May 31st, 2015
 
I am celebrating everything outdoors. Gorgeous weather in Delmarva. To tell you the thruth, I do not mind picking weeds. I, actually, find it therapeutic!! Well, what can I say. For many, gardening is a hobby. It is peaceful and rewarding. You do not have to wait long to see the garden flourish.
We all need help from garden centers. Tomato Sunshine is located at 18791 Coastal Highway (Rt. 1) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Tel. 302-226-9533. Website? http://www.tomatosunshine.com. They are a one stop does it all type of gardening center. Everything needed to make your garden prosper, as well. Ask questions, they are always happy to help.
Every year I say I am simplifying my garden. I don’t want to spend hours watering. A few trips to Tomato Sunshine and I am almost finished. This year I have bought ferns, hibiscus, soil, herbs. I will still be watering.
Tomato Sunshine is a happy place. And, next time you stop, just listen….their music is getting pretty good, too! You might event dance a few steps while picking out local produce. At the present time the tomatoes are coming from Florida. It won’t be long when everything is local!! Local means good, fresh, and delish!!
Fig trees have been hit hard in the past 2 years. They have plenty of fig trees in case you are trying to replace the ones that did not make it.
Vibrant pottery and yard ornamentals.
Tomato Sunshine is open 7 days a week. Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Stop by energize and uplift yourselves with the power of flowers. Cozy corners show some of the patio furniture.
Have a great day!
April 11th, 2015
Kick back in style at the Delaware Beaches. Aquamarine has been recognized by “Elle” magazine as one of the 50 best boutiques across the 50 states. I can see why….all boutiques are shops but not all shops are boutiques. Personal attention at Aquamarine is what you will get. And, once you become a customer, Maureen and her Mom will remember your name.
Aquamarine is located at 114 Second Street, in the heart of Lewes Historic District. Tel. 302-644-4550. Website? http://www.aquamarineat114.com. You can also find Aquamarine on Market on Facebook.
 
What makes us, women, come back to this boutique? The inside is so pretty. The building dates to the 1900’s. It used to be the hardware store owned by the Vessel Family. Rich woods and cabinetry are beautifully preserved.
Aquamarine has something for everyone and the personal attention that customers receive is just that. Maureen has a great eye for what looks good on a woman. She is honest, friendly, and you’ll love her immediately because she makes you feel like you have known her forever.
 
Here, at the Delaware Beaches, our lifestyle is very casual…Beach Chic, Resort Attire….we love it! The dress code is sophisticated but understated, as well.
 
We are waiting for summer, the temperatures are rising, the flowers are starting to bloom. You can feel it in the air. There is something about it. By the time you read this post, hopefully, the tulips are blooming in Lewes. Aquamarine is full of colorful ladies apparel and Maureen mentioned that she has new lines in the store. For example, there is one line that she thinks is great. It is called Planet. This company utilizes top natural fabrics like Irish handkerchief linen, prima cotton, and washed silk organza. Palettes are of soft hues.
 
To see what lines Aquamarine carries, please visit http://www.aquamarineat114.com/index.html/lines-we-love.html. Then, click on Lines We Love.
Enjoy the week-end and sunny weather!!
April 5th, 2015
 
“Eating is so intimate. It’s very sensual. When you invite someone to sit at your table and you want to cook for them, you’re inviting a person into your life.” maya angelou
The Delaware Beaches are dining destinations for many. Plenty of events revolve around food and the enjoyment of what has become a pastime for many. It’s all About Food & Spirits!! So, What’s Going On?
Thursday, April 9th – BOGLE VINEYARDS WINE DINNER AT PAPA GRANDE’S REHOBOTH BEACH – 6:30 P.M. Location? 210 Second St. Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Tel. 302-212-2409. This Coastal Taqueria is offering 4 courses, including dessert. $40, gratuity is not included. All courses will be paired with appropriate Bogle Wines. Offerings like Tropical Tuna Cocktail, Roasted Beet Salad, Lamb Enchilada….and sweet ending of delicious Churros. Please call Mike Zygmonski at 302-212-2409 or email him at Mikez@sodelconcepts.com.
Thursday, April, 9th – FORDHAM & DOMINION BEER DINNER – Hosted by Summer House in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. 7:00 p.m., $30/person, gratuity not included. 4 Courses, all paired with Double D Duoble IPA honey drizzle, Candi Belgium Tripe IPA, Oak Barrel Stout, and a sweet ending of Morning Glory Espresso Stout Float…More info? Please call 302-227-3895. Summer House is located at 227 Rehoboth Avenue. Website? http://www.summerhousesaloon.com.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, April, 10th, 11th, 12th – DEWEY BEACH & REHOBOTH BEACH BACON FEST – Spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday sampling bacon delicacies in Rehoboth and Dewey Beach!! Best information for this upcoming event can be found at http://www.idewey.com. 22 locations of Bacon Pleasure!! For the competitors there will be prizes for 1st Best Bacon on the Beach, 1st Dewey Beach Bacon Fest, and 1st Rehoboth Beach Bacon Fest. Restaurants, Caterers or Bacon Artisans, are all welcome. Competitors must have their Best Bacon on The Beach sample ready by Noon on Saturday, April 11th and by 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, 4/12. Lol!! There will be no vegan options!! There will be vendors and breweries…some showing off some bacon inspired creations. Best….is to check the website and Facebook Page.
 
