Vacation Part 2

The Inn we stayed at last week, the Beaumont, was a really neat place. It use to be a Women's College in the 1800's. During the Civil War Kentucky was a neutral state, so families would send their daughters to the college to get them away from the war. The town was full of historic homes. I love the old architecture and grandeur of the old homes. They have a character that new homes do not have. They have a story. They have survived so much and been a part of so many lives.

Here are some more pictures for you to enjoy!

A fall scene in front of the Inn. I love fall colors

A side view of the main house.

There are three homes that are part of the Inn. This is the Greystone.

This is where we stayed. In the bottom right room. It was small but very nice and clean. I loved the porches on this one. It was directly accross from the main house so we walked across the street for breakfast everyday.

This is a home in town that was for sale. Very Gothic looking. We peeked in the front windows and the wood work was amazing! The inside looked Gothic as well. It made me think of a Haunted house. I could just see a witchy looking lady peering down from the tower with her eerie, cold stare....Once I got past the haunted idea I had brief dreams of moving to Kentucky to start a bed and breakfast. But this house was a little out of my price range.

 Don't worry mom I'm not moving anywhere.

This is another home in town that is a Bed and Breakfast.

This was a fun little town to visit. The Inn offered a very nice hot breakfast. It was a much needed few days of rest.

I have one more installment to my Vacation post so stay tuned and I'll show you what we did on our way home! Actually what my Lover did...

Vacation Part 1

This past week we were finally able to get away. I've been waiting all summer for time off with my love. He has been working like crazy, which is a blessing but he needed a break.

We spent the weekend with family that we don't get to see very often in Kentucky. My entire family was there and it was fun visiting with everyone.

This is my clan..

We left that part of Ky. and headed a few hours over to Harrodsburg for a few days.

We stayed in this 1800's Inn. The Beaumont. Very cool.

The inn was located about 10 miles from Shaker Village. Let me warn you there are many pictures. I apologize in advance...

There were so many amazing buildings on this 3,000 acre property. All the buildings were built in the late 1800's and they were all huge.

I loved this back porch! I could totally live here.

My Lover...he's so cute.

Note to self, don't let hubby take pictures of me no matter how much he persist. And GO ON A DIET!!!

I took this pic because I would love to have this piece some day!

This picture doesn't even do this building justice. It was huge and gorgeous inside.

Shaker Village is also where I found this guy.

He is also much larger than the picture makes him seem.

We had a wonderful time. I loved the time I was able to spend with family and my love.

Making up for lost time

I know you all probably think that I have dropped of the face of the earth but I haven't...I'm still hear. Busy with life and enjoying the people around me and enjoying the time of year. Here are some pics from some of the things that we have been doing.  

This was in our backyard the other day. We have them around all the time but this one was really close I thought they would be landing. We had one land in our driveway one morning right outside our bedroom window.

We had a girls party with all the girls from my Sunday school class the other weekend. It was a favorite things party. How it works is you bring five of your favorite thing (all five are the same thing). You have all the names in a bowl and draw five out. So five different people get your favorite thing and you leave with five different things!! So fun!

Fun group of girls!

We went to a neighboring town for a Corn Festival. Very fun. It was held by the local tractor club so it was definitely something that my love was in to! They had yummy food, antiques, TONS of tractors, a saw mill, hit and miss engines, and my favorite... Kettle Corn!! Sorry no pictures I ate it too fast!

These were some really neat lanterns, which my love really thinks are cool, so turn your head sideways so you can get a better look, sorry not sure why it's sideways.

Again not the best picture, but this is a tiny hit and miss motor. They had lots of things like this.

This is a 4-cylinder diesel engine but it was HUGE!! It's bolted to ground and pretty cool even if you aren't amazed by an engine like my lover is, this is still cool just because of the size.

Some of the undocumented events that have taken place the last few weeks:

1. The Country Living Fair (no batteries in the camera this day, totally bummed, it's better than Christmas)

2. Our 7th Wedding Anniversary (I love the man I married so much and that's putting it mildly)

3. My 29th Birthday (I'm seriously going to be 30 next year?? It can't be.)

Isn't this fella cute? Huge, but so cute! More about him later.

So I hope this made up for the last few weeks of no post. Thanks for checking back!

Farm Style Table

A week or so ago I had a ladies brunch at my church. They called it a Birthday Bash. They had 12 tables, one for each month, and each table was decorated by a different lady. You sat at your birthday month table unless you were hosting a table. I had the August table. To me August is all about canning and harvesting from the garden. Since I had plenty of blue canning jars...this is what I came up with....

Obviously I am not a photographer, but this gives you an idea.

I used all things that I had around the house except for the flowers.

Caning jars were used as drinking glasses tied with a piece of fabric, 1/2 gallon blue jars were used as flower vases, a vintage tablecloth, old jars filled with beans and grandpas marbles, a chalk board offers a welcome message, mini loaves of zucchini bread wrapped in parchment and tied with a string as favors, and glass dishes that I bought at a garage sale last year.

I had fun doing this! Maybe this will give someone an idea or two! 

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!

Several weeks ago I entered a giveaway at this cute blog and I actually won!!! Check it out!

It's a super cute makeup bag!

I was so excited to win!! I never win anything!



Pretty inside fabric.

 I think I'll keep this cutie in my purse to corral the doodads I keep in there.

P.S. Only two more days until the Country Living Fair!! If you've never been it's this weekend and sooooo much fun! I can't wait!





Days Like These

This time of year the weather is so wonderful. It has been beautiful even the rain is welcome. Here are some pictures that I took the other evening from behind the barn.



The chickens love veggie scraps



I love to see freshly mowed grass and thesky was so pretty.



Our sea of cattails. They have taken over this year.

I love being outside but I especially enjoy it this time of year. God gave us creation for His glory and our joy.
Tonight we have a full moon  outside and it is beautiful I hope you take the time to look at it. It reminds me of God's Glory and how GREAT He is!!

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Psalm 19:1



Autumn

Can you feel the cool breeze that makes the leaves fall to the ground? Can you feel the warmth of a camp fire and a flannel shirt? Can you feel the sun fading earlier in the evenings?

Can you smell the apple cider and apple fritters? Chili simmering on the stove?

All these things I love! They are things that come around this time of year...Autumn, Fall, I love it.

After having a Saturday that broke a heat record, literally, Monday was a very cool 62 degrees. It was wonderful! It made me long for Fall that much more. God knew what He was doing when he created the seasons. He had us and our happiness in mind, He was always thinking of us and our needs.

By this time of year we are worn out! My love has been working a million hours and Saturdays and we have been so busy keeping everything up at home. "You have to make hay while the sun is shinin!" But wow we are ready for a break! The Lord knows that. That is why He created the different seasons, so that we could have a break and time to recuperate from the busyness of summer. We had a little taste of that yesterday and it was wonderful!

I hope all of you had a wonderful long weekend and are energized for the week ahead! I hope to soon have time to do some sewing. I have several projects in mind and can't wait to see them finished!

Speaking of Apple Fritters, does anyone know of a good recipe??