outside our window...

 

Jason has made some special friends (:

Happy Holidays! (:

Christmas Eve (:

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Hand-painted Alphabet Woodland Blocks and Ornaments!

 

 

 

This is one of my newest creations, along with some woodland ornaments that I have been painting for the holiday season (: Jason found each piece of wood on our property as he explored the forest looking for seasoned firewood this past autumn. Some blocks and ornaments are made from such lovely hardwoods as maple, ironwood and hickory. They are all sealed with non-toxic sealer and so they are safe for kids. fun fun fun. I LOVED painting them all. Each is completely one of a kind and my own original design.

Please pop over to my shop to see the blocks and ornaments there!

 

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Ollie's day!

 

My sweet baby~love is ONE year old today! Woo hoo! xo

the autumn hearth

a walk in our woods

 

This is what we see as we walk along our road.

We are blessed! So blessed!

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Autumn, be still my heart.

 

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
~ George Eliot

gifts for the fairies

 

Jude is dropping a gift-leaf into the fairy tree we pass whenever we take a forest walk. It is the only one of its kind along the road, full of fairy doors and windows, mouth and eye shapes, and wearing a skirt of thick, soft moss. (:

Ollie discovers Jude in the cupboard!

 

 

 

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Some diddies from the month of October!

 

It is during the month of October that my heart sings the loudest (:

Beautiful Gypsy

 

Today my sweet Gypsy arrived, and I am so happy!

 

 THIS is the horse of my dreams; the one I hoped and prayed and begged for when I was a little girl. She is pretty and gentle and well trained to ride ~ I am so happy, blessed, and delighted!

I traded horses with a local horse rescue organization..They took on our (slightly aggressive) mare Mossy as a project horse, and I welcomed this lovely lady into our lives. I feel so good knowing that Mossy will get the training and attention that she needs to thrive, and that our Coaltrain will have a buddy out there in the field too. So far, he has been pretty upset at Mossy's leaving but the fact that Gypsy is here for company is likely making the transition much easier. Having horses is awesome.

I have waited more than 25 years for this day!