Stop & smell the coffee and a recipe for fruit humble pie squares

Yes I do agree coffee is a major motivation to wake up every morning. With the nice weather I enjoy my first early morning cup relaxing in the peacefulness on my screened back porch.

Is it me, but it seems the first cup always tastes the best?

Today I'm also sharing a recipe for Market Fruit Crumble Humble Pie Squares.  Everyone loved them last weekend, so I thought I'd share my recipe!

Lucketts Spring Market - photo roundup #2

Photo Credit:  juNxtaposition

Thank you to everyone who shared links on our last Market photo roundup post.  I spent forever looking through all the great photos and all the great finds!

Here are more pictures from the 2013 event last weekend.

I love the variety of photos and how they all really give the flavor of the Lucketts Spring Market.  We have some truly talented vendors and we had some awesome displays this year!  Thanks to all!

Peace love rhubarb & strawberries

Finally first of the season's local Virginia fruit, rhubarb & strawberries in the house or in the oven!

For the weekend I'm making fruit crumble pie bars...Delish.

Come and get 'em......

Spring Market 2013 - photo roundup

All in all, we had a successful weekend.  I can't believe it.  Months of planning and it's all over in two days!

For the most part, the rain held out for us.   The shoppers were great, and so many creative and talented people in one place --- AWESOME!

We wanted to share a few pics that you all are sharing on your blogs and with us.  If you have some pics from the weekend - of the Market, of you, your friends, your finds, please leave a comment with the URL and we'll be sure to link back to you!

Thanks to all who came out this year!

Lucketts Spring Market - unpacking & prepping

So excited.  The countdown for this weekend's Spring Market is down to hours now!

Everyone has been hard at work today as some of our vendors just got in to town to set up their booths.

We wanted to share a few pics of how the day has been going...

Tips & Tricks for shopping the Lucketts Spring Market

Our Spring Market is fast-approaching!

Here are some of our favorite tips and tricks for shopping the Lucketts Spring Market and for shopping outdoor markets in general.

See you this weekend!

Mother's Day Giveaway Winner!

We love our moms, and we could tell from our latest giveaway that you do too!  We loved reading the touching comments about how much your moms & wives mean to you.

Our giveaway winner from this week is Heather!

She was chosen by random number generator and will be receiving a gift code for $100 to our online store for her mom!

DIY: Mother's Day posy teacup + pink lemonade bars

Hey, this is so easy!

What Mom wouldn't love to find this on her "breakfast in bed" tray, as centerpieces for her garden luncheon or just presented to her with a box full of homemade pink lemonade bars.
Simple & made with love from you to your extra special Mother.

Here is what you need:

Another roundup of Spring Market vendors

We have a few more vendors for our May Spring Market to tell you about.

We are down to single digit days now!  So exciting and we hope the rains this week will go away so nothing but sunshine next week!

Here are a few more photos from vendors who will be bringing goodies to the show on May 18 & 19!

A mom-tastic giveaway

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTRIES.    In honor of Mother's Day, we are offering a giveaway from our online store, Shop Lucketts, this week on the blog.

And it's a BIG one!   We are offering a $100 gift card to Shop Lucketts, to one special mom.  The instructions on how to enter are below...

Psst...we will be having a live Twitter party with some of the best DIY bloggers, titled Thrifting Divas this Thursday night at 9pm EST.  RSVP {here} and follow the chat on Thursday and you could win one of several gift cards....sweet!   Now on to the giveaway...

Here's how you enter to win the $100 gift card:

Happy May & ramp pizza recipe

Finally Mother Nature sent us great weather which equals farm produce. yippee!!!! This weekend thanks to Fiona, ramps from Slaynt Vie Farm will be on the menu. Next week fresh asparagus.

Hey what is a ramp?
Well a ramp is an early spring vegetable, a perennial wild onion with a strong garlic-like order and with a pronounced onion flavor. The scallion like stalk and bulb are both edible. There you go.

Here is what I'm going to do with them....

Welcome Grady!

Lucketts is so proud to welcome baby Grady McGrath!

Grady's mom Casey works at The Old Lucketts Store and our Design House.

Grady McGrath --- future Lucketts furniture mover and America's next great football hero!

Congratulations to mom Casey & dad Danny!

Design House - May 3, 4 & 5

Design House event this Friday, Saturday & Sunday!

Here are some before, after, and during pics!