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COUNTRY PORCH
January 2006 Newsletter
New Beginnings!
Greetings from The Porch!
January, sweet January, the month of new beginnings,
rest and reflection. Up here in the northwest the mountains are shrouded and our world is muffled
with softly falling snow, glowing amber fires and simmering soup pots. We're already breaking our
New Year's resolutions, but take to heart these encouraging words:
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your
neighbors,
And let every new year find you a better man.
~ Benjamin Franklin
So, we're beginning at the beginning with a new look
in country quilts while sharing our cherished
Lodge and Log Cabin décor.
We're organizing and stocking our shelves with country style curtains,
table linens,
ceramics, shower curtains,
curtain valances and tiers,
braided rugs and homespun dishtowels.
And now let us welcome the New Year,
Full of things that have never been.
~ Rainier Maria Rilke
Each day has 24 golden hours . . . we invite you to
disconnect for awhile and begin to begin. We have everything you need! Oh, and don't forget to
bookmark so you can find your way back home!
PS - We're ecstatic about our new
kitchen decorating theme patterns!
Look for them to be featured in coming issues, but you can take a peek early!
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Pinecone
The pinecone motif, simple, yet classic and elegant is richly enhanced in this Jacquard of rustic colors
in brick, moss, midnight blue and tan from the High Country Collection by Park Designs.
Checkout our NEW
Lodge Cabin Home Decor online catalog
for more woodsy ideas or Kitchen Decorating Themes
and country style curtains for country inspiration! |
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Moose
One of our most popular lodge patterns by Park Designs! A bold look in Tartan plaid with hunter
and navy, small stripes of gold and red and all bordered with embroidered moose in hunter.
Put up some delightful Moose Curtain Valances
or checkout our NEW Lodge Cabin Home Decor online catalog for more woodsy ideas. |
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Lodge and Log Cabin Lamps
Come up with a whimsical camp name for one room in your home and cram it full of camp décor
including our charming Pinecone lamp.
Have some fun! Ten inch Moose lampshade sold separately. |
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January is our Official Quilt Month
January is the perfect month for cocooning in lodge fashion or for snuggling up in your beach cabin
with a copy of "Light from Heaven." No lodge or cabin . . . not to worry, live large in your imagination! |
Forest Trail
Take the path of the forest muffled with appliquéd cedar boughs and embroidered pinecones. Homespun patches
of plaid and gingham in hues of tumbleweed, burnt sienna, pine green and moss add to this natural color palette.
Forest Trail is a cotton filled, prewashed, luxury oversized quilt from C & F Enterprises.
For more rustic living visit Country Quilts and
Victorian Heart or for a change of scene
browse Kitchen Decorating Themes and Country Style Curtains. |
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Pine Valley
Pine Valley is a collection of woodsy hues reminding us of pine needles, the forest floor, pine cones,
fall leaves and all things earthy. Bordered in classic red and black Buffalo Check, appliquéd leaves
and pieced stars of homespun, Pine Valley is shown with Green and Tan Stripes and Buffalo Checks
dust ruffles, Green and Tan Stripes Euro shams and assorted pillows. Pine Valley is also a luxury,
oversized quilt from C & F Enterprises.
For more rustic living visit Country Quilts and
Victorian Heart or for a change of
scene browse Kitchen Decorating Themes
and Country Style Curtains. |
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Seashell
If you're through with winter, wiggle your toes in the sand, pinch yourself and imagine a day in paradise!
Patches of Robin's egg blue, periwinkle, shades of lilac, chartreuse, warm neutrals and soft white show
off appliquéd seashells framed by a border of embroidered waves. Keep it simple with Seashell standard
shams or mix it up with Sanibel Euro shams and dust ruffle. Seashell is a cotton filled, prewashed quilt
from C & F Enterprises.
For more beach house living visit Country Quilts and
Victorian Heart or for a change of scene
browse Kitchen Decorating Themes and
Country Style Curtains. |
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Oh, after all the celebrating we're ready for simple menus again, like this hardy, tummy warming soup.
Camp Moose Rack
Cream of Broccoli Soup
Serve in Four Bells soup bowls with crusty bread
| 4-5 large potatoes (diced small) |
4 crowns of broccoli (diced fine) |
| 4-5 carrots (shredded) |
1 large can chicken broth |
Put ingredients in a large, heavy bottomed soup pot, season to taste and cook until tender. Chicken broth should just cover vegetables.
Mix together and add to soup pot:
3 cans Cream of Chicken & Mushroom soup
3 Cream Cheese pkgs. (8 oz each)
Heat until warmed (do not boil). For creamier soup, run through food processor or blender. Yummy!
Hint: This recipe is enough to feed an army . . . cut by one-third for a smaller portion.
Bon Appetite!
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Cake Candle Club
After all the Christmas baking break the rules and rest on your laurels.
Reflect on winter with the delicious fragrance of Cherry Tart and
Sugar Cookie cake candles. Your family will think you baked all day!
Our cake candles burn 90-92 hours.
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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 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday, PST; we'd love to hear how you transformed your home with
decorating themes from The Country Porch!
To begin, begin.
~ Henry Wordsworth
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