Doniene's 365 Days: April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Day 193 of 365

Chamomile-

Love the flowers, Love the Tea!!

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Day 191 of 365

Yellow and Pink Lantana

Hope you're not tired of garden pictures -

I've got more to go!!

Friday, April 27, 2012

Day 190 of 365

I've even got a few Blueberries!

They're just not blue yet!!

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Monday, April 23, 2012

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Day 186 of 365

I love the flowers in the garden!

Maroon Hollyhocks

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Day 185 of 365

More Flowers in the Garden

Basket Flowers

Friday, April 20, 2012

Day 184 of 365

Flowers in the Garden:

Malva Zebrina

aka

British Hollyhocks

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Day 183 of 365

A Project I'm really trying to get finished!!

So I sat outside this evening in the cool

and stitched for awhile - very relaxing!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Day 182 of 365

Okay, I'm "cheating" a little, but I wanted to share some photos of our son and dil wedding, so go here and feast your eyes on some awesome photography!

Blessings

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Day 181 of 365

My son and daughter-in-law

My son caught this 7 foot white marlin while

on their honeymoon last week in Jamaica!

Pretty cool, huh!

Monday, April 16, 2012

Day 180 fo 365

My inspiration!

On the shelf above my sewing desk.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Day 179 of 365

Something else on the shelf above my sewing desk

Collection of Jennifer Chiaverini books

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Day 178 of 365

some things on the shelf above my sewing desk

Friday, April 13, 2012

Day 177 of 365

The MOST AMAZING

Display of Bluebonnets EVER!!!!

Photo by: Sylvia Brewster taken near Ennis, Texas

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Day 175 of 365

The little flower girl just had to have a nap!

Look how cute her hair was!!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Day 173 of 365

I never tire of looking at Blue Bonnets

Are you?

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Day 171 of 365

Tate and I went out in the pasture to gather the sheep

Couldn't resist another blue bonnet picture!

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Day 170 of 365

This is for Marga

In the day with light!!

CONSTRUCTION TIME-LINE

April 2001 - Moved our family of 6 into the cabin

January 2003 - Finished first ad-on: laundry room

Summer 2003 - Began Construction on main house

December 2003 - Opened up wall between Laundry room
and main house

2004 - 2007 - Completed majority of interior, constructed
porches and carport, extended chimney

Jan - May 2008 - Put log siding up and rocked the front of
the house. Finished the decking under
the porch.

June 2008 - Hosted our oldest daughter's wedding and
reception at the ranch/house

Fall 2009 - Rocked underpinning on porch and built rock patio

Nov 2009 - Hosted reception for our second daughter's
reception at the house

My 365 Days Photo Journal

This 365 Day photo journal is inspired by others that I have seen. Mine will be about things I "see" every day, but I'm going to add a little twist and share pictures of our home - the construction to the finishes and even including the things that aren't done. To do that, I need to give you a little history.

For the history of the Cabin, click on the link below. That will help you understand where we are going now. A little more than ten years ago, Mike's parents suffered a severe car accident that required them to have full time care. Our family of six moved into the cabin (note: this was a 40' X 16", 3 room structure). Needless to say, we needed more room, which initiated the "journey" of building our house ourselves. We decided to tear down old buildings and build ours from the reclaimed lumber. We did buy some materials, like windows, doors, bolts, screws, nails and a little bit of lumber, but most of the house was built with "old stuff".

So, hope you enjoy the journey!!!