The Country Porch January 2004 Newsletter

COUNTRY PORCH
January Newsletter

Winter Greetings from the Porch!
We’re breathing a collective sigh of good wishes while friends and customers leave the shop ladened with packages of holiday treasures. It’s been a very busy season!

Oh, but there’s something special about a new year, maybe even a bit of exuberant madness. The new catalog arrived today and everyone is in a flurry of activity getting ready for the new patterns, all three dozen of them! They’re due to arrive in the next few weeks and we can’t wait to show and tell! Order early for best availability.

So put the kettle on and get cozy because we have many, many patterns to browse and we’ve added new features to our, now monthly, newsletter. Look for our All-Time Favorites, Quilt of the Month, Candle Club and seasonal recipes. Oh, and don’t forget to bookmark so you can find your way back home!

All-Time Favorites
Mother Nature gathered daffodils and tiny blue forget-me-nots and called it spring, we call it Veranda. Our cheery collection of soft spring colors is sure to cure the winter blahs and brighten up every room in your home.

Navy Colonial Star
Americana at its most classic with navy blue checks and pretty little stars all in a row. Pair them up with a matching stars and checks lamp shade. We like Navy Colonial Star’s bordered rug or what about . . . well, we could go on and on. Treat yourself with a visit to decorating themes for more ideas.

Country Red Toile
Nothing is more charming then country toile. It sets the mood for English manor country living and we love every piece of it! Pictorial fabrics of rural country life have been the rage all through the centuries. From placemats to lamp shades, it continues to be one of our best sellers.

Let Freedom Ring!
Freedom rings in every piece of this collection of America called Liberty. The colors red, blue and cream are reflected in this timeless design of checks and embroidered stars. Dress your table in colonial charm, put your knitting in our matching fabric country basket, or sew in the glow of a stars and checks lamp shade. Limited quantities available.

January
Quilt of the Month
Log Cabin is an old quilt block set together here to commemorate a celebrated event in pioneer life, barn raising. The red center symbolized the hearth and home. The light side of the square depicted joy and happiness, while the dark side represented life’s hard-times and sorrow.

A beautiful quilt pieced in the old tradition, Barn Raising quilts can be complemented with pillow shams, quilted pillows and quilted throws.

Here at the Porch cocooned in linens, quilts, fragrant candles and all things pretty for your home, we look out at the falling snow and think food! Now, why is that? We’ve included this recipe that is sure to be a favorite in your house. So yummy, so easy!

Country Porch
Lemon Dill Dip
2T dry Lemon Dill Dip Mix
Stir in 1/2 cup good olive oil
Toss with cooked angel hair pasta
Add cooked shrimp or prawns
Bon Appetite!

January
Candle Club
Now we know why we think of food, it’s the candles! Our customer’s enjoy Apple Spice this time of year and so do we. After all the Christmas baking it’s time to sit back a little and reflect on winter with the fragrance of apples and spices and the feel of home. Our cake candles burn 90-92 hours.

It was so good to visit with you and we thank you for your business! Our creative energy is in overdrive and we’re all on a mission . . . to bring you the very BEST of everything that we and the shop have to offer.

New and exciting patterns are arriving daily, so visit often, anytime. We’re always OPEN on-line. Or call us at our toll free number @ 1-866-664-9182 and chat, we’d love to hear how you transformed your home with decorating themes from the Country Porch!

Happy New Years and best wishes from our house to yours!