Gooseberry Patch

Introducing Links We Love!

We're taking a summer vacation from our Featured Fridays but don't worry, we'll keep Fridays special with our new series... We're excited to kick off Links We Love today and, in the coming weeks, we'll be sharing crafty goodies here every Friday so be sure and check back! This week's... Read more →

Easter Memories

Remember when Easter was all about a new dress, matching purse and those little white gloves? We do! As the holiday approaches, we wanted to share a few pictures from those days that were all about the baskets...and the candy! (Who are we kidding? It's still about the candy sometimes!)... Read more →

February Snow

Remember back in January when I wanted to snap some photos before all the snow melted? Well, I had no idea what Ohio was in store for this month! Look at all the snow piled up there...that's one chilly crow! Look how the big old pine tree holds onto all... Read more →

Cupcakes with Sawyer!

For Valentine's day this year, Sawyer and a little buddy made cupcakes...I wanted to share some of the sweet photos from that day. Testing out the icing...yep, it's yummy! Starting to actually put the icing ON the cupcakes... All done...now for the sprinkles! A baker's dozen, ready to enjoy! Want... Read more →

Snowy Days

Before the latest snow melts, I wanted to share a few photos I snapped...click on any of them to view at full size! While it was definitely stay-in-and-get-cozy weather, my little Oscar wanted to get out to explore! My stone bunny looks mighty chilly with a dusting of snow, doesn't... Read more →

What's New in 2010?

Happy New Year! We have always loved the start of a brand new year. Hopes are high, dreams are cast...and everyone gets a fresh start. It’s a new year for Gooseberry Patch, too. We're welcoming it with a little video...click below to see it! We’ve been growing our community of... Read more →

32 Years...and Counting!

The very first holiday season after Shelby and I were married, someone at his office gave him an amaryllis plant for Christmas. He brought it home and I read the instructions, finding a sunny window for it to live. We watered it and we waited. It bloomed that year...and the... Read more →

Do You Make Resolutions?

We go back and forth every year...should we make resolutions or let the year unfold as it may? This year, we decided to go ahead and make them, even if they're just hopes for the new year! This year, I'm taking my usual "exercise more" resolution to the next level...I'm... Read more →

Christmas in the Cabin

We finally got our first real snow of the season earlier this week...the kind that really sticks around for more than a day. It was the inspiration I needed to finally decorate the cabin for the holidays. On the front door, I hung a simple swag of boxwood. I collected... Read more →

Our Favorite Gifts!

We got such a kick out of reading about YOUR first gifts last week on our Page on Facebook, we decided to share a few photos from way back when...first up is Vickie. At the ripe old age of 8, all I wanted for Christmas was a Fort Apache play... Read more →

Vickie's Own Christmas Tree

I must have been about 5 years old the year I decorated my very first tree...well, okay. It was just a branch, but it was just my size and I loved choosing ornaments and candy canes to hang! My mother wrote this note to my older sister to go along... Read more →

A trial run...

This year, we're going to have at least part of our Thanksgiving gathering in the cabin. It's a special place for me and its cozy atmosphere is perfect for appreciating family & friends. Over the weekend, I wanted to set the table out there as sort of a trial run,... Read more →

Getting ready to give thanks...

Everyone has that certain decoration that really makes the season...it just wouldn't be Thanksgiving without it! Maybe it's a particular ironstone platter to serve the turkey or maybe it's Grandma's gravy boat that always sets the table. For me, it's my Thanksgiving chandelier. I dress it up for most seasons... Read more →

A weekend full of celebration!

Between Sawyer's 6th birthday and a spooky celebration in the cabin, this weekend was loads of fun! Read more →

Little House, Big Ideas

Growing up, I was always a fan of all the Little House books and longed for a life like Laura's...full of adventure and the wild woods. I know now that the pioneer life wasn't all adventure, but the romance of those simpler times has stuck with me. On a trip... Read more →