Willow Nest : Burton,TX

Last summer was our first in Texas, little did I know that it was also one of the mildest summers in Texas for a very long time…. so the wicked witch of the west, part of me.. e-mailed or forwarded all the weather reports to all my friends in the N.W. who were experiencing one of the wettest , coolest cloudy summers on record… I gloated, I giggled, I was so smug… “it’s lovely here….. the nights so balmy and the mornings aahh…I sit out at 7a.m. on the deck and have my coffee… in a tee shirt.. oh you say the wind is blowing and it’’s going to rain again today.. to BAD!!! I’m lovin’ it here.” WELL…. one simple summer later, and TEXAS, has turned on me… we are having one of the HOTTEST summers in 30 years…. I some how feel slightly responsible for all this nasty heat wave, if only I had been nicer, and simply appreciative.. and just enjoyed the past summer, just maybe things would be cooler.. but I must say I sure did get a kick out of sending all those reports to my sweet friends..

I do have some important news.. all that silly talk aside.. Ludmil and I are going to be showing our wares at Canton First Monday, this weekend, we will be set up in the Civic Center..where it is COOL…. we have a big van load ready to leave at 5;30 in the morning. It was already 82degrees at 5;30 this a.m. when I thought I would beat the heat and get things loaded early…. ha ha ha ha , as I said paybacks are H—!!!! Come see us.. and bring me a glass of SWEET TEA.. or as my friend Heidi calls it Iced glucose…

I have so much to share at the beginning of June! My sweet husband has returned safely from a visit to his homeland in Bulgaria, he was able to spend time with his family,help prepare his mother’s home for next winter, prune trees and bushes, and patch-up falling plaster and broken locks… all things he is so good at doing here at home. His Mother is 83 years young, and I say that with such admiration , as I have a hard act to follow, she, her granddaughter 12,and 26, and Ludmil went on a 7mile mountain trek… yes she kept up with out complaint… a little stiffness the next day! I can not imagine myself beginning able to do the same today,let alone 20years from now at 83!!!!!It is wonderful to have him home.

I suggested we go directly from the Houston airport to visit my daughter and grandchildren, so he could recover from jet lag, we will spend time at the lake and Ludmil will wake-board and swim, take a run around the lake and jump on the trampoline with the kids…. that’s a relaxing weekend for him… yes he is cut from a different cloth….

We will return  to prepare for the Brenham show on the 12/13, which I hope you all will able to attend. We are bringing a romantic collection of things, with a pastel pallet, and I have made several petite collages.

For our summer solstice event in Burton we have several surprises in store, for you so mark your calender, for June 20th our event begins at 3: p.m. till 8:00… you can scroll down to see all our info. on the flier, and you just may be the lucky winner of our Bountiful Burton Basket!

For the Red Barn show we are bringing a soft creamy  pallet , with two great sideboards, always a great addition to any room, a matching pair of French dressers, circa 1920’s the drawers are lined with pink rose bud wall paper, these pieces are exceptional, an English wardrobe will be offered and hopefully find a new home, lots of white and creamy smalls, and some perfectly lovely old cement pieces…. hope to see you there….

Come to all three events if you can, there are always great things to see in Brenham, Burton and Round Top

Let me explain the recent photos  Christie just posted… the fist one shows the beautiful arbor Lumil made for our garden topped with that great martin house, and the next frame shows a great iron bed and a peak at those dressers, I mentioned, and the third shot is of my sweet friend Lulu who visited with her husband Geff in May and took these lovely photos, we ar admiring the morning glories growing on the trellis Ludmil created and all our other gardern splendor! We love to share our little part of the world, so if you are headed this way give us a call and we will open the showroom and take a walk in the garden and don’t forget you can come spend a weekend at the “INN” if you so desire, or a quite weekday holiday…. we hope you and yours enjoy the bounty of the summer season. Enjoy time with your loved ones, and come see us and all our friends at these great shows coming up!

