Country Comforts

Talking to people lately, most everyone can not believe Thanksgiving, and therefore, Christmas is just around the corner. Shocked are they, that the Christmas decor is out.  Pressured, that next week is Thanksgiving. “No, seriously", someone said to me, urgently trying to convey they REALLY thought…
”it feels like it was last month, a week, a couple months,…

Why is that? How can it be that we are all nodding our heads, and saying we can’t believe its so early? From a security guard in a mall, to a bank teller, to a construction worker? Too many different jobs, can’t be the nature of the work.
Here is my 2 cents…In today’s world there are so many distractions. Cell phone, texting, computers, email, jobs, commuting, …we are constantly bombarded, interrupted, and just not allowed to live in the moment. Something is ringing, beeping, talking, forcing us to be taken away from our own thoughts. We don’t see the day. We are too busy. Next thing you know, months have gone by. And that is where Country Comforts come in.

 
The old, the primitive, nostalgia,
the aged, worn patina.
  
The special scents of  a
Country Candle

  Teeny Lights
 
peeking out from and around your special country treasures.
The comfort of surrounding yourself with the things you love. Stop time and live in the moment. Look around you. Read a book, stare at a fire, a candle. Nap!

Create your own reality, and enjoy each day.
Thanks for stopping by….
Dale Elizabeth

I am a convert….

to Pandora charms that is.  My sister got a bracelet and showed me. I was happy for her, but when she first told me,  I very ungraciously said…Um, I heard some  look like Chinese gnomes…. Had the wrong bracelet in mind…
(She forgave me) LOL!
THEN I saw them!….
They are shiny, and cute, and you DO get to “tell your story”.  I am addicted.

In my own defense,  I am not one to even look for something like that. I am great at shopping for others! My sister thoughtfully tipped off my husband about perhaps getting one started for me. You could hear the sigh of relief….finally, he could come up with something to surprise me with.

Well…with an anniversary and birthday in one week, last month…it became a perfect opportunity for my family to “shower” me with gifts, and I now have quite a few beads. It’s great for kids and husbands, who have a hard time figuring what to get….you can even fill out an online wish list. Men love not having to guess.
Here is just a couple of them..
My Dear Dad gave me this one, he knows I love handbags.
 
Pink is my birthstone, and I am
so for “Peace”

And Hubby gave me this…

How sweet! We really do enjoy so much together.

I have others…but you get the idea. 
It’s kinda fun to see what people pick for you
and to add your own pieces.
Then I got some beautiful cards, went and had a nice dinner at my favorite restaurant, and then topped it off with “dessert”…also known as….
Barnes and Noble for some book shopping!
My favorite pastime.
So I had a nice enjoyable and busy week.
We had to celebrate a little late because of the
Open House. Better late than never!…that’s the life of
a shopkeeper.
Plus, before we married, I wasn’t thinking of children. We got married on October 30.
So……for years….we spent our anniversary taking our kids “Trick or Treating”. The trick was on me!
Now..I am usually getting the store ready for our Open House which is always the first weekend in November.
Well, I hope things are going well for you! Thanks for stopping by!
Country Blessings….Dale Elizabeth

Primitive Shopkeeper Happenings

Whew! "Tis the OPEN HOUSE season, and we have been so busy! First all the product comes in. All the great things you picked out in January are now coming in daily! The UPS man and I are becoming very friendly!....Love what "Brown" can do...., and Fed Ex, and boxes and boxes of goodies. All waiting to be torn open like Christmas Morn, and we all Ooohh and Ahhh over everything....laughingly joke over who gets what, (especially when there are only a few), then begin to put it out on the floor.

Oh, if you love Primitives, and Shopping, and Country Home Accents, just imagine the joy of all these new arrivals

I always lose a few LB's this time of year....Yippee! If only I could keep it off! From all the stock, and running around and how busy it is. But!...This time of year is what it is all about.

I think the candles smell the best, the scents just warm up your home, and Country Candles are the BEST right? They are so unique! We carry Jar Candles, Primitive Cake Candles, and the Primitive Textured Jar Candles. In fact, I just took a look at a Yankee Candle.

$20, and it says it burns 50 hours.
How do they get away with that?
Who buys them?

My jar candles are $1 LESS, and burn for 150-170!!!! And they burn clean! No tunneling.
These are our Primitive Textured Jar Candles.

They smell wonderful, and have such a unique look! Hand textured, in Shaker Spice scent. $11.99, $19.00, & $42.

Our Open House has come and gone. I always try to have it the first week in November to help our friends remember, but this year I was torn. Nov. 1st was a Sunday! What to do. So....I stayed with the First Weekend thing, and went ahead and did it on Saturday, but it was Oct. 31st. Seemed a wee bit early for me, but they were out in droves! Everyone was laughing and shopping, and being so kind complimenting the changes we did to the store, and how it was decorated.

This was a big weekend here in these parts for Old Fashioned Craft Fairs, and other shops in the area had their open houses, so we were very busy again this weekend as well, which means people are still enjoying their Country Prim Shopping, and filling their homes with Country Treasures.

This is the time of year it is so rewarding to be a shopkeeper, and to decorate in the primitive way. The early darkness of the late fall beckons you to decorate: put a candle in the window, light a candle in your home, bring out a beautiful quilt to display, fill your bowls with prim goodies, and enjoy your home.

