I am dreaming of hammock weather, cool breezes, and the sound of rustling leaves. When we cleaned out the brush under our cedar tree, Mr. CH had left this sad little leaning tree. He was headed out to finish it off, when I yelled, “Stop! I think we could use that for a hammock.” And […]
Archives for August 2011
More Shabby Chic
I have already posted about Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic, Round Top B&B, here, here, and here. But I still have many more photos of the guest houses. Below are photos of the two guest houses near the big house. Almost all of the furniture, as you can see, is very chippy. She also has lots of French accents thrown […]
Woodlands Retreat Redo
Thanks for hanging in here with me. I have been away for a few weeks. Hubby needed a vacation since his mom’s passing, and we needed to check on her North Carolina mountain cabin. (More about that later!) I am back, but still pretty tied up with estate stuff, and being a mom. My fifteen-year-old […]
Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic B&B, Part 3
I loved touring Rachel Ashwell’s B&B, The Prairie, and thought we would continue our tour today. Here is the covered porch on the “big house”. For more photos of the big house, you can see Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. I guess I should mention that I was not compensated in any way […]
Surprise Woodland Breakfast
Before it got so blasted hot here, I planned a surprise for my teenager daughter, breakfast for the two of us back in the woods at Cedar Hill. It was quite a hike from the house, so I kept the table simple, since I could only carry so much. Months earlier, I had found this wondeful table […]
Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic B&B, Part 2
I began our tour of Rachel Ashwell’s Shabby Chic B&B, The Prairie in a recent post, click here, and now let’s continue the tour. Most of these photos were taken in “The Big House” as Lisa calls it. Lisa, along with Danny, run The Prairie. This is such a fun desk and chair. As you enter the B&B, you will see […]