Yesterday, the sun was shining for the first time in a while and I just felt like getting outside. I thought maybe I would take a before picture of our new home from the outside. We are at the very back of our youngest son's property. It is quite a ways from his house and as I am looking around, I am planning a cute little flower garden and dreaming of the patio and patio cover Mr. SS has promised me with a place to hang my wicker swing so I can sit and read or watch the grandkids play.
This is our fifth wheel cottage.
From the slide out (kitchen) back is where my sewing studio/office/laundry room is.
Across from here on the other side of the property is the chicken coop.
They raise chickens and produce enough eggs for the eight of them, for us and some to sell. The oldest two girls will be showing some of their chickens at the fair next year through 4-H. They also will show their rabbits. When our boys were young we lived on 20 acres in the mountains and raised chickens and other animals. I guess some of that wore off on at least one of our boys.
(Someday, I will tell you of the mountain living experience.)
Anyway here is the coop. Most of the time, they wander in the yard, but they have been flying over the fence into the neighboors yard where a dog thinks they are dinner, so they are "cooped up" for now.
Here's sweet Jewel.
Not the dog that eats the chickens. She's a sweetheart and comes running every time we open the door.
One more before picture to show you for now.
This is a border that goes around the wall inside our new home. I'm not crazy about having a border, but since I can't get this off I will be going shopping tomorrw afternoon to find something to cover it with.
We are locked into Black and Tan as you will see when I show you some of the other areas in our new home, but I'm hoping to find something that will be the beginning of turning this cozy cabin into a
cozy cottage.
I'm planning on adding lots of white. I think that will help, don't you?
Back to my sewing...I've been sewing quite a bit this week and will show some of that next time.
Oh! Before I go I wanted to tell you about a giveaway over at a sweet friends blog.
Marcia at Blessedmom's Simple Home is giving away a $65.00 gift certificate to CSN Stores.
Click on her name and see some of the great things you could spend your winnings on.
God is Good!
Life is Good!