Country Blessings, Dale

And the Winner Is!!!!!

Okay my friends....WE HAVE A WINNER!

Terry From...http://bigcityprims.blogspot.com/

The only thing is....softy that I am, I feel bad that only ONE person can win!...LOL I hate to dissapoint anyone. As you can see, tickets were filled for the entries, and were blind-picked, by an employee of mine, not me.

Thank you to all who entered, and left some lovely comments. I am looking forward to spending some time now reading your Blogs, and "chatting" with you. The best part about this was getting to meet some great new people.

Blessings, Dale

I was just thinking….

Does anyone have more class and grace than Taylor Swift?

How about pure beauty?

How DO you have that talent, presence, and remain so stable at 19!
How do you KNOW how to act, and adapt to any situation? What a wonderful role model, and entertainer for young people. To me she is a joy to watch, and I, even at my ripe old age, ….(tee hee) STILL, remember the High School years, and the trials and triumphs she sings about.


I think Sarah Palin, & Kate Gosselin are cut from the same cloth.

Sarah never said….when a convoy presumably descended upon her house to what?…um , ask her to run for….OF ALL THINGS…
VICE PRESIDENT???, She never said…"Ya talkin’ to ME????
Why me?,
Thank you,
I am surprised beyond belief,
I hope I can,
I will try,
and I am nervous.”
No…she barreled right in, never blinked, and even when she showed she had no grasp on concrete issues, fought with the press, and was antagonistic TO THIS DAY.
Look at the rewards!, book rights, and....…people actually asking her if she intends to run for President????? Huh?
There are more prerequisites for COLLEGE!!!

I would like to be a Rocket Scientist.

And if and when I lost…(assuming I was Sarah…LOL) THE FIRST thing I would do is RUN HOME, and take care of my pregnant daughter, and be with my beautiful baby boy. Not create more hate, polarization, and talk about DEATH PANELS, and other incorrect, propaganda. I would be so grateful and humble.

Now Kate….
Before…

After…..

WOW!…She OBVIOUSLY has a better stylist than Jon!

And a better publicist.

I think Jon, started to change, wanting to go back to WORK, be private, live his life, maybe stretch for his dreams.
She got hooked on the perks, fame and fortune….
Yes…men behaving badly, but…
He was hurting. She wouldn’t give up the high life, so…

I KNOW IF IT WERE ME…and I was Kate….
I again…would RUN HOME, take care of my babies, the same way I had planned when I took the EXPENSIVE fertilization treatments and pushed God’s hand, …..take a job or two, and with my husband’s job provide for my children. Unless of course this was all planned.
Stay private, and get into counseling. I never heard her say she was shocked, missed the old Jon, was willing to give up the bright lights and give it go.

Really, how realistic is their children’s life? It no longer is about the day to day caring and feeding of multiples. Every day is a paid-for EVENT! And how will the kids feel when they re-run the shots of the potties with POO… in them!

See how lucky we all are?! We don’t have to worry about such things! We live the simple life.

Meanwhile…OUR GIVEAWAY WILL END TONITE!…STAY TUNED FOR THE WINNER!….

Go out and make it a great day!

Scenes from New England

Yesterday was a wonderful fall day for a drive. So, I went down an old country road, and saw beautiful foliage.

And down that country road, I found some delightful old barns.
Some looking like plain work horses. Nothing fancy, but sturdy and serving the families well without being all prettied up.

Others beautiful in the fact they were still being used as they have been for generations. Seeing the hay being put away. Comfort to see some things haven’t changed.

Here is one that is just so beautiful! It has been in the family for years and years.

This is the home of the people who own the farm in the picture above.
What is better than Fall Foliage, Country Roads, and Old Barns?

Then I went home and planted some Chrysanthemums. Along with some decorative Kale. I love the bright colors and the sturdiness of the plants. I enjoy seeing how long the Kale lasts before the snow. It is like a contest with nature. No matter how cold, it keeps on going and growing, ‘till the snow flies.

So that is how I spent my day…Now back to the store…LOADS of new merchandise, and gearing up for the ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE!

Have a great day!

October GIVE AWAY!

As promised…here are the details and rules for joining in for a chance to win our Blog Give Away.
 
Look what you can win!  Several great items
to put together, or break up around your home!
Here is the group together.

Here is  a closer look individually….

Waxed/Scented Pumpkin Diffuser & Reeds

  
Candy Corn Prim Candle Ring     2”

 
Decorative Travel Tin of “Spice” Scent
2 oz.

Set of  THREE Harvest Boxes…
These could stay out for Thanksgiving! 
5” x 12” Stacked.

Festive Colored Pumpkin Candle Mat
9” in Diameter

 

1. First,  Visit my website : A COUNTRY SHOP  & leave a comment on the website,  under “CONTACT”  (top right of home page) 
telling me what your favorite item is on my website.

2. Sign up to be a FOLLOWER, and get an EXTRA ENTRY!!   Current followers will be automatically entered.

3. Post a link on your Blog (if you have one) to this GIVEAWAY, and get ANOTHER ENTRY! Please let me know you have done this.
Give away ENDS:  Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6 PM EST.
Please be sure to leave contact info.  

Winner will be posted on this site, and items will be mailed USPS, Thursday, Oct. 15.

Good Luck Everyone!!!!!