Yesterday our Girl Scout troop made the banner for us to carry for the Memorial Day parade next week. All red, white and blue and stars with their names on them. I have twelve girls in my troop and I'm happy to say they have all renewed for next year too!
My son brought me home this lovely old wagon wheel from a job site he is on! He works part time for a landscape architect and he found this thrown in a junk pile! Can you imagine??? JUNK?
I promptly planted it in with the chicken/bunny coop garden!
Now I'm just waiting for the coop to get its new paint job...Soon!
Molly Moo Moo just loves sitting on the high chair to look out the window at the coop and the bird feeders. She has a great view from that height!
A couple of weeks ago, we were by some of the projects my husband has worked on. One of the things he does is restoration work for the historic properties in our area. We went by the Gardiner Farm, which he restored last year, to visit and they were planting potatoes. The farm is a landmark but is still farmed the old fashioned way! Here they are pulling out the original potato planter out of the barn for use.
When they saw Caitlin and I were with my husband, the caretaker had a surprise for us! He drove out this old Ford for us to see! It's the crank style! Isn't it cool?
Also, we went to another historic house that my husband works on and they were holding the annual sheering weekend "Sheep to Shawl" festival. The sheep are sheared for us all to see and the beautiful wool is spun on a spinning wheel and loom. It was such a great festival.
We went into the historic houses. George Washington visited here! And during the Revolutionary War this whole area was filled with British when they discovered that we had stockpiled ammunition!
Such beautiful old buildings. When my husband has work to do at the historic structures, he feels so lucky to do work there.
There were llamas and alpacas besides the sheep and lots of vendors selling items made from their fur. There were also colonial crafts and food. My kind of day!
Have a sunny Sunday!
L:ove all the pictures of the restored houses, and the last
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that show how things used to be. :)
How neat that your son saved that wheel for you! They are pretty pricey at antique shops in CA and CO. That is so cool that your hubby restores homes. I just love seeing the old vehicles too The homes you posted are beautiful. It looks like a really nice day to be out at the festival!
ReplyDeleteYoure the opposite of me when it comes to weekends vs weekdays and chores. I do everything I can during the week, so that when the weekend comes I am totally free to do what I want. lol! Especially at this time of year and until the cold weather comes again. However, I dont have any children at home anymore, so I dont need to worry about the work/school week as much.
ReplyDeletethat wheel looks perfect where youve put it. I want a bunny! lol.. not really... I just acquired a little fish tank and three fishies last night... that at some point Im going to say... why did I do this? lol!
have a great week my sweet friend!
xoxo
vivian
Your family has the best adventures together. Your yard and home is so cozy. Have a wonderful week and enjoy your Memorial parade with your troop!
ReplyDeleteYou are having a good time with you family. The giant wheel fixed for hook looks great. Molly is giving a good pose. She has selected a good place to see things around sitting in a big chair...
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