Maury County Historical Society Preservation Award September 16, 2012

Today Andy and I were honored with receiving the Maury County Historical Society Preservation Award for Residential dwellings. The plaque is beautiful and will be hung on the house. It weighs a ton! very beautiful. Thank you, Kathie Fuston for nominating our home for this honor and to Greg Martin for presenting us with the award.

The Soybean Field and the Road to Our Home September 2, 2012

The soybean field shown in the first photo has done well in spite of the drought. They are starting to yellow which is expected at this time of the year as the beans grow and develop. The second photo is the road on which we live that leads to our house. I like the trees over the road, the fencing and the fields. A nice way to travel.

Winner of the 2012 Maury County Preservation Award for Residential Structures

Maury County has always had a strong sense of history, and historical preservation has been a big part of that history. Our home has been honored by winning the 2012 Maury County Preservation Award in the Residential category. The awards ceremony was held on September 16 where the pictured bronze plaque was given to us. Thank you Kathie Fuston and the Maury County Historical Society for this award.

Andy and I fostered two puppies who were, believe it or not, litter mates for Snooty Giggles Dog Rescue. We had so much fun with them, and here are their photos with their new owners. Quail, now Sugar, was adopted by Carla Chamberlain and Quilt, the black and tan, now Stella was adopted by the McIntyre family and is shown with her new "siblings". It was a joy to foster these precious little female pups. And goodness knows we have the room!!:)

Rural Living at Laughing Fox Farm in Middle Tennessee: Completed Summer Kitchen, Restored Pieces and Decorating

Rural Living at Laughing Fox Farm in Middle Tennessee: Completed Summer Kitchen, Restored Pieces and Decorating

Completed Summer Kitchen, Restored Pieces and Decorating

The Summer Kitchen is complete! The photo at the top is how we hide the air conditioner inside a biscuit box. With the top and doors closed, it is completely hidden. We use the biscuit box as a bedside table. It was originally painted a sort of dark green color, the top was warped and unprotected with a sharpening tool bolted to it. We removed the tool that was mounted to a board, painted it and hung it on the wall as decoration. Then I cleaned up the box, and painted it a sort of burgundy color. The construction crew adapted it to accommodate the a/c, placed the water drain pipe through the wall to the outside (hardly detectable and it waters the flowers) and air duct under the floor. It works very well. The next photo is the restored washing machine. David Travis did this and it looks great! Next is the wall with the restored cauldron paddles, and scoops that I adapted to be sconces with flameless candles in them. The "candles" are remote controlled and look just like flame candles without the fire risk! Then...The Summer Kitchen from the chimney end and the front. just perfect! Thanks to the David Travis crew for making this possible and to Andy Tate for making it financially possible!!!!

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