HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL OF YOU!

Tomorrow is Mother's Day...and though I have always believed that we honour the ones we love in each day's actions and in each thought and prayer for them...May I just take this moment to say...I am blessed with both a mother and mother in law, who have been true inspirations to me as I have raised my own family...their character, their quiet strength...their love for their family...as I say, I am blessed!
my mom has been "in my corner", my supporter, encourager, cheerleader, and true friend all my days...she has loved me, stood with me through so much and simply, I love her...and when I married my sweet husband, I gained in my mother in law, a kind, caring second mom...how lucky can you be?

To all of you, mothers, children, and friends...

• Making a decision to have a child-it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. - Elizabeth Stone
• Anyone who doesn't miss the past never had a mother. - Gregory Nunn
• A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. - Tenneva Jordan
• The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. - Honore de Balzac

Happy Mother's Day! with much love to you all,
Kate

Springtime Remnants of the Past...now past...

Though I will be posting more of my thoughts...and photos... of the Remnants show...I (along with my sons, the brothers of Brothers of Industry!) would like to send our deeply felt gratitude to Judy Watkins...hostess, organizer, dreamer of dreams, and fearless leader...for undertaking this enormously daunting task...we as dealers face the "normal" challenges of setting up our treasures in many unusual places...at odd hours of the days...in all kinds of weather...with hopes that people will see our things and love them like we do (and hopefully buy some of them!)...Judy, and her sweet friend Judi Powers (owner of the lovely property we are so fortunate to have been able to use) go above and beyond the scope of those challenges to take on this whole huge undertaking that is Remnants...bless you, both of you, and keep on dreaming and doing...you are truly inspirational....!!!!

Back in a few days to posting, (after I catch my breath a bit!) but in the meantime...here are a few photos...one of the barn the night before the show...in the calm peaceful quiet of the evening...and one, a little vignette of my space (the beautiful workbench has an amazing patina...sort of a greeny grey over a warm weathered wood)  I used antique Weck Jars ( canning jars originally from Holland) for display pieces mixed with beautiful ironstone compotes....enjoy...

And to all of you...a grateful thanks for coming...chatting with me, and taking home a few treasures...it was such a great show! and you made it so!
fondly,
Kate!

(and I am linking to White Wednesday...a little late, but thanks for stopping by!) and I am just adding Vintage Fridays to my blog as well...glad to have found you!