Flower Ladies at Catawba Valley Pottery Festival

Arrangement at the entrance to the Festival.

I was a vendor this past weekend in Hickory at the Catawba Valley Pottery and Antique Festival selling antiques and pottery.  This annual show is always eye candy for pottery lovers but also for flower lovers.

Making a floral arrangement.

Making a floral arrangement.

Three sisters from the area volunteer each year to make flower arrangements for the entrance to the show and for the dinner tables. Volunteers bring in an assortment of raw materials for the sisters to use.

Lenten rose or hellebores.

Contorted hazel branches.

 But the fun part for me are the arrangements they make for the individual booths.

Vendors take a piece of pottery to the sisters, and they design an arrangement in that piece and bring it back to your booth. 

One of the "flower ladies" in my booth.  Notice the arrangement in my green vase.

Even if you are not a pottery collector enjoying the floral arrangements is worth the admission to the Festival each March.  

Camera Shy

On our recent trip to Cape Breton, two of my friends came over to spend the afternoon.  They also brought supper for us.  The three of us had so much fun.  We took Maggie down to the beach for a long walk.

Maggie on the beach.

Pretty rocks and snail shells on the beach.

Friends on the beach.

 

Back to the house through the woods from the beach.

When we were back at the house, I asked David (Christene's son) to take a picture of the three of us.  One of us--Christene---seems to be camera shy.  She did everything she could to avoid having her picture taken.  Here is the result: 

Say "cheese" Christene.

Note the beautiful hat.  Michealette found this at Dollarama for three bucks.  Sold out though.

Then we had dinner---a wonderful seafood casserole and Michealette's blueberry scones.  Michealette also brought a beautiful flower arrangement for the table.

Michealette's scones.

Pretty flowers by Michealette.

Thanks girlfriends, so much fun!!!!!