Our View Of The Middle Tennessee 2016 Snow Storm

We knew it was coming the weather casters talked about the big snow storm "Jona" but living in Middle Tennessee they don't happen very often ! Yes there is since we have lived here (since 2007)

So I thought you might like to see what a little bit if the snow storm from our view in middle Tennessee ! These two pictures are of the small creek that sometimes floods when it rains, well it had flooded because the night  before the snow storm it RAINED and I mean RAINED so yes it was flooded ! But after the snow it made for some very pretty pictures !

 

This picture is looking down the fence row the other way and as you can see it's flooded that way also ...

My husband (in the picture below) out doing his chores , he hasn't had to shovel this much snow since we lived in Michigan. Actually I think after he finished the back walkway  and I went back in the house he stopped shoveling and our son Chace was out front shoveling the walkway..

I guess we will have to wait for warmer weather again to make use of these chairs  (my husband made these Adirondack Chairs a few years back about 7 years ago ) in fact the week before we were in