Fall Photo Shoot and Oliver walking

 Having problems loading pictures today, wanted to give you 2 for 1.  Anyway about the photo shoot, everything went really well, Bill and Gloria, well it was like having good old friends come by and spend the day with you.  They arrived at 8:30 and proceeded to start in the kitchen, they took two pictures in there.  Gloria didn't bring things to add in, she did pull a fabric pumpkin to add to a display I had in there, the editor wanted a real big fall display in there, she then lit candles I had, I think this picture will turn out so well.  It took almost all morning to do the kitchen I have a long and narrow one, not a lot of room in there.  They took 1 picture in the master bedroom, 2 in my sewing room, 1 in Oliver's room, 1 corner in my den and 5 photos in my liv/den area.  They said my house was very photogenic and they loved how th light came in in the living room.  I am so glad I did this, no regrets, just a relaxing day with them, it took until around 4:30 that afternoon.  They are always on the look out for houses, if you feel like this is something you would like to do you can email me and I will get you in touch with Bill and Gloria.  Still do not know which issue, the editor will decide, either the Home Tour edition or the fall issue, will let you know.

 Hard to tell I had a photo shoot the day before, yes Oliver is back, you can see all his toys in the background.

 Oliver has to turn and sit and then stand up to get in my kitchen, his grandpa helped him learn how.

 Oliver is on the move to see what he can find to get into, loves his new freedom, walks around all day.

 His favorite pasttime is doors, love to open and close them, ok just too cute, I really miss the little guy when I don't have him.

 Yes he just loves to help his Nana rearrange her primitives, he is really good about my stuff he knows what no means.

Still on the move, I think the only time he is still is while he naps.  I hope everyone has a great time with their family and friends next week, families are always very special.  I am starting to put up my winter decorating, yes all the pumpkins are coming down.  I will have a winter tour of my house sometime in early december.  Everyone take care, Hugs Vicky

Date with Country Sampler

I have a date with Country Sampler its going to be November 8th.  I got a call before Labor Day asking if I decorate for fall, seems like they needed another house, one had fallen through, yes I told her I decorate for fall like most people decorate for Christmas, so I resubmitted pictures and they are coming for a fall photo shoot now.  Yikes and its getting close, so much to do and so little time, going to be working on the outside some this week, its going to be around 80 this week, what happened to fall.  Next week I am moving to the inside to clean really good temps are going to be in the 60's next week good fall cleaning weather.  So here is a little taste of my fall decorating, my house is decked out like it has never been before.  As for the rest of the fall decorating you will have to wait until the magazine comes out.    I would like to thank Betty Crowe for giving my blog link to Bill Mathews the photographer, none of this would be happening if it were not for
Betty.  If you have never been on Betty's blog you are in for a treat, its like going by a dear friends house for a cup of coffee.  Her blog is Through my back door, so stop by and enjoy a visit with Betty.  On another note Oliver is walking yes he is rearranging my cabinets and is loving his new freedom, will have to get some new pictures up soon of Oliver.  He is also going to be representing the March of Dimes this time, he is going to be attending a fund raising this coming sunday, a black tie event, he is going to be wearing a little tux.  There will be other events that he will attend and then next April when we have the walk for the March of Dimes we will be leading the walk off.  Well need to get started on some yard work today and some window wasing, just wanted to let everyone know what has been going on with me the last couple of months, everyone take care, will let you know what issue it will be in either next fall or the home tour edition.  Hugs Vicky

Garden Tour

 Gardens nourish the soul, a sign I have hanging in my garden, and I really believe that is true.  Every spring I can't wait to get into my flower gardens and see what has come back from last year and what I can add for the coming season.  I hope you enjoy my little gardens spread out throughout my yard.

 Added a bench in the back of this long fenced area on the side of my house.  I added one of my favorite birdhouses on top, you can just barely see it peaking through.  I love all the purples and yellows I added this year.

 This is just below the last picture, just  right before you enter the back yard.  Some of my tall phlox didn't come back here this year, the corner in the back was just full of them last year, need to think of something tall to go in maybe this fall, so it will be back in the spring.  Love the old looking bird feeder, just adds the right height to this bed.  Throught out my garden you will see lots of signs I have collected, some read, bumble bee crossing,  To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow, and olde garden tools, I am always on the lookout for garden signs they add so much to a garden.

 This large planter sits in an area where I have a bench area next to the fireplace chimney.  This area gets changed out with the seasons.  So glad I took this picture a few weeks ago, this large planter of flowers, well it didn't make it through the very hot days we have had, can't wait to fill it with pansies.  This area is one of my favorite places to sit outside, just too hot this summer to do so.  I plan to make up for lost time this fall.

 This bed sits at the corner of driveway.  I had changed it some this year, added stepping stones, they have dragon flies on them and made a little path to the birdbath.

