The Blooming Barn on Dove Creek Road is hosting a few family event called 鈥淚 Spy鈥looms in July!,鈥� featuring outdoor games for all ages, a photo booth, a raffle, non-stop musical entertainment, and a book launch on Saturday, July 8.
The mother and daughter team of Mary Murphy and Fiona Van Housen have just published Sweet Peas And Bees, and Murphy will be reading excerpts from the book.
Murphy wrote the book, while Van Housen supplied the artwork.
鈥淪o in short, this is a free event to celebrate the release of our new illustrated book that my mom and I collaborated on,鈥� said Van Housen. 鈥淚 did the illustrations and she did the writing.鈥�
Van Housen and Murphy have collaborated in such a fashion before, with a few of Murphy鈥檚 fairy books, 鈥渂ut this is the first fully painted illustrated book I have done.
鈥淭his book follows the adventures of a little kid picking flowers at a flower farm to give away as gifts, and she meets a bee along the way. So there鈥檚 a little bit about different flowers in the book. I鈥檇 say it is educational and also teaches about (philanthropy).鈥�
Games include a bean bag toss and there will be a colouring station.
The book will be for sale at the event and the first 20 purchases will also receive a goodie bag.
The u-pick flower farm will also be open, and the booth will have pre-picked bouquets as well.
The entertainment schedule is as follows:
Sue Pyper (singer-songwriter) 10-10:30 a.m.
Children鈥檚 set, including new Sweet Peas and Bees book reading 11-11:30 a.m.
Paul Keim 11:45a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Children鈥檚 set, including new Sweet Peas and Bees book reading 12:45-1:15 p.m.
Paul Keim (acoustic guitar) 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.
David Somers (Irish folk) 2:30-3 p.m.
Jeff Drummond (jazzy) 3:15-3:45 p.m.
Mary Murphy Music (Irish folk) 4-4:30 p.m.
The event takes place at the Blooming Barn, at 3617 Dove Creek Road. Follow the signs.
For more information, visit or call 250-792-0544
