Little French Flea Market

This Saturday I'm planning on attending the Little French Flea Market, in West Hills, CA. It's a new flea market that is being hosted by two very dear friends of mine. If you are going to be in the area, this will be an event you surely won't want to miss. There are going to be many vendors participating.

Their flyer for the market reads: "Please join us in a gorgeous French Garden for treasure hunting and spending time with Fabulous Friends. Coffee, Pastries and amazing merchandise await you. Come find Cottage Chic, French Decor, Antiques, Vintage Clothing and Jewelry, Furniture, Linens, Collectibles and much more".

Date and Time:

Saturday, February 28th
9am - 3pm {no early birds. I asked!}

The Place:

The Hidden Chateau

23130 Sherman Way

West Hills, CA

This is the first show of hopefully many more to come, so if you can't make it to this one perhaps you can make it to the next. And if you do come and spot me at the market, please come up and say hello!

40 things

1. Where is your cell phone? sitting on my desk, charging

2. Your significant other? Adam, the love of my life. He's napping on the couch.

3. Your hair? curly, unruly and in desperate need of a cut

4. Your mother? my biggest fan, my teacher, my best friend

5. Your father? my hero, my mentor, my best friend

6. Your favorite thing? waking up before dawn and heading to the flea markets

7. Your dream last night? too vague to remember, but it was definitely in color

8. Your favorite drink? hot English tea with cream

9. Your dream/goal? I'm living it

10. What room you are in? my home office

11. Your hobby? currently, remodeling cottage8

12. Your fear? will I ever be done remodeling cottage8

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Where I am right now. Happy.

14. Where were you last night? snuggled in bed with my honey and our two cats

16. Muffins? extremely high in carbs, hello!

17. Wish list item? a white picket fence for our front yard

18. Where you grew up? 12.5 miles from where I'm living now

19. Last thing you did? check my email

20. What are you wearing? really cute pajamas, what else?

21. Your TV? currently playing "Walk the Line" in the background

22. Your pets? Chloe and Skylar, my confidants

23. Friends? An essential part of life. Always there when you need them.

24. Your life? blessed, beyond measure

25. Your mood? Creative. My head is always swimming with ideas.

26. Missing some one? my sister

27. Car? a must have necessity to live here

28. Something you’re not wearing? shoes

29. Your favorite store? Pom Pom in Los Angeles

30. Your favorite color? apple green, although subject to change at a moments notice

31. favorite holiday? Halloween

32. Public school? one of the most difficult times of my life

33. When is the last time you laughed? this morning when I looked at my hair in the mirror

34. Last time you cried? last week when I heard the news about Becky's son

35. Who will resend this? no idea

36. One place that I go to over and over? the antique stores in Agoura

37. One person who emails me regularly? Adam

38. My favorite place to eat? Cho Cho San, the best sushi restaurant

39. Why you participated in this survey? everyone in my house is napping

40. What are you doing tonight? making popcorn and watching the Oscars

(The blue hydrangeas are from my dear friend Mimi. Aren't they gorgeous!)

oxox
Jennifer

Barrel of monkeys

Ever had one of those days where you get a phone call out of the blue, from an old friend that you haven't spoken to in years, and when they ask "So what are you up to these days?" all you can seem to muster out is "I'm fine. I'm Busy. Everything's great, really". But in your mind you're really thinking "Where do I begin? How can I possibly summarize my life for you in one uncomplicated sentence, without it turning it into one great long monologue, where at the end you're sorry you ever asked".

Lately, I feel like I've been running into this scenario on a regular basis, and maybe that's why I sometimes hide under the covers away from my blog. Perhaps I'm afraid of opening a barrel of monkeys on you all I suppose.

Without becoming a complete rambling mess, like when you're standing in the dairy isle at the grocery store, and you spot an old acquaintance and simply say "hey, how's it going" and before you know it, they've got you cornered in the butter section and they're giving you a play-by-play of their foot bunion surgery, going on about how Timmy almost made the baseball team and how Jane was picked for Class President. again. And all the while, all you can think about are clever and discreet ways to grab your quart of milk and sprint all the way down the isle to the checkout stand in between sentences, before anyone even notices.

You surely have seen February's Cottage of the Month, right? If not, here's the obligatory link to check it out, so head straight over. And you'll be glad you did. I absolutely adore Alice, and she is a true gem. She has such a knack for making the most of her space and filling it with awesome vignettes and a warm, cozy palette. Because I obviously cannot use all of the photos that homeowners provide me when creating their features, Alice has been sharing many photos on her blog that didn't make it in her Cottage of the Month feature. They're all equally beautiful, one more interesting than the next.

While on the subject of the Cottage of the Month, I need to ask my fellow regular COTM viewers...have you had any difficulty recently, in locating the Cottage of the Month page on my website? And have you had any problems either locating the Archives Book, or being able to view the Archives? Changing web hosts and moving all of my inventory to the new host proved to be the biggest, baddest monkey in the barrel, and I'm still working out a few last wrinkles.

And when I'm not working on the next Cottage of the Month, working on my website, photographing, listing new items, taking orders and shipping orders, figuring out my taxes, shopping antique stores and flea markets, and squeezing in a little quality time with family and friends, I am somehow able to carve out a little bit of time to devote to our beloved Cottage8. It's really becoming the house of our dreams, and I simply cannot wait to show you all.

Okay monkeys, it's back in the barrel time.

oxox
Jennifer

A special request

I just learned of some very sad news. My dear sweet friend Becky of Sweet Cottage Dreams lost her oldest son, Jordan, today. I feel just devistated for her and her family and my heart goes out to them.

I've turned comments off for this post and ask instead that if you wish to you offer thoughts and condolences, please direct them to Becky's blog. I know she's taking some time off from her blog, but let's each take a moment to let her know we're all thinking of her and her family in this time of tragic loss and sorrow.

oxox
Jennifer