RAFFIA SISTERS

Thank goodness for friends...or I wouldn't have a blog picture!

Pondering this morning just what it is I should send out to the  air waves ~ computer waves that is when how lucky for me to open my emails to these.

Bill's title and comment:

Sunrise at Stibal Ranch 

Got this one while Brad was sleeping in. Looks like God had been drinking red bull. (that one is for Lynda)

Me: always God's sunrise in the Valley!

Bill: Out to pasture ! 

Me: Happy to be home! 

Bill: Horseback and ready to RIDE

The last of the Dad's cattle are officially in the Valley. Brad and our friend Bill went to unload.  Jess and Lyn headed up later this afternoon while we head to Buffalo Wy to a clogging competition.  Our first actual CLOGGING competition...send us luck...I think we may need it!

And on that note..have a great weekend!  We are on the last week slide.  

Happy Weekend! 

OK, SERIOUS!!!

So in the past 18 years I have learned ONE thing about retail.  YOU NEVER EVER NEVER EVER know what some IS or IS NOT gonna buy!! And down to the last minute I still don't get it!

Here are a few of my favs that are still left!

Fiesta ware vases ~not half bad with the cute sign either!

 really...WHO DOESN'T like blue, yellow and green!! REALLY??!!

  HELLO SUMMER!!! (it really will come ONE day!)

oh heck ! don't bother looking at these cute chairs!! (you won't see anyone with any like these) they might just be perfect in my kitchen!!!

aprons are IN!!!

ok, another thing I won't be broken hearted about if no one takes! I LIKE THIS ONE!!

the only problem here is they look great with ALL of them!!!

but heck they are half off!!

doesn't anyone need a wedding gift?

and a cute dress to GO to the wedding??

am I the only one that likes blue and orange??

or just blue?  or just orange?

and I promise YOU WILL NEVER find a more incredible quilt!!!

or shower curtain!

doesn't anyone go to the lake?

I guess they are only MY FAV!

never ever gonna see another one of these!

nor probably this!

so I guess the moral of the story is...

While it is getting very empty...trust me there are still some GREAT THINGS LEFT!!

Happy Sunshine DAY!!! 

Getting every last creative thing from Lovely I can!!

I think it hit me the other day that I won't have my Lovely to recreate for me. So I decided I had better take advantage while I still had an opportunity...

"HEY LOVELY..I saw this thing........

all you need is some of our awesome ribbon, and a little burlap, which we so happen to have..."

"promise Love, it will just take a minute..."

"and we do need to show everyone our great ribbon."

"and when "WE" are done it will look ohhhh so cute as my summer table runner....

"and then I will remember  you ALWAYS" 

THAT ONE GOT HER :)

 

and really does it get much easier and CUTER!!! 

HAPPY DAY!!

Everything STILL 50 %off (even off the lowest sale room price..now there are some DEALS!)

 

 

 Starting today

Enjoy 

50% off

both stores!!

THE Raffia Gift...and I mean THE!!

First hope this finds everyone having a great weekend.  And while I know everyone missed the sunshine, the rain  may have just saved our cookies!! (everyone LOTS happier at our house)

For us the weekend was FULL of parties.  Saturday brought a wedding of our our friend Marcia, the neighbors  graduation party and 50th birthday party.  YES, we fit them all in!! and how lucky of me to have a little hand in some of the flowers for the wedding.

a very HAPPY DAY!

Sunday brought two more grad parties and yesterday we cleaned the basement in the store!!! ONE TRUCK LOAD OF 18 YEARS FULL OF PAPERS!!! SCARY!! and I mean big TRUCK ~ corn truck load FULL!!!

So I think I am in need of a rest today!! HA don't I wish!

But on one very strange note let me bring you this....

I would dare to say this has been THE ONE best gift we have EVER carried at Raffia.  We have had it requested over and over and over again for years.  And for the past two years it has been unavailable due to some manufacturing issues.

 So imagine my surprise with an email the other day that said THEY WERE BACK!!!  And we just HAD to order them in for one last go!!!

