Country Roads Vingnettes

Part of the appeal of Country Roads is the "vignettes" that so many of my talented family continue to put together! The above are some pictures of only one of Margaret's three areas in the store. Margaret and her daughter Leslie, I have been with Country Roads since day one when we opened on January 2nd, 1993. I don't think I'm alone when I talk about the appeal of chippy white paint! I love this little vignette. So fresh and white and well displayed. I have a love affair as is with childrens little things. The photos above are courtesy of Pat Fillipi who also has three areas in the store. Pat is by far one of the sweetest people I have ever met, and I've also known Pat forever! You may remember Pat and Margaret from their adventures at Warrenton last month! As I always say, Country Roads is truly a family in every sense of the word. If you haven't visited us in awhile, you need to come shop "the shops of Country Roads"! I promise you will have lots of fun!

The Blog Party!

My Country Roads family are now all home from their week in Warrenton. As we all know, I really wanted to go, but there is always the Spring. The one event I really wanted to attend was the Blog Party that Theresa, from Garden Vintage Antiques, hosts each year. Gloria took the pictures, so at least I got to "see" everyone having fun. I emailed Malisa, my Texas buddy, these pictures so I could get some of the names correct. Above is Margaret and Ted at Magnolia Pearl. I have known both of them forever. Ted is married to Gloria and Margaret was one of my very first dealers at Country Roads when the store opened in January of 1993. My CR Girls, from left to right: Lisa, Jeannie, Gloria, Pat, and Margaret.More of my CR Girls, and yes, Tim is included in that category!!Here is a picture of Theresa and Gloria at the Blog Party. Here's another picture from the Blog Party. I saved the best for last. This is Cher with TOT at the party. Cher is a really cool person, seriously! Here's Cher and Gloria together. I was happy Gloria got a chance to meet Cher. Let me tell you, Cher has a wicked sense of humor even in the worse of times and she is a BIG lover and fan of the Bush Family!! And Cher has a heart the size of Texas! Thanks for the pictures Cher, and keep fighting the fight because you my friend, are going to win!! I hope I see all of you in the Spring and glad you all had fun and hope my Country Roads family was on good behavior!! When I have time (some of us have to get out the door to open the store), I will insert links to all these great Texans blogs! Thank you all for be so nice to my Country Roads family, I appreciate it as do they!!

Tim & Lisa & Warrenton!

While the rest of my Country Roads family is waiting for the container they filled in Warrenton to reach them, Tim & Lisa don't mess around. They came to Texas prepared, with a big trailer in tow! Here is just a small selection of some of the "treasures" freshly unloaded in the Country Roads driveway!What I like about Tim & Lisa is that they shop a little differently than everyone else. Mostly because Tim things SO outside of the box, he truly can turn what others may think of has useless or "trash" into art.I love the white, rusty stuff as do most of us these days. Just another Warrenton find.This is just a small portion of the new displays that Tim & Lisa have put together at Country Roads. Check back for more photos next week. And on tomorrows post there will be pictures of the Blog Party that I SO wished I could have gone to, but hey, the pictures were the next best thing!

My Country Roads Family "Doin" Warrenton!

Thanks to Gloria, I too get to "do" Warrenton through pictures. The picture above is my very favorite as you see from left to right; Gloria, Tim, and Debbie. The reason it is my favorite is because there Debbie is, who I have gotten to know through the blogging world, with two of my good friends. It really is a small world after all. Thanks Debbie for posing with my buddies!


Here's Tim smiling with a treasure he's found. And I can tell you as he is smiling for the camera, his brain is racing as he thinks what he is going to make out of this.


Our Country Roads "girls"! From left to right are Lisa, Gloria, Jeannie, Pat, and Margaret. And of course the one's having a great time with "wine in hand" are Lisa and Margaret. You go girls!!

"Come on Lisa, just say cheezzze one more time so Gloria can take the picture"!!

Here's my "fancy girls", all dressed up and having the time of their lives. What you can't "hear" in this picture is all the giggling that I know is going on! They are just too cute when they get together!


This is a picture of "Tim & the Girls"! Margaret is trying to fool us by hiding wine in a water bottle! See, even I can tell and I'm only looking at a picture!I'm not sure who this beautiful display belongs to. Gloria forgot to tell me. But what amazes me is this awesome display is set up in a tent! Maybe I should post it in my store for a handful of my dealers that don't understand the importance of "display"! When Gloria returns home, I'll have more pictures of the awesome displays she took on her camera. I'm hoping that Gloria makes it to the Blog Party tonight so I can see some more pictures of my Texas girlfriends. Have fun everyone!!

The Week in a Blink!

Where the time went to this week, I have no idea. All I can say is the week flew by and I'm feeling it today. I don't know if I'm the only one, but there are times I can't even remember what month we are in! This year has gone by so quickly!Cottage White was in yesterday fixing up their new area of the store. John and his wife (sorry, I forgot her name) have done an awesome job. John's wife was apologizing to me yesterday because her displays didn't look the way she wanted, but she kept running out of time. There's that word again, "time", that we are all trying to find more of these days! But believe me, her displays look great!Lori Hannah "officially" joined out Country Roads family this month. And because of my lack of "time", I was late in sharing some of her awesome works of art!Lori is a very talented artist, and here are some of the bracelets she designs. It seems like I've known Lori forever, that is how quickly "time" passes! It's nice to have her be a part of our Country Roads family!I finally made "time" yesterday after work to get to see Riley. I've missed her so very much. It has only been for a few days but I'm use to seeing her almost daily! I brought over another birthday present for her. I ordered it awhile back, but apparently the shippers have been having "time" issues as well!American Girl has a new line of dolls out for the little girls to play with. I think they are called the "Itty Bitty" dolls, or something like that. I could sit all day and watch Riley play with her dolls. She is at the fun age of pretending, and it melts my heart to watch her. Riley is so loving and caring, I'm proud of her.Gloria emailed me a picture from Warrenton this morning. She said its been raining yesterdayn. I've known Gloria for a really long time, and no matter how early in the day, no matter what the weather is, Gloria always is put together in regards to make-up and hair!! Looks like T&T (Tim & Ted) are having a great time with the other "T's" in this photo!! Check back for some pictures from all my friends in Texas. I guess pictures are the next best thing to being there! And since this week flew by in a blink of MY eye, I best getback to work before I lose anymor time!

Living My Life Through Pictures!

This has been a tough week for me. Many of my friends are in Texas shopping till they drop, and me, I'm working a bit more than I normally do. Katie has been sick so I'm covering for her at the store. If you see my friends above, Tim & Lisa and Ted & Gloria, be sure to tell them to send me some more pictures! Tim is pretty easy to spot, "the hair" is the first clue it's Tim headed your way. Also, I currently don't have any pictures, but if you see three "older" nicely dressed women out shopping while laughing hysterically, they are also part of my Country Roads family!!I haven't seen my little Riley since Saturday!! That is unheard of for me and I'm planning a visit today after I leave work today. Which by the way is going to be EARLY!! Katie has been sending me pictures of Riley, like above in her tutu and pink flamingo slippers I got her at the zoo!Riley is becoming quite handy using a power drill as well this week. See how much I miss when I don't see my little girl?The one little baby I DO get to see though is Morgan. She was lying next to me in bed last night while I was working on my computer. I love the little "flower power" pj's with peace signs! Hopefully I'll have some more photos of all my friends and Country Roads family in Texas! Malisa promised me she would take pictures at the blog party for me, and as soon as Gloria finds out where it's at she said she would snap some pix's as well! Next Spring, I don't want to be "living my life through pictures", I want to be in Texas!!