Southern fun

A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be included in a girl's weekend with this talented group down in Georgia. 

Hope Wallace, Suzanne Allison, Lori Oles, Jenn Hayslip, and Andrea Singarella

We spent a day at a flea mkt, did some crafting, but mostly oohed and awed over Suzanne's restored 1800s farmhouse, sipped wine and enjoyed the company.

The farm is in such a scenic spot, every where you looked, there was something pretty too see, from the natural beauty around us to all of Suzanne's decorating details.

But the very best part? 

Buddy time!

Suzanne is a spectacular hostess, and has the ideal home to host a gathering in. It is filled with sentimental family pieces  and she has stories to tell about each one.  I never get tired of her stories, each is better than the one before. And there seems to be hardly anything in her home that doesn't have a funny or sweet tale attached to it.

 

 Which makes her warm and welcoming farmstead even more astonishing. It wasn't put together just with her decorating skills (which are impressive) but with her heart.

And on top of that, she is a great cook.  She always has some tempting appetizer trays out before filling us up with a fancy dinner. 

The outside of the house is beautiful too, from the barn she got married in last October with the old truck to pose with in front-

to the cows strolling around the pond across the street.

I should have gotten more shots of the house itself, wow, it is spectacular. This kitchen is a dream, with Suzanne's eye to detail showing in every bit of the room.  But here is the only picture I took of it, sorry. I was having such a relaxing and fun time that I was focussed more on friends than on photos.  But you can tell what a wonderful room this is, can't you? It is a place we all gathered around in to talk and bond and of course, snarf up those cheese trays Suzanne kept whipping up.

The craft room has 14 foot ceilings with the home's original beams.  What an inspiring room to work in.

We rode around in the golf cart on the trails in the woods and visited her neighbor's land where we picked fresh figs.

I took this from the back of the golf cart as we drove by.

None of us knew what these flowers were, but what a fluffy pink they are!

Here is the journal that Hope made during our crafting time. She found the book at the flea the day before, it was meant to be.

Andrea and Lori worked on jewelry, Hope and Suzanne did some journaling, Jenn made her pretty, dainty wonders.

And I got started on some angel and sugar plum fairy prototypes. I'm always thrilled to have creative time on a getaway.  

Seriously, why didn't I take more photos of this breathtaking home? I guess I was just having too much fun talking to my friends. That is a pretty good excuse, isn't it? I took this pic of the bathroom door from my bed, across the hall.

Thanks again, Suzanne. I can't express fully how much I enjoyed it all!

 

ps-I will be away from home for a bit, having a sister getaway in Florida.  I'll be answering emails from my iPad, but if you order from the Boutique, I'll mail packages on Tuesday the 27th.  Same with Etsy, unless you are buying a coloring page, those are a digital download that you will receive right away.  I'll have fresh blog stories pre-posted while I'm away, so please still come by to visit!