"Pre-done arrangements with cedar bases with big pods of ginger with a fall flair. Looking forward to creating my own for our "little cabin" to enjoy as we float down the 
"We arrived late afternoon but still made it to the open air market...fresh fruit and fall vegetables being the center of attraction. Mounds of truffles and precious truffle oil being the star of the parade...surrounded by every mushroom God ever made! Flower stalls...so tempting....gradiose red berries on thicky stems, bundles of rosehips, freshly cut cedars, boxwood wreaths. Roses in the most shocking oranges....fresh roses in chartreuse tinged with fushia. My hands were sweating....what shall I choose?"
"German Christmas shops to explore along with all the distinct taste and flavors of German cuisine....warm, crispy pretzels to grilled sausages with golden mustards...."
An afternoon drive thru the German countryside....green meadows with round bales of hay framed out by dense fall trees...to 
This recipe is for anyone who loves to pick the topping off the crisp.
7 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced to ¼ “ thick
1 jar Stonewall Kitchen Caramel Apple Butter
1/4 cup Applejack, Calvados, Apple Cider or Apple Juice
Topping:
1/2 cup flour
2 cups quick oats
12 Tbs. cold butter, cut into pieces
1 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 Tsp salt
1 Tsp. cinnamon
1. Place apple slices, Caramel Apple Butter, apple juice (or liquid of choice) in a bowl, and mix together thoroughly.
2. Prepare topping by placing all the dry ingredients in a food processor; pulse briefly to blend ingredients.
3. When well-blended and crumbly, sprinkle topping on the top of the apples and bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
What writers have set at this desk and wrote letters of love through the years? What part of France would it have come from? I wish it could talk-it is so precious and the patina is so pretty. Desk like this are getting harder to find-the bookcase on top is a plus it has stayed together throughout the years. We still have our sources for antique pieces and hope to get more in within a few weeks. Be sure to stop by and check them out-once they are gone we may not get another like them. Our prices are very reasonable as well!
This beautiful table of antiqued mercury glass inspires me to start collecting it. It is just beautiful for Fall and would be beautiful displayed for Christmas! Love the old script chair as well-this could fit in so many wonderful spots....
I can see fresh greeneery wrapped around some of these pieces on an entry table or buffet. A collection on top of a mantle aboe a fireplace. Come check out our many new and interesting things!
As I worked today on the computer and wiped pureed sweet potatoes off my face(my precious likes to blow raspberries while she eats) I received several emails and some wonderful wonderful pictures from my mama....Oh dear maybe I can dream of this place tonight! Last year I made the trip overseas-it was hard but worth every minute. Tootsie is preparing the day she will get to go... : ) And maybe we can eat madeleines together..."
" a RAINY day...we sloushed through the cobblestone streets and shopped"
Look she looks like a woman of Prague herself-hang tight to that bright red satchel!
What a breathtaking view...
Wonderful old rustic buildings centuries old-standing strong...
Oh my just wonderul looks like a dreary day in Prague....
Another view of the city from up high the old red top roofs and beautiful buildings...
"Prague is known for handmade wooden puppets, wooden toys (ones you remember from childhood)...and the Bohemian crystal. John must eat a whole pig leg before we leave....tomorrow at noon...He calls the "big hamhock." It is also known as the Bohemian country....beautiful, beautiful city."
Well searching through the internet I found a secret pumpkin fudge recipe-a very sweet person I know loves to make this every Fall for all her dearest friends. It's wonderful for breakfast with a hot cup of coffee-really...perks you right up. Is this her recipe? I will have to find out...
So someone has a secret hold on this French farmhouse table-I keep waiting for it to go to a good home. But here it sits and looks so beautiful-love the pumpkin orange chenille runner across the top of it-large lantern hanging over it. Hoping to have more French antiques arriving by November-cross your fingers! Maybe another farmhouse table if we can carry another one inside-they are heavy!
Needing inspiration for your Thanksgiving table? Want it to be "wow" for your family and guest? Let us help you plan a beautiful table with our fall linens and accessories. Love these green mossy turkeys and burnt sunflowers-just a little bit of spice is all it needs!
What an enchanting Fall story this table tells. The burlap tablecloth w/ brown transferware platters, antiqued script glass trays, and antique european hunting mounts.
These antique european mounts are wonderful to collect and hang as a large group on a wall. Great for a men's study or library some of these are marked with dates on them. Very unique!
It's true-it is starting to look like Christmas at Bonnes Amies...and I just love it so far. Wide red velevet ribbon and greenery. Love all this white mixed in...it's getting to be that time!
Love this little white antique children's chair-I need it in my kitchen. It's the last one I think...this bowl full of silver vintage crosses-Love! Drop by we are pulling all the Christmas out and decorating in sections....so beautiful and inspiring for the season!
This recipe is for anyone who loves to pick the topping off the crisp.
7 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced to ¼ “ thick
1 jar Stonewall Kitchen Caramel Apple Butter
1/4 cup Applejack, Calvados, Apple Cider or Apple Juice
Topping:
1/2 cup flour
2 cups quick oats
12 Tbs. cold butter, cut into pieces
1 cup pecans, chopped
1/2 Tsp salt
1 Tsp. cinnamon
1. Place apple slices, Caramel Apple Butter, apple juice (or liquid of choice) in a bowl, and mix together thoroughly.
2. Prepare topping by placing all the dry ingredients in a food processor; pulse briefly to blend ingredients.
3. When well-blended and crumbly, sprinkle topping on the top of the apples and bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
Our new Fall 2011 postcard is being prepared for mailing to our customers. If you only knew what we go through to get them to you! If you don't receive please email us your mailing address...
The back talks about our new things arriving-new Fall seasonal ideas. Our recipe this Fall is Caraemel Apple Butter Crisp with Stonewall Kitchen's Caramel Apple Butter. Don't think you make any apple crisp and make it taste like this one. Stonewall's apple butter is the cherry on the cake! Stop by the shop and get yours today!
What is a santo? Do you like them or think they are creepy? Well we love them and think they are unique and beautiful pieces of art. Last Christmas I saw a table full of them-a collection-it inspires me to do the same! With fresh greenery wrapped around them...Santo (from the Spanish word meaning "saint") is a traditional New Mexican genre of religious sculpture. The word "santo" is also used to refer to individual works in this genre. Santos are carvings, either in wood or ivory, that depict saints, angels, or other religious figures.
Icons and other religious images were crucial for the conversion of indigenous peoples to Roman Catholicism, which was itself an integral part of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. However, long distances, inefficient methods of transportation, and high demand for such artworks limited the ability of ecclesiastical authorities to supply parish churches, especially those in remote outposts, with works of religious art from Spain.
The first santos are thought to have been imitations of Spanish Baroque statues carved by priests. Later santos were influenced by native styles. They became popular items of devotion, found from home altars to churches, whence they sometimes attracted pilgrims.
She is a very large size-quite unique. Love the wonderul large baskets in the windows and script chairs. Take a seat and make yourself at home! We are getting in many wonderful things we are getting full!
