Farmers Market

We recently visited the Farmers Market in Hope,Id and wanted to share a few of the great vendors that we came across.

Umbrellas made from old skirts. Are they adorable or what!

I tried to post a website for the lady who makes these umbrellas and bags, but it would not let me. She is from Clark Fork,Id and her business name is Bags from Britches. Very creative!

~ Talache Designs ~
A friend of mine, Suzy that I had not seen since shortly after high school was at the market selling her handcrafted custom jewelry. Her husband makes the chairs that are pictured, both are very talented artists!

Nothing is better than a bunch of fresh cut flowers to brighten your day. I love the sign...
Flowers form the heart you name the price I'll make the bouquet

Award for the best pea salad

FROZEN PEA SALAD

2 pkgs frozen peas (don't cook)

1 cup sliced water chestnuts rinsed and drained
1~ 4oz can cashews
1/2 lb bacon ~ crumbled
1 cup sliced green onions
ranch dressing to taste or as desired
(we use Litehouse Homestyle Ranch)

Mix all ingredients together in large bowl. Coat with ranch dressing as desired.Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.


Recently while at our family reunion Kathy was awarded the prize for best pea salad. We thought that we would share the recipe so you can try it for yourself, and for those who asked for it at the reunion. Kathy also made a Broccoli Bacon Salad that was my favorite. The recipe is below. ENJOY!!!


BROCCOLI BACON SALAD

1 clove garlic ~ minced
1/4 cup low fat mayonnaise
1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
4 cups finely chopped broccoli crowns
1 8oz can sliced water chestnuts,rinsed and chopped
3 ~4 slices cooked bacon ~ crumbled
3 tablespoons dried cranberries
freshly ground pepper to taste

Whisk garlic, mayonnaise,sour cream,vinegar and sugar in a large bowl. Add broccoli,water chestnuts,bacon,cranberries and pepper; stir to coat with dressing. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Beautiful Sandpoint

I love this picture!

View of the long bridge

We stayed at
The Lodge at Sandpoiont.

Downtown Sandpoint


We took a ride with Pend Oreille Pedal Cabs through downtown Sandpoint and arouind the City Beach. If you plan on visiting Sandpoint, I recommend that you take a ride.

Junkers delight

We had so much fun at a recent yard sale and came home with a truck full of goods. It is hard to see from the picture, but there are 6 dressers and alot of odds and ends pieces that we cannot wait to create something new out of.

Hiking in Riverside State Park

The other day we went hiking in Riverside State Park to see some eagles and their nest that we had been hearing about. It was about 2 1/2 miles(uphill most of the way) all together,but totally worth it. The view was spectacular,and we were lucky to see the two young eagles waiting for mom to bring them dinner.

The View form the top of Nine Mile Dam and the Spokane River.

4th of July road trip

Over the 4th of July we took a road trip to Rexburg/Idaho Falls to visit family. While in Rexburg we ate ate this taco bus which has been converted into a little restaurant. The kitchen is in the back and along the sides of the bus is bench seating. The food was absoutley wonderful, and would recomend it to anyone passing through.

vendors at Farm Chicks

Maison Douce

The Farm Chicks

Teresa Sheeley

Lisa Souers

This Old House

Nestting

Today's Country Store

This is just a few of the gals from the show that made blog badges that we were able to meet. Great idea Kim!

More Farm Chicks

This little girl is the new proud owner of this adorable little doll house. She came all the way from Minnesota with her mom to visit her grandma, and to come to the Farm Chicks show of course. While they were shopping on Saturday they spotted the doll house but did not purchase it. Early on Sunday morning they came back hoping that it would still be there. Sure enough it was! It was pure delight as she was told yes, you get to take the doll house home with you! I'm so glad that the doll house will have such a happy home with such a sweet little girl.

Day one of the Farm Chicks Show was absolutely delightful! The line for the show started about 7:00 am and the doors did not even open until 10:00am. How amazing is that! These are some serious shoppers.

Teri and Serena ~ The Farm Chicks.

Book signing for their new cookbook ~ Farm Chicks in the Kitchen.

This is what the crowd looked like about noon on Saturday.
I will post more later. Just to exhausted right now. The show was wonderful!!!

Farm Chicks here we come!!!

Getting loaded and ready to go...

Finally all set up, which took the better part of the day.

This cute little guy was sound asleep...