This is a very large bed that sits in my front yard.  I have all sorts of seasonal flowers that bloom throughout the season here, along with some large pots added for interest.  You can barely see the little blue wagon that sits in the front of this bed, it is up next to a tree.  I love to put pumpkins in it for the fall season.  Well just a few of my flower beds this year, there is one in the back of the house I didn't get to this year, it turned so hot, I had to stop being outside.  I hopefully will get back in them this fall for some redoing while you can still buy some flowers before winter.  This time of the year my beds start looking a little over grown, it is so humid and hot here in the south, and I have asthma, so it prevents me from being outside, can't wait to the cooler time of the year when I can be outside again playing in my flower beds, nourishing my soul.  Everyone stay cool,   Vicky

Decorating with Summer Blues

 When I started decorating with more primitive items they fit so well the the earthy tones I have in my house, all the fall tones in the autumn, I add in more reds for the winter, well when it came to last spring and summer, what could I add to give it just a little amount of color for summer.  I started collecting more blues, and I have fallen back in love with the color again. Back in the early summer, hubby and I took a very quick trip to see a friend of mine, Bonnie, she owns Primitive Gatherings shop in Tn.  Well she had so many items I could use to decorate for the summer season.  I picked up the little blue cabinet, didn't know where I would put it, the walls are getting full here.  I decided to move a couple of areas around, so I put it up on top of the step back cabinet for now.  I also picked up the basket and blueberries at her shop, just love the berries, good ones are hard to find.

 OK, had to throw in a picture of Oliver with his dad, taken earlier this summer, just love his new hat.

 Here I have taken a reproduction dough box, and added some blue bowls I have recently purchased, along with the doll and some red flowers.  I like changing out this box every season, it sits on my dining room table.

 I had this bowl rack in my kitchen in the spring, moved it back in here, added the red bowl and little dolls, some rag balls, and throw. My bedroom is done in reds, blues, browns.

 Wanted to share my new blue quilt, finding the perfect blue is hard, actually it is a little darker than the picture show.  I change it out in the fall and winter with a red quilt.

 This area above an old pie safe used for clothing in my bedroom, gets changed out with the seasons also, her used some blues for the summer season.

 This area next to the bathroom I have just added, wanted to share with you the little doll, all done in blue.

The fireplace gets a new look this time of the year, here I placed the little old childs wagon chair, a recent purchase this summer along with it the doll all done in blue and the little pillow.  Well hope you enjoyed seeing some of my summer decorating, thought I better show it to you before the house gets decked out for the fall season.  I will be sharing some other summer items with you, a tour of my garden and and summer wedding.  Well need to get back to my fall handmades, I have body parts everywhere, fall is fast approaching.  Everyone take care.  Hugs Vicky

Country Sampler looking for a few good houses

Hi everyone, yes I know I fell off blogland again, where does time go.  I will get into what I have been doing later, but first I have had a little secret, I was asked to submit pictures of my home to Country Sampler Magazine back in the spring.  Well the editor picked my house for a photo shoot, so they will be coming all the way from Kansas, so they are looking for a few more homes to do along the way.  I know there are lots of you girls who have fantastic houses and who know how to decorate them.  You all have seen the type of houses they use in their magazine.  If this is something that you would be interested in doing all you have to do is email me with your name and phone number so I can give it to either the stylist or the photographer and they will get in touch with you about the details of submitting pictures to them for the editor to see.  Believe me your house does not have to be perfect, mine certainly isn't.  Infact when they were wanting me to submit my pictures I had just moved four rooms of furniture around and things where still in boxes and I was in the middle of tax season with all my paper work everywhere.  I had to move boxes out of the way, take the pictures and shove them back, so everything does not have to be perfect, lots of things needs doing at my house.  So here is my email address  greencreekprimitives@hotmail.com please email if you are interested or if you know of others you can ask.  I wanted to add a couple of pictures today, but the computer had a mind of its own and wouldn't let me.  So I will try to put up a few pictures later of what I have been doing this summer, gardening, bridal tea party, helping with a wedding and of course a little summer decorating with summer blues, and I am knee deep in fall handmades, pumpkins and pumpkin folk everywhere. And of course Oliver is growing like a weed, will have some pictures of him at the wedding.  Everyone take care,  thanks for all your help, Hugs Vicky

Oliver turns one

Last Saturday the whole family got together to walk for babies in the March of Dimes Walk.  Brandi had formed a team called Team Huckababy since our last name is Huckaby.  Oliver seemed to enjoy the day, him and his cousin Jonah enjoyed being pulled along the trail in a wagon.  It was a great turn out over 375,000 dollars had been raised for the event.

Here I am at the finish line with Oliver and my hubby Steve and oldest son Justin, he is holding Brandis sister baby, Jonah, he actually turns 9 months old today, Oliver and Jonah are exactly 3 months apart. It was a great walk that day, 3.5 miles, but it was cloudy and a little cool that morning.

