Here are a few items that I saw that intrigued me:
A water circulation mattress pad that can be adjusted to heat or cool your bed. A queen size with dual controls runs for $895 at the show. But I could just really get one of these! You can heat one side and cool the other side if you want. At my age, with hot flashes and night sweats, having a cool side would be great and then the dogs could luxuriate in the warm side. But, it was a little too pricey so I had to pass.
A massage chair that massages your legs and all the way up to your neck. A leather zero gravity chair that costs $3495 at the show. It does heat, vibration, shiatsu, tapping, rolling, kneading, etc. I took a time in the chair and made Dad get in the other one. We got a 10 mins massage that helped our aches and pains. Boy, I would love to have it but, again, I had to pass.
Microfiber cleaning clothes and micofiber washclothes and towels, mops...they seemed to work really good. My Mom bought some so I'm interested to see how they work out. I might have to order some.
Cantalope wine! You heard me, cantalope wine! And it was delicious and I bought some from Chateau Laurinda in Sparta. A light pink color, refreshing, fruity cantalope flavor without being too sweet or syrupy. From the same booth, I bought some blackberry wine and sangria too. I can't wait for a hot afternoon where I can relax on the patio with a cold cantalope wine.
A great garden cart. It even dumps. It was $299 at the show so I passed on it too but that is what I want for Stan to move mulch.
All kinds of stoneware like granite countertops, stone tiles, etc. I got to see a lot of different stones and usages. Also got to see a lot of cabinetry. One day, when we gut the kitchen (and that will, please God, be a long time away) I have all kinds of ideas for what to put in my kitchen.
Lots of vendors to sell foodstuffs like dip mixes, crockpot mixes, bread and soup mixes, sauces. We get to graze and enjoy the samples. We always buy some of those things. I bought some Wild Rooster sauces this time. We bought them last year and enjoyed them.
Now, I'm going to post the photographs I took at the show.
I love this dog kennel except I would build it to be 6' high so you can stand in it. Stan built something like this for us when we lived on the farm except we didn't have the building. He did the kennels on a concrete pad and built a shed roof and dog houses. For outside dogs this is ideal and you could heat the dog building safely.
I would love to have this in my bathroom. Maybe we can gut my bath soon and I can do something like this. But, what I have is functional and works so it may be awhile.
I loved these whimsical chandeliers!
Rain will follow the cans and string into the rain barrel!
This has some water details that you have to look for. Rain water collects and comes across the top of the back wall. In the center of the wall is a trough that pours water into a small pool and when it's full, the water then follows a trough under the table and across the patio to another small pool. Back at the top of the wall, there is another trough that pours water to another container and a trough that follows the side wall and drips down into a pool at the keyhole. Then it follows another trough through the keyhold to a last pool.
A nice firepit.
An outdoor fireplace.
Notice the fountain?
Garden shed.
Here are the orchids!
Spring Decorating
