Watch it grow

A little garden tour-



Pumpkin patch



Cucumber seedlings



Jalapeno Plant



Sage



Potted basil



A hard day's work

Having a yard is so great!  We are so happy and can't wait to see our garden grow.

Farmer's Market Saturday

Hello all! Sorry for the lack of posts. The summer heat and resulting laziness has hit us hard. Also, it's appears that we have misplaced our camera's charger and haven't been able to upload any of our photos from the past week.

Anyway...on this blazing hot Saturday, we hit up the Haile Plantation Farmer's Market. It was the first time for both of us. It was a totally charming market, and we got a lot of yummy goodies (local pasta, veggies, blueberries, mufaletta, and smoked mullet all made it into our bag!) that became a very yummy dinner!










J&S

Long Weekend!

We are looking forward to the holiday weekend! Time to get out there and have some big fun! See you real soon!

J & S

Thrifting and Exploring in Newberry, FL!

Our trivia team, The Tara Reid Boob Job Massacre, had a tournament at Newberry's Back Yard BBQ this afternoon so we decided to head into Newberry early to take in the town and hit the local thrift shops. We had a great time checking out this adorable little town, made some great buys at the shops, and didn't come in last at our trivia tournament. A great day!

One of local thrift shops we stopped at. This place was dense, it will definitely require a second trip. Pretty much all the clothes here are sold for $1.99 a pound!

We found this old red engine...

...and had to hop on board!

Shannon takes a peak at a local cake shop. Some very pretty cakes in here!

This is our haul from another thrift shop that featured five different buildings plus lots of goodies outside in the back yard area. Designer ties, cameras and cardigans, oh my!

Out back at the same shop the hangers seemed to go on forever!

J & S

Farmer's Market Fun

Every Wednesday, our little city has a farmer's market.  It's full of yummy food, arts and crafts, and a lot of great people watching. We took a stroll together to check it out and pick up some fresh bread and veggies for dinner!





We also stopped by to see one of our friends, Alex. She and another friend run a business, A. green stitch and make a lot of vintage-inspired and re-purposed aprons, hair accessories and other goodies. 






It was a great way to spend the afternoon together and shop local!

J & S

Poe Springs Getaway!

After Jacob got up early for a round of golf we headed to Poe Springs in High Springs, FL. It was a gorgeous day so we brought a picnic and our adventuring hats! The spring was cool and inviting so we took a dip after lunch and explored the rocky areas where it emptied into the Santa Fe river. He also made a new dragonfly friend! A swell time was had by all!

J & S

Hello there!

Welcome to Brooches & Bowties!  We're creating this blog as a way to chronicle our new adventure as newlyweds.

We were married on April 2, 2011 in Orange Park, FL.  Our wedding was completely DIY and we couldn't be more proud of how it turned out.

Here are a couple pics from our special day.  More to come!

J & S