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**Not unlike many businesses and entities, the platform I publish my blog on seems to be having a bit of a breakdown and my posts are not publishing at 9am as they should, trying to figure this out but it is not our doing. Comments are also not being posted until many hours later (strange).\u00a0 We need to be patient, patience seems to be the key word for these last few years**<\/em><\/p>\n

Hello friends, hope you are having a wonderful weekend! We are enjoying the most wonderful stretch of beautiful weather. We have had a busy weekend, a few dinners, a boat outing, and getting together with out of town friends. We need to make these summer weekends count because they are flying by. It was nice to have some down time as it was an exceptionally hectic and stressful week and I am glad it’s behind me.<\/p>\n

I cannot lie, I am actually excited for fall as its my most favorite season. When I was in the market on Friday, however, seeing two huge aisles with Halloween merchandise was pushing it for me, too. much and too soon!\u00a0 Onto this weekend’s post……<\/p>\n

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1 A WONDERFUL NEW BOOK<\/strong> I received James T Farmers<\/strong><\/em><\/a> book the other day and immediately found myself sitting down with a cup of coffee to take it all in. What a fabulous book from cover to cover. I was also overjoyed to see some of our products in it, our basket weave flatware, our etched hurricanes and cane hurricanes! Made it doubly thrilling!<\/p>\n

Seriously pretty, he takes you through the seasons and features various tablescape and menu ideas, with a bit of interior design and gardening\/flowers thrown in for good measure. A wonderful gift idea too! You can purchase on Amazon or his own website,\u00a0 it is like stepping into another era where things are all about home, family and entertaining. Click here to orders yours.<\/em><\/a>
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2 A GORGEOUS FEATURE<\/strong> I loved seeing some of our porcelains make the front cover of the latest edition of Entertain and Celebrate. I mean if this doesn’t make you excited for fall……
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3 SNEEK PEEK INTO MY NEXT CONTAINER <\/strong>Just some of the beautiful pieces coming in on one of our next containers. This is all about spectacular planters! Cannot wait! These will be here around Sept. 18th, we will hold a presale in a few weeks.
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4 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST<\/strong> Just pure beauty this weekend….
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5 NEW RECIPE ALERT! <\/strong>Not sure what has come over me but in the last few months I have rekindled my love affair with cooking. Lighter, healthier meals but lots of good ones.<\/p>\n

I cannot even tell you how insanely delicious this was. I made it up but it is now going to be on my weekly rotation for dinner. The best part is you can skip the pasta if you are like me, and trying to watch it. Though I did a “taste test” with a few bites and it was out of this world!! I had just the shrimp and a big salad and it was so good.
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What you need-<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.5 lbs of x large shrimp de veined and clean ( I like the 26\/30 or the 16\/20 size)
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Chopped garlic<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 cloves garlic slivered<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 TBSP butter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Olive oil<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 med very ripe tomatoes or 1 large (or one large carton of egg tomatoes)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fresh basil (a small cluster) chopped<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juice of half a lemon<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 box spaghetti or thin linguine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freshly grated parmigiano<\/strong><\/p>\n

To make the shrimp scampi- I like to do this ahead of time and keep in fridge for an hour or two. Add about 3-4 TBSP of chopped garlic and 4 TBSP of olive oil, salt and pepper to cleaned shrimp. Season with salt and pepper and crushed red pepper to your liking. Mix in well and put in refrigerator.<\/p>\n

Take a large pot with salted water and cook pasta to al dente, generally 7 minutes. Even if it has a bit of bite, it will still continue cooking once drained and mixed in the mixture. Drain when done and set aside.<\/p>\n

Take shrimp scampi and coat a skillet with 2 TBSP of butter, add shrimp scampi and saute\u00e8 for approx 6-8 min *until thoroughly cooked.\u00a0 Set aside and in same skillet, coat with a little olive oil, add your chopped tomatoes and cook on medium heat (about 4-5 minutes) . Add salt and pepper, then add basil towards the end. Mix well while on medium heat and add the lemon juice. Gently fold in the cooked shrimp and add final TBSP of butter. Add grated parmigiano to the mix and for a minute cook on high.<\/p>\n

Add pasta and using tongs,\u00a0 mix pasta into mixture until fully coated. Serve right away and add a little basil and extra parmigiano on top, sit back to the rave reviews.<\/p>\n

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6 THEY ARE HAPPENING!!!!<\/strong>! I am sooo excited over these urns, I can hardly contain myself. These cannot come in a moment too soon. I have just the spot for four of them. So these are in the manufacturing process and we should have them here early October, fingers are crossed.<\/p>\n

We will be holding a presale on thees in the coming week. This is a great opportunity for both us and you. It will help us gauge quantities and colors and you will be able to take advantage of special presale pricing. I cannot make up my mind which color I love more. Can you?<\/p>\n

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7 SUNDAY’S SURVEY<\/strong> So something we have been working on is introducing an exclusive small curated rug collection. We would start small as this is a big investment but I am not always seeing what I want to see and recognize the value of a strong price point. Everyone needs rugs! And I am quite taken with these fabulous cotton natural jute rugs as a start. Would love your opinion. Like all that we import, we would offer the best pricing and I think you would be thrilled with the quality and pricing:)<\/p>\n

I already have a few spots where I would put these right away! So….as I often ask of you, would love your opinion. These are neutrals and i love the herringbone and don’t have to tell you what I feel about blue and white!<\/p>\n

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