A Long Weekend

I catered a farm to table wedding on Sunday at Edgewood Farm for two

lovely women and their close, extended families

The day started out rainy, but the sun came out just in time

for them to proceed as planned, they were even graced with

a  field of mist meeting the setting sun after dinner

I had planned on sharing a host of photos with you, the tables

were lovely, set by their friend Stephen, (a designer for Anthropologie) with

burlap table runners with big numbers stenciled in black, moss and

wood from the surrounding forest, big candles, pretty silverware

Samantha wore vintage ivory with a veiled hat and Lesha wore a

fitted jacket with a lovely lavender gingham bow tie.

Samantha's mom had a dress on that was her great grandmother's

dating back to the 1800's.  The fabric was stunning

I made oven fried chicken with Old Ackley Farm chickens, I bought this amazing

melon from Four Season Farm and garnished big bowls of Carding Brook Farm mesclun

with flowers from my yard at Lily's

Lots of cheeses on the appetizer table with that

 killer avocado crabmeat dip I gave you the recipe for earlier ~

Unfortunately, my purse was stolen yesterday while Renee and I were

in Camden, Maine, being tourists for a day.

My camera was in it, and I hadn't downloaded the pictures yet, so you will have to

use your vivid imaginations

Anyway, I have been busy today, canceling things and reapplying for them

and learning to let go

Funny, two things come to mind over and over

The thing I am most bummed about is that the purse

they took was that wonderful cosmo bag I made back in the spring with that

Amy Butler fabric and the wallet I just made with the little bird inside.....

I hate to think of those two things at the bottom of a dumpster somewhere.

But - I have been working on letting go of attachments, I'm thinking

this is a big nudge from the universe.

Certainly much worse things happen and I am so grateful that the event is really

a soft bump in the road of a very blessed existence

However, there is the second thing;

it relates totally to my post "Don't Postpone Joy" from a while back

We had been shopping earlier and I had hesitated briefly before buying a few

things for winter wear at Reny's.  I decided to get all of it and paid cash - 

noting to myself that I didn't have much left....

that part makes me very happy.

Here is a picture I DID download the other day and I just love it - 

no manipulation or anything, just how it looked as I was leaving Lily's 

in the early evening light

I hope my new camera takes good pictures.

You all enjoy your day and count your blessings!

Kyra