New Jeep!

I placed the order for a 2014 Jeep Wrangler Sport Unlimited Yesterday. Delivery is between 6-8 weeks out so it should arrive prior to my trip to Denver. I'm planning on driving the new Jeep out and then going on to Moab, Utah for some 4 wheeling adventures.

Our Vintage Temporama Set

We've picked up pieces of this set from yard sales, flea markets, goodwill and antique stores throughout the years. We now have a great set to display.

This is my favorite pattern of dishwater from the 50's and 60's.

Trailer

Lots going on in this picture. The new trailer is cleaned up and ready to pick up plants tomorrow. Our gardens are growing out of their cages and the scaffolding hasn't moved since its been 90+ every day!

Today's Haul

Had a great day of picking today. Found a bullet planter, brass bird sculpture, turtle ashtray/planter, birdcage plant holder, blue vase and Corning Centura bowl and serving planter. We ended up going to Tioga Downs flea market and our local shops.

Met a Local Celebrity Today

Em met Scott Free from Wink106 this afternoon. In her words, it was "epic!"

Still miss my Jeep....

It's one of those days...

Coming along

We got a good chunk done today.

Last day of 2nd grade!

Anvil

This might be the color of my new Jeep if I can get the Subaru fixed.

Fathers Day

The girls got me the Jere birds wall sculpture and a book called "Dad is Fat" by my favorite comedian.

Meet Hoppy

Hoppy is our blue jay fledging that has been hopping around our yard since Friday. Mom and Dad blue jay have been feeding and keeping an eye on it.

Colonial Days

The weather didn't stop us from having a good time.

Chateau by Night

Dessert

Had to have some French pastry goodness on my last night. Oh la la....profiteroles!

Carousel

In a square downtown, we hadn't seen it working yet. Every morning we go by it's all locked up. This afternoon we saw it going around.

Le Cat

For Emily

Chateaubriand

Sent from my iPhoneYum!

The English Garden

More like a park, it wrapped around the lake to the front of the compound.

Private Canal

Off the back of the grounds facing Avon. When the chateau was built Fontainebleau (the town) didn't exist. Once Napoleon moved in, he torn down the back wall and opened the chateau to the masses.

The French Garden

This is the view back at the chateau from the back corner of the French garden. Lots of grass with very linear flower beds.

From Another Angle

Here is the entrance from the end of the tree lined drive. We walked around the French garden to get here before walking through the English garden.

The Main Entrance

This is the main entrance to the chateau. The door is bared off because it is covered in gold leaf.

Swan Lake

What royal compound isn't complete without swans for the lake!

The Inner Courtyard

Halfway through the complex. There is a small lake in front of this courtyard.

Tennis Anyone?

Only one of three remaining "real" tennis courts in France is housed at the chateau.

Chateau de Fontainebleau

Built in the 1500's by Francois I, the chateau was home to Napoleon starting in 1802. This is actually the back of the complex.

Viva la France!

In Fontainebleau, France this week for meetings. This is the town hall.

Our first fawn of the spring

Chippy stuffing his face

Glassfest 2013

Emily went with her best friend Cat.

Just hanging out

Rainbow

All our forest friends are back

Ginger is watching cat TV. Out there today is a Morning Dove, Squirrel and a Chipmunk if you look close.

Spring is finally here

Weekend Project

We didn't get quite finished (one more row on garage door) but we also helped the neighbors clean up the neighborhood tennis courts yesterday too.

All we have left is to fill any holes and final sand before paint. As much as we love the cedar some of the wood is pine so it will not match. Hopefully this week if the weather holds we can paint this section completely so we will know what the final house will look like.

A couple more years

Paint Shaver Pro

5 mins with the paint shaver pro and the sander and we are back to bare wood. This will make the job so much easier.

Wish they had never painted that cedar. It is beautiful but we have no good way to ratio between the boards all the way back to bare wood since it was also stained.

Beck's new outdoor sink

The top is made of an old solid wood door. Beck and Em sanded, stained and polyurethaned it. The sink is solid cast iron we found at restore.

We just need to add the bottom shelf and put a facia on it.

We deem winter over

So we planted herbs and some veggies our neighbors gave us.

All cleaned up

Em washed, waxed and put on her stickers today.

Making Moms outdoor sink

Finished buying our materials at Restore this morning. Emily is working hard. Finished project to come.

Getting there

Half a day of 2 heat guns, 2 scrapers and a lot of elbow grease. There were 4 layers of paint on there including purple!

Before

Getting ready to paint the house this year. Here is what we started with.

Allegheny River Dancers

Bill Crouse and the Alleghany River Dancers performed after dinner at the AISES conference. It was an amazing show.

The Longhouse at Gonandagon

We got to tour Gonandogan today while at the AISES conference.

Good morning Deer

Stylized Lion

Fooling around with snapseed