We went up to Salt Lake yesterday after church. Laura and NIgel treated us to a wonderful meal of pad-thai and flank steak and broccoli with peanut sauce. All was delicious including the cake Laura made for Jim's 61st birthday.
We stayed overnight at the Hampton Inn and that was fun. It was a very nice place. It is on Redwood Road and right near the church distribution center. We got some great frames there and I was able to find a picture of Esther that I am going to blow up and then cut down as well so that I can put them in frames and have ready for our February 16th meeting on Esther. and the subject "For Such a Time as This." It will be a great evening if we get Sister Carol something...can't remember now but I will by the time she comes.
After the distribution center we went to meet Laura and family and then headed for Costco by way of a cute shop called Emilie Janes where I have been before. I got some cute mugs there and a table. Also some great ideas for marketing. It seems to be a very successful shop and it has my mind working...
Next we hit Costco where Laura and Nigel paid for $200 worth of candy and goodies for the shop. It will be a big help to us. After Costco we went to Taiwan imports and then the Wood Connection and again got some cute things and great ideas. Then on to Ikea where we all had dinner and that meal applied to our bill there that was if we spent over $100 they subtracted the cost of our meal. The meal was $45 dollars so our bill went from $147 to $102 for the shelves and several other things we bought. What a great deal.
We headed home after Ikea and when we passed the Red Barn going south my mind started to work and I shared some thoughts with Jim who took everything a step further.
We are in the middle of making some decisions at the LBH about putting in a kitchen and making our own treats and fudge etc.
When I saw the Barn it made me remember that whenever we have been in there, even though they don't have a lot to offer, they always seem to be busy. After talking about it, I asked if there was a place off the freeway where we could attract more visitors. Jim mentioned the Real Estate office off of exit 42... I think it is empty right now since Harley died. Wow, wouldn't that be great! Through a process of elimination we came up with the name "Harmony Farm." Also the idea to put a kitchen in, pain the place and then eventually make it look like a farmhouse and add a barn. also sell candies in barrels, fudge of course, crackers and jellies etc., furniture, and even maybe sandwiches: simple like 5 favorite sandwiches including: pulled turkey, pulled pork, mufallata, pastrami, and grilled 3 cheese with apple slices... maybe also crab and/or chicken salad with avocado.
We would have the one store supplement the other and vice-versa. Harmony Farms fudge and Little Brick House baskets etc... so we'll see what goes with it. Jim thinks Hal Torgerson owns the building. We think we would also do a craft and/or antique mall and encourage people like susan and Richard to rent a space and display their stuff. We would keep the LBH more with antiques.
I am excited to see if we could make it work.
We'll see what goes. For now it is way late and I need to get up for a doctor visit in the morning.
Before I go, Donnie is laughing now and trying hard to always sit up and look out. Shey is happy as ever and made us several cards. We are soooo lucky.
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