sunsets – HollyDee Quilts

Foundations can mean a lot. In quilting I like to foundation piece, i.e. I paper-piece. There are the foundations of life. This foundation is for hubby’s barn. No we won’t have animals in the barn, I just like calling it a barn instead of a workshop. He also calls it the batting storage facility, as a longarm quilter I have a lot of batting.

Friday morning we stopped by the property prior to lunch and saw a cement truck – and we wondered who is getting concrete? We thought our foundation was already poured and that is what we were going to see. Well as we arrived at our lot and we saw that we were getting concrete. The first truck was just finishing up and we had passed the 2nd truck on the way in. There would also be a 3rd truck showing up to finish off the job. 22 yards of concrete are now the foundation for hubby’s barn.

SHE was our driver for the the first truck!!!

Oh - so that is how they get it level — Oh – so that is how they get it level

After leveling with the board, then they tamp with this

After they tamp they use this to smooth it off again

Foundations for the pillars for the canopy

One of the trees that will shade and disguise the barn

This little gas powered unit has large fan blades that very slowly added a "brushed" finish. — This little gas powered unit has large fan blades that very slowly rotated and added a “brushed” finish.

Looking up from a small clearing to the left of the driveway - I think a table and chairs will need to go here so I can enjoy this view! — Looking up from a small clearing to the left of the driveway – I think a table and chairs will need to go here so I can enjoy this view!

Lots of critters ..... — Lots of critters …..

I was fascinated watching these ants build their bed. They go down in the hole and then each come up with a grain of sand on their back - I have more photos of these industrious little home builders! — I was fascinated watching these ants build their bed. They go down in the hole and then each come up with a grain of sand on their back – I have more photos of these industrious little home builders!

I had to walk to the top of the hill to see the sunset - a very pretty sky! — I had to walk to the top of the hill to see the sunset – a very pretty sky!

A view of the road from the top of the road. Our property starts at the top of the hill at the first utility pole, we goes past the bottom of the hill to the 2nd utility pole (which you cannot see in this photo) — A view of the road from the top of the hill. Our property starts at the top of the hill at the first utility pole, our property goes past the bottom of the hill to the 2nd utility pole (which you cannot see in this photo)

A view from the road, to the left is the barn slab, to the right is where they are marking the envelope for the house. The little wild flowers were not here a week ago!

The rest of the barn arrives in a week, which means we should have a structure built by mid-December. I think we shall put a bow on it and let it be Mr. Green’s Christmas present! (Although, I think he asked Santa for a tractor!)

Cheers!

If you are a quilter you know how much fun a “retreat” can be! My friend has a home in Round Top, TX and 5 of us were invited for a wonderful weekend of sewing, eating and shopping. It was the weekend of the Round Top Antique Show – WOW

My friend and I arrived on Thursday early afternoon we unloaded the car, there was plenty of food and all 6 sewing machines to be setup. Then we toured the grounds – they have 12 acres and it is so peaceful. A few bluebonnets were out and several other spring flowers. And then we loaded up the bird feeders – and then we listened and watched the birds fly in. She has a wide variety of feathered friends that come to feed.

That evening we sewed until the wee hours (about 1:00 am) and then finally called it a night. We were again about 7:00 and enjoyed our coffee and the birds again. The rest of our group arrived just in time for lunch, we unloaded their truck and realized we had enough food to sustain us for about 2 weeks! After lunch we hit the road for some shopping and I was overwhelmed – I have only been to this particular antique show 1 other time and it was even bigger and better than I remembered. After a couple of hours some of us headed back to the house to relax and sew.

Over the course of the weekend there was much laughter, much eating and even some stitching. However what I seemed to capture with my camera was the scenery – the sunset and the birds. I hope you too will enjoy!

A texas size bug! He was kind of pretty though!

There were lots of these beautiful birds - they were quick! — There were lots of these beautiful birds – they were quick!

I loved the "redbird" he was just stand out on the trees (until I got the camera out!) — I loved the “redbird” he was just stand out on the trees (until I got the camera out!)

Hey mom - this feeder is empty! — Hey mom – this feeder is empty!

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Foundations!

Retreating – Round Top Style!