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COUNTRY PORCH
Spring 2006 Newsletter Spring Has Sprung!
Greetings from The Porch!
Spring is the season of unpredictable sunshine,
spring green and Mother's Day. Pretty yellow daffodils line our walk and nod at passersby, while
all over town primroses, pansies, violets and tulips erupt in vibrant color.
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
~ Doug Larson
For the price of a pot of paint and some new country style curtains,
tiers, tiebacks
or swags you can change
the color of your world. Take a walk and inhale the scent of nature, then translate that into new
table linens,
ceramic pottery or
shower curtains.
Lay down pretty paper in your cabinets and stock up on new dishtowels (we have 155 patterns to choose from!)
Take a minute to browse and begin that creative process. You'll find many new patterns; check out our
Mother's Day 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.
There's no place like home,
there's no place like home,
there's no place like home.
~ Frank L. Baum, The Wizard of Oz
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NEW!
April showers bring May flowers . . . and butterflies, moose, pretty buttons, fir trees, pinecones and
antique stars! We have had more fun discovering what's NEW from Park Designs and we're especially
delighted with these darling decorative shower curtain hooks.
Find the perfect shower curtain
to go with your choice of decorative hooks or visit country style tieback curtains,
curtain valances and window swag curtains
for more creative ideas.
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NEW! Country Check
Ah, cabin life . . . we're thrilled to introduce our first Country Porch ORIGINAL cabin curtain
valance and tiers! Dress your lodge windows in curtain valances of hunter and taupe in woodsy
houndstooth check bordered in country check. Although our valance is made of 100% cotton, the
houndstooth check pattern gives it the illusion of wool tweed. How cozy is that!
And if you're still dreaming of that little cabin in the woods, treat yourself to a visit to our
Lodge and Log Cabin Decorating Theme
catalog and create your own cabin life right where you're at.
Camp out at Kitchen Decorating Themes
for more rustic ideas or visit country style tieback curtains,
curtain valances and
window swag curtains for a change of scenery.
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Mother's Day Favorites
Wildflower
A new ORIGINAL DESIGN from Park Designs! Pretty bouquets of wildflowers bloom merrily in a profusion
of bluebell blue, buttercup yellow and poppy red with celery accents and a fresh white background.
Water quilted OVAL placemats, OVAL table runners and baskets have the added detail of pretty scalloped
edges, as do the dishtowels, half aprons,
tablecloths,
shower curtains,
swags,
valances and tiers.
Chairpads are flounced with a ruffled skirt.
And we are thrilled to offer fully-lined NEW Wildflower tie-up valances
and Wildflower ceramics. How sweet is that!
For more cottage garden ideas visit our Cottage Style Decorating
catalog, country style tieback curtains,
curtain valances and window swag curtains.
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Cabbage Rose
Create a romantic cottage garden look with old-fashioned English roses in hues of rose and pink and leaves
of antique sage on an ecru background. Quilted placemats, table runners and baskets have the added detail
of pretty scalloped edges, as do the dishtowels, half aprons,
tablecloths, baskets,
curtain panels, shower curtains, swags, valances and tiers.
For more cottage garden ideas visit our NEW Cottage Style Decorating
catalog, country style tieback curtains,
curtain valances and
window swag curtains.
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Spring Quilt of the Month |
Pastel Stripes
Pretty patches of vibrant and pastel stripes sing with energy! Wherever you abide, this quilt from
C & F Enterprises brings home the sounds and smell of spring, of droning sprinklers on summer's grass,
the sounds of children and seagulls playing on the beach . . . umbrellas flapping, breakers crashing.
Fluff up your nest with oodles of coordinating pillows and perky striped dust ruffle and call it a day.
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Meanwhile back at The Porch, spring continues to be fickle as
though it can't make up its mind. Between snow showers, weeks of rain and blustery winds, we all dream of
summer down on the lake.
Country Porch Lemon Bars Deluxe
Welcome spring with yummy lemon bars served on our pretty antique replica
Depression Glass dessert plates.
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| 2 Cups sifted flour |
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| ½ Cup sifted powdered sugar |
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| 1 Cup margarine |
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| Mix and press into 15x9x2 pan. Bake 20 minutes at 360 degrees. |
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| 4 slightly beaten eggs |
¼ Cup flour |
| 2 Cups sugar |
½ tsp baking powder |
| 1/3 Cup lemon juice |
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Stir together and pour over baked crust. Bake 25 minutes at 350 degrees. Then sprinkle
with additional powdered sugar.
Bon Appetite!
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Spring Candle Club
Smells are surer than sounds and sights to make heartstrings crack.
- Rudyard Kipling
Spring is the season of fragrance and what could be more delicious then the sweet scent of
Strawberry Shortcake, Tart Cherry or our Sugar Cookie cake candles. Besides being pretty and fragrant,
our cake candles burn 92-94 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!

Home is the definition of God.
~ Emily Dickinson
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Copyright © 2006 The Country Porch, LLC
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