Sunday, April 12th – FASHION, FUN 7 PHILANTHROPY WITH SUSSEX COUNTY FUND FOR WOMEN – $30, $35 at the door if seating is available. Reservations are required. Register on or before April 10th by contacting Lynn Kokjohn at 302-841-4333. There will be raffles, coupons, hors d’oeuvres, wine and shopping!! Location will be Independence Hall Clubhouse located at 29762 Oliver Wolcott Dr. in Millsboro, DE 19966. The mission of this organization is to provide funding to enhance the worth and potential of women and girls in Delaware by bringing together the collective philanthrophic power of women. More info? Please visit http://www.delcf.org/ffw
 Kari & Marcie Tuesday, April 21st – CHICKS FOR CHARITY DINNER WILL BENEFIT: THE REHOBOTH ART LEAGUE. Location? Fish On! at the Villages of Five Point in Lewes. 6:30 p.m. $30 includes gratuity. Cash or Check only. Cash bar available. There will be raffle items and a 50/50. Please RSVP to Chicksdinner@gmail.com. No calls to the restaurant, please. Chicks for Charity is always in need of raffle items and volunteers. Please send them an email if you would like to help or have a raffle donation. These dinners take place once a month and support a local charity. More info? Please visit http://www.chicksforcharity.us. The Rehoboth Art League was founded in 1938. It is a membership-based teaching and exhibiting non-profit arts organization dedicated to encouraging and preserving the arts in Southern Delaware. It is located in Rehoboth Beach.
Thursday, April 23rd – NANTUCKETS, FENWICK ISLAND, PRESENTS: DUCKHORN VINEYARD WINE DINNER – 5:30 p.m. $85/person. Enjoy wonderful foods paired with Duckhorn’s Finest Blends. Details and reservations, please call 302-539-2607 or visit http://www.nantucketsrestaurant.com
Sunday, April 26th – 7th ANNUAL WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL – PERFECT PAIRINGS – BENEFITTING CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST, REHOBOTH ART LEAGUE, AND CHILDREN’S BEACH HOUSE. 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person or $78 per couple. Taste dozens of fine hand-picket wines from around the world. Artfully paired with their chef-driven unique food and pastry specialties. Great Silent Auction items, as well!! Please visit http://www.nagerb.com/wine—food-festival.html. Location? Nage Rehoboth Beach, 19730 Coastal Highway (Rt. 1). Tel. 302-226-2037
Saturday, May 2nd – HISTORIC LEWES FARMERS MARKET PRESENTS: THREE HISTORIC HOMES, THE SUPERB CHEFS, THREE DELECTABLE MENUS….ONE MEMORABLE NIGHT. 10th year anniversary celebration!! For tickets, please visit http://www.historiclewesfarmersmarket.org. More info? Please call 302-644-1436.
Wednesday, May 13th through Sunday, May 17th – 2015 MIDATLANTIC WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL – Chefs and winemakers from all over the globe descend upon the East Coast to collaborate on 35 brunches, lunches, tastings and dinners. Tickets are on sale now. Please visit http://www.mawff.org. Southern Delaware will be hosting some of these events. Please visit the schedule at http://www.mawff.org/schedule. Click on the links to read about the 60 plus International, National, and MidAtlantic chefs, and 23 winemakers and wineries from around the world. There will be chefs and winemakers from 6 continents.
“Three things are needed for a good life; good friends, good food, and good songs.” jazon zebehazy Have a good One!!
March 31st, 2015
 
Like a kid in a candy store…I always feel when I enter Edie Bees. It is a state of complete fascination…so many tempting confections all around me. Edie Bees is located at 115 Second Street, Lewes, DE 19958. Tel. 302-245-2337. It opens 7 days a week.
 
