Busy, busy, busy!

I am so busy... wish I had so many more
hours in the day!

Polly and I have been working like fiends (really!)
on the upcoming issue of Porch Magazine

(so many beautiful places featured)

And I'm adding to the shop through
the weekend too!

I really want to show you photos
of our Wine Country adventures last week
{food ~ art ~ antiques ~ scenery}

Hope to get it up by next week
to show you the sights...

What are you up to this weekend?

Happiness to You!

A Holiday Event

Click above for Event details

My very dear friend, Marie Antoinette
shared this on her blog

Don't you just love Marie?
If I told you all the thoughtful things
she's done as a friend during this trying time...
You would cry ~ I have with the love
she's shared unconditionally like a friend does
when times are difficult

Don't you think it's about time
for A Holiday Event?

I do.

I'm looking forward to participating
in something fun and meeting some
new bloggers out there...

Will you join in?

I'll be back later in the week with photos
from our mini vacation in Wine Country
and lots of new items to my petite shop too

Happiness to You~

Happy Halloween

All our scariest wishes for you...

this Halloween

Make sure to look in the top window


For everyone that's asked~

The above is a home a few blocks over...
It would be My Grande Maison... whoops, I mean Chateau ;)

for now we're still happily in My Petite Maison
Very small, but very comfortable and
Very loved... and oh still very under construction!

Happy Halloween

from our family to yours

Book Signing UPDATE

An update for Wine Country Tour Week

Barbara Jacksier will be at my dear friend,
Michelle McCauley's wonderful store
Summer Cottage Antiques this Friday, 10.30.09
beginning at 6:30pm

153 Kentucky Street
Petaluma, CA
707.776-2873

To sign...

This beautiful book

Hope you can make it there!

Now off to enjoy the rest
of our mini-vacation

Playing Tourist

Looking forward...

to
Halloween week

A week to play tourist with my husband

Walking the towns of Wine Country

Don't you just love this huge tree?
I would love to hear the stories of people
of days gone by it could tell us today.

Another beauty overlooking
a little front yard that reminds me of
Provence

See? Lavender, olive trees, roses
Beautiful!

One of the lovely churches in town
(Theodore the cat hangs out here)

A cute little bungalow

Going to try this place while we're out
Look at all those fleur de lys ;)

Beautiful houses in a row
The house on the end has been used for
Pottery Barn shoots many times
(They take everything out and move it back in...
Fun!)

And I walked by this window and fell in love

White birds flying everywhere...
free and singing without a care.

So... I will be playing tourist~
Trying some familiar places to eat
and some new ones too
and adding to my antique & vintage collections
(I hope! Wish me luck!)

Can't wait to show you the sights
in our little effort to leave our cares behind
for the week and savor in life's little moments.

What are you doing this weekend
and next week to celebrate Halloween?

Happiness to You!