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Favorite Bulbs
As Fall approaches we’re giving serious thought to what kind of bulbs we want to plant for next spring. We’ve recently started work on renovating the landscape in our backyard. Over the past few years we’ve noticed a trend away from sprawling lawns in garden design. We decided to go that direction as well and removed our St. Agustine lawn and haggard overgrown shrubs and replaced them with stone paths and large flower beds that we intend to fill with a profusion of flowering bulbs. We’ve opted for a simple color scheme of all white and shades of green. I think we’ve set our sights on Paperwhites for Holiday and late Winter bloom.
We love the fragrance and
the cheery resistance to winter cold.
We’d hoped to follow up with our early spring favorites Snowdrops, but our supplier has sold out already. The delicate white flowers with their elegant green spots add a wispy harmony to any spring planting. Next year we’ll be sure to order early.
Finally, in time to coincide with the blooming of our Oklahoma White Bud trees in April/May we’re going to underplant them with 500 white tulips and white pansies.
It’s not even October and already I’m anticipating Spring!
Our New Chicago Rep Group
Liz and I are pleased to be joining Casabella in the Chicago Merchandise Mart. www.casabellaonline.com
If you’re in or near Chicago please come see us at 222 Merchandise Mart, showroom 1578. Also be sure to check out our latest additions to the line on our website http://www.jonesandjonesabode.com/ .
We’re looking forward to seeing all of our customers at the upcoming winter shows.
Best Selling Baby Tears
These are among our best selling items. Use them in multiples on tables, mantles, or bookshelves. Use them as they are or drop them into your own containers.
Just Returned From Asia
I just returned from four weeks in Asia and Liz had the house decked out in beautiful white flowers. I want to immortalize her handiwork in everlasting faux arrangements. Something we’ll be doing for next season as we seek to expand our line to include top quality floral premades.
It’s nice to be home…
The Newest Member of Team Abode
Maggie joined us in late July as our “office manager” and customer service supervisor. Unfortunately we often catch her sleeping on the job.
New Introductions
Wicker Tulipiere
Paris Votive Candelabra
Wire & Test Tube Centerpiece
We’ve made it through another season of shows and we’re happy to say business has been better than we ever expected. We’d like to thank all of the great customers that have made us a success. Thank you for allowing us to serve you.
We have quite a few new introductions; Paris flea market vintage accessories and containers that are the hallmarks of our style.
Contact us at customercare@jonesandjonesabode.com for information and pricing.
Our Personal Faves
Favorite Designers:
Bunny Williams – great down to earth rooms that are livable
Michael S. Smith – Classic designs – he’s at home in any style – always tasteful and unpredictable
Suzanne Kasler – Well defined rooms with great polish and understated style
Barbara Barry – One of the best American designers ever – effortless style and restraint
Favorite Television Shows (we almost never watch t.v. – but we catch up when we’re on a plane… or traveling in hotels)
Madmen – sexy mid-century conflict of the sexes – We love it the show and the sets.
Cranford – Who couldn’t love Dame Judi Dench in anything
30 Rock – Tina Fey makes smart and smart aleck sexy and fun to watch
Six Feet Under – Watching it again on DVD – very entertaining
The Barefoot Contessa – makes us want to cook more – charming, bubbly, Ina Garten is the anti-Martha; she makes you believe you can do it just as well as she can…and she has a great house and garden to boot.
Books:
Anything by Tom Wolf – Liz is rereading Bonfire of the Vanities
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn – and other Robin Maxwell books about the Elizabethan period
In the Company of the Courtesan – and other Sarah Dunant novels – a versatile writer of diverse genre with a knack for blunt smart and steamy writing
An Affair with a House – Bunny Williams a witty and effervescent decorating book by one of the greatest American interior designers
Second Chances – More Tales of Found Dogs by Elise Lufkin and Diana Walker – A sweet journal of adopted dogs and their famous and ordinary human saviors
All of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks – what can be easier than that… some of the best recipes ever – love Ina Garten’s down to earth style
ITS BUSINESS, IT IS PERSONAL
It has been a very hectic five months! No rest for the weary.
We’ve received and shipped our first two containers of product. We’ve had a few glitches; less than we anticipated but still more than we’d like. For those of you who had a problem, thank you for being so patient. For everyone else that received their order without a hitch – whew!!! Hope you enjoy the products and have great success with it.
At Abode, we really do feel that business is very personal. We’re honored and humbled to have customers select our wares. We sincerely appreciate the business.
Sadly, our good friends at The Good Ship closed their Atlanta showroom in February; leaving Abode abode-less for a few months. We’ve been very fortunate though, we immediately signed with Southern Accessories Today (Suite 12A2 in Atlanta). They are a great group of reps with a beautiful showroom. Please come see us in our new digs at Market in July.
We’re also thrilled to be represented by Stephen Young on the West Coast.
We’ve put the finishing touches on our next introduction which will premier at Donald McEvoy LTD. in June, Southern Accessories Today in Atlanta in July, and Stephen Young in Los Angeles in July. We’re very excited. We have over 70 new vintage classic pieces.
We look forward to seeing you all at Market.
Sincerely,
Robert & Liz Jones
LIVING WITH FLOWERS
We bought a bunch of calla lilies yesterday for the weekend. They are so beautiful and simple. We put them in several of our Simple Vases from this years collection. We love the way the modern clean lines play against our more traditional decor.
– Liz
Callas in the entry of our Dallas home – literally dropped in a vase on the console. Nothing could be simpler.
Callas and Eucalyptus dropped into our “simple vases” in our studio entrance.
