Next up, we were on a trip that I planned special for Mother's Day weekend. For this, I had to hurry and buy a tent (yep, camper was still far from being ready). And Ben packed up his own little, personal tent. We were on the road on Friday. This trip was to Krause Springs, which a friend had been telling me about for the past year. We arrived around…
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Just wrapped up our first camping trip of the year. Of course, it was supposed to be in our new vintage camper. Instead, I was in a tent. But that's another story... We tried out was Chalk Bluff. I had heard about it (and its crystal-clear waters and beautiful bluffs) for years, just had never made it out there. The boys had a Friday off from school and my mom…
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So I woke up on this beautiful May 1st morning... to being tagged in a pretty awesome instagram post... that led me to an even cooler blog post! Come & Texas announced us as one of their favorite finds from April! Along with nine other Texas-owned businesses, they went on to describe each one of our passions and products. Honored and excited! The ig post- here Their blog- here
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Well, San Antonio's fiesta wasn't as awesome for us as I had hoped it would be. Next year I'll know to watch the calendar and plan ahead. (this year Evan was with his dad one weekend, and we were camping on the other weekend) But other than missing both weekends of the big event.... The decorations and mariachi station (on Pandora) were a big hit at work. …
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IF YOU'VE BEEN CONTEMPLATING RAISING CHICKENS OF YOUR OWN, CONSIDER THIS: -you may spend countless hours each week watching FARM TV in your backyard -you may end up being labeled a "Crazy Chicken Lady" -friends may tag you in every chicken social media post they see -once you fall in love with your hens, this may lead to needing more chicks next year -and since chickens are a gateway farm…
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It was another glorious and exhausting BHM! I was making products until the last minute. We loaded things up in the humid warmth. And we packed up and went home in the heat. But everything in between? Like I said, glorious! ;) Evan was such a champ the day before. With his help, we got everything into the ballroom and set up in just a couple of…
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I created a national holiday, y'all! Me! I proposed my idea, made its case, paid the processing fee, and waited. It was so exciting to hear back from them, that from now on, the first Saturday in April will always be National Handmade Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because our time, sewing, pouring, sanding, making, our love, mixing, formulating, quilting, soldering, dreaming, our dedication, and our blood, sweat, and tears all needs to be…
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This happened quickly! I was planning a full weekend in the College Station area. We were hoping that our camper would be finished. I had made reservations at Lake Somerville. We were spending all day Saturday at the Museum of the American GI, for their Living History Weekend. I had found a cute restaurant to try. And then I came across this gorgeous home/body/gift shop! I looked all over…
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We collected eggs for a week. We bathed the hens. We packed our chicken show supply bag. And we were off. The club pulled together another great show! In addition to the usual raffle, chicken competition, egg competition, fun games, and showmanship contest... we also had a concession stand up and running and we got to play a couple rounds of chicken poop bingo. ;) …
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I was warned that the spring Diva Night is never as well attended as the fall is. But, boy am I glad we didn't listen... and participated anyways! First off, Diva Night is quite expensive for little, old, handmade, don't-have-much-merchandise-to-actually-sell me. I'll be honest, $200 is very difficult for me to scrape up, just to be listed as a participating business and be put on the map. And then the…
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