Fall is at Rustic Goods!

I am so glad Fall is here because this is my most favorite time of the year! I have been working in the shop this weekend doing some cleaning inside and out and decorating for the Fall shoppers!

I have added the 2010 Magnetic and Pocket Calendars that are so popular with customers. These calendars make great gifts for teachers, friends and for yourself. Also new to Rustic Goods this weekend are wire display trees and Umbrella wire trees. I love the primitive look of the wire trees and can be used in any season for hanging ornies or collectibles on them. I have 3 sized of the wire trees and will great for the upcoming Holidays.

The rest of the time spent at the shop was rearranging items, dusting and cleaning windows.

The winner of the October Drawing at Rustic Goods and Company is Kristie Farmer of Crothersville, Indiana. She has won a primitive grocery list keeper and list pad. Thanks to everyone for signing up for the monthly drawing! Remember to stop by and sign up each time you are at the shop for the November drawing. We will also have a drawing just for the open house too.

Rustic Goods and Company's "A Winter Gathering" Open House will be November 21. Please make sure to save the date on your calendar. We will have handmade ornaments, fixins, wreaths, candles and more! Lots of primitive pans for tree decorating too......so make sure to be there.

Time Spent in the Garden

Gardening is so much fun.....I know it is a lot of work, but it is so rewarding too. I can remember when we started our first garden and the weeds were so out of control. As the years have passed, we have now fine tuned the process and planning and have come to the point of enjoying being in the garden.

We are planning on freezing the extras out of the garden so we can enjoy it year round.

Troy has been enjoying having beets, swiss chard, kale and turnips this Spring and I am loving the romaine lettuce and beets. I have been trimming the beet greens down to an inch, cleaning the beet and placing in foil to bake. They are so good! I can't believe the flavor of a fresh bake beet from the garden...it is so much better than a beet from a can.

I will be adding new photos from the shop soon!

Jennifer

New Items at Rustic Goods

Spring is finally here...well, at least at the shop. I finally had some time to take out all the Winter sale items and rearranged the shop. I had my husband help me today so I could get it done faster since it is my birthday. Everything is looking so good at the shop and new things will be arriving each week.

If you would like to see more pictures of the shop....check out my updated website Rustic Goods.

Simpler Times - My Annual Trip to Amish Country

Topeka, Indiana is one of my favorite spots to visit while on my annual anniversary vacation trip to Amish country in Northern Indiana. While I visit many places while on vacation like Middlebury and Shipshewana, my favorite places are still in the Topeka-Honeyville area. Time seems to stand still for only a few days while the hustle and bustle are left far behind at home. There isn't a Walmart for miles and the shopping for me is so much more fun in the Amish businesses and restaurants. I just love the sign on the left showing the buggy that reads, "Life in the Past Lane." If your ventures ever lead you this way, you must stop and try Tiffany's in Topeka. Tiffany's is a wonderful restaurant with the best handmade pies!! You must get there early or the pies will be gone by mid afternoon.



Once again, I stopped and took a picture of one of my favorite spots, Honeyville General Store. Although the store is no longer in business, I can remember when I used to go in to grab a cold drink while traveling the roads in the area. There is always something interesting going on in the neighborhood and usually can see an Amish man on a hay wagon driving his team of draft horses by the front of the store.

While in the Topeka area, I decided to take a few pictures of barns that I found....I love old barns and they are getting harder and harder to find....except in Amish country. I just love this red barn that is right across from one of my favorite Amish businesses, Miller's Coleman Shop. While in the area, I did see a few greenhouses I would like to visit this Spring. I would like to go back in May and visit a new greenhouse that was being built and a few others I seen around the area. I made a note on my map so I can remember where I seen them and I can check out the flowers and plants.

Another favorite of mine is the Rise n Roll Bakery in Middlebury area. It is actually on the back road between Middlebury and Shipshewana. I like to take this road because there are so many Amish that live on this road and it is heavily traveled by them too. The only bad thing was the bakery was closed the Friday and Saturday that we were in town....I really miss getting one of their Carmel Yeast Donuts and the Sausage Roll...Yummy!

I just wanted to share a few pictures of the Simple Time I had this past weekend on my very special weekend.

Jen

Valentine's Day Thoughts

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite days. It is the day I got engaged....wow that has been almost 7 years ago. I love hearts, red, and chocolate....so I guess it has to be my favorite day.
This is one of my favorite pictures I had put together to use on my website. I love primitive, so I added my blonde raggedy dolly, an old junk enamel piece, and my engagement picture.
February 22 will be my 6th Wedding Anniversary, so I will try and find some of my favorite pictures to share....until then....I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Primitive Hearts at Rustic Goods

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and have you thought about what you are going to get your sweetheart?

We have so many really neat handmade items in the shop right now that would make for a wonderful primitive gift for your special someone.....or for yourself.

As you walk in the door, you will be greeted with a table of handmade Valentine hearts that have "Love" and "Peace"....Peace is one of my favorite words these days. We also have these wonderful heart bags that are filled with sweet annie....oh they smell so good. There is also a handmade heart garland that has a letter on each that spells LOVE. To make the gift complete, don't forget to pick up a Love tag and a primitive Valentine card.

At Rustic Goods, we try and find the neatest primitive handmade items for our customers. We strive to give our customers the best items at a great price. So stop by and see us soon for all your primtive needs.

Indiana Winter Storm 2009

Wow...it just finally quit snowing...but I didn't mind because I love the snow.

We live in southern Indiana, just south of Seymour, near a small town called Dudleytown. We took two vacation days away from work so we could play in the snow! I am so excited because we don't get this much snow every year. I am not for exactly how much snow we got total, but I am guessing around 10-12 inches. (Update...our newspaper said we received 17 inches of snow and an inch of ice)

Everything is so beautiful with the snow falling! The pine trees are dusted with snow and ice and it looks like a Winter Wonderland. Here are a few views looking down our country road.