My sweet Christie once again placed some important info on to my blog to alert everyone of our next planned event here in Burton…and we need to thank Heidi from the Nesting Co. for her great design of the flier. We are all excited about having an early summer evening event…… please come, Heidi at the Nesting Co. has added a $100. European Plant arrangement to our” Bountiful Burton Basket,” and both the Knittle Homestead and Willow Nest are offering a stay at our Inns…  there will be more details and prizes added as we get closer to our date..

Now about all the other activities….. we will be at the Brenham Antique Show at the Knights of Columbus Hall, and French Vanillia is also setting up one of their lovely booths… don’t miss out on this small intimate ,and lovely show.This show is on June 12/13.

Then it’s our Buton Event on June 20th  , following that we will be in Round Top for the Big Red Barn show…June   27/28.   See what I mean by lots going on?We are also running up to Canton for the July show and to see all our old friends and customers again.. we really miss seeing everyone.we made some really nice friends there and this will make it so we can see everyone and make some money to boot! We will be in the Civic Center, where it is air conditioned, that will be heaven, won’t it?

We have visited our grandchildren this past month and we always get some buying in on those little trips… the boys actually helped us one day.. we called them our “shopping assistants” and they carefully carried things up to the counter for us and I also had them playing I spy ,Jacob found  a really sweet statue of a little boy that he thinks looks just like him when he was little , and it actually does… it is my hope that I can get at least one grandchild into this life we lead, as I think it is more blessed than so many.. we all do work so very hard, but we have such great rewards, the gift of such good friendships, and people from all over the country, we are so enriched by our customers, and how fondly they respond when they see us at a new venue ,it is very heart warming to have someone come up to you and say “the most wonderful things in my home ,I have bought from you ” when we actually get invited to customer/friends homes and we see our work, or our pieces in their homes and gardens it is like coming full circle… we loved making it, buying it , selling it, and them seeing these objects placed in a special place in someones home….. it’s a very good feeling. We never take for granted our good fortune and we give thanks daily for all that we have and all that we are blessed with, and that includes you who are reading this little note of mine.

I am so enjoying our spring here in Texas, we had a wonderful show at the Houston Urban Market, and the weather was so near perfect…. and these past two days I have mowed the grass at both our places and harvested our first tomatoes, I have the tiniest little sunflower, and a few cosmos, and the most beautiful morning glories reaching for the sun on Ludmil’s great trellis… if you are able come by and see for yourself, just how good our garden is growing.. Ludmil almost sold out of his garden stakes and towers, so we must get busy and so more…they are so pretty covered in vines. You must come see the amazing arbor and martin house he built for the potting shed and garden…. he is amazing and continues to surprise me everyday! I just know one of my little grandchildren is sure to want this life…. please make it so… I hand this up to the heavens.. and hope it will be a part of my journey to see this happen. It’s a good life. Feel  free to call and say you are out for a drive and wish to pop in… we love to come down and open up for you…… 360-835-9023    Enjoy these beautiful days we are having….

Mother’s day is fast upon us, and we would like to offer a special treat for the  special woman in your life. Maybe it is just you and your Mom, or you & your sister and Mom… or maybe  three sisters remembering Mom….. what ever “girl combo” you come up with we would like to extend this offer….. Two nights for $300.  a nice $100. discount. Waiting for you upon your arrival will be a table set for your party for ,a lovely breakfast and a lovely bouquet of flowers…. you may come into the shop where a little gift will be waiting for all of you… you may sit out in the warm spring sun and have a cup of tea in the afternoon. Later take a little walk “downtown” and see Steve and Carmen at the Knittle House… they have an offer for their guests as well… Carmen is planning on a little tea in her lovely parlor , this does require you to make reservations if you wish to join them. Cross the street and see Heidi at the Nesting Co. and your little jaunt will be complete. There are many near by things to enjoy as well , we have brochure’s in the Inn. Call soon as we only have arrangements for one group,for more complete details and a slide show about our Inn, check our header and watch the slide show. Hope to see some happy smiling faces on Mother’s day weekend… this offer is for 2 nights, beginning May 9,through the 11..  Much love to all you women who have been Mom’s, or will be Mom’s, or are Mom’s in your heart .This is such a perfect time to get away in Texas as the Spring weather is so lovely and mild,do consider a little spring fling…Love Linda and Ludmil