Summer Kitchen

September 7th, 2013 my great great great grandma's cook stove came into my summer kitchen!

I am overjoyed! The piping isn't hooked up yet and the stove top needs a good scrubbing to make it useable. By Sept 20th all of it will be finished. Most of my great aunties are coming over for tea that day. I am so excited. They told me they remember their grandma pulling out fresh buns out of this stove. I hope to be able to learn to use it well.

All ready for the tea.

The day of the tea my sister and I dressed in our great great great grandma's clothes.

Hi!

It's been a while!
We have been busy, busy, busy...
A total of  9 weddings this year. 5 my Aunt Elma and I decorated for. Her and I are wedding and event decorators as a side job. Decorating is my passion. Our most favorite part is working with unique styles and making a brides dream come true!
Here are some pictures:

rustic style wedding

elegant/fun wedding

rustic hunting theme wedding

the setup

shotgun shell table number

and the cake

Almost done the backdrop for this simple, classy, elegant

wedding.

love the way the light plays on the layers 

check out the side ruching...

all white and textured with lace

lace runners and the table setting

chair covers make all the difference

A Big Mess

Actually, not too bad
September 2nd and 3rd 2013, a whole bunch of digging took place. Some of my flowerbed had to be removed because of it. But there is a silver lining in every cloud :), and as a result we have water to all the places we need it and hydro to all the places we need it.

The start of the dig...

trenched approximately 1/2 way. Apparently clay soil is good for backhoe work, it doesn't cave.

Hydrant #1 completed! Yay!

Hydrant #2 completed September 3rd for the garden and flowerbeds...

As well as hydrant #3 for the water trough by the barn.

Thanks to Remple Backhoe Services for coming to dig. Two 10 hour days and the job is done.