HAPPY EASTER

Wishing you and your families a very very BLESSED EASTER SUNDAY!
Well we had quite a day yesterday, kind of an ambush!! I went outside to take my chickens some bread and for some reason no one was around, I didnt hear or see anyone.   I walked in the pen and found feathers everywhere!!  in the back big pen there I found the remains of 7 of my poor sweet chickens!! 4 roosters and 3 hens all dead!!  The only culprit that kills and leaves em is a weasel!!  they are just relentless little creeps!! 2 were missing their heads so that is a sure fire clue to this killing.  And one of the roosters was my little Charlie!! he followed me around the farm and has his little heirem of girls with him all the time!!  DANG vermin out there!!~ So we closed everyone in the coop and they will have to stay inside for a couple of days now since this dang killer will surely keep coming back.  That is so disheartening to find. 

Saturday was our towns prom so thru and fri I helped my mom at her shop make coursages and bouts.  I have to say we had the NICEST bunch of kids this year!! so friendly and happy and polite too!!

Here are some pics of some of the corsages we made.   This year I came up with an idea for them, we had girls say they want something really small and tiny so made some bracelet type ones. 

This is a pretty alstromeria and daisy long corsage.

A bracelet one made of pink tea roses

This is the bout and matching corsage with purple accents.

I really liked this one she wanted small and bracelet kind with purple and black tipped baby breath and a bit of black ribbon.

Love the all white ones.  Tea roses, baby's breath, white caspia and some ferns wtih white ribbon tails hanging down. 

One wanted red roses tipped with silver so here they are prettier than I was thinking it would turn out but the white alstromeria really blends well since it has red specks in the petals. 

My batteries died after this and I forgot to put a couple more in my camera case so that was all I could take.   We have some planting to get done today and work in the greenhouse and also in the chicken coop.  The sun is out and they changed the forcast to just a small percent chance of rain!! yeah!! since we have rain pretty much everday this week predicted.  Almost asparagus pickin time!! oh cant wait!! I have to pickled alot more since we were out very early in the season last year.  We do plain pickeled and cluckin hot -n-spicy ones too.  
so off to work!!  hope yall have a wonderful day!!
Talk more tomorrow!!
HUGS
Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Sorry to be MIA, we are putting our little family back together after loosing Bubba.  Hubby and I talk about this terrrible experience together alot and have made a couple of decisions.  One definetly we are seeking another vet neither one of us feel comfortable or for that matter trust them anymore.  Especially since I made a couple of phone calls there afterward to maybe try to understand the reasoning and why they did what they did but the vets would not return my calls!! HOWEVER now that I called and requested our other dogs files to be transfered or copied so I can get started somewhere else they are not wanting to release them to us!! Funny how they called us to tell us that but last week couldnt call and discuss the issuses with us!!!  It is just a shame but I am making it a point to tell peole around here and funny thing is the more people I talk to the more BAD comments I hear and not one person has said they will go there again as they have either had a similar incident or went somewhere else and got the needed help and things worked out!!!  I just cant understand this place and their thinking!!  I know Bubba will live in our hearts forever and with Barney being his real brother we will always have a bit of him to carry on the bloodline!! which I am searching for a little date for him!!  He has lots of experience with all of his stuffed animals if you know what I am saying!!  LOL  At least the fog we have been surrounded by these days is lifting and things are becoming a bit better in this home.  Buster and Barney have helped their mommy and daddy emensly and I sure couldnt go thru this without them or Bryan!!  Love ya babe!!


OK on to something a bit more bright!!!   WE had a great day at the flower shop for valentines day.   Heres a few pics I snapped in the morning before we opened.  IT was fun to see our regular customers and met alot of new ones too!! 

This is a very special sweet customer/friend of mine with her precious little girl all decked out in her valentines dress and bling filled collar!!  she is a cute pie and comes to visit us at market each week!!  I sure needed that on sat! THANKS SUE!!

My valentines necklace I made for me to wear on monday.

Love changing my jewelry and being able to make things just for me!! LOL

The front cooler.

this is our back extra cooler we use for holidays.

A glass bubble bowl filled with reds and white flowers

It isnt much but I just love adding hearts into arrangements for Valentines.  We have been making these for years using just a plain ol pipe cleaner!!  Bend it to a heart and tape it on a pick ! 

We sell alot of stuffed animals with flowers and these little guys are perfect for balloon weights. 