 Here Oliver is with his parents and his uncle Justin and Jonah, he seemed to be interested in something else.

Ok he seems to interested in the balloons, and there is the wagon they both rode in that morning, looking forward to next year, it is really a good cause,  having gone through everything with Oliver since he came 3 months early.  And speaking of Oliver, today marks his first birthday, yes one year ago today we got an early surprise Oliver came early.  Not knowing when we arrived at the hospital that night that a blessing would be coming to us that night.  So tonight at 7:49 Oliver will be 1 year old, and like I do when my kids turn another age I call them at the time they were born to tell them they have arrived.  Chris, Oliver's dad, seems to get a kick out of me calling, Justin, just says gee mom thanks for reminding me I am getting older.  I just tell them its a mom thing, just go with it.  So every year from now on little Oliver with get a call from his nana telling him he has just been born.  What a blessing children are.  Hugs to all, Vicky

It's Me

 I know I keep falling off blog land, thought I better let everyone know I am alright, several had sent me concerned emails.  I can't believe I haven't blogged since the first of February, were does time go.  Well my migraines started up about that time again, been losing about two days a week to them, yes I can tell you when it is going to rain, no its not helpful, its a curse, LOL, well been living will them for over 30 years now, but never have gotten use to them, I have lost years out of my life because of being down with a migraine.  I have also been dealing with my cleaning business, just lost a couple of my offices after 18 years of service to this vision place.  Not any problem with my cleaning, they decided they wanted all 4 of their offices done by one cleaning company, so I went to bid against two big cleaning companies in town, needless to say I cannot compete with them, I offer a personal service at a fair price, so I lost out, well it happens.  On a brighter note,  just love the bunny here in the picture, I finally finished her, started her last spring, and then Oliver came early, so she was put up.  This spring I finished her to display in my house, she is a Smiling Goat pattern, just prim perfect.  My sister and I did get out handmades out for spring open houses and got to attend a couple of them, they were really great, got a few items, have to show you later.

 Yes the big furniture moved happened in my house this past winter, along with a few smaller items moved around.  Moved this blue bowl rack to the kitchen counter, I think it added a bit of color in my kitchen.  Love the little black bunny I picked up at Nanbrook Farm this spring.  The old soap box I have hanging on the wall is a really great find I found on my last trip to Charleston, just love old boxes, they are getting harder to find. 

 Ok I always wanted a buttery area in my kitchen, still working on it, but this is what I have for the time being.  The old green bench I picked up a while back at The Rusty Relic, just added the old apple crate someone had made into a small shelf on top.  The old orange spice box was another antique find from Charleston and the little wood measure of some kind was a recent purchase on a trip to Hendersonville, N.C.  I just love the string winder I purchased from Traci at YorkMountain Primitives, she has so much neat stuff, I am always finding something on her website.  Speaking of websites, my friend Bonnie of Kingsport, Tn has a new picturetrail, Primitive Gathering Shop, you can find it on my sidebar under my favorite shops.  Also Debbie has opened her shop back up Four Meadows Cabin, use to be Back Shed Primitives, I have not been, but just wanted to let everyone know.  I also wanted to let you know about a new website I have found, Old Farmhouse Antiques, I have just ordered 2 blue bowls from Hannah.  She has updates from time to time and she is going to have another one soon.  Hannah is such a sweet person, been enjoying emailing back and forth with her, nice to have a new primitive friend.  I will list these websites on my blog side bar.

 The yellow ware bowl was a gift from my father, a very special keepsake, and I love the old basket on top.

 March is a kind of hard month for me since my father died.  My parents anniversary was on March 8th, I use to have a family dinner and always had a cake for them.  Also my dad's birthday is on March 23rd, so every year since he died 5 years ago I go on the hunt for old things to reconnect with my father.  This year was no different, I loaded up Oliver and we went to the local antique shop were I use to have my booth.  I found this cabinet which I thought would look great with the jars I have been collecting.  The little space beneath the shelf was a perfect fit for one of my bowls.

 This is the wall at the end of my kitchen, actually it is the only big wall I have.  So I took down the hanging cupboard, moved it to the living room and also the bucket bench and brought back from the sewing room this green punch tin pie safe, my favorite.  I think I finally got it the way I like it, at least for now, you just never know with me, always tweaking something.

 Of course I had to share a picture of my big boy now, just turned 11 months old, were has time gone.  He is riding in a wagon with his cousin at his other grandmothers house.

This picture was just taken on their trip to Savannah, looks likes he is trying to get those shoes untied.  He did really well Chris said with being on the trip, seems like Oliver's favorite thing was the water at the beach.  Well just wanted to let everyone know I am alright, will try to keep up with my blog better, and reading other blogs, I really enjoy seeing what my primitive friends are doing.  Hope everyone has a great holiday with their family.  Hugs Vicky