10.19.09
Celebrate Good Times!
Here’s the recently completed Hazelfield Farm Gift Shop. Just behind are fields of flowers, now gone for the fall, and meadows with cows grazing contentedly.
Wedding, anyone?
I’m pretty sure we do not celebrate nearly enough. But last weekend here in Owen County, Kentucky, we sure did.
There are some places and times that hold value above and beyond, and I tell you, I sit in the middle of magic. All around me are people with extraordinary gifts of laughter and appreciation and art. Here in the hills of north central Kentucky exists a network of people and places that exude creativity … so many different abilities … music, fine art, crafts, food … it’s all here and I’m privileged to be where I am.
Another New Beginning
Hazelfield Farm is known hereabouts for its organically grown flowers and vegetables (see www.hazelfieldfarm.com), and my friends Teresa and Raphe have become the first choice of brides, receptions and other events where flowers are needed. Everyone knows they will have fresh, home-grown, and absolutely gorgeous blossoms. Over the years, the farm has become a destination in its own right. People come from miles away to see the acres of peonies and lilies and other flowers they grow.
This year they completed a new gift shop built on the farm to accommodate this growing trail of people who appreciate the uniqueness and beauty of Hazelfield Farm. And this past weekend was the gift shop’s grand opening. Several artists gathered to exhibit their work and participate in an event which will happen a couple times a year from now on.
A great place for Teresa’s antiques
And Anna’s soaps too.
We had Stamper Stained Glass, Larkspur Press books and cards, Leslie’s hand-bound books, Jan McKenzie-Keene paintings, Stacy Fitzgerald jewelry, Chance Mobley Massage, Angie’s hand-dyed and hand-spun yarns, and Anna’s EsSCENTials Bodycare soaps and products. Teresa finally has a good place to display some of the beautiful antiques she’s collected over the years, and for the opening, she made a table of her favorite bulbs. You’ve got to know Teresa’s choices will be spectacular, so I have to say, I gorged myself on the bulb table. Now to find time to get hundreds of new bulbs into the ground.
Just Fun
Some events a soaper attends are pleasant and some are work. This one, of course, was downright fun as I knew it would be — good, creative people getting together and celebrating what’s best about being alive on a fall Sunday in Kentucky.
I took a few extra photos for my friends scattered across the country who miss the turning of the seasons. Of course, leaves are only beginning to change here in spite of recent cold temperatures, but you can get the effect anyway. So here you go, Shari. And if anyone has a chance to make next spring’s Hazelfield Farm festival, I can confidently promise you a good time!
Shari said,
October 20, 2009 at 4:24 am
Oh, I wish I was there! I have been thinking a lot about you and your place in Kentucky. Maybe I can be there next year. BTW, Anna’s Soap display looked awesome on that old desk. I was wondering what the “wedding” signs were about. Maybe those signs are to nail to trees in the woods to locate a shotgun wedding? Ha Ha. My attempt at a little Kentucky humor.
Shari said,
October 20, 2009 at 4:32 am
I went out to Hazelfield Farms website. Beautiful.
admin said,
October 20, 2009 at 6:33 am
Hi Shari. You like our wedding signs? Think of it as another celebration opportunity — even if a little shotgun is involved!
f150 owner said,
August 23, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Eating, loving, singing and digesting are, in actuality, the four acts of the mirthful opera known as freshness, and they pass like bubbles of a grit of champagne. Whoever lets them break without having enjoyed them is a entire fool.
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