Edie Bees fits like a glove in Historic Lewes, among quaint shops and restaurants. Lewes is the First Town in the First State. It is a year round resort. Visitors love coming to Lewes; it is just so pretty. The residents watch over Lewes protecting this historic gem.
 
Some of the candy will bring memories to those who are a bit matured. Other chocolates will mesmerize you….so gorgeous, like the hand painted truffle eggs from a company in New York called Chocolat Moderne. On the left, the Fauverge Eggs and on the right the speckled Eggs Naturel.
 
The Chocolate Easter Eggs from Souderton, Pennsylvania, are all filled with 5 different flavors….Coconut, Peanut Butter, Cutter Cream, Fruit & Nut, and Chocolate & Nut.
Edie Bees brings to Lewes uncured Bacon Chocolate Eggs from Vosges Haut-Chocolat from Chicago.
And, John Kelly chocolates from California.
Just in time for Easter, the Gluten Free, Vegan, and Nut Free chocolates have arrived.
Throughout Edie Bees there is plenty of candy for the holidays. But, candy and chocolates are for every occasion. Grab your bags and fill them with your choice of confections.
The shelves are full of candy. Very visible, just open the lids and help yourselves.
 
If you have any questions there is plenty of help and on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday you will find my friend, Jody, at Edie Bees. She knows her candy and can give you plenty of ideas if you have a gift for someone special in mind.
 
Walking around the candy shop I thought these pretzels looked amazing.
The Malt Balls…always have loved them. Easy shopping, they are already bagged.
The chocolates:
This box made all of chocolate containing chocolate truffles…is decadent.
So, if you are looking for something special, something out of the ordinary, something that will make someone happy…..stop by and take a few sweets home.
 
 
Have a good one!!
March 22nd, 2015
I have been in Rehoboth Beach….waiting for Spring. Finally, the sky is blue, but that chill in the air is most definitely still there. I don’t know what happened but my week in Historic Charleston, South Carolina, was grey, a bit rainy, and cool.
My friends asked me if I had bought one of the sweetgrass baskets. Not yet…another trip, perhaps. Could not make up my mind.
The baskets are made of sweetgrass, long leaf pine needles, bulrush and Palmetto tree leaves. This type of basket weaving is one of the oldest crafts of African origin in America. Each is an original piece, revealing the skill of the individual designer. With proper care sweetgrass baskets will last a lifetime.
If you follow my blog, you are well aware that I do take lots of photos. I think people are more visual, plus I like doing it. When taking pictures you have to be sensitive to others whether you are in a restaurant or other public place or taking the photos of the weavers, like I did. I asked for permission, and they did give it to me. On the next photo, he was only taking care of the booth at the City Market for his mother, Celestine Wilson.
This next sweetgrass basket weaver was right at the main entrance of the City Market. It takes her hours to finish a basket. They are labor intensive. It is getting harder to get the grasses. Some travel to Jacksonville to get them. Most basket weavers sign their work on the bottom. The ones I had the opportunity to speak to said that with them it started when they were very young. That they would take a seat in their home’s living room and one of them would start weaving, then pass it on to the next member of the family for inspection and so on and so on until the mother or grandmother would inspect it one last time. While weaving, all would talk about the day’s ongoings. One of them said that even to this day…when her children come to visit for the holidays or what not…this is a “pastime” that they all do together.
The care for the sweetgrass baskets is pretty simple and easy. Since the grasses used are found in swamp and marsh areas, the water will not hurt them. Use a soft brush or cloth, carefully washing them in soapy water. Rinse, then, air dry them completely. That’s all!
Charleston City Market is recognized as one of the oldest in the country. The land must remain in use as a market for perpetuity. It is located at 188 Meeting St. Many of the local vendors are displaying and selling their goods at the City Market. The Market opens every day. They only close on December 25th. Please visit http://www.thecharlestoncitymarket.com.
And when the sun came up on Monday, March 2nd and the temperatures climbed to 70 degrees….I had to take this photo!!
EVENT: The Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival will take place at the Memorial Waterfront Park in Mount Pleasant, SC on Saturday, June 6, 2015. More info? http://www.sweetgrassfestival.org. Tel. 843-856-9732
Have an awesome day!!
March 10th, 2015
I am not sure if you are ready for shopping or not, but stores are open. Historic Charleston offers great shopping for everyone. If your husband decides that shopping is not his cup of tea on this trip, there are a few places you can park him.
Or if you are traveling with your pooch….have your husband or significant other take him to the dog park and meet other Charleston dogs, while you engage in something a little more interesting.
C’est La Vie of Charleston we found on 108 N. Market St. Tel. 843-212-5744. The owner opened the store last year and is ready for the prime months that Historic Charleston offers its visitors. Good weather, plenty of restaurants, history, shopping….the town, I hear is starting to bloom. You can find C’est La Vie of Charleston on Facebook. Check it out because you can get 10% off purchases until 3/17.
 
