July Music Notes

Hope everyone had a good and safe 4th of July holiday, had some fun, got together with family and/or friends, enjoyed the outdoors and set off some fireworks.  Hopefully this year we all are a lil more reflective of how much our freedom in this country means to us and gratefully think of those who have given great sacrifice to keep it that way.

We spend the holiday in the fireworks tent, as hubby has started this adventure almost 10 years ago now.  We have had our ups and downs with the fireworks tents, but are happy to only have one in our own town and ever so glad to see our repeat customers every year - and THEY are what makes this fun and worth while.  (Otherwise, to be honest, I'd have been done with this years ago!!!  LOL).

Now on to the important stuff.... the schedule!

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Date:  Thursday, July 21 (NNB & Warren's BBQ Food)
Event:  Art In The Gardens
Time:  8 am - 6 pm
Where:  Munsinger Gardens (we are in lower gardens, I'm across Porta Potties)
Town:  St. Cloud, MN

Date:  Thursday, July 28 (Music)
Event:  Music for Country Manor Residents
Time: 2-3 pm
Where:  Country Manor, 520  1st Street NE
Town:  Sartell, MN

Date:  Thursday, July 28 (Music)
Event:  Music for Country Village Residents
Time: 3-4 pm
Where:  Country Manor, 520  1st Street NE
Town:  Sartell, MN

Date:  Friday & Saturday, August 5 & 6 (NNB & Sauce)
Event:  Flekke Fest
Time: Friday: 10-4, Saturday: 9-4
Where:  In front of KR-Digital Shop downtown Elbow Lake
(Festival is throughout Main Street, Park and Courthouse)
Town:  Elbow Lake, MN

I'll also throw it out there for those of you who love WARREN's BBQ...and want to plan a trip.   We will be in Deerwood again this year...
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Date:  Friday & Saturday, August 12 & 13. (BBQ Food)
Event:  Deerwood Summerfest
Time:  Friday 9-4, Saturday 9-4
Town:  Deerwood, MN
Warren will be serving his delicious Texas Style Beef Brisket BBQ, BBQ Chicken, white Cheese Curds, French Fries and Brats.  Is your mouth watering yet?
So if you need something to do, come see us!

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THE JEWELRY
Here are a few more pictures of some fun "specimens" I've created.  The flower necklace is from a repurposed bracelet with a new added Czech etched flower bead.  The choker pendant is also a repurposed piece that I added patina to and some other fun touches, placed it on thick leather cord with hand wound wire & closure.  The pink flower necklace also came from that same (very ugly) necklace piece.  I separated the flowers, added seashell pearl (pink) patina, sparkles and other fun stuff.  This one also on leather cord with handcrafted closure.  The earrings are etched Czech Dragonfly beads with handcrafted/hammered "curves".  Those are my Psalm 23:4 verse earrings.

THE MUSIC:
So thrilled to be playing music this month for the folks at the Country Manor Campus and Village, a back-to-back gig.  Will be a lot of fun.  I think this time hubby Warren will accompany me on the djembe!  That'll be super cool.  
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PERSONALLY:
Well, we ended up in an accident near our house on Tuesday.  It wasn't our fault, but as we were going straight through a green light, a lady in the opposite lane made a u-turn and didn't see us.  Sadly it caused a lot of damage to Warren's "trophy" truck which he won in January of 2020 catching the winning fish at the Brainerd Fishing Extravaganza.
Thankfully there's chiropractic care to help us in the healing process of our very sore bodies.  Please pray for the lady in the other car, she went to the hospital and we do not know of her welfare.

Now we are waiting....waiting...waiting on the insurance company to tell us if we get to fix Warren's truck or if they will total it since the air bags deployed.  Gah, what a scary event!!
So please keep us in prayer.  Warren needs a truck to pull his BBQ vending trailer to the Art in the Park event on Thursday at Munsinger Gardens...🤔

Also our water heater went out AND our washer too.... well, they say it comes in threes.  Hopefully that'll be it for "issues" for a LONG time!

Otherwise we are looking forward to seeing friends and customers at the upcoming events.   Until next time....  May you remain blessed and in peace.

Big hug to all,
​Sam