Mama Puff

Lavender

A few weeks ago, Buddy and I took Allison and Sharon to the Lavender Festival. We went last year and it was pouring rain. This year we had beautiful weather. The festival is up in Burnsvill, NC, so the temperature was delightful. Only in the low 70’s. T hat’s my kind of weather. When we arrived we decided to eat lunch first. They had set up one of the little houses as a restaurant. I had a chicken and lavender sandwich. It was delicious.I don’t remember what Allison and Sharon had, but they did say it was delicious.While we were eating out on the porch, they had two men playing a guitar and fiddle. It was a delight. Beautiful weather, good food and great company.After lunch we went to see the lavender fields. What a sight!

There was a labyrinth of lavender that was really pretty.

After the lavender fields, we went to buy some lavender plants. I hope mine does well. They are so pretty when they are in bloom. Next, went to visit with all the animals on the farm.

There were lots of goats. The mamas just had their babies and they were so cute!

There were llamas.

There were goats.

And there were chickens.
They had their wonderful lavender cheese cake again this year, however, we were too stuffed from lunch to have dessert. Afterwards, we walked around and looked at some of the garden art.

Cute dragonfly.

There is a wonderful, funny story about this picture. I don’t want to embarrass those involved, so I can’t tell it. Just know that Allison and Sharon had never used a port- a -potty. Fun times.

Blessings!

Hendersonville

My yoga teacher was on vacation this past week, so I had Thursday free. Because of my stiff neck and back problem, I did not go to Heart Path this past week. With all this time to myself, I decided to go and spend some time with Buddy at his house. I arrived on Wednesday afternoon and we went to lunch at A Day In The Country. It’s a wonderful store full of neat things, and a small cafe that makes everything homemade.

On Thursday, we headed out to a wonderful old antique store on the road to Buddy’s house. I have passed it many times, but I have never stopped. Buddy bought me a beautiful old Lemonade set several months ago at this store.

I think the people live above the store.

I purchased a few things that I did not need. I have a wonderful set of dishes that I call my “Circus” dishes. They are very colorful and are wavy around the edges. There is a lot of pink in the dishes, so when I found these beautiful pink glasses, I jumped on them.

It’s kind of difficult to see the pink, but they are a beautiful hue.

That was all I had in mind to buy. As I was leaving, I saw this beautiful necklace from Africa. Couldn’t resist.

As I was trying on the necklace, I saw a beautiful hanky that reminded me of my mother. She always had a hanky in her purse. It was only a few dollars, so it, too, went in my bag.

Isn’t it lovely? As I was leaving the store, I noticed that a beautiful bowl that I admired when I went in, was gone. I was kind of sad and I asked the lady if she had already sold it. She was kind of tongue tied, and Buddy kind of tripped over his words, so I knew he had purchased it for me. He is such a sweetheart. I just have this thing for pretty bowls.

Nicole has given me a few that she bought from Goodwill. I love putting salads, and side dishes in a pretty bowl. This one is really pretty.

After our trip to the antique store we headed out to Bloomfield’s. This store has been around forever. I always pass it on interstate 26, but I have never been. Buddy thought it was about time I made a visit. Oh! My! What a mistake. They have tons of dishes and everything that goes with them. I could make some fabulous table scapes. Not only dishes will overwhelm you, there are pots, pans, all sorts of cooking utensils, food, aprons, lanterns, candles, pottery, things for the garden, just about everything you would love to have, is at this store. I purchased a pitcher.Red to match my kitchen.