Art for Change

This year's Art for Change fundraiser of $35.00 art benefited Easton's Safe Harbor, a transitional homeless shelter for single men and women. With over 50 submissions and a great turn-out, a brilliant time was had! In fact, the pieces went so fast, we didn't get a chance to take a pic of the installation before the began flying out the door!
To see available pieces, click here.

Turkey Day and the Football Game

After a morning spent partaking in the traditional Easton/Phillipsburg High School football game at Lafayette College, we all (Momma and Poppa Jones were in town) came back to the house to cook-up a Thanksgiving feast.

The Golden Pumpkin Contest and Masquerade Extraveganza!

Jack and Lindsay, winners of Most Creative Pumpkin and the Golden Pumpkin.

Karen Johnson as Super Scarecrow!!

Winner of the Prettiest Pumpkin Award

Winner of the Most Creative Pumpkin award.

Winner of the Scariest Pumpkin Award.

Farmer's Market and Flowers

It's hard to believe that six months have passed by and we're at the end of the 2009 Easton Farmer's Market season. Here's a snapshot of the booth and a few close-ups of our autumnal floral arrangements of dahlias, burning bush, zinnias, and maple.

Garden Update - Late Fall

A Baby Shower for Sassafras

Our dear friends Jessica and Chris are expecting their first baby in early January. We hosted a vegan baby shower, played a modified version of Scrabble (using only possible baby names and nicknames), and had an all around grand time. The chocolate buttercream cake above was AMAZING and made by Vegan Treats in Bethehem, PA - out of this world!!

The Sidewalk Pumpkin Patch

As part of our Seasonal Sidewalk project, for the month of October there will be a Sidewalk Pumpkin Patch in front of our Mercantile Home store in Easton. Today, was day number 1. Christmas Trees, garland, and wreaths will follow in November and December.

Pumpkin Patch Prius

Ron and I went up to the farm this afternoon and selected a car load of pumpkins, squashes, and gourds for the Great Pumpkin Party and our seasonal sidewalk displays and sales which start tomorrow at Mercantile Home.

Sweet Sacks for the Market

It's been a very full and fantastic week, but we always find time for creative play. This afternoon we made Sweet Sack Totes out of old t-shirts that we hand dyed and then painted and sewed into bags. Great market backs, trick-or-treat sacks, or whatever. Anyway, we had fun!

The SURPRISE!

Misty Saturday Morning

Today was a beautiful cold, wet, misty and grey morning which provided a very dramatic backdrop to the incredibly vivid flowers that we brought inside (top) and then arranged (below) with Teddy's help for the Easton Farmers Market.

Glory in the Morning

f&c NYC Sneak Peek

Ron and I spent yesterday afternoon installing the first wave of artwork we've curated for the new foley&cox showroom space in NYC. It's all still "in-progress" with more superb examples of antique furniture and contemporary art on the way, but, as a teaser, here's a gorgeous little corner with a photographic work by J.T. Kirkland.

A Few of The Mystical Wonders of the "Number Seven" installation

Number Seven Installed - continued

Number Seven Installed

Late last night, we finished installing the "Number Seven" exhibition. Here are some quick shots prior to a bit more finessing and the addition of wall signage and labeling. The show looks GORGEOUS!

Morning Glory Busy Bees

Heirloom Tomato Pincushions and Tomato Fest

Here's a little peek at the Heirloom Tomato Pincushions we made for the Tomato Festival taking place today at the Easton Farmer's Market.

Garden Update - End of Summer

I can't believe September is almost upon us! I've harvested our carrots, tomatoes, and amaranth the other day which made room for me to plant some mixed greens for a fall harvest. I've planted two varieties of chicory and several greens like Rocket and Mesclun...

Number Seven is on the way!!!

N u m b e r 7
a collection of symbolic creations
featuring artwork by:
Stephen Barnwell, Jen McCleary, Kit Paulson,
Wilhelm Staehle, James Michael Starr, Bruce Stiglich,
& Derrick Sutton

September 3rd through November 1st

Please join us for our opening festivities. Saturday, September 5th 4-7pm

526 Northampton Street

Easton, Pennsylvania 18042

610-258-4046
Thursday - Sunday 11am - 6pm
and by appointment

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Mercantile Home EASTON turns 1 year old!

WOW! Has it really been one year that Mercantile Home has been in Easton?!?! Time flies when you're having fun, eating lots of cake, and drinking a bottle or three of champagne. The Dobos Torte with Swiss Meringue Chocolate Icing I made was delicious (if I do say so myself)!