Black and Orange ~ Tuesday's Treasury List

At it again....building Treasury Lists on Etsy.  Have I mentioned that I love building these lists?  

'Black and Orange' by hartleyrowe

The colors of Halloween can be found all year long.

Treasury tool by StylishHome.

Off to the Market!

Today was a good day.  It started off with a trip to a local farmer's market at our very own Bernardo Winery. The winery's claim to fame is that it is the oldest continuously working winery in Southern California.  Every Friday morning the winery hosts a Farmer's Market in addition to it's already perfect sampling of shops and cafes.  

I desperately  needed tomatoes (our plants just can't keep up with our demand)!  We eat tomatoes at our house every single day.  They are good for you in all shapes, forms, sizes, and colors.  The one thing I hate, though, is grocery store tomatoes.  You never know how long they've been out of the fields and on a big truck.  Sure, they are beautiful in the grocery store displays, but take one bite and you have no idea what you are really eating.  It sure doesn't taste like a locally grown, juicy tomato.  

I thought I would share some pictures I took today.  My morning was much more than just a stop at the local market.  It was a leisurely stroll with a cup of tea (from Sweet Pea's Coffee Cottage) in hand, up and down the dirt trodden pathways of the winery.  Not a lot of wine is really produced on site any longer.  You can tell by the age and condition of some of the equipment in the photos. But there is a small amount of work being done to bottle some very delicious local varietals.   But the setting is idyllic and there are shops of all sizes and shapes that appeal to the varied interests of all who visit.  

Enjoy the pictures and let me know if you have any questions about the winery itself.  It is a hidden gem here in our neck of the woods.

       

     

                      

                     

Here is a shot of the vineyard just behind the Chocolate Shop.  I cannot wait to take my husband back for his beloved dark chocolate!

Here are two pictures of the edible treasures I found.  As you can see I came home with a lot more than tomatoes.  My newest discovery is the small sampling of sunchokes I found. (They are also knows as Jerusalem Artichokes.)  Please let me know of you have ever prepared them in any of your yummy dishes.

Tonight's Dinner:

Heirloom Tomato Pizza

(Homemade crust for sure!)

The market was wonderful, as was my morning.  The only thing that would have made it better would have been to have had my hubby there with me........

My Grandmother's Kitchen ~ Tuesday's Treasury List!

"Window Shopping" at Etsy.com is one of my favorite things to do.  I love the feature that allows you to build Treasury Lists by curating special items and displaying them all in one place.   

'My Grandmother's Kitchen (Grannie Rowe:)' by hartleyrowe

These are items that take me back in time to those mornings spent helping my grandmother in her amazing country kitchen. I miss those days.....

Vintage 1950s Ransburg ... CedarRunVinta... $45.00	Vintage 7 Star Kitchen ... teaandaprons $15.49	Pyrex red bird Bowl Vin... GlazyDaysandN... $10.00	Kitchen Rolling Pins 19... susantique $27.00
Tin Kitchen Trio ThirtySixDesi... $15.00	Vintage Wall Clock Turq... JuneyWCleaver $10.88	Vintage Brushed Aluminu... CatamountCuri... $29.00	Vintage Kitchen Utility... PrairieTreasu... $38.00
Antique Crock- Store ki... SummerLandFar... $35.00	Vintage metal funnel ki... SWEPTinFROMth... $5.00	collection of assorted ... barleyandrye $110.00	All Vintage Decorative ... lisacook $10.00
Rustic Kitchen Utensils... SplendidJunk $30.00	Set of Four Linen Kitch... BellaVitaVint... $49.00	1977 Linen Kitchen Cale... PurpleIrisVin... $15.00

Treasury tool by StylishHome.

My Bin Runneth Over!

                                                         

It's been almost a month since my last blog post, Etsy creation listing, or home DIY project. Where has the month gone? It has certainly flown by.

I've been busy getting back to work with the beginning of a new school year. My day job, as I call it, takes precedence over most everything else at the beginning of the year. I am busy settling into a new year with new lesson plans in the library for my 540 wonderful Wildcats. I love my job! I'm so thankful that the two things that keep me from progressing on the creative, home business, front are things that I love....my family and my day job!

The picture above is of how my day begins each and every day. Some people may look at that bin full of books and see an overwhelming amount of work to do. I look at it and think of all the wonderful adventures my Wildcats have experienced with the turn of every page.   I can't wait to check the books in and get more ready for them to check out again. I always strive to introduce them to the joy of reading in fun and exciting ways.....while touching on the exhausting list of standards they must meet in order to proceed to their next milestone in learning. (Or master on their standardized tests!) So, when I get discouraged about not making progress on my "side" job, or as my husband calls it, our pre-retirement experiment, I think of all my Wildcats and how much they love their library......

My Father's Workshop ~ Tuesday's Treasury List

'My Father's Workshop' by hartleyrowe

I'm starting a new Tuesday tradition for the blog beginning this week. I'll create an Etsy Treasury List, a similar themed collection of items from various artists and curators found on Etsy. For this first Treasury List, I decided to create "My Father's Workshop". These are items that remind me of working in my father's workshop. There I developed a love for creating treasures.

Treasury tool by StylishHome.