Border Imports in St. Francisville

Is it really weekend already? Well then, it is time to show off our pinks, some favorites and do a little sightseeing or shopping. I would like to link with Beverly for Pink Saturday at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/

and Laurie for a Few of my Favorite Things at http://bargainhuntingwithlaurie.blogspot.com/

I found these Royal Stafford plates and soup bowls in Hedgerow pattern, at Homegoods when we went to Houston. Unfortunately, there were only 8 dinner plates and 3 soup bowls, but I really like them, so I bought them. As if I needed more plates, lol. But hey! I sold some white plates and bunny plates in my booth so I can justify buying more, right? They are made in England. Now, I am on a lookout for more pieces. They are mostly pink so they qualify for my contribution to Beverly's party. I also found this 2 tiered serving tray on Ebay. I really like the reticulated edges.

For sightseeing, let me take you to a garden store in St. Francisville called Border Imports. We pass by this whenever we drive to Baton Rouge. When my stepdaughter and her 3 kids visited more than a month ago, we went to Baton Rouge and on our way back home, the kids were getting antsy, so John decided to take a break from the trip and walk around this garden shop with the kids.

There's John guiding my mom and making sure she does not fall, with Zoe following behind.

They had potteries everywhere. This is where we bought our gazebo and the iron swing that's in my secret garden.

Does anybody want a dinasaur or ( is it a tyrannosaurus?) in their front yard?
It looks like he wants to follow Kerri home.

I love these gigantic strawberry planters. and I wanted to take this swing home but I already have one very similar.
But I really want this arbor with 2 benches. I will have to find a level place for it in the backyard. Isn't it pretty? What do you think, paint it black?

I think John likes it too.

Pretty Zoe with pretty Talavera pots.

On our way home, we took a turn just to check out what was in there. We passed by this stack of logs which were being sprinkled with something, maybe water.

I have never seen so many logs stacked up like that.

I bought 2 items from the garden shop. First is this iron candelier. I do not know if it is too big for my arbor but that's where I plan to put it. But if we decide to buy the other I showed you above, it will hang on that one. I will have to sand and paint it first. What type of paint should I use? Glossy or flat? Should I play it safe and use black paint or should I be more gutsy and paint it with some kind of a turquoise, aqua or robin blue color?

I also bought this planter basket. After I refinish and paint it, I think I will hang it on the brick wall in the front porch.
Thank you so much for stopping by and thanks to our hostesses, Beverly and Laurie. I hope you get to visit them also along with their other participants. Y'all have a nice weekend now

and Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!!!!