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Summer in the Country

July 2, 2015

I recently got a message from a customer letting me know that she had purchased a Georgia necklace for guy in a band that she likes. She said they just came out with a new song and he was wearing it in the video. I’m sure she was pretty excited and so was I! I watched the video and it was really cool to see it pop up here and there. Oh So ANTSY had made it’s first music video appearance. Pretty cool. I liked the song but had never heard of the band before. I wrote back to my customer and she filled me on on the band. Actually before I fill you in (just in case you haven’t heard of them) watch the video first.

You may now know that the name of the band is Home Free and they are an a capella group. So basically every single note and percussion sound you hear is all made with their mouths! Right?! Maybe you want to watch it again now. Super impressed. She also told me they won Season 4 of The Sing Off on NBC and the lovely gentleman wearing my Georgia necklace is Austin Brown. I hear through the grapevine that he’s been wearing the necklace all the time! It sure makes me happy and I can bet the gift giver too. It’s nice to see a well appreciated gift.

A summer day

August 1, 2013

Note: It is not a Monday but I will be mentioning berries.

The other day I got an invitation to go berry picking in a nearby park. I was also told I would be able to swim so I slipped on my suit and covered it up with a t-shirt and pants so I wouldn’t get too scratched up.

It was a warm summer day and we were out around the hottest time of day in the full sun picking berries. I was seriously happy as I could be. I didn’t even really mind so much that I was getting stuck my the blackberries bushes or probably burned by the sun (whoops no sunscreen again) I was just finally enjoying having a day that really felt like summer.

I picked a decent amount of berries and decided I was ready for a swim. I found a nice little spot that was easy to get in and went for it. And by “went for it” I mean walked in slowly while adjusting to the water and them finally getting in all the way. I swam around a bit letting the waves push me back to shore and then I’d swim back out and do it again. Finally I went to a shallow area and just sat in the water enjoying the boats in the distance and the cold waves splashing my body. When I was finally done with the water I dried a little bit on the shore before finding my friends.

Then I went skipping around in the blackberry bushes in my bathing suit in the hot sun and I felt like a kid again-just for a few moments-and it was wonderful.

Strawberry picking!

June 28, 2013

Upon returning from all of my Michigan adventures strawberry picking was at the top of my list (although I don’t know how you can top picking fresh, wild strawberries that were warmed by the sun).

My friend Sarah was game so we headed out on Saturday morning and made a day of it. We were blessed with perfect weather, dare I say a little hot in the sun? We both picked a few pounds and headed off for lunch and some thrift store shopping in Carnation, WA. We both got a few treasures (I got lucky at a garage sale-getting really nice wool yarn at $.50/each).

The drive there and back was lovely and I spent the rest of the day relaxing with Walker. It was really nice. Now to plan my next berry adventure. I want to pick all the berries! Luckily I think almost all of them grow around here. Woo!

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