon I will blog again and tell you more about Suzanne and just how she started making her lovely creations!!

Melinda Vahradian's wonderful prints and notecards made from her original watercolors are also displayed in the Guest Artist category.....don't miss them!!

We Have a Winner!!!

After submitting the numbers 1-26 to random.org.......the winner of the BigBottomBag is.............Patricia of Patricia Rose!!! Visit Patricia's website at www.patriciarose-apotpourri.com for lovely scents in many forms to make your home smell yummy!!

Thank you everyone for participating in my drawing and congratulations to Patricia!!

A Few of My Favorite Things....

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens

Brown paper packages tied up with strings

These are a few of my favorite things.........
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
~Sound Of Music~ 1965

I'm sure you remember those words Julie Andrews sang in The Sound of Music!
We all have our favorite things and Friday, August 29th, the boutiques at
Make Mine Pink will not only be sharing their favorites but also
offering them for sale so they can become YOUR favorites!!

Join Grandma G's and MMP for another themed Pink Friday shopping day!
Get there early so you don't miss out on your favorite things....come shopping in your
jammies, you don't need to drive....shop from home and save the gas!!


In honor of this being my 50th blog post, I am having a giveaway!! Just leave a comment and share YOUR favorite THING and you will be entered in a random drawing to win one of my favorite things.....this BigBottomBag!!
Drawing will be held on Monday, September 1st!!

Today is a day of memories.....

August 13th, 1923 was my dad's birthday. He was born in Indiana, as I was and his name was George Clayton Mallory.....I was named after him and in high school friends even called me George! Dad was a wonderful man, the first man I ever loved. He and I had a special, father-daughter relationship.......he loved me as much as I loved him even though he had a difficult time showing it sometimes! He always called me princess....a nickname I hate now almost as much as I did long ago! My sweet daddy went to be with the Lord on August 24, 1999......I really miss you Dad, and Happy Birthday!

August 13th, 1952, Dad's 29th birthday, was the birthday of my youngest brother, Geoffrey Ellis Mallory. When my Dad came home from the hospital to tell me I had another brother (already had one, Breck) I told him to take him back.....I didn't need two brothers, I needed a sister! Ohhhh, Geoff, I am so glad he didn't listen to me.....you were truly a blessing in my life. Geoff had golden orange hair (red, but we had to give it a fancy name!) and great big blue eyes.....I loved the freckles that covered his face when he was young. He was as fine a man as there could be.....son, husband, wonderful uncle, loyal friend and the best brother Breck and I could have asked for. He, too, left us on March 31, 2001, to be in heaven with Mom and Dad. I have a humongous hole in my heart that I am sure will never heal.....Geoff, I love you and you are missed every day, Happy Birthday, Brother....

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