Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Farmer's Market and Heirloom tomato and Cucumber salad..


Sorry for the lack of posting here this week.. it has been really busy
around here! So on my last visit to Nipomo we had a chance to visit the San Luis Obispo Saturday morning farmer's market and oh did they have some great veggies! This is a great Farmer's market with amazing fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers and baked goods. I highly recommend it.



These are the coolest beans I have ever seen- not sure of the name but so pretty! This farmer had the best salad fixings, he will put together a grouping of fresh greens for you that is to die for. Just tell him what you like and he will make you a bag that will last many meals for just $5.00.




Amazing flowers!




The biggest artichokes I have ever seen!



Cool pumpkins- I bought a bunch of the cutest little white pumpkins from her with all of the cute little curly cues on them.

Now for the good stuff- the Heirloom tomatoes..

My Aunt Carol made the best Heirloom tomato and cucumber salad I have ever had. I loved it (that is saying a lot because I am not typically a fan of the tomato!)



So I thought I would share the recipe with you...


Aunt Carol's Heirloom Tomato and Cucumber salad

2 oz. Garlic Red wine vinegar
3 oz. Good olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/2 tsp. salt
fresh pepper (to taste)
fresh basil cut thin (to taste)
fresh cucumber peeled and sliced thin


Use a variety of tomatoes
We used:
yellow pear tomatoes
zebra green tomatoes
and orange and red heirloom tomatoes
Clean and cut bite size

Stir Cucumber and Tomato with dressing and serve

Find out about all of the Central Coast farmers markets here..

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Inspired by Pam Moxley Photography



"I have always felt that looking through the lens of a camera is much like looking at life from the perspective of a child. The magnificence of life is fresh and waiting to be discovered. I see things when I photograph that I would never see without a camera in my hands. Photography graces me with the momentary freedom to leave the responsibilities of life behind, and view the majesty of life as though I am, again, six years old." Pam Moxley.



Pam Moxley is an amazingly talented photographic artist that I found a while back when I fell in love with one of her pieces in an Atlanta show house that was featured in Traditional Home magazine. Her pieces are so thought provoking and special I just love them! Each piece from her series "In the hands of babes" takes you back to a special place that you can only find as a child. Please enjoy!

All images from Pam Moxley

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Giveaway From My Sparrow ~ Setting the table and Crumpled Dinnerware


Okay so here we go... this is your chance to win the Large Platter from our Crumpled dinner ware collection.

All you need to do is...
  1. Leave a comment after this post - I would love to hear how you found us or about a favorite item that you have on our site.
  2. If you have a blog, please post about this giveaway and add a comment below including the link to the post. (Yes, this means you can enter twice)
I will pick a winner next Monday- that leaves us time for everyone to participate!!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Visiting My Sparrow online...



It has been brought to my attention that our site may be a little hard to navigate through... Just so you know we have so many things to offer!!

Our categories include all of the following....

Furnishings
Pillows and fabrics
Tableware
Glassware
Jewelry and Personal accessories
Home Accessories
Lighting
Reuseables
Books
Wall decoration
Gift Certificates

Hopefully this will make things easy... Come by and take a look if there is something you have missed!

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Fall Highlight Series No. 3 Owl Pitchers

Our No. 3



My Sparrow fall highlight

owl pitchers

perfect for pouring…

our owl pitchers add a special touch to any table

Visit us online today to see what’s new

www.my-sparrow.com


Saturday, October 17, 2009

New Jewelry designs on My Sparrow


New Jewelry just added...



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Winter items now available on My Sparrow...



All of our winter items are now online.. Please take a look..



Henry bench





Emma Lumbar pillow




Erin Cross base table

Lucky Table lamp

Imperial Trellis fabrics by the yard



New Canvas Giclee pieces




Grant raw steel storage pieces




Reclaimed wood tables


Blake entry pendants





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