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Yard flowers 😍
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It’s azalea season. 😍
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Setting up for a private flower crown class today. These make great birthdays, wedding showers, office parties, etc.
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I made this New Years reflection & word of the year workbook last year. It’s definitely for those who like to ponder at 8-pages but a good exercise to think back on the challenges, lessons, gratitudes etc from the past year as you step toward the next. Yo
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It’s that time of year for the always delicious @apothecaryktchn peppermint bark! We’ll be dropping off local deliveries to @parkerandotis in Durham and @yellowdogbread within the next few days. We’ll have a limited amount to sell if you want to order dir
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These days I’m deep in my feelings about social media, teen angst, Ted Lasso, the changing seasons, etc etc - what else is new. My strategy these days is what I call “aggressive self care” which basically means putting the needs of myself and my loved one
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If you’re in zone7b like we are here in the Piedmont area of NC it’s time to plant your cool season seeds. Here are some of the seeds we carry online that you can plant now. Find them in the Gather Goods Co online shop here: https://ift.tt/3AjJPU7 and fin
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Over the last eighteen+ months I’ve neglected the mulching and weeding aspects of my garden to focus on the more immediate and nearby tasks that I could do while keeping an eye on my daughter on the computer with her virtual learning and breaks in between
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The more you harvest (cut back, pick flowers, herbs or veggies) the more they produce. It’s a good reminder of Newton’s Law that “things in motion stay in motion” and a good reminder when feeling stuck, that any action, even if it’s the smallest baby step
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My favorite place in the Triangle is @jcraulstonarboretum. We’re so lucky to have such a well-maintained, beautiful and free arboretum near / part of @ncstate. Not to mention @sarahpdukegardens, @cokerarboretum & @ncbotanicalgarden nearby as well. Where a
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Give me all the pretty-colored candles. 😍 Now that my family is making the transition toward early morning back-to-school routines again these candles have been making an appearance. They help ease the transition from sleep to waking when it’s
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When your daughter comes home from camp with a gorgeous cyanotype she made and uses the equally stunning gray ceramic tumblers from the Gather Goods Co shop to hold it open. 😍
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My teenage daughter wanted to go exploring and vintage shopping so we headed to Pittsboro. @chathammillsfarmersmarket @oakmoss_attic @screamingforvintage @circlecitybooks @theplantnc & @fairgamebevco were a few the spots we visited. Where are your favorit
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This weekend I sat in on a presentation about the new downtown Cary park by the landscape designers and architects at @ojbla and @machadosilvetti. They mentioned that “a front porch feeling”, among other things was something that inspired them about this
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Making simple flower arrangements out of backyard flowers and these sweet and simple ceramic vases / drink tumblers in the Gather Goods Co online shop.
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These white ceramic tumblers in the Gather Goods Co online shop make the sweetest flower vases for all those blooming beauties in your yard. 😍
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These days I’m doing lots of pausing, reflecting, planning ahead, gardening, parenting. Post-vaccine/ virtual school ending for my middle schooler means lots of open ended days and less structure and time for much beyond that. I love the ability to be fle
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This Sunday when the weather was temperate and overcast we took a day-trip to #winstonsalem to explore a handful of different gardens there. I feel like this color combo spotted on a building is the color palette of the moment. Yes? You can see all the sp
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I am a VERY future focused person. It’s my number one #strengthsfinder skill. Pair that with ideation and input and you have a recipe for thinking about, absorbing and trying to create all the things. With my #myersbriggs type of #infj that also means I a
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Time can be such a weird thing. Some things feel like just yesterday, others a lifetime ago. This photo from the archives popped up today from seven years ago. My friend @witandwhistle was showing off a @gathergoodsco temporary tattoo that she got in her
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Loosey-goosey flowers for a neighbor. Would you be interested in a weekly flower subscription with two options: arranged or just flowers? Arranged would of course be a more expensive option...let me know! This is a great joy of mine and something I’m alre
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Maybe I should keep a bowlful of dyed/boiled eggs in the fridge year round . It sure makes breakfast pretty.
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I try to get a walk in everyday but go for an even longer one on the weekends. What are some routines you have to keep you grounded with nature but also give your brain time to have distance from the status quo? I love the way these lorapetalum branches h
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Dining alfresco season 😍
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I love making flower arrangements for myself and others. There is something about the combination of colors and textures in one sensory bundle that just feels so special.
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This picture popped up from six years ago. What a special space & time that was. I poured all of myself into that version of Gather from the coffee slinging, to the wall painting, to the employee scheduling, to the backyard events, to my own products, to
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I am working on new card designs behind the scenes. Do you send hand-written cards? If so, which occassions do you send them most frequently? Thank you? Birthday? Congratulations? I'd love to hear.
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A cozy studio vew from the community area at Gather. The light is so amazing in this space.
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I keep a small collection of gemstones on my desk. I like the way they look and I like that each has symbolic meaning attributed to them. Pyrite symbolizes purity and the idea of unblocking creativity. You can find your own gemstones to create your own de
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I am brainstorming classes to host in-person again once we get back to normal (whenever that will be). What are some of your favorite classes that you've attended at Gather? What would you like to see offered?