And the little bud hugging animals are always a hit! 

double "sweetheart" bears with some cookies

And this guy was my favo!! He is just darling.  the box opens up to place a little sweet something in?? Maybe a ring or a bracelet or candy, we filled it with kisses for someone!  TOO CUTE!! 

and bud vases ready to go out. 

Love red and white in a basket but then again I love the red white and pinks together for this day also!!

ANDDD>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. I really want to mention that I have the BEST MOM in the world!! She has been here for me thru so much and continues to be a rock for our family.  Dont know what in the world I would do without her!! She's my bestest friend, my bff, and of cource my mommy!!  LOVE YOU MOM!!  thanks for everything!! and I mean EVERTHING you do for me and for us!! and for your grandkids!!

I hope yall had a wonderful Valentines day full of love and happiness!!

This world needs a bit more happiness in it right now!! '

SHARE THE LOVE!!

Have a blessed day!!

HUGS

Darlene

  ~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Prom time

Wrist corsages for sale.  This black one has some tiny black silk flowers and sheer black ribbon along with a touch of black glittery tule.  7  1/2in longWhite roses with pink flower accents and sheer pink bow and ribbon.  8 in long.

Since prom is right around the corner I thought I would start making some corsages.  These are all silk ones, my mom brother and I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday and bought the prettiest flowers!!  As yall know I love my "farmgirl bling" so added some pretty little pearl strands and some glittery ribbons.  The pink and white one actually was an experiment using the pink little flowers I made from paper, chalked the edges for more dimension and really this turned out kind of cool  Also found some great glittery tule we had at the shop.   We usually have someone come in the shop askin for silk so figured since it will last and stay nice we will offer some.  These are all on silver elastic wristlets.  If anyone would like to order a set of corsage and matching boutinerre please convo with me I can do that and ship asap.  I did put a couple in my etsy shoppe to.  I can also make one up to be a pin on instead.  I cant wait to see everyone's dresses there are so many different kinds.  This may date me a bit but my prom dress and most everyones in high school were full southen belle ones.  My junior prom dress was very light blue with lots of details and my senior dress (my favo) was white of cource floor lenght with a hoop under!! LOL can u imagine!! I loved that dress it was a v neck with pearls and sequins and long sleeve and of cource it was a summer satin, I love summer satin and my wedding dress was it also.  Oh too fun I will have to dig up ol prom pics!! My dresses are still in my closet in my old bedroom at my mom and dads house bet my pics are there too!!  In fact I also have all my senior pics in a box there, I had some pics taken with my collie "Laddie" and my chevy nova my daddy built for me!!  Oh the memories if that car could have talked!! LOL

Hope yall have a blessed Sunday and I will be back to share more with yall soon!!

~~HUGS~

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

ARe u ReaDy FoR HallOWeEn??

Only a couple of days left til HALLOWEEN!!!
I love the fall and also halloween!! usually get dressed up along with my Buster and we hand out candy to all the kiddos at my inlaws home but we wont be doin that this year!! =( oh well it is really sounding like it is gonna be NASTY outside. Darn every year we have beautiful days before and then the day before or that day michigan weather does a BAM!! CHANGO and it gets super awful!! Sooooooo maybe that means the tricksters will be stayin inside too!!

Today was the last market day in ALLEGAN. I just want to tell all my faithful and special customers a huge HUGE THANK YOU for buying from me!! IT WAS A GREAT SEASON!! hard to believe it is over alreay though!! BUT that just means next season will be bigger and better and I will have a ton of new sweet things for yall! It is in the works??? for maybe doin a couple of markets before the holidays for people so will keep ya updated on that too!! Our market manager is checkin into it and having it indoors!! yippee HEAT and no wind!! WOO HOO~~~

The pumpkin rolls were a big ol success they all sold and I even got a few orders for them for the week of thanksgiving!! and I did a red velvet cake roll with my concotion of raspberry cream filling!! OH my goodness they were super duper yummy!!

Tomorrow will be all about gettin ready for the last south haven market on saturday and maybe I will try a few news things. DONT FORGET for all you local folks WE ARE AT THE FLORAL TOUCH FLORIST on M-89 goin west to Fennville with baked goods for ya!!
I will keep a supply of cakes, muffins, cookies, sweet treats, my quick breads and dipped pretzels and candies there now. ALSO we are making up gift food items and gourmet food gifts for the holidays too!! delivery available**
269-543-4815

So have a blessed evening I am off to do chores and unload some hay. SURVIVOR tonight!! yeah!!
HUGS!~
** Darlene **

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~