a little something i have been dreaming about...

For quite some time now I have been dreaming of opening a little garden shop or garden section attached to the Willows.  I spend my drives to California imagining just how it will look, what I will sell, the beauty and whimsy of it all.  Well, with the help of my lovely employee and "master gardener" Krista, this dream will soon be a reality.  We have started construction on the front west side of our building and we hope to have the loveliest of little garden shops open to all in the next few months.  I will keep you posted as it comes along, but I just thought I would share this exciting news and some of the pictures I have been drooling over as I wait for it all to become a reality!  So, what would you want in your local garden shop?  What would draw you in?  Please share!  

(photo sources - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)

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Friday Madness!

Okay, so here it is! 

The sale of all sales.. This Friday we are marking the entire sale room down to 75% OFF!!

Now is your chance to come and grab some fabulous treasures at the lowest price possible.

We have everything back there from apparel, to CDs, to lamps, to bar stools, a couch, and much more!

This is one you don't want to miss out on!

The sale is on Friday only and all sales are final.

Just a friendly reminder to all of our lovely friends..

"Angels are watching over you.

You are loved and blessed."

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend and we hope to see you tomorrow!

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hot off the press!

The latest edition of the always lovely Jeanne d'Arc Living Magazine just came in.

This one is just as beautiful as the previous ones, if not more! (They just keep getting better!)

It is jammed full of gorgeous photos and inspiration on every page.

It is definitely one to add to your collection. 

If you haven't started yours yet, stop by today and pick up your copy!

It is also available for purchase over at our online shop!

Here's a small glimpse inside the pages of Jeanne d'Arc Living..

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armoire

One of the best Christmas presents I saw this year was this little armoire.  My son has a friend who gave his wife this "new wardrobe" for her gift this Christmas.  Isn't it just perfect?  What woman doesn't get frustrated with the same old clothes and lament that she wishes she "just had a whole new wardrobe"?  What a perfect way to put this gift together.  I am blown away by its creativeness.  Now if she wants to come down to the Willows and trade those little shirts in for some in her size, we would be more than happy to help her with this new wardrobe.  And you, too, of course!  Come see all the lovely things in our apparel section.  Just one or two new things sometimes makes you feel like you do have a whole new wardrobe!

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an epiphany party

Last night we had some of the grandkids over for a little Epiphany party to celebrate the end of the Christmas season.  We had our three kings and a lovely little procession of cute kids around the house, ending at the Christmas tree where there were treat bags for each of them (bought and packaged at smeeks!).  Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season this year!  We thoroughly enjoyed ours!

The lips and mustaches in the goodie bags definitely provided us with some major giggles...

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new years 2012

We had a wonderful New Year's Eve celebration with lots of friends and family in California again this year.  We ate, drank, played games, laughed and had a wonderful time.  It was so nice to get away to Balboa for a little while after the Christmas madness, but now its time to get this new year and these resolutions underway!  Hope everyone had a wonderful time ringing in 2012!

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Friday Madness! (it's a little extra mad this time)

Out with the old, in with the new!

30% OFF ENTIRE STORE!

(*excluding furniture*)

60% OFF ENTIRE SALE ROOM!

It has been freshly restocked with loads of wonderful treasures!

We have decided to forgo having a Flea Market this Friday. This is due to the fact that we are just emerging from the hectic holiday season and we are all still unwinding from that, right?

However, in place of the flea market, we are going to make this Friday Madness our biggest yet!!

We are making room for all of the fabulous finds we have coming in for the new year.

This is one you don't want to miss friends!

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