Ted Kennedy Watson
As Summer draws to a close, when you drive by a farm stand, stop. They are such inspiration—to all the hard work the farmers who filled it up with glorious produce they grew. Supporting small farms is such a beautiful thing, and you will be treated to the most heavenly bounty of the season.
Zinnias and dahlias and grapes, oh my! Our stop at Forest Garden Farm was quite fruitful this morning, on this Flower Friday. Their mixed arrangements quite something. The grapes an extra added bonus as they worked perfectly on the table as part of the tableau, plus they tasted as beautiful as they looked. All lovely for an island Friday night supper with visiting out of town guests.
Last week was all about blue, with this week being all about green. In many forms. The hue near & dear to my heart. A sign of growth and for many, happiness.
I love these few weeks after Labor Day where it is still officially Summer yet you can feel a cool in the air. We take every opportunity during these last few days of the season to entertain as much as possible. In town, weeknights become our ‘have friends over for supper’ time of the week as we are out on the island during the weekends. Dahlias from the Pike Place Market make for a simple arrangement and herbs from Forest Garden Farm flank the flowers. Lots of votive candles flicker away as we enjoy the meal and catch up with friends.
Monday is my day to work solo at the 86 Pine Street shop. It is also my day we take up a good number of transfer bags filled with new product to incorporate into existing displays, or, create an entirely new display. Yesterday there were close to 20 bags filled with so many goodies. I LOVE display days! It is a time to let creativity run wild.
That can mean something different to each person. My Sagittarius tendencies leans me towards organized creativity. In a way, it has become my super power when coming up with shop displays. Things are highly visual, while being quite organized. The way I think of it, it is soothing for the eyes, even though it can be a tremendous amount of product.
Color plays a large part in my plan. Always. Plus I love full, very full, row after row of product. It just makes my heart happy. The displays are super organized, with dashes of creativity strewn about. There is no place for boring in a Watson Kennedy vignette. Please know I am smiling while I typed that. The biggest part is that I have fun creating them, and in turn, the customer has fun shopping them!
