Where Was It Made?

Every Holiday season

Sall and I go round and round

about what to buy

our family for Christmas gifts...

we don't have a very long list

(thank goodness),

but it takes us 

a long time to finish

up our shopping!!

Usually we are still

looking on Christmas Eve day

for that last gift or two or three!!

 "NO" this is not us...

 I usually have to come up

with the ideas

then run it passed him

then find it 

then run it passed him

then he asks

"where was it made?"

I find the tag that says

made in Pakistan

He says "take it back"

and it starts all over....

Ughhhhhhhhh!

You see, Mr. Sall
(and me too) are big
believers in shopping local,
and/or keeping it hand-made!!

So,

This year,

I've got a new system!

we are probably spending

the holiday in Iowa

(gotta meet our newest grandbaby!)

Iowans make everything themselves don't they??

First, we are stopping at the 

Amana Colonies...

 

where there are tons of 

unique antiques and 

everything is homemade!

and then I'm going to my new

favorite place on an

 Iowa country road

called 

Two Sisters....

(I might be shopping for myself there!)

the last time I was there it was Fall time...

I can't wait to see how they get 

decked out for Christmas!!

                                         

 I can already smell the 

cinnamon candles...

and 

minty lotions...

                                     

 what unique piece

of re-purposed junk

am I going to find this time??

               

I know for sure I will 

leave inspired...

 and will not impress

my husband with

ideas of unfinished projects 

in my head...

One thing is for sure,

the tags will say 
American Made

only antique, unique, rusty,
or used

in my shopping bags...

so when he asks

"Where was it Made?"

"Chill out, Hubby",I'll say...

"We're in Iowa!"

I'll give back his Visa...

and with it a receipt 

then simply tell him...

"No Refunds today!"

Blessings to you and yours
this Holiday Season!
Hugs,

Lisa 

f.y.i.:  if the image doesn't have a "Sall's Country Life" watermark on it

I found it on the world wide web!