Strawberry Pickin'!

A couple weeks ago we took the grand daughter 

to pick strawberries for the first time 

at "Wild Things Farm" in Pocola, OK

She loves strawberries, so she was pretty happy to get to pick some. It's a great way to let kids know that not all food comes from a grocery store shelf.

 Strawberries as far as the eye could see!

They have over 90 acres of fruits and veggies.

2 of the gallon size buckets were all we needed.

 It was pretty warm out, but at least there was a nice breeze. 

 They have fun things for the kids...

a day camp, petting zoo, a lake for fishing, and lots more.

 I loved their pink peonies!

 The peacocks were camera shy.

There were lots of goats, and even a newborn donkey.

The blueberries will be ready next week. We are going back then!

Meanwhile, I have been eating strawberry shortcake like crazy!
Here's an easy recipe.. I use the Hostess shortcake ready made.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!

julie

Trip to Crystal Bridges

Hello All!

We took a trip to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art 

this week in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Thought y'all might enjoy a look at this wonderful exhibit of Artist's work from all over North America.

There are several beautiful nature trails on the grounds, 

each with a different theme. 

Click on the flowers photo for more about the trails.

There were so many excellent works of art! 

 I wish I could show them all!

Too many to keep track of!

I love this country farm family painting.

This was the view looking in to the center of the building.

Art from the colonial period.

The restaurant in the museum, Eleven, uses local produce.

Very reasonably priced, too. 

George was there! 

...and so was "Rosie the Riveter" by Norman Rockwell!

She seemed to be a favorite among the visitors.

Modern Art also. This is a BIG piece of red glass.

This was a very interesting family portrait!

For lots more info on Crystal Bridges just click here to go to their website!

Hope that you all enjoyed my photos!

Have a good weekend!

~julie~

In the Pink

It's the 1st day of Spring!

I thought that you might enjoy a taste of what's to come.

These are photos from my garden a few years back.

 Hydrangeas are my favorite!

It was the 1st year that we grew some green zinnias.

They looked so pretty with the pinks.

Clematis are fragile, but once established, they come back every year!

 

Of course, morning glories are super easy to grow!

Petunias in pink

Looks like we are having an early spring this year.

It's been raining tons since yesterday.

Things will need to dry out a bit before anything gets planted.

Hope to have some fresh new floral pics in the months to come!

Happy Spring!

julie

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Hope y'all are wearing some green today!

Here are several links to all things Irish!

Click HERE to learn some Irish Gaelic phrases!

 The player actually pronounces the words.

Images of Ireland at this site....

The best Irish Band ever...The Chieftains!

They're celebrating 50 years of great music.

 Click on the photo to go to their website.

There's a free download from their new album.

My favorite movie to watch on the 17th!

Dennis Morgan can sing those Irish tunes!

One last link if you ever plan to go to Ireland!

Lots of info HERE!

We hope to visit there someday.

My great grandfather was a cobbler by trade in Ireland.

He started a cobbler shop in Illinois when they moved to America

Hope that you will enjoy these links!

Happy Saint Patricks Day!!

julie

Share The Love with OFG

It's the 1st Celebration of 2012 for the folks at the Ol' Farmhouse (OFG)! We've created some *lovely* items for Valentine's Day! We hope that you will visit our shops on Etsy and possibly take home an item or two for your special Valentine! Have a peek at this slideshow of a few of our *Sweethearts* Then,click on the banner to view more items.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Valentine's Day!

julie

Vintage Wedding Ideas

My beautiful niece was married last week to her longtime beau. Their theme was "Love Is Timeless." They used all vintage items; clocks, cameras, typewriter, keys, and, a really cool Caddy drove them from the church. I knew the antique lovers would want to see some pics. 

The Cadillac was a gorgeous blue!

A view inside the reception.

The groom's table had a vintage football theme. 

 I painted the vintage razorback on canvas. 

The big cake looked too good to eat. 

But of course, I had to try it!

My favorite was this table! 

Old windows framing black and white photos of family members at their weddings.

Lots of vintage cameras. 

The movie projector was the one we used as kids.

The typewriter was used for guests to type messages for the happy couple.

Each card was shaped like a bookmark. 

Then a ribbon and vintage style key was attached and hung on a tree.

My grand loved adding her little message.

Hope that y'all enjoyed these photos!

It was so fun! 

I will add a pic of the bride and groom in a bit.

Have a good week!

julie

Still time to PAINT a gift!

Just a little reminder....there's still plenty of time to create a nice handpainted gift for friends and family at Christmas. Terrye French's "Painting With Friends" site has hundreds of designs to choose from. The patterns are sent through e-mail, so you can start painting right away! 

Lots of new designs recently posted, too!

Click on the logo to see what I'm talkin' about! 

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

~julie~

Here Comes The Sun

Today is the 10 year Anniversary of George Harrison's passing. 

Had to post my favorite song that he created.
Please scroll down (on the right) and pause my music player before listening to George.

Enjoy. :)

Getting ready for the Holidays!

Getting my blog up to par for the Holidays!
Thanksgiving is just a few days away.
Christmas will be here before we know it!
Hope y'all enjoy the music.
I love the old classic songs, as you will hear.
More coming soon.
Stay tuned!

Here's a few items that I've been working on .

I love this snowie design from Terrye French!

I am so happy to have finished this Renee Mullins Snowman!
It's painted on a 30" cabinet door.

This lantern has a battery operated tea light inside.
  It needs some greenery and snow on it, tho.


A BIG thank-you to my daughter for fixing my blog banner and background.
Visit her blog here!
Thanks for stopping by!
~julie~

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to All! 

Have fun and BE SAFE! 

Please scroll down to the right and pause my music 
to enjoy this great old Disney cartoon!

Flea Market Finds!

My flea market crazed husband missed a few weekend hunts, mostly due to the hot weather. He's a happy camper now with the super nice Fall temps! Had to show y'all a few finds for today.

 Great old coffee tins in nice condition!

We have a large collection of milk bottles. Where to put them all?

 Some of this will go in our Etsy shop!

 I can see a root beer float in the tall soda glass. 

As kids, we would go to the soda fountain at the drug store after Sunday church!

The yellow tinted glass may be Depression Glass.

 This bottle is our favorite find! 

If you are watching the Ken Burns film,"Prohibition," on PBS, 

it tells about Coolidge and Near Beer!

Another view of the bottle.

 If anyone knows about these three bottles, we'd love to have info on them!

One bottle has vinegar in it. Another has oil. If you can tell by the photo, there's an "indentation" in the middle. They are probably not old, maybe some sort of kitchen bottles?

Leave a comment if you have any ideas. 

Well, tomorrow is another flea market day, so we will see what he comes up with! LoL!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week!

julie