Merry Day After....

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I hope that you all had a blessed Christmas with family and friends.

Ours was very nice...

and today it is COLD and WET....

a little ice but some much needed rain has finally come.

Now its onto thinking of Spring and making out the show schedule for this year.

Not doing as many this year and sticking closer to home.

Lee's back just will not take the long drives and it has just

got to expensive to travel far.

SORRY!!

The shop is OPEN and Christmas items

are on sale.

Have a Blessed Day and if you are in the midst of the

Blizzard of 1012....

Please be careful and send me some snow.

Thanks!!!!

Robin 

~~~~~Finally A Little~~~~~~

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Christmas...

+++

Good evening friends..

and Welcome.

My wonderful husband..aka Mr Millstone

asked me what I wanted for Christmas...

"a RED front door" was my response...

AND

I LOVE IT!!

Thank you honey!

In one dining room the setting is very simple

small red long johns and simple fruit on the table.

The foyer tree..

no ornaments...yet

The den tree...

love big thick burlap

and this is the tree in the dark...

and in the second dining room...

a live tree on the table with dried fruit.

and one of Eli's toys on the table.

Simple and no fuss.

Have a great day tomorrow...

Make It The Best It Can Be.

Robin

~~~Where Are You Wynter~~~

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NOW this is what I'm talkin' about!!

SNOW and COLD.

The calendar says it's December...

but the temps say it's mid spring???

Global warming?

Crazy?

None the less it does not make me want to run and

put up my tree nor does it make me want to go

Christmas shopping...

I am being a Scrooge this year...I have

NO

NONE

NADA

ZILCH

ZERO

Christmas items up in my home.

Well...if ya count the tree from the show that is stuck in the basement

then I have a silly green plastic tree from Hobby Lobby up...in the

home shop with no lights or decorations on it.

I feel like Charlie Brown...

Doesn't anyone know the meaning of Christmas...

Hopefully I will be able to pull out of it...

get it together and celebrate the season!!!

Blessings from the "Grinch"

Robin

The Final Show

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It was bittersweet...setting up for the final show

of the year...

not seeing my "show family" until after

all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas Season is over...

and the ringing in of the New Year.

Lots of hugging going on Saturday afternoon.

Here is a small sampling of Millstone's Booth...

Please enjoy..

So now it's onto putting up the ONE tree at home...

nothing fancy.

Lee is down with his back and he has been hurting

pretty bad. He has tried EVERYTHING to ease the pain...

don't know where this will lead us.

Taking some time off and getting my house and home shop back

in order....maybe this time off will help his back.

 Our next show will be in Feb...

WINTER IN THE VALLEY

FISHERSVILLE, VA.

More to follow.

Have a blessed night.

Robin 

The Open House

A few pictures from the first Open House

I want to say THANK YOU to everyone

for their support this year.

Special thanks to:

My Dad for fluffing 15 Christmas trees over 2 days

To Anita for being my right hand and standing behind the counter

writing tickets for 7 hours while 250+ people came through our doors.

To Cathy for always being there with all of your support, taking all those road trips and also

for being the bestest "sister wife" ever...lol

To Mr. Millstone for believing in me and for spending what was

probably the l-o-n-g-e-s-t week of his life with me at the

shop last week decorating.

AND...

TO THE BEST CUSTOMER FRIENDS...EVER.

The shop is OPEN this week

EXCEPT SAT.

Join us in Fishersville Fri. night and Sat.

for AN OLDE FASHIONED CHRISTMAS!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Robin

Still Here~~~~~

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I am still here...this is just the busiest time of year!!

I truly know how Santa must feel...

I just finished crows and witches and I leave tomorrow

for Lancaster, Ohio for

American Traditions Antique and Folk Show

"A Patriotic Christmas"

What...

Well here are some shots of the last show

~Finally~

A fun fall Door Greeter

Halloween Gatherings

And my friends...

Here are 2 of them anyway...

Linda on the left and Anita on the right.

Some of you may recognize Anita from the shop...

she runs the shop for me while I am away at shows.

THANK YOU GIRLFRIEND!!!

And just some of their wares...

So...I get home from the shop today and this is what I found..

I thought someone had sent a gift...

come to find out Mr Millstone had been at it again.

This is HIS Santa...hand drawn out and 100% hand stitched.

He made this using an old feedsack...

I have been with him for 14 years and he NEVER ceases to 

amaze me.

Have a Blessed evening.

I will be out of touch for a few days as we leave in the am...

SHOP IS CLOSED SATURDAY  

Robin

Mark Your Calendar........

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We would love to have you...

Hope you can attend.

Call me olde fashioned...but there will be

NO Christmas

in the shop until the open house.

Don't you remember when you were little the excitement there was in going shopping the day after Thanksgiving...today we call this Black Friday...but there

WAS a day when it was just a fun family shopping day.....

waiting patiently to see the new toys...making your Santa list

and at the end of the day there was always hot chocolate with

peppermint...my Mother was the Queen of hot chocolate,

shopping and decorating...guess I got it honestly.

O.K. enough of this....

Millstone will be CLOSED on

WEDNESDAY OCT 17

as Cathy and I head to Gettysburg

for the AWESOME

AMERICAN HANDCRAFTERS WHOLESALE SHOW...

all handmade in the good old USA!!!

Can't wait....

of course we are also going to the 

HERITAGE MARKET....

soooo many friends at this show and some

super merchandise.

