It's Truly Summer with Gatherings Magazine!

 

Hello + Hello!
I'm so excited to stop in here after a more than adventurous trip across the United States to Atlanta, Georgia for a long buying trip to let you know that a special event occured whilst I was away....

Gatherings Magazine is now available, and ready for your viewing pleasure!

Some of you may have already had the chance to see the magazine....but while I was off taking care of business....all I could think of was: "Gosh, I wish I had a nice soft lounge chair by the side of a pool right now so I could sit down and enjoy a cool drink and a copy of Gatherings Magazine."

SO, I encourage you to hop on over to the Gatherings site and check out our Farwell Issue which is jam-packed with inspiration and beauty just for you this Summer!

Speaking of Summer, I hope yours is going well! Mine has been really great and I can't complain....other than it seems to be going too fast and I feel a little over busy....but hey...time flies when you're having fun right?!

Enjoy the magazine...and let me know what you think of my Market Report ok?

Cheers!
T.
xx

Ten Irons in the Fire

Hello + Hello!

It's Spring & I don't know about you...but there are simply too many irons in the fire around here to properly blog! 

I hope you don't mind another pictorial post?

So yeah....we've been pretty busy around these parts lately...& what about you?

xx

T.

Calling Cards; Let's Keep In Touch!

 Hello + Hello!

How are you?

Are you buried in a foot of snow like me?

Or....

are you one of those lucky ducks

sunning yourself on vacation by a pool right now?

Well,

either way...

"Let's Keep in Touch!"

 What?? You ask.

Yes!

Let's Keep In Touch!

 

Remember when 

Laura Ingalls Wilder 

tells the story about getting

Victorian calling cards?

The kind you'd leave with a new friend you just met?

Picking out your card was a matter of personal taste...

the card itself would define you.

Can you identify with Laura's thrill of choosing &

exchanging name cards?

Me too!

 

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It seems I'm often out and about at

vintage shows, shops or simply at the grocery store.

Someone will ask me a question about what I do etc...

a conversation begins & suddenly I'm handing out a business card.

I love that we have such pretty business cards at

Grandiflora Home and Garden

but sometimes...they are a bit impersonal if

the situation calls for a personal touch.

Although I am so proud of what I do at

Grandiflora...

it is not the sum of who I am.

So,

I've always wanted personal calling cards

for just such occasions.

 

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Ever since being asked to host a giveaway on my blog

by the folks at Minted, 

I've been pondering on getting some

"calling cards".

Have you seen how many beautiful designs they have?

I wanted my cards to be

cheerful; a personal light hearted reflection of me.

Not too much to ask for....right?

(wink, wink)

 

I was lucky enough to find the perfect card!

The best part about Minted,

is that they allow you to take a pre-designed concept

&

personalize it to better fit your style.

I chose Jess Taich's sweet design called "21st Century Girl"

for the front.

On the other side I added one of my own photos

(a vintage flower stuffed mailbox)

dubbed with a simple saying:

"let's keep in touch"

I love how they turned out!

 

 

The cards came in the sweetest little slider box perfect for tucking into my purse!

I am thrilled with the results I found at

Minted

The whole process from design start,

to home delivery was just over a week!

Impressive right?!

 

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Happily, now I'll be ready to connect with those around me

on a more personal level...

&

that,

my friends...

is a very good thing.

 

Cheers,

T.

xx

When Life Gets Tough...

My photography using Rhonna Designs App & Waterlogue App
 

Hello + Hello.

How has it been for you folks today?

Sincerely, I hope you are well.

 

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But, honestly?

Life's been a little bit frustrating for me lately...

...I find myself doing a lot of heavy sighing

 &

cranky "grrrr...." -ing.

I truly don't like to be a downer AT ALL.

But the reality of things is that some days you just don't

get to have things the way that you want them to be.

So,

rather than be a fakey-fakey

I'm simply being honest;

life can be tough.

Even still....

when life sends me murky waters,

shark infested waters,

swimmers itch,

red tide,

rapids,

stinging jelly fish

or worse...

PROBLEMS!!!

Welllll....

I choose to

JUST KEEP SWIMMING.

 

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Want to know why?

Even though my son is battling a lot of medical issues right now, even though I am more than a

little bit frustrated with some things at work...

it is magical to know I can keep my head above water

&

SWIM

because Christ gives me strength to do so.

(Phillipians 4:13)

 

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So,

if you are experiencing frustrating

shark infested murky waters right now in your life...

give Jesus a chance

&

SWIM!

xx

T.



What You Are...

Hello + Hello...

Just stopping in to share a profound quote I read tonight.

(via Apples of Gold, compiled by Jo Petty)

 

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It inspired me to whip up this sign

&

think a bit more on it......

 

You know which source I turn to

 when I'm questioning who/what I am supposed to be?

The Bible;

Proverbs 31.

Try it, I think you'll like it.

T.

xx