Cappuccino

Announcing: Cappuccino!! The newest equine addition at LFF. He has been lent in perpetuity from Cathy Taber who sold me Lucy. Unfortunately, Lucy did not work out and is back with Cathy. So we now have sweet Cappuccino. He was bought for Cathy's step daughter a number of years ago, was for the last eight years lent to her friend in Atlanta for her grandchildren to ride, and now I have him. He is so sweet, about 17 years old, maybe a Quarter Horse cross, and just my size at 14.2hh! Welcome Captain Chino! (as Andy calls him)

Peonies and Roses

I love spring here!

Totem Pole

I do not know what possessed me, but this totem pole spoke to me. It was made by Jacob Travis, the brother to the contractor, David Travis who is restoring the summer kitchen. It is about 8 feet tall, eagle on the top, then a bear (or a mouse, not sure which), a bagger, a fox mask and finally decoration. The wing span of the Thunderbird is about four feet. It is very cool and is now on the far front hill of our farm. The pole to the right is a stabilizer, and will be removed when the totem pole is securely in place.

Drain Board

This is a board that we found during the restoration of the summer kitchen. It appears to be a drain board of some sort. A friend of mine told me that it was used to salt newly butchered hams. It is about 2 1/2 feet tall, about 1 1/12" thick and about 20" wide, solid piece of wood.

Summer Kitchen

Work is going great on the summer kitchen. Here is the latest exterior photo with the roof painted Sherwin Williams' Hunter Green.

Summer Kitchen Chimney Coming Down Video March 23, 2012

This is the video of the chimney coming down.

Summer Kitchen What is This?

In the storage space on the boards sitting on the ceiling rafters, Jason Travis found this item. I have no idea what it is. If you do, let me know. I will also post it to Facebook. Addendum: My friend, Lynne Thompson found a photo of one of these. It is a washing machine. We are having it restored!