Maddy

This is Maddy

She is a farm dog - she assists with all the chores - feeding the cows, fixing fences, putting up hay, etc.

This is her "office"

She is very special

she rides in the front of the farm truck, not the back

Sometimes she is caught sleeping on the job

It's tough being a farmer, after all

This is her motto...

She takes her work very seriously, as you can see

Hope you had a wonderful Sunday

and you got some quality nap time in...

Hometown Advantage

I ventured back home again this weekend...

I left T in Savannah to play bachelor!

The weather was fantastic and I kept seeing little signs of spring everywhere

I'm going to brag a little bit about my awesome hometown...

Madison, GA.

Most of you aren't from Georgia, so let me give you a little history on my hometown.

Madison is one of the few towns General Sherman did not burn during the Civil War.  There are reports that Madison was too beautiful to burn, but I've also heard he had a friend who lived in Madison.

Madison has rows and rows of historic antebellum homes that are beautiful!

Here are a few:

How awesome is this picket fence?

This home is currently for sale

It is a huge home on a huge lot!

The best part is both there is no real "back" to the home...

It faces two streets

Here is the "back"

And here is the "front"

See what I mean?

This home is currently being restored

If I were a gahzillionaire, I'd buy one 

restore it

and buy the most fantastic antiques to put inside...

Here is another one...

Don't you love a picket fence?

This house was recently remodeled -

they gutted it down to the studs

They did a GREAT job!

Here is a home in serious need of a renovation...

It has great potential

This is the cultural center in town

It used to be a school

My grandmother actually went to grammar school here

Here is some of the historical placards in front of the building

The cultural center was hosting an antiques show this weekend

My gosh there were some GORGEOUS things

Sadly, they were WAY out of my price range, so I just did a lot of looking

and wishing

and hoping

I mean, just look at the rug selection

I die...

This home was having an estate sale and I picked up a few items

Good thing I got there late 

I didn't spend too much...

Since I got there late, everything was an additional 20 % off, so I bought...

these puppies

Aren't they cute?

They're hanging out on our mantle till I decide exactly where I want them to go...

See...

Also, making the journey back home with me was

THE BLUE & WHITE GARDEN STOOL!!!

My Mom bought it for me for Valentine's Day!

What a GREAT Mother

and wonderful gift!

T asked me what in the world it was after I brought it in and I informed him it was a garden stool...

His reply...

"We don't have a garden!?"

This Old House

A couple of weekends ago, while I was at my parent's house, my brother and I got bored watching football so we ventured over to this old house about a mile away from our house.  This place has been abandoned ever since I can remember.  My grandparents told me that some of our relatives used to live there.  The house is the epitome of a fixer-upper, but it has gorgeous bones.  Apparently, lots of people have tried to buy this house to do just that, but the current owners won't sell.  It's a shame to let the house just fall in - you can tell it was well built, but I fear it won't be around in the next decade or so.  Here's hoping it finds an owner that can make it the awesome house it once was.  Here are a few photos I snapped, while we were there. 

My precious child, Mattie, on the drive over.

 Side view

This is the general store across the street.  I'd love to go inside this place!

Doesn't this remind you of a scene from Gone With the Wind

Front entrance.  Love the ceiling!

Side living room.  Same thing on the other side.  

One of the downstairs bedrooms.  Love the pink color.  Lots of trespassers have come and gone...and left their mark.

The windows are so tall.

One of the places that has the worst damage.

The upstairs in in surprisingly good shape.  Bedroom upstairs.  What a view.

View from the bedroom window.