The shopkeepers of Historic Charleston deserve a shout; so friendly!!….Shopping in local boutiques is what I usually like to do. Individual attention is what we want. No rush, please.
The store is eclectic in the sense that you can find gifts for someone special, or just something to thank a friend. Having a party? Cards, napkins, place cards, cups for an event, or just because.
We fell in love with these beads. They are called Chew Beads. They are perfect for the summer. We just did not realize that they are also chewing beads for your little ones. Mothers, grandmothers you can be in style with these ones.
 
It’s springtime and time to refresh, or update.
 
If you think about it all boutiques are shops, but not all shops are boutiques. C’est La Vie of Charleston is unique and local!! Stop by and say hello.
Have a good one.
March 7th, 2015
You know, I cannot understand how I have been shopping all my life, and still have nothing to wear!
If my posts this week are from Charleston, South Carolina, is because I was there for a whole week. So much to learn about this Historic City. Southern Living Magazine’s March issue says that there is no better time than to be in Charleston at this time of the year. I was just a little too early. Nothing in bloom and a little cold. They told us that the best months are March, April, May and October. Nevertheless, my cousin and I managed to take advantage of our time….including stopping at some of the shops.
 
I am ready for summer weather. Living in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, our style is very Relaxed and Coastal Chic. And, so we found Lori & Lulu located at 231 King Street in Charleston. King St. is known as the Fashion District of Charleston, but plenty of other streets offer shops and galleries that appeal to every visitor.
 
Charleston, Amelia Island and Raleigh, that’s where you can find Lori & Lulu. Focusing on the shop in Charleston, the tel. is 843-579-9295. For the latest shopping events, please find them on all social media outlets, including Facebook. The website is not completely set up, but you can click on http://www.lorilulu.com, and find out what brands they carry and other info. Best would be to check them on Facebook as mentioned above. Like something? Call them up.
The Charleston store opened last year. Some of the articles mentioned that it is a crossover store, that it serves women that want to wear stylish clothing at any age. I found it to be so. There is something for everyone, including some bubbles for your pet.
 
Southern hospitality was extended to us everywhere we went. And the ladies at Lori & Lulu were great. Very friendly, knowing their products so well.
Let’s go shopping! The importance of the right accessories. They can either make or break what you are wearing.
Arm Candy:
Jewelry:
 
Looking forward to Summer!!
 
 
Stores are opening soon in Charleston….Great to visit a city that has it all. Have fun!!
February 21st, 2015
Cold, winter, bitter, snowy…..pamper your skin now during the winter, sugar scrubs, locally made by young girls promise to leave your skin so soft…..Oh, pure luxury!!
In my neighborhood these young girls are busy year round. During the hot summer weather, they are out there with their lemonade stand. People do stop. Nothing better than a cold glass of lemonade at reasonable prices.
So, I was flagged down by one of the youngest….We have sugar scrubs she said. How much, I asked? She said $1. I told them I would take 2. She yelled at her sister….”bring mine too”. I gave them $1.00 tip.
I had to keep on going, there was a car behind me.
Once I got home I grabbed Addy and told her we were going for a walk….it was snowing.
They were still there attending to Andrew, another customer.
Andrew bought one of their “duck” or “duct” tape bows, same thing, right?….Awesome he said.
So I wanted to know more. From the photo you can see their set-up. The display, so appealing and very visible.
I asked them what was the name of their company. Savannah & Sawyer the oldest one said. But, she is not here. So, who are you? She said Sawyer. The other name of the company is LH….they did not seem to mind that they sold the same thing.
I was told that the scrub needed to be applied with my hands in a circular motion. And, that I needed to rinse it off. I hope so…great, love it!!
The “duck” or “duct” tape bows were .50, the sugar scrub was 1.00, and the lollipops were .15.
They also told Andrew and I that the person behind me did not stop. Andrew told them that they were not going to get everyone….it’s the nature of the business.
These girls are showing us that it is never to early to start a business. They were so friendly, knew their product well, and had a great sense of marketing….32 degrees…why not scrub?
Have a good one!!
 
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