Company Coming Down the Road & Other Happenings

It is cold out there this morning, so come on in, get your coffee and sit by the fire. Yes it is electric but I have the heater on,so it is cozy. It is an exciting week end coming up for me. Company is coming down the road! Sandi,DaybreakPlace, is coming from W. Va, and and Pam and Frank,Civil Folks, are coming from Ga. Lot of southernese going on on Through My Back Door this weekend. I am looking forward to it very much. Sandi and I decided we would have pajama day on Sunday. Carol and Deb are coming to visit, but we are holding strong.lol Anyway, I will take pictures and show you next time. You all know the Speckled Hen in Clinton is my favorite prim store. Well she is getting ready for her Christmas open house next week end. I took some pictures the other day of what is going on behind the scenes. Enjoy! I also want to show you some of the things she has now. She is carrying Rick Hamelin, the Pied Potter's, redware. Oh it is wonderful. I have some of his pieces and they are so neat. I called after I bought some a few years ago, to see if they were dishwasher/microwavable safe, and to my surprise, he answered the phone himself.He was so nice and said yes they were.Here is the cabinet of his redware.

A cabinet full of pewter.

This is a good buy for someone.This is my favorite place! The coffee cabinet!

The Pumpkin Spice and white Christmas are so good!
Anyway if you are wanting a good day trip or girls day out, come on out the first weekend in Nov and see Sharon. Lots of food, wonderful Christmas items, and door prizes. If you do, say hi, I'll be there. I am going to show you a bit of behind the scenes too. then I'll share some changes in my house.

Just because you see boxes, don't think everything is made somewhere else. She and Johnny have worked so hard making a lot of the things for this open house. I promise you will love all the wonderful Christmas goodies. One more picture.

See what I mean! Hope you can come.
Here I have been cleaning up a storm. Not company coming cleaning, but cleaning out closets.
I sold the old blue pie safe and rearranged my reading nook a little. Here it is now. I like it better because it opens up my house more. I will have this chest stripped because the paint isn't original. It is cherry under it and I love wood. This is my New England blanket chest, from Rockingham,Ma.

This is the dining area where the blanket chest used to be.

This one of my other NE pieces, a shoe foot, one board table. I don't change things often, but I have been on a roll!lol
I found this little box when I was cleaning out. I love it.

I know exactly what I am putting in this for Christmas.
Well thanks for coming by this morning and having coffee with me, Through My Back Door, where life is good.
betty
PS:I hope you have a wonderful week end and get to spend it with people you enjoy.