So. . . Who's Ready for Spring?

Us! You too?

Even tho you haven’t heard a lot from us lately, we’ve been very busy getting ready for a wonderful new year at the shop.   When you walk in the front door, you may wonder if you’ve really been here before! New lines, new artists, new colors…but with that Farm ‘comfort’. We will officially begin this new year on Tuesday, March 2. That’s Morningstar Café’s first day too – so come see us both!

Almost There!

Signs of spring popping up all around us. . . rain  (instead of  snow!) . . . chirping birds. . .  swelling buds. . .  . . . seed orders arriving in the mail. . . We've been really busy ordering, cleaning, rearranging, and making plans for a new season.   Opening day for the 2010 season is Tuesday, March 2nd, so put us on your calendar!

February Quilting

Barb hosted the second sewing circle of 2010 for us this week.  We had a great time sewing and chatting and planning for spring!  This gorgeous quilt by Barb hangs just inside the front door of her home.  Here's a peek at Barb's current work in progress.  Love the country colors here!And look at this amazing cathedral windows, which has inspired  Sue and Cheryl to each make one of their own too.  Incredible.   Thanks for having us, Barb!  We had a great time.

Snow, Snow, Snow

More snow today here in our Central Illinois gardens, but we're all dreaming of spring, right??  This is a picture from Lori's zone 6 garden.  Lori comes out to The Farm when she is  visiting with family in Springfield.   We hope to see her again this season!  Only three more weeks til re-opening :-) 

More Inspiration from Cheryl

Hope you've enjoyed this little tour of Cheryl's beautiful home and that you have some ideas for using things that have been tucked away at your house too.  Thank you Cheryl!  We love you.

Repurposing by Cheryl

Okay, tell me out there--who would have ever thought of these design ideas?  Thanks, Cheryl--you're inspiring us to look at things a little (or a lot!) differently :-)

Valences by Cheryl

As promised, we're going to give you a glimpse of home decor, Cheryl-style.  Cheryl works at The Farm and she's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet.   She's fun with a bubbly personality and a true country heart.   And as you can tell, she's an artist!

Farm Hands

Thanks to Cheryl for hosting The Farm girls  on a cold, foggy, January night.  Perfect weather for a sewing circle!  And wait til you see some of the pictures we took of  her Farm-style country home.   Stay tuned!   

January Gardening

It's a different kind of "work" in January, isn't it?  If you're getting cross-eyed from going through yet another  seed catalog, comparing varieties, prices, shipping costs, etc; know that you're not alone.  Check out this week's doodle over at A Way to Garden:  doodle by andre: help for seed-maniacs?.  It'll make you smile.   And while you're there, browse through some of the gardening info on that fantastic blog by Margaret Roach.    Now where was that picture of those baby eggplants?   It's got to be somewhere in one of these twelve catalogs. . .

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What's on your list?

Okay, so Christmas is over, there's snow on the ground and it's too cold to go anywhere. . . You know what that means!