This weekend is also the APPLE HARVEST...

which Millstone is honored to be a part of

woohooo year #5 for us...

shop WILL BE OPEN on FRIDAY TIL 2

and OPEN SATURDAY TIL 2

Hope to see you this weekend.

Good evening to you all....

Robin

The Wait Is Over.....

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They are finally here!!!!!!!

Jill's newest book........

awesome antiques!! 

and Judy's much waited for Christmas book

They will be at the shop tomorrow morning and 

all shipped orders will go out tomorrow also.

Stop by and get your copy.

Robin

Just a Little Eye Candy....

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Just a small part of Kentucky Roots...

Love the big wagon

Jerrie's  log cabin shop...

awesome both inside and out...

Kentucky Roots..

Some vendors inside the barn...

which is fantastic

Part of Millstone's early cabin wares

and Mr. Millstone himself

What a wonderful time we all had...

THANK YOU JERRIE...

more pics later. 

Don't Forget

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Hello friend and folk...

hope that this finds you well and enjoying

the beauty that is fall.

Don't forget:

Millstone will be closed

this weekend:

Sat. Sept. 29

we are honored to be a vendor at

Kentucky Roots

So looking forward to seeing everyone

and enjoying the beautiful farm.

Have a great weekend..

I PROMISE pictures!!

Robin

Sure Signs of Fall...

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at our home anyway...

olde drieds in a great dry paint red tray...

dried pods turned into a garland...

strange looking pumpkins lurking...

waiting to be finished...

And of course a fresh batch of pumpkin soap...

this is pound #10.

As you can see...I have a new

router and card for my camera!!

So far so good...hopefully I will not break this one.

Enjoy this beautiful fall weather...

(here in Virginia anyway!)

Robin

Just So You Know....

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Well I finally did it....

AND I didn't even know it

Yep...

A REAL FINE JOB

I broke my camera!!!!

I will be MIA for a few days until I get a new

SanDisk Card and a new 

Digital Card Reader.

Why is it all things happen at the same time...

Lee said the

"Check Engine Light" came on in my car...

the camera thing...

loosing ALL of the Gettysburg pictures

UGGGHHHH...

Well, one GOOD thing that I think we can all agree on...

IT'S FALL!!!

YEAH

Have a blessed and fantastic weekend.

Robin

Oh Fudge.....

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The router for my camera is BROKE : (  

that means I can not show you pics of ...

4 new make-do chairs by Mr. Millstone

an awesome 2 board farm table

a bizillion blue pumpkins

fresh pumpkin soap

the van AND trailer all packed up and ready to head

to Gettysburg in the morning!!!

Soooo...you know what that means...

the shop will be closed

Friday AND Saturday  9/14 & 9/15

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by yesterday and today

to wish us Good Luck...and shop.

The shop will be OPEN REGULAR HOURS NEXT WEEK!!!

I am going to try and fix the stupid camera thing in hopes of posting pics...

but you can follow me on Face Book...

look for Robin Saville Harrison...goods I make, my home and show pics are what

you will find there...plus I am on there almost 2-3 times a day!!

Have a Blessed and safe weekend.

Robin

New Colors for Millstone

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Welcome Fall...

and I definitely welcome the new color of Millstone...

I am personally not a big fan of all white on white,

BUT

I love chocolate and red together. 

I think that color makes things "pop"

more than just white...

I left this wall white for 2 reasons

1. to add depth to this little room

2. are you kidding...take down all of that

stuff??? Those boxes are screwed to the wall.

Fall gathering on the table...

love my garlic!!

Thanks Marie

Overview of front room with new beams and lights.

And I did not forget...Knoxville set up of

"Cabin In The Woods"  love their primitives.

I bought the MOST AWESOME box from Barbara...

yeah I know I have a things for boxes and tables...

bought 2 on Friday...another story.

More of their great goodes for sale.

Still waiting patiently for the rain to come...

yeh it was SUPPOSE to start this afternoon...

maybe it is just running a bit late. We still need it so badly.

Hope that you all have a 

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY...and enjoy

the day off...

from our home to yours...

Blessings.

Robin

Just a Note,,,

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MILLSTONE WILL BE

ON FRIDAY

AUG 31

Lee and I will be hunting together...

(for antiques)

Resume normal hours on Saturday!!!

Some Eye Candy~~

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Some eye candy from Knoxville...

Thank You Jackie for inviting us

and a big THANK YOU to all of our

friends from Tennessee.

Millstone's Booth

A new group...

wonderful items

I have a friend...Dawn..aka 

Holly Hills Primitives in Michigan...

she has a best friend Connie

and Connie has a friend..Rebecca

(did y'all get all that)

and this is their booth

AWESOME...

It was a wonderful pleasure to meet you both

and spend time with you...

I could not stay out of their booth

and to see more of their wonderful wares...

COME TO THE SHOP!!

(more pics to come)

New dealer...wonderful prims.

Tomorrow...

Cabin In The Woods and

Four Meadows Farm

Now I know that when you come home from a show

your vehicle is SUPPOSE to be lighter...

well~~~

I shopped

and shopped a little more.

Thank goodness Lee can packem' tight.

Painted the shop today..wooohoooo

can't wait to show it to you.

Stay tuned...more Knoxville and shop

'prolly on Wednesday...

Take Care Friends...

Robin