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Greetings!
Well here we are in mid-October - so much for my
grand plan of sending out newsletters more often. I
would have written sooner, but by the time I figured
out how to configure my spam-blocker it was fall.
I was just catching my breath from a very long
summer when Nancy's annual extended birthday
celebration extravaganza began on the 8th.
Coincidentally, she shares her birthday with Jesse
Jackson and Chevy Chase. Unfortunately, it's a
shame that it's been years since their busy schedules
allowed them
all to celebrate together.
Since Monday was both a school holiday and the
culmination of Nancy's birthday week, Addy offered
to stand in for her as my supervisor on an early
morning fountain installation. The weather was
beautiful and everything came off without a hitch. I
had already finished packing up and was ready to go,
but Addy wanted to stay a little longer. He has
always loved that first heroic spurt of water that is
launched airborne from a new fountain and he made
sure that we waited until the fountain had filled
enough that we could plug in the pump and give it a
test drive. I'm glad we stayed to see the show... I
know it seems to you girls that it's all about the firing
of projectiles with us, but it's not. Boys of all ages
have an innate desire to try to break the bonds of
gravity and soar up into the sky. Whether it's shot
into the air from a garden hose or a 4th of July
rocket - there is always a little of us up there flying
along.
Well, we're not going to let this beautiful fall season
pass us by like summer did. Come on out and see us -
we have lots of fun stuff in the works and we are
absolutely loaded with tons of great new stuff in the
store.
We hope to see you soon!
Fond Regards,
Beau, Nancy & Addy
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What's New In the Store |
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a fine set of Stewart Ironworks carriage gates,
an unusual cast and wrought iron garden gate, a big
wrought iron gate post that would make a great rose
tutor, a stately pair of cast iron boat pier bollards
from an old estate on Fox Lake, an unusual, mid-19th
century
cast iron planter on plinth from an old Lawrenceburg,
Indiana area foundry...
several new patio table and chair sets - including a
fabulous vintage empire revival set with brass swan
mounts, a funny blue 1940's general store broom
display stand, a distressed 1930's Hammond globe on
a green cast iron stand, a very fine 1920's brass
chandelier with crystal beading, a really splashy
fountain we made from an over the top reproduction
putti and goat head planter...
a very fine, turn of the century Beaux Arts gray
terra cotta urn finial, a painted zinc roof finial from
Milwaukee, a sweet little cast iron rabbit, a stately
cast stone hound, a custom made 1940's rolling plant
stand with a fitted, scalloped edged copper planter
box and a whole lot more.
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I thought We Came For Pumpkins? |
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We returned home from our fountain job to pick up
Nancy and head up to the Gauger farm in Richmond.
Addy and I wanted to pick-up a few
more of Sue and Gary Gauger's kooky heirloom
pumpkins for Halloween, but it soon be came clear
that the birthday girl had an entirely different
agenda...
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turns out that Gary's sister Ginger operates an
amazing store called "Ginger Blossom" out of the old
barn and farmhouse. Quicker than you could say "Did
you bring the checkbook?" the trap had been sprung
and Nancy had hustled us into in a little cave of a
room tucked under the ramp to the hayloft that was
filled to the rafters with beautiful hand-knit
sweaters, hats, and mittens made by Nepalese
refugees living in exile in Kathmandu....Here, try this
on. Does this look good on me? Does this fit you
Addy? Take these to the car please...We came
home with six sweaters and a pile of gloves.
Finally the truth came out. It turns out that Nancy
saw Sue wearing one of the sweaters at the farmers
market on Saturday in Crystal lake and she
orchestrated the whole trip to get us there...oh,
Addy and I are so naive.
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The Holidays Already? |
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I just want to remind you to mark your calendars for
our 4th annual "Home for the Holidays" very merry
open house. Just like every year it all happens on
Thanksgiving weekend - 10-8, Friday, November 26,
10-5, Saturday, November 27 and 12-5, Sunday,
November 28.
Isn't it nice that some things do stay the same?
We'll again be loaded with great gifts for your family
and friends - fresh new decorating ideas and
outstanding greens and trimmings for your home and
a little something tasty just to keep you going on
through it all!
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