Most people have already cleaned up the garden for winter, but I have found some of the best shows of the year have just started.  The Mexican Sunflower,  Tithonia The Torch, is just coming into its own.  It does not look like much on the front of the seed package and certainly its height and Read More...

I am just starting to inventory and set up my space for The Rural Society Antique & Garden Sale.  These are just a few of my recent finds from my last flea market hunt. I found a great tobacco cart that is big enough to put a large cushion on and use as a daybed. Read More...

The Rural Society Antique & Garden Show Fall Sale is coming soon….please click on “Location” at the top of the web page for a map and directions.  There are no early sales and we have some late addition vendors that I will be updating you on in the next  few days.  Once again, Gretchen Hawk Read More...

Just returned from the Country Living Fair at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus,Ohio….at a cool 50 degrees and with the smells of fall in the air, it made me feel like eating a big, spicy bowl of chili.  The Beekman Boys (Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr.Brent Ridge)  of the popular Planet Green television series about Read More...

This coop appeared in the latest Atlanta Homes and Lifestyle magazine and was featured on the blog, Velvet and Linen.  My own coop reveal is still to come…..and will be completely finished by October for The Rural Society Antique and Garden Sale.