Mother's Day - May 10, 2013 - There is a rumor that you haven't gotten your Mom, Grandma, or daughter (in law) a Mother's Day gift. Shame, shame! If everybody jumped off a cliff, would you jump off a cliff? Have you done your homework? Your hair/face/body/outfit/weird nose ... Read the full story » |
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Springtime at Garden Dance - April 26, 2013 - I just got back from a little jaunt over to the coast. The flowers have inspired me and Mary Margaret is feeling all sentimental about color...We went to my friend, Mitch Evans house, for inspiration and boy, was it! He is becoming a famous ... Read the full story » |
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Fashion & Feast Tomorrow - April 16, 2013 - Garden Dance is excited to put on a fashion show for Pegasus' Fashion & Feast tomorrow at Gasperetti's at 5:01 pm. Cocktails and a fashion show, what could be better? Janie and Pegasus is a pet project for Garden Dance and they are honoring our ... Read the full story » |
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April Fool's Tip of the Week - April 01, 2013 - Today, April Fool's Day, I am instituting myself as the resident fool as I offer up my version of a Fashion Tip of the Week. Yes! despite the fact that I am a 54 year old woman, altitudally (that's not really a word, children) challenged, burdened ... Read the full story » |
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20% off dresses for Easter - March 28, 2013 - Garden Dance is celebrating Easter with 20% off dresses through Saturday (that's only 3 days, so giddy-up!). I've been thinking about it and truly, you need a new dress! Wear it for Easter, wear it to a wedding, wear it to the grocery store; doesn'... Read the full story » |
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Happiness & Flowers - March 24, 2013 - As it tries to snow outside today, I am concentrating on the forsythia I saw blooming on the way to work, the daffodils in my garden, the sunshine promising to get underway and the new Spring clothes quickly arriving in Garden Dance. Everyday is ... Read the full story » |
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Spring and Snow - March 06, 2013 - Lately, I've been working out in my garden preparing for Spring, cleaning and pruning, know full well that daffodils and Spring blossums are on their way. Apparently, God had a different plan, a joke really. Good one. Outside my window this ... Read the full story » |
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John H. Kilbourne - February 26, 2013 -
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Day of Amour & a Love Sale - February 07, 2013 -
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My Grand Babies - January 04, 2013 - As we watched my beautiful daughter in law grow larger over the last 9 months, I kept my mouth shut as much as possible (unusually). Yesterday morning she gave birth to the two most beautiful daughters I have ever seen (and I am NOT biased!) Ava ... Read the full story » |
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Christmas Elves Out Partying - December 20, 2012 - The poor little Garden Dance elves just don't know how to have fun...... Come on down to Front Street and finish up (or start!!!!) your Christmas shopping. We'll help you pick just the right thing and get it wrapped up and out the door before you ... Read the full story » |
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Santa's Elves - December 14, 2012 - Santa's elves have taken up residence in Garden Dance, down here on Front Street. Merrily, merrily making Christmas easy for you (and your husband!), wrapping, easy, peasy..... Come on downtown and check us out! Christmas doesn't have to be ... Read the full story » |
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Potluck Paris Trunk Show, Dec. 6, 11-7 - December 04, 2012 - We're Merry Christmas(ing) around here. Lots of gift ideas & free wrapping! This Thursday, December 6, from 11 - 7, Andrea will be here from Potluck Paris - our recycled mixed metal (copper, pewter & sterling) very cool jewelry line. She will have... Read the full story » |
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Christmasing - November 30, 2012 - We are "winter wonderlanding" all over the place around here. Hope you are gearing up. Do we need snow to get in the mood? I remember hot buttered rum...... Wasn't that a good idea until someone told you how many calories are in it? hmmmm. ... Read the full story » |
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Thanksgiving for Artists - November 23, 2012 - I started smoking the turkey yesterday morning at 6:30, the other stuffed turkey went in by 9:30. We're all giving thanks this time of year and I'm thankful that today is not Thanksgiving. I'm waiting to sucker my daughter in law into holiday ... Read the full story » |
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2012 Artists' Opening - November 19, 2012 -
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Fall Fashion in Cowiche - October 20, 2012 - Today I spent some time at the grade school gymnasium in Cowiche for the annual St. Peter's Altar Society Luncheon & Fashion Show. It's sign of the way the world used to be, so sweet and cute and dear. It's the last time this event will take place... Read the full story » |
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New for Fall, Last Season's Sale - October 01, 2012 - As always, Garden Dance is bursting with new goods. New, new, new. If we don't get something new everyday, it's just not a day at GD. At left, you'll see new Prairie Underground, a company out of Seattle. Those jackets are the best fitting things... Read the full story » |
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What is froufrou? - September 22, 2012 - Maybe froufrou doesn't rank up there as one of life's eternal questions, but for fashion mavens heralding from say....Tieton, WA, it's a big one! Okay, so we don't have many pressing questions other than how are we going to survive these brush and ... Read the full story » |
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Fashion Front Past - September 16, 2012 -
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Fashion Week in Yakima - Fashion Front on Front Street! - September 12, 2012 - New York has its Fashion Week, going on right now, and Yakima has its own on Front Street, going on this Friday night!!! This is the 4th Fashion Front, every year better and better. The event starts at 5:00, the runway show about 6:00. Come on ... Read the full story » |
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This Year's Fashion Front - September 05, 2012 - The fashion front for this year is eclectic, bold colored, confident and stylish. As ever, we are asked what's new for the season and I have to step back and think about it. Like art and like all kinds of style, fashion has its subtle and more ... Read the full story » |
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Garden Dance - store of many incarnations... - August 25, 2012 - Okay, so maybe it's true that I get bored easily. I love women's clothes, I love men's clothes, I love antiques, I love papergoods and funky jewelry but man, we need to shake it up at Garden Dance! My son and daughter-in-law are pregnant with twins... Read the full story » |
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Summer & All That Jazz - July 29, 2012 - Hopefully, you all are out enjoying this warm, wonderful weather. I start deadheading roses about 6:00 in the morning while it's still cool out. A couple of garden totes of garden garbage and I feel virtuous all day. Try it, if you don't already, ... Read the full story » |
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Fat Chicks & Me - July 13, 2012 - I am wearing a dress today that is by Susana Monaco, one of my absolutely favorite designers. I've owned pieces by her for years and years. They're just made of tee shirting, but what tee shirting. It's thick and washes like a dream. I am ... Read the full story » |
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Are You Ready for a Summer Sale? - July 03, 2012 -
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We're all about Dads - June 15, 2012 -
This Sunday, June 17, is Father's Day! |
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Spring & All It's Glory - May 22, 2012 - Okay, my garden IS looking beautiful right now. The pots are potted, the dead Japanese maples are replaced from the misery they encountered two winters ago, things are looking up. But really, is a high of 68 or whatever it's supposed to be today ... Read the full story » |
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- April 26, 2012 -
Garden Dance is celebrating its 5th birthday with a Birthday Bash! |
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It's a Spring Thing! - April 11, 2012 - Oh yeah, I'm not wearing a coat and the sun is shining weakly through the clouds. But we'll take it, huh? I dug dandelions in my yard for an hour this morning, the start of my annual dandelion extermination. There's something weirdly satisfying ... Read the full story » |
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