I woke up this morning a little more energized than I anticipated... The sun is coming up earlier now, the weather is perfect, and every morning I walk this property, I still pinch myself because I never imagined that this property could become even more beautiful than what it was when we bought it. I thought it was absolutely perfect and remote - on a quiet little dirt road, and included areas that were so overgrown, that I would just enjoy the property as a whole, and not worry about the areas I couldn't get to due to years of neglected overgrowth - brambles, saplings, and twisted, broken fences..... and now. this.... I hollowed out the center of a few acres on the backside of the property and left the natural privacy fence of privet, blackberries, and pines.
good morning, Ellie.....
Ellie. My sweet little gal - my first goats were Eli & Ellie. Rescued from South Carolina back in January of 2011. They were both 8 months old, and little did I know, she was carrying little Ellen. Actually, I never knew until a white little cottonball showed up in the field one morning that year in late March.
Ahhhh.... seems like a perfect day for biscuits. I usually make mini biscuits - mostly because the batch size I make, either makes either 4 cathead biscuits or 14-15 minis.... these are the best too..
I use 2 Cups GF flour, 1 Tablespoon baking powder, 6-7 tablespoons cold butter (grated), and enough milk to jusssssssst have it stick all together - I'll measure out how much I use next time and post the exact recipe for these, but I am guessing it is 1/3 - 1/2 Cup? Anyway, I bake at 425 until golden....
this morning we also had 4 eggs from the coop, so I scrambled those and for the first time in years, I cooked and ate bacon.
...after breakfast, Eddie and Spirulina were all cozied up in the living room, and I headed out to the workshop to paint a desk I have been trying to get rid of, but decided if I can spiff it up good enough, I may keep it for myself!
.... here is the desk. In all it's vintage glory. Old American Steel. Heavy as hell....and who knows how old it is?...
....and here is the new and improved version.....
As you probably already know, I am a HUGE fan of bright colors. Last year I painted a few desks, sold a few to individuals, and sold a few to a local business. Last week they asked me to paint one more, and this dinosaur of a desk was calling my name. So as I would be literally waiting for the different paint to dry on the commissioned desk, I would be cleaning and taping up different sections of this one. I started out with the turquoise trim. This desk has such a nice vintage top, I felt it could be more 'showy' with a pop around the top..... then, the rest of the colors and placements of, came together quickly....
...after that beauty was finished, I took a little break before deciding to finish a few more desks that were started in the last week as paint was drying on the one I had to do - and there was no point in showering if I was gonna paint more this weekend......
...and the other two finished desks... who wants one? $125 and it's yours!
As I was closing up shop for the day, I decided to pick the flower weeds just outside. I added a few of the Clematis flowers that are HUGE and thought it was picture perfect.
I am now off to watch The Phantom Thread with Christian...
xo
-s
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