{"id":39275,"date":"2018-06-26T17:04:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T22:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39275"},"modified":"2018-06-26T13:13:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T18:13:40","slug":"i-went-to-a-garden-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39275","title":{"rendered":"I Went to a Garden Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently attended a garden party in a garden that I have wanted to see for a long time.\u00a0 The party was held at the home of Jon Carloftis and Dale Fisher. Their house and garden was everything I hoped it would be.\u00a0 I have known Jon for years, but we have been out of town many of the times that he and Dale have hosted events.\u00a0 You can get a tour of the historic house here.<\/a>\u00a0 We have featured his mother’s home and garden, which he landscaped, on the blog.\u00a0 You can see that tour here<\/a> and here<\/a>. (Sorry about the photography, but those posts were written early in our blogging days.)\u00a0 Jon’s and Dale’s home is name Botherum<\/em>, and it has been featured in practically every major magazine.<\/p>\n

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\"Garden<\/p>\n

(My son, Cory as my date)<\/p>\n

The party was a fundraiser for the Bluegrass Trust and was given in honor of designer Ray Booth, who has written a book called Evocative Interiors.<\/a> We received a book, and it is just lovely.\u00a0 Ray will be the featured speaker at the Bluegrass Antique Show next March.\u00a0 The BGT is an organization here in Central Kentucky devoted to promoting the preservation of historic farms and homes.<\/p>\n

The Pool House<\/h2>\n

\"Botherum<\/p>\n

I didn’t want to be that person who walks around with her eye in the camera rather than enjoying the moment, so I just took two quick snaps in the pool house when others weren’t there.\u00a0 Jon grew up the youngest of six children in the country, and he stays true to his roots (pun intended) in lots of his decorating.\u00a0 Plus, he keeps in mind the fact that he is an award-winning landscape designer.\u00a0 Both men have excellent taste and an eye for just the right piece in the right place.<\/p>\n

\"Botherum<\/p>\n

Botherum underwent a long and extensive renovation (I can relate to that.)\u00a0 Jon and Dale lived in the pool house during that time. It was a building already on the property, and they redid it first.\u00a0 This looks like a nice pool house, don’t you think?<\/p>\n

What I Wore<\/h2>\n

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I bought this dress<\/a> to wear.\u00a0 I am so glad because it was a very hot and muggy evening.\u00a0 The adorable dress would also be perfect for a wedding, date night, or lunch with the girls.\u00a0 It’s comfy, and summery, and cool.\u00a0 I am a big fan of the Eliza J brand and have several by that company.\u00a0 I wanted to carry my bright yellow purse, but it is in storage, so I went with a coral.\u00a0 I paired it with similar navy wedges<\/a>.\u00a0 Since it was a garden party, I wanted to wear a wedge rather than a heel because this girl did not want to sink into the grass.\u00a0 If you do want to wear your heels and walk in grass, these heel protectors<\/a> are great for that.\u00a0 They<\/a> keep your heels from sinking into the soil.<\/p>\n

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Silver Straws<\/h2>\n

We had delicious drinks.\u00a0 I had a grapefruit based drink mixed with vodka and seltzer water.\u00a0 The other drink of the evening was a cucumber cocktail topped with vodka and prosecco.\u00a0 The cucumber based drinks were served with silver drinking straws.\u00a0 What a special touch that was! They couldn’t use silver with the grapefruit juice because there would have been some kind of chemical reaction with the grapefruit and the silver.<\/p>\n

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I wanted to find some silver straws to have in our new bar, so I did a little internet search.\u00a0 I found these, and they are very similar to the straws used at the party.\u00a0 They are by Tiffany and are vintage.\u00a0 They had already sold and were all sold as one unit.<\/p>\n

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Then I found these Tiffany straws<\/a> on etsy.com, and they are being sold separately, but there are only three remaining.\u00a0 I can tell you that they are beyond my straw budget, but a girl can wish.<\/p>\n

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But I found a close substitute that checks many of the boxes.\u00a0 So, to get the same silver effect, I will buy some of these straws<\/a> and “fool the eye.”\u00a0 These stainless steel straws<\/a> will have the same look on the top, minus the leaf on the bottom, that the Tiffany straws have.\u00a0 You can’t readily see the leaf anyway.\u00a0 Plus, they are environmentally friendly.\u00a0 Since it’s not a good thing to use plastic straws these days, and since I think the paper straws aren’t so great, the stainless straws<\/a> will work perfectly.<\/p>\n

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I loved every single thing about the garden party – the house, the food, the guests, the drinks, the weather, my date, and their darling golden retrievers, who are lovingly called “The Girillas.”\u00a0 I have decided to move into the pool house.\u00a0 They can keep the main house.\u00a0 Just give me the pool house, and I will be just fine.<\/p>\n

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Take care.<\/p>\n

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