(Big Daddy - Boy of Barn House)
I am so behind on posting about our latest life changing experiences. I believe it all started with our decision to change up our BH Formula. We decided to have just one big huge show in the Summer, and play the rest by ear - and we are loving it. We decided it was very important to make time for our family and friends - and we are loving it. We decided to celebrate the love we have for each other, our family and our friends...OUT LOUD. And guess what, every day is more and more beautiful as we embrace what we have been blessed to have put on our plates.
Our 2nd impromptu show here on our farm was amazing! It was a last minute thought. We pretty much had to turn what was Joe's hoarding / project / painting area back into our showroom area...in just a couple of days. At a certain point he turned to me and said, "There is SOOOO much stuff, why did you let me do this???" I just looked him dead in the eye and said, "Bitch, 'cause nobody can get control of you!! You have a shopping problem, Baby. You need professional help!" ;o)
So there we were, scrambling at the last minute to get it all done. If you ever come to one of our shows before we open, you will see us in action. We are the lunatics doing ALL of the shit we should have done the day before..pricing, picking up trash/beer bottles, making coffee, taking pictures, cleaning tables, etc. Real BH Shit in the making. It has been cold/raining for AT LEAST SIX MONTHS here in the Pacific NW. It was cold and rainy until Thursday afternoon. Spring really didn't come until Friday. On Saturday, it was sunny and 71 degrees. We have had about 15 shows here in the NW at our place...and not one has been rained out. We are not lucky. We are truly blessed.
We would like to thank all of our very loyal customer's who made it out on Saturday. We love you and our little critters love you too for all of the special treats and love you showed them. We would also like to thank Natalie (Sparrow) for all of her hard work in making the show so special. And we would like to thank Katheryne and Karrie for, again, helping at the register and being their wonderful selves.
AND, we want to thank Kelly of her newly created Bella Berkeley Cupcakes for hooking us up with the delicious sweets for our customers. We are SOOOO very proud of her!!!!
She R-O-C-K-E-D IT...oh yes she did! She was THE PERFECT BH Invited Guest!! :o)
You would have thought it was the Bella Berkeley Cupcack show...not BH...based on all of the love folks had for her and what she did. We are SOOO proud...in addition to everyone else who knows her personally. Right-On! Do your thing, Mama!!!
These ladies started a group named The Wabi-Sabis, which means...
Wabi-Sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent and incomplete". Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity (roughness or irregularity), simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes.
LOVED them...and I want into that club! As imperfect as WE are, I am lobbying to get my foot in the door to be part of their click. :o)
We would also like to thank some of our new Besties, Heather & Adrea, for accepting our invitation for salsa, beers, food, campfire fun and lodging after their long trip from Spokane, WA. Definitely no pictures THAT! We had F-U-N! Cheers to new friends!!!
Our lives will forever be changed by embracing our love and happiness, eventhough it often seems too good to be true. We are very thankful!!! Over the past couple of months, we have been on what we are calling our Friendship Tour. I am going to share a few of these experiences with you. Unedited. I don't have much time to explain it all. But I think most of you will feel it in your hearts, just with the photos.
This is one of our BEST friend's 101 year old grandmother. Some of you may remember her from a previous post. Being in her presence is like what I imagine being touched by Mother Teresa. Simply, it is a blessing in itself. We are so happy to know her. This vacation to New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona was my favorite EVER. So much love coming in and going out in such a wild manner...life changing...