Really it doesn't get much sweeter!!

one great last time for Raffia...with maybe some chance of faith and fate playing in!!

 

oh and today!!~~~ 50 percent off store-wide! (both stores!!)  

Winter Clothes and Irrigating boot!

Near froze to death this morning changing water....winter coat, winter gloves with rubber gloves underneath to keep the fingers dry!! IT HAD DANG WELL BETTER RAIN AFTER THIS!!!

keeping the winter boots by the irrigating boots!

SCARING ME!!!

 Hope everyone has a great weekend!! A great blog idea on Tue..(was suppose to be today but camera on my dest at WORK!! oops!) 

The Cigar Room

good cigars

a glass of wine

a little shot of bourbon

exquisite art

comfy pillows

4 of the most amazing leather chairs, each their own style

make for one of my most favorite jobs!

Married May 23, 1964

 Where else do you meet the love of your life other than a branding...

Obviously dad only had one "dress up - picture" sweater.

seem  to miss them both more each day! But know there is surely another branding party in heaven today!!  

did you get the wooden spoon?

well? come on, fess up!!

A taboo of sorts for my generation and younger...but yes I think I have threatened it on my children before... and I guarantee it was used at our house growing up.

Ok, not that I totally remember it hitting my behind but it must have once or twice because it seemed that all Mom needed to do was to SHAKE the drawer that the wooden spoon was in and we knew we had better shape UP!!!  Heck, I think we were even old when we knew the drawer shake!!!  NOT THAT WE WERE EVER, EVER, BAD!!!

And the funny thing is must admit,  I am NOT TRAUMATISED BY IT, in fact I look back and laugh....(ok, Mom not that I am laughing AT you but in my adult life...once again "SORRY MOM",(I whisper that to her often) I am laughing with you!!!)

So if your drawer needs something in it to shake...hey not that I am promoting... let me clarify..

If your KITCHEN DRAWER NEEDS SOMETHING CUTE IN IT TO STIR THE POT

we just got these in

 

perfect gift!! even for YOU! 

I am leaving this one on a happy note before they get me for child abuse!

but really, did  YOU get the WOODEN SPOON???  

Can I hear some PRAISE SONGS!

Serious!! Ones like HALLELUJAH...Just let the sunshine in.... you name it I am singing it...

WE ARE OFFICIALLY DONE WITH AI SEASON!!! And I seriously can't tell you how darn GLAD I am that it is over! ~ thankful to have a year to forget about it before next MAY~ I swear I think we are CRAZY!

And as long as we are singing PRAISE SONGS... here are a couple more to be thankful for.

~ first load of trucks headed to the VALLEY today. Jess is going up with them. (last loads this weekend!!)

 

~ dance  recital officially over.  Great turnout of family and friends last night to see me in my Grandma costume ~ok really to see Anna. ~ love my dance family!!!

 

~and then there are the praises you sing when you give your friend a lemon for her birthday...

and she makes you a batch of her lemon cookies for a surprise, break a leg in the recital treat!

 

~And then, there are the praises you sing when you take one bite ~~ I swear I think these are my MOST FAV COOKIES EVER!

Until I can get Cortni over for a make it photo shoot ~~ because really she has to make them because the one time I tried they just were not near as good (ok it could be something like I didn't have a lemon so I used a dried up lime~ nor did I have lemon juice) (you get the picture)~~

any way! till then I will share this awesome recipe!

CHEWY LEMON SNOWDROPS from Cortni Cross

1 3/4 cup flour

pinch of salt

zest of 2 lemons

2/3 cup sugar

1/4 cup of honey

1 tsp baking soda

2 tablespoons Lemon juice

8 tablespoons unslated butter

powdered sugar

 

preheat oven to 325

whisk flour and salt, set aside

cream butter, honey, lemon zest, sugar.

combine juice and baking powder,

add to butter mixture

add in the flour mixture

make into 1 inch balls bake 10 to 15 min

cool and roll in powdered sugar

seriously promise you will sing!

and on one last happy note

~30 % off both stores, and while it is getting empty there are still some great things to buy!! 

oh and could you work on a praise song that asks for rain!!!