Come to Duck Creek Days

Escape the heat of summer and head up to the cool mountains of Southern Utah.  Duck Creek Days are this Friday and Saturday in Duck Creek Village!  There will lots of crafters/vendors, games and rides for kids, a chili cook off, lots of great food vendors and of course...me!  haha  Seriously, if you aren't busy you should plan to make the short drive, enjoy som cooler weather, relax and enjoy the events of the day.  There will even be a live band Friday and Saturday nights.  Heck, stay the whole weekend.  I'll have lots of my famous signs, some awsome picture frames, yardstakes and more.  Diane will also have some treasures of her own to share with you as well this year.  See ya there!  Here is a picture of some of my goods from last year.  As requested there will be more fishing related signs this  year.

My crazy life...

Many of you may be wondering what I've been up to lately because there haven't been any new post or crafts being made around here in the last few weeks.  Well, I've certainly been busy but not in a crafty way.  The rain has given us a weed explosion on an epic scale this year.  I've been pulling, mowing, weed-eating, and spraying the darn things and they are still growing faster than I can keep up with them.  We purchased a torch to burn them little suckers to the ground and will try that next. 
The week before Mother's Day was spent at the flower shop.  I put in 70 hours that week and I feel like I am still trying to recover from it.  Volume tripled fom Valentines Day and we were doing our best to keep up.  As much I enjoy working the holidays, they are very hard on a person.  Not much gets done at home that week but I prep meals before hand so it's easier on me.  The week after events like this are spent bringing the house back up to par with laundry, cleaning, cooking, etc. along with errands that didn't get done.

Now, we are preparing for a huge BBQ at the house next weekend. (hence, the panic on the yard)  Looking like 50 people or so will be here.  You see, we have decided to start a new adventure into competiton BBQ and this is our kick-off event.  This will let eveyone have a little bit of fun with it and share in some dang good BBQ.  It's also great practice for us as well.  We are excited and nervous at the same time but I know it will be something fabulous, exhausting and enjoyable all at the same time.  Our first competition will be in Williams AZ on the July 4th weekend.  We've been gearing up (literally) for it with lists, equipment, practice cooks and more.  If you're in the Vegas area, come on by....see the flyer for more information.  Oh, next week we are taking a judging course for competition BBQ as well.  It will give us great insight as to what judges are looking for, making our 'Q even better. 
Amongst all this, I am prepping for my one summer show in Duck Creek in July as well.  I purchased a souble booth so I'd best get my butt in gear so I'll be ready for it.  I told Timm to get a booth and sell some yummy BBQ but I think I need to be in that one as well.  BBQ is not a one man operation.  Who knows...if all goes well, next year a BBQ booth may be where I'm at next year. 

Fun Time At Duck Creek Days

We had great weather again this year at Duck Creek. I love the mountains...so why do I live in the desert?! To truly appreciate the mountains, that's my answer. My youngest son, Chris and I left Thursday for Duck Creek Days. He helped me set up, hung out with mom for a while, explored for a while and came back to the cabin for the evening. We were blessed to stay with friends for the weekend and truly appreciated their hopsitality and generousity...thanks Mike and Cyndy. Sales were slower than last year, but there were good crowds. Everyone is so happy and friendly when they got good, clean air in them. Chris' friends came up early Saturday morning so he hung out with them at camp for the rest of the weekend. They all came by to visit, met Samantha's family and friends. Chris was back at the end of the show to help tear down, took me back to the cabins, and went back to camp with friends. Sunday was a nice slow day...I fed the squirrels, watched the dear, and relaxed before heading home. Good weekend...only thing that could have made it better was to have Timm and Cassy there too...maybe next time.

Duck Creek Days

Hey people, it's time to get out of the heat and head to the mountains. I'll be peddlin' my wares at Duck Creek Days on Cedar Mountain this Friday and Saturday. It's a fun event that draws from all over the area. There is a Chili Cook Off, games, crafts, log furniture, music, dancing, and more.

This is a picture of part of my booth from last year. I've got a double booth this year and would really appreciate your support. Mention that you read my blog and receive a 15% discount on your purchase.

See you there.