Yes, Pigs do Fly at Laughing Fox Farm

The flying pig at LFF

Hearth Cement Video Summer Kitchen

This is a video of the cement being poured and David and Jason smoothing it as it comes into the area for the summer kitchen's hearth.

Summer Kitchen Fireplace and Beds May 27, 2012

This is a photo of the fireplace and hearth in the summer kitchen, the hanging beds that I designed and Jason made, and a close-up of one of the beds.

These are photos that I took today of the outside of the summer kitchen with the flower boxes.

Cappuccino

In all of the hurry and involvement with the summer kitchen, I have not officially welcomed Cappuccino, my new horse, to Laughing Fox Farm. He is a dear, so easy going, which is a relief. So without further adieu, drum roll, please..."Cappuccino"!!!

I am so behind in posting photos of the summer kitchen's progress, and there is a good reason: I am behind on taking current photos. The work has continued so quickly. The stone work is outstanding! The David Travis Stonemasons and Restorationists have made so many good suggestions and we have implemented almost all of them. So here is a photo of the outside of the summer kitchen without the flower boxes

General Comments about the Travis'es and The Gate"

The restoration on the summer kitchen is almost complete. The stone work is phenomenal. The David Travis Stonemasons and Restorationists are the best. They are professional, take re-purposing to an art form, arrive on time, do what you ask, have excellent suggestions and are all around good guys. Jason Travis, David's nephew has done the bulk of the work with David's guidance. The other workmen have been Robert, JoeJoe, Jimmy, Gentry, and Ray. Jason humbly told me that they do work for the Belle Meade Plantation, so if they are working there, they are very good. The Travis family have been stonemasons for many generations and it shows. David enjoys making iron gates from re-purposed things. He has made me a doozy to go between the backyard and our horse pasture. I will post a photo. I laied out the design, and he used only items found here on the farm or actually in the summer kitchen. He found most of the things himself, and, of course, I had to add Nancy's horse shoes:). Here is a photo of that gate.

It will be installed sometime this week or maybe the next week.