Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

We are those people, the types who dress up at the drop of a pointy hat. And why not? Halloween is the kickoff party of the season, readying our senses for all the soirees, flavors and fancies that will warm us when the snow settles along the Wasatch. This year at the Sugar House shop on Oct. 16, we asked neighboring businesses to join us in the first ever "Trick or Treat Street" at Post Office Village (we recently named ourselves to distinguish our shopping district from the rest of Sugar House). It was an absolutely gorgeous day on the front lawn, where we had a fine turnout of little princesses and Supermen, family and friends who came to decorate pumpkins--and eat candy, of course. Everyone in costume was entered in a drawing for an heirloom pumpkin from Traces, the wonderful garden store down the street.



Allie's got the spirit.


Fabulous Halloween feather wreath.

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Jaime carves a good pumpkin.

 Kelly and Allie are ready for action.

Leah Steele

JJ gets creative with Mommy and Aunt Jaime.
 

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Fly Fishing and Flowers


Catching trout and arranging flowers don't have much in common, unless the fish aren't biting what you are offering and you decide instead to explore the banks of a particularly beautiful spot on the middle Provo River. Late Autumn is a bounty of color and texture--spun golds and cocoa browns, fuzzy leaves and plump rose hips. All of it brings forth a rush of ideas to share at the shop. After my evening on the river, Lindsay designed two amazing arrangements with flowers and materials that looked fresh picked from Wasatch County.















Lindsay's Designs

L: Pampas grass, vine maple, rose hip, yellow mokara orchids, flex grass. R: Oriental lilies, pampas grass, vine maple, orchids, flex grass.

Beautiful alternative take on Autumn.