Favorite Things Friday....

Quilts...I love them....They are cozy, warm, comforting. There is something special about them.

 I have a few that my Grandmother made and I cherish them.

This one she made when i was a baby..

I'm not sure when she made this one. I love how she used all different fabric scraps!

This one I found at a garage sell for $5.

These pillows use to be a quilt until I cut it up and made pillow covers out of them. I bought it at a garage sell as well. (Excuse the foot at the bottom of the picture...)

This quilt my mom made when I was a baby.

This quilt is outstanding...my great aunt made it and I love it! It is called "Egg Money"

I have attempted to make quilts and they turn out ok. Mostly mine have been baby blankets that have little ties or tacking instead of actual quilting. I just don't have the patience.

I have been wanting to make a quilt for my bed, quilted or tied, but I haven't got around to it yet.

So there you have it..one of my Favorites!

Happy Weekend!

Looky here...

I just found this cute blog thanks to All Things Vintage and they are having a give away!!

 So check out this adorable blog Little Miss Momma!

Just once i would love to win something!!

Chickens

So i have been looking at my chicken order form and am trying to decide which ones to get. Here are some of the breeds I've chosen...

Araucana -

Jersey Black Giants

Buff Orpington  

Brown Leghorn 

Rhode Island Red 

Golden Comet  

White Leg Horn      

These are all good egg layers. I rhink i might get a few of each! By august I should have eggs in brown, white, blue, green, and a pinkish color!! So fun!

Yummyness..

So check out the Farm Kitchen page above..I just put a really good recipe on there.

Also, I wanted to share a cute little shop that belongs to one of my friends!!

Check it out...Winsome Cottage It is the most adorable shop and my SIL sells some of her things there.

Outhouse..Yes I have one!

So this is my outhouse..Isn't it fun!!

It is just a few feet outside the back door. It is still functional of course. It even has a real toilet seat inside! I should have taken a picture. Days like today I am sooooo thankful for indoor plumbing! It is frigid!!

I actually had a lady stop one time and ask if we were getting rid of it...Never would I dare to do such a thing!! The door was ajar do to one of the hinges coming loose and she thought we were tearing it down. She was going to take it home she said! 

Last summer we found a cute raccoon hiding in the top of the outhouse. Actually our dogs spotted it...needless to say that was short lived. So was the raccoon...Does anyone else have an outhouse? 

Let me know!

Here is a picture of the barn and the silo in the snow! I love my home..Thank you Lord for your blessings...

Yes, I know the barn door is a different color of red. It came that way when we purchased the property. It hasn't really been a priority around here...

Enjoy your day of Rest tomorrow!

Favorite Things Friday....

I can't believe Friday is upon us once again. This week went by so fast. We had a good snow storm here yesterday and everything is covered...I LOVE IT! The snow is God's glory at it's best!! With the snow came freezing temps..the thermometer in the truck read 0 on our way home tonight! Brrrrrr....

On to my favorite things...it's so hard to choose..i love so many things,. but since I promised pictures, I had to take some today and I was walking around my house and everywhere I looked I saw...

Enamel Ware!!!! It is one of my most FAVORITE things!

I have always loved the 50's style farm house look. Enamel ware just reminds me of that. I mostly have red and white, that's my most favorite..but I also have some black and white and one or two blue and green and white. I love it..It's on my walls, tables, it will hold a multitude of things! I have all different shapes and sizes.

It reminds me of a simpler time and I think that is what I love about it! This world is crazy, and we are in the midst of it going a million directions. It reminds me of a time when life was slow. When people worked their land so they could live and eat and they appreciated the simple things in life like a really great Enamel Ware bowl. They are perfect for canning season by the way. I have some big ones!

I never pay a lot for them. I just pick them up at garage sales, swap meets (another favorite), now that everyone knows that i kinda collect them, I get them for gifts!! Fun!!

They just add a little quaintness to my house and kitchen. I'm getting all excited talking about them!!

There is such a thrill when you are driving down the road and you see a hand made sign that says "Garage Sale" with an arrow pointing to the driveway, you hit the brakes, and break your neck trying to see if you can get a peak of what they may have. You start walking up the drive and automatically you start scanning for the perfect item that you just can't live with out!! Oh, you just spotted it, the medium size bowl, white enamel with a red rim...You hurry before anyone else sees it, pick it up look at the price...$5.00....I can do better than that, I think to my self..I ask the money box attendant if she'll take $2.00. She replies...reluctantly...sure..!! Fire works go off in my head! Wow, I love the thrill of the chase!!

I think I might have gotten a little carried away..

 I love it..it's practical and cute! This is my bread box.

This adorable little lady, white table with red rim, was a gift from my mom and dad, who by the way are the best ever (Love you Guys!!), for Christmas last year. It was in the little antique town down the road!

Well, I hope someone else in this world appreciates Enamel ware the way I do!

There you have it, my Favorite things for this Friday!! 

Happy weekend!

By the way, thanks to my new followers!! So exciting!

Followers

So I know I have lot more than 10 friends!!! This is depressing I've been blogging for 2 or 3 weeks now and I only have 10 followers. Five of which are family members!! Give me a break people!!!

Do me a favor...If you read the blog, follow me...It sounds like a cult I know, when I say I have followers.. but I promise it's not!

Plus It's really fun for me to see who all is reading it! Come on girls from church..help a girl out!

Ok, enough complaining already...moving on...

So you might have noticed the new tabs at the top of my blog page! I just figured out how to do that...Thanks Rae...I will be adding some post to those in the future. It's a good way to organize my post..and I really like organization! I think it will be fun. 

The Farm Kitchen will have recipes and anything else related to the kitchen.

The Farm House will have to do with our old house and the rehab of that.

The Red Barn will obviously be....The Red Barn...Ok I think we are getting the point.

Anywho, I'm looking forward to putting some things together!

Before I go, check out this really cool blog.. oh yeah, it's my SIL...VanHook and Co.

Also there is a giveaway going on at this cool blog.

Once again, no pictures, I hate when blogs do that...It's not as fun!!
Ok, have a great evening everyone!

P.S. Leave a comment, become a follower!!
P.P.S. Sorry for all the sarcasm, that's just how I feel today....a little grumpy...