Saturday, December 28, 2019

snuggle


Snuggle-licious Daisy Grace
💙



Friday, December 6, 2019

celebrate winter

I know, I know...when you get 8 inches of snow way too early in November, 
when treacherous ice paths lay in wait, when it is just too cold
too soon - what is there to celebrate?  Really!
❄️

Well, I am trying to embrace the stay put, tuck in, slow down-ness
of winter.  With two health issues looming large in
my life right now...I do need a rather forced hibernation.

So, I will take it, do that, slow way down, & be still.

(And maybe Pinterest a bit)
❄️my Pinterest link is to the right❄️








Sunday, November 3, 2019

Sunday, October 20, 2019

squirreling away...


This is a favorite view from our outbuildings to the
back of our house.  Add a sunflower, and
winter seems a long way off. 
🌻

However, we are beginning our diligent preparation 
for colder days: round of hay & bedding in barn, 
last days of mowing with leaves bagged 
for winter goat treats. 
We hope to get new front steps installed & stained 
and maybe even some trim painted.

Add to that, our twin baby goats are learning their own
winter preparation, where to go for warmth & safety.
How to get along with the bigger goats in inside space.

Sunny days to relish, as we knowingly prepare.




Monday, October 14, 2019

kitty mornings

❤️

♥️

Daisy Grace
❤️



Sunday, October 6, 2019

sisters


💙

Please help me welcome twin sisters, Tobi & Annie to
Meadowview Farm.

They arrived this afternoon, and I have been in the pasture
or nearby as they acclimate.  Getting used to their
new grassy pasture and big barn and new herd involves
lots of bleating, exploring areas over & over...
and a few dirty looks from the older goats.
I remind the big kids that they arrived just like this.

It has been fun to watch them graze for the first time, play on 
one of the bridges over & over and begin to figure this
all out.  Once they settle in for a nap, they will sleep.

They have fallen for Sawyer, the resident Tomcat, because
he is more their size. The cats are not impressed.

I should mention, the names come from my sister, Lori.  In her
final year, we often joked about me bringing her an animal to 
cuddle.  Due to her health, she felt it would be too much, but
she had chosen names.  I have held those names in my heart.
Until today...sisters. 💙

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

pink, it is


Just a little reminder that October is 
Breast Cancer Awareness month.

I will celebrate 6 years cancer free on October 17...
early detection matters.





Wednesday, September 25, 2019

it was always four

                                                         Me.            Jeff.          Randi.  

 🍂

I grew up as the youngest of three sisters:  Randi, Lori & Kari (me).
3 was always my number.

This past Sunday, I met my brother, Jeff, for the first time.
It was always 4.
💚



Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Saturday, September 21, 2019

little sale


Beginning a bitty 25% off sale in my booth at 
The Hixton Schoolhouse Antique Mall
in Hixton, WI.

Includes firm & items already reduced.
This is a limited time sale, and I believe my only 
Sale in 2019.
💚

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Saturday, September 7, 2019

and the bathroom sink...


Got up early.
Coffee in hand.
Quiet time after so much Busy time.
Enjoying a moment to scroll thru Pinterest.
And, stop...
"That's my sink!"

💚




Saturday, August 31, 2019

new


Rarely do I use or want to use the word "new" in this old
farmhouse.  As antique dealers, we adore vintage.
And, as homeowners, we adore cozy & durable...
often not always found in "new".


This August, we decided to tackle our ceilings & electrical in
our living room & adjoining tv room.
It seemed well beyond the time to usher out 
our 25-30 year old upholstered furniture and
welcome some new pieces.


We turned to our very own Ashley Furniture in Arcadia, WI.
Yesterday, they delivered two sable brown loveseats, an
accent chair, and a fog blue queen sleeper sofa.


Only this wing chair, that came home in the trunk of my 
car from a thrift sale in Plainview, MN made 
the keeper list in the living room.

🍂




Monday, August 26, 2019

getting there


we have officially begun our "touch every room" tour...
but not the fun kind of tour--this is the hard work kind


first comes the mess...ceilings & electrical 
in our living room & adjacent tv room


and the plaster dust


then we pick out paint colors...and EVERYTHING 
is painted


cannot believe we went with Daisy White!



of course, my beloved green will have some 
star treatment 💚


only the wing chair made the furniture cut, 
a full truck arrives from Ashley Furniture on Friday

The end!  Actually, that is when the fun starts...decorating!

2 rooms just about done, 10 to go!
getting there...

💚



Sunday, August 18, 2019

Sunday, August 11, 2019

door to my heart 🌻

We don't plant sunflowers.
The birds do.
Weekly our goats get sunflowers to keep their coats healthy.
Each winter the birds get sunflowers.

And our sweet bird friends plant them here & there.
Like at the entry to our potting shed.

💚🌻💚




Thursday, August 8, 2019

Saturday, August 3, 2019

just because...


Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there
Artwork by Jamie Heiden

The birds left our cottonwood with such a "whoosh", it made me look up.
♥️



Sunday, July 28, 2019

gathering


We took a long overdue antiquing trip into MN on Saturday.

Found some things to sell:

Found some things to keep:
Wooden child's shoes & Xmas book

#11 pie bird with box for my collection

Vintage tin train house

Handmade lace


Little box & juror pin

Bird print under whicker tray

♥️



Saturday, July 20, 2019

forward

We now clearly see a finish line...one marked with a floral banner
announcing that "a wedding is about a year away!" and the other stating a
career end date for both Dave and I (that one a tad further out, but still less
than 4 years).

So, we are getting all our ducks 🦆 in a row, with a "touch each room", organize
that, get our life in the best order possible in these months ahead.  This has included
clearing out the barn, contracting for some inside work, making lists, and pulling
out the paint chips.

Our beloved 1857 home





Friday, July 19, 2019

all in a row

along our summer kitchen

lives a family of sunflowers 

they are a happy group

🌻





Sunday, July 14, 2019

Sunday, July 7, 2019

done


So, I learned a few lessons this July:
1.  Setting up a Barn Sale may be just too much for a semi-perfectionist.
2. Working the next day at the Hixton Antique Mall might not have been a good idea.
3.  Dave is a trooper.

Our July 2019 Barn Sale is in the books, our thanks to those able to attend.
We gave away a lot of stuff, took a load to Hixton, and will be listing a few items.

The hayloft is well on its way to cleared out.  
Dave & I are exhausted. 

💚

Saturday, June 22, 2019

doing dishes

I have always followed this individual path...sometimes parallel to the road, sometimes right through the field.  So, when we were married almost 40 years ago, we wanted to invest in a set of china, but knew ours would be anything but typical. We purchased our dishes, one plate at a time and use them as our everyday dishes.  How fitting that we chose Noritake, "Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady", with country sketches and prose to match by Edith Holden.




I also have this thing for vintage blue bird dishes, somewhat rare to find.  So imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon the third creamer to the right for a couple bucks at a thrift sale this past week. 



Birds 🐦 and country charm on china.  Bliss. 




Friday, June 7, 2019

morning on the farm

sweet lily of the valley

Daisy in the window

north side of our 1857 home

💙

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