Around the House

I do not pretend to be a professional photographer so I don't "stage" my subjects as well as I should.

But I do enjoy sharing things we've done so just try to ignore the staging mistakes.  he he

I looked through my posts and noticed I hadn't posted any pictures of the finished pool!

We had a rather mild summer this year so we didn't get in it as much as we had hoped.

Todd and Logan did the landscaping back in May. 

I think it looks so nice.

This is Aubry's "barn bed" that we created back in the spring.  Again, I just snapped the shot without staging.  I just wanted to share the idea.

This is what the windows look like when they are down.

We close the gate every night too.  It's part of the bedtime ritual.

Aubry's Hope Chest

It was about 2 years ago when a storm blew through and knocked down a huge oak tree in our back woods.  It was a massive tree.  Our neighbor is an extremely talented woodworker and I asked him if he could make Aubry an old fashioned hope chest from the wood.  He was glad to do it.  (He had spied the downed tree and wanted the wood.)  I showed him a picture of a style I liked and gave him dimension.  THIS is the end product.  Isn't it beautiful?  What a wonderful little treasure for my sweet girl.  As you can see, we've already started filling it with items for her future.

Look at the dovetail detail!  Gorgeous!

And the leg shape! 

What a precious heirloom.

And just a side note....I asked Logan if he wanted anything made from the tree, but he didn't.

Embroidered Linens

I go through spells where I just have no creative juices and it makes me rather blue when I hit these times.  Often times after I have a spell like this, though, I get a big idea...something unusual.  Well, this is the result of one of those such times.  I made myself a skirt using old embroidered linens that I've had hanging about for years.  I haven't worn it yet, but I think just a simple white tee would be nice.

Lots of Rain

We had a lot of rain last week.  It got the best of this Osage Orange.  The ground was so soft the tree simply fell over into the road and blocked traffic for a little while.

A Card For a Friend

We go to church camp every summer and there is a wonderful lady there who is our nurse every year.  This year she wasn't there and we all missed her very much.  She is dealing with a serious health problem, so I made her this card after we got home.  Aubry made the magical pegasus.  I used my die cutter to cut the pieces and I think it turned out cute.

Sugar's Baby

 

Our neighbor called yesterday with a birth announcment.

The horse Aubry rides had her baby

Babies are so precious.

They're still deciding on a name.

Latest Additions

Preening time!

 

Meet our new babies, Copper, Chihiro, and Koshi.

Koshi is a Blue Cochin.

Chihiro is a Silver Gray Dorking

Copper is a fisty one.  She loves to perch on our shoulders.  She is a Speckled Sussex.

Button and Zoe are still adjusting to the new arrivals.  They aren't too crazy about sharing their coop with the little runts.  It has been a process getting everyone together and it is still in the works.

Then there was VBS with a space/Star Trek theme.  I am in charge of the craft area.  Here are a couple of  the ones the kids made.

 

 

 "We must pay careful attention to what we have heard so we do not drift away from God."  This is a verse we found in Hebrews after Aubry said we needed to put something on here about not drifting away from God.  The astronaut is attached with a pipe cleaner and it looks like he's on a space walk from the space shuttle.

"We are no longer foreigners and aliens....

 but children of God."  We took pictures of each of the kids and used their faces on this picture showing that they are on of God's children.

My girlfriend, Steph, came for a little visit last week and one of our projects was a script scarf.  This is mine completed. 

We also made these cute little cuffs.

This is Aubry's sewing station.  I found the cabinet at an auction for $10.  She loves being able to sew beside me.

My sweet Logan....

And my little forest guardian....

Let's Face It

These are my latest projects: face bags. They are currently available at

Three French Hens in Nolensville Tn.

Watching

Our chickens have "found" the front landscaping and love to come scratch and peck there.  Well, Echo and Whisper saw them and were very intrigued/mesmerized.  So I had to get a picture.  You can see Zoe to the left of them. 

And Then.....

         Button laid her first egg.

The very next day....

...she laid another!  And Aubry was there to see it happen!  She had gone out to see where her "girls" were and she found them inside the coop (they go everywhere together).  As Aubry is standing there talking to them, Button sort of sits up and squatts and Aubry hears a "thunk"; the second egg!  How exciting!  I never knew having chickens would be so much fun, but they really are!

I didn't take a picture of it, but we got our 3rd egg today.  I think Button is on a roll.  Zoe needs to catch up.  he he

School Pictures

I get pictures of the kiddos every fall.  As I was taking sweet shots of Aubry, we decided to get "the girls" in on it too.  (our hens)  The top picture is Aubry with Button, our Americana, and then with Zoe, our golden lace Wyandotte.

Aubry loves her sweet chickens (and so do I).

                   And this is Mr Logan.  He's such a handsome young man.  When he was younger, it was much easier to get a nice picture of him.  These days he's very ornery and would rather show out for the camera than let me get a "serious" shot.  I was able to sneak this one in though.