Creating Fun

Now that I have the door prizes completed and sent out I can now get busy creating again on some items I have been wanting to make.  When Larry and Libda came over I made them each a little gift.  Larry is an hunter and Linda loves to knit or crochet.  I made them each a coffee mug with their interests.  I also made a couple of signs and something for Pam.  Check out what I made!

We Got A Dusting Of Snow

Snow is predicted three times this week.  The weather people predicted snow last night and we got a dusting.  They are predicting more snow on Thursday night and then again Saturday night.  So far they are 100% correct.  we never know what will happen here at the farm.  Sometimes the weather people are right on and other times they are so far off it is like we're  had a dome around us.  It will be a lot colder today. Yesterday was sunny and in the 50's.  Today it is suppose to be cloudy and temperatures will stay in the 30's.  Since it is winter I am not complaining but enjoying (?) the seasonal weather.   Check back through out the week and see if we stay at 100%.

New Lighting

The RV pad and the fence that welcomes everyone to the farm has new lighting and it is all solar power.  When the fence surrounding our MASH sign was put up solar lights were put into the fence posts to provide some light to a very dark area of the farm.  Well a after being up for about two years it was time to replace them.  The RV pad that is just across the way from the welcome fence also got lights put into each fence post.  Now a dark area of the farm will have some light.  Also electricity is being put in on the recreational side of the RV pad.  It will be very nice when it has been completed.

Lupper With Friends

We had visitors at the farm yesterday.  Our good friends Larry and Linda came over for the afternoon and we had a great time.  We decided to do a late lunch early supper aka Lupper.  Larry & Linda arrived around 1:00 and we started grilling at 2:00.  Tim did the grilling, as usual, and because we were having mammoth chicken breasts it took awhile.  We do BYOM (bring your own meat) and then everyone brings sides to share.  We had some good sides! It was a great afternoon with great friends, great food and great talk!

Fighting The Bugs

There is a battle going on in the Crafty Cottage and it deals with one of the most loved bugs Lady Bugs.  I use to think lady bugs were so cute and harmless until I came to Tennessee and met the lady bugs here.  These Tennessee lady bugs are mean, smelling, annoying and the bite.  From about April through October these lady bugs are outside doing their thing.  Once November hits they decide to come inside and become a major problem.  Because the Crafty Cottage was empty for a few months while I was in Florida it became a haven for the lady bugs and since I have been back I have dealt the the mess they create.  First there is the smell and it is awful.  Since it is cold out and I am working in the Crafty Cottage I cannot air it out by opening the window and the door.  So, I burn a candle ALL the time I am in the Crafty Cottage.  I sweep up daily and clean up the nasty brown lines they leave behind.  This goes on everyday then, while I am working, I am constantly getting rid of the lady bugs as they decide to dive bomb my head of land on what I am working on or with.  Like I said, we battle everyday and this will continue until April.  I hate lady bugs!

"The Greatest Showman" Again!

Last night Lisa and I went to see "The Greatest Showman".  This was Lisa's first time but I had already seen it once while I was in Florida.  I obviously liked the movie because I did go see it again and I have been listening to the soundtrack almost every day.  It is a musical about P. T. Barnum and portraying him as the greatest showman. I don't know enough about him but if this movie is any indication of what he was like then he was a dreamer that made his dreams come true.  If you have not seen the movie go see it.  You will not be disappointed. I loved it!

Still Working On The Same Projects

Tim and George are still working on the RV pad fence project due to a small snag yesterday but they expect to maybe get the fence finished today.  The snag is dealing with a hole but will explain more tomorrow about it.  I am still working on the February SAS door prizes.  I have the paper all cut up for the cards so now I have to make them all.  Hopefully I will be done by Friday so I can get the box out Saturday but no later than Monday.  So we are all staying busy at the farm still working on our same projects!