The past few weekends have been gloriously, freakishly, unseasonably warm and dry so while Stephanie was home for Thanksgiving, she, Margot and I trekked out to the wilds of Consider Bardwell's back acres to gather greens with which to decorate for the holidays.
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Margot and Stephanie, dressed in requisite (not to
mention down right fashionable) hunter's orange caps, lest anyone
mistake them for deer, hack down a scrubby specimen
with nice boughs.
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Margot's and Alex's trusty pickup awaits its festive load as Stephanie
piles on another bundle of greenery. |
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Mysterious red berries which grow profusely in this area, mixed with assorted greens.
Should make nice arrangements. |
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Margot emerges from the swamp with more berries.
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We made some beautiful arrangements using whatever
we could find lying around. This container
is actually part of an old chicken feeder that was left in the barn.
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An old wooden sap bucket.
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Margot's festive window boxes.
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Though this is a faux wreath, Margot thought the pigs
would appreciate a little holiday adornment added to the
new little Swine Chalet Alex built them.
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The ground around the barn is ripe with shed guinea hen feathers.
Jill thought they added just the right touch
to the wreath Stephanie and I made for the milk room door.
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Oscar makes a festive Christmas goose, though
not in the traditional sense.
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Stephanie's beautiful window boxes now adorn Oscar's end of the barn.
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Our front door.
Next post: hunting the perfect Christmas tree!
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