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Moss Mountain Farm ~ inspiring places in Arkansas

May 28, 2013

house and garden

Last week I was invited to attend a blogger event called Bean2Blog at Moss Mountain Farm. This is the home of P. Allen Smith located in Rolland, Arkansas.

The weather was not great that day. I almost talked myself out of going because storms were moving in, but I’m so glad I didn’t. We were able to tour the gardens and the chickens all before the rain started.

Rolland, Arkansas

The home is in such a beautiful location. The home and the gardens are so inspirational. He creates them using the concept that each garden is a room. I loved this idea and it got me thinking about the rooms in my yard and what I could do with them.

For two years now we’ve been learning how to raise backyard chickens. It’s not as easy as I thought it would be. I have known for years I wanted chickens, but I was still surprised at how much fun they are. I love to sit out there and watch them. I enjoy letting them out to scratch in the yard. They are so entertaining and it is quite relaxing just to watch them.

After the trip to Moss Mountain, I knew I wanted to do more with my chicken room. I wanted it to be more inviting, a place that I enjoy not only watching the chickens, but just sitting and working.

For the past two weeks we’ve been working on improving our chicken yard. The first step was to raise the ground in their current pen. I had it built in a low spot, practically all my backyard is low, but I didn’t realize what a problem it would be. A heavy rain leaves it muddy for days. I did some research and decided to add in a mix of sand and gravel to the bottom. We also added a run onto one side of their pen.

The sand and gravel was a huge help. Now their pen stays dry. But the chicken run is also a winner. Those were my first steps of improvement.

But this weekend made it even better. My husband put up a picket fence around the chicken room, really making it more of a separate place. I’m also going to add plants inside and around the fence. It’s so exciting to me to watch this come together.

what I got for my anniversary. a picket fence around my chicken pen. I love it so much!

 

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Inspired by ~ kitchens & paint

February 1, 2013

Source: theinspiredroom.net via Melissa on Pinterest

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This week I saw two kitchens from blogger friends that lit my inspirational fire.

Melissa from The Inspired Room posted about her updated kitchen. I painted my lower kitchen cabinets last year a lighter gray and seeing hers done in the darker gray totally made me want to do mine all over again. Except not. It was a huge job. If it gets done again I will pay someone to do it.

 

Source: flowerpatchfarmgirl.blogspot.com via Melissa on Pinterest

 

Then Shannon from Flowerpatch Farmgirl posted her kitchen and I was smitten all over again. Suddenly my non painting streak was broken (I had been wanting to finish painting my hallway and kids’ bathroom, both on my list since last January when I painted my kitchen and living room). I suddenly had to break open a can of paint.

I decided to paint the dingy white cabinets in the kids’ bath black. And the girls chose a bright pink for the walls. I was either super inspired or super woman because I finished it all just 23 hours before I hosted Ladies’ Bible Study at my house. Not to brag but I also made cookies and Lasagna soup in that time period. I know most of you are super women every day, but my cape only appears about once a year.

bathroom

This is a quick iPhone shot before we had it all put back together and we still want to get a fun new rug and shower curtain.

Have you ever been so inspired you had to ACT NOW? I love that kind of inspiration.

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Inspired by friends

January 25, 2013

barn wood wall

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I got an email this week from my sweet friend Edie which announced that she had written a book! I was so excited for her. Of course she will write books. Her blog is a wealth of information and inspiration. She cooks, decorates, homeschools, and reads really good books. She inspires me to try recipes (sometimes), keep on going when homeschooling gets tough, and to read better books. Check out her ebook on Hospitality it’s just $5 and it’s packed full of inspiration that will make you want to love on your family and invite all your friends over for supper.

I think I may have mentioned my friend Ruthanne a time or two. She went on an amazing weight loss journey and started running. She actually kind of loves running now which I cannot understand at all, but I’m always amazed and inspired by what she accomplishes. She makes me laugh and I love spending time with her, but I don’t do it often enough.

Last weekend I met up with a couple of dear friends for supper. These girls are always there for me to bounce ideas off of and help me with projects. We laughed and talked and then made fun of me for wearing two different earrings all night long! sheesh, what a dork! One of these friends helped me come up with the barn wood wall art above my couch in the picture at the top and insisted I buy that giant S at a yard sale and I have never regretted it. I’ve had so much fun seeing the two of them grow their businesses this year. I love surrounding myself with smart, creative women.

Speaking of ideas: I’m working on getting this years’ senior model program off the ground. I’ve got some ideas churning and things in motion and it’s going to be so much fun! Would you mind spreading the word? If you know a junior, class of 2014, who might be interested send them to my facebook page and tell them to apply! I’ll be giving you more details on it Monday.

How have your friends inspired you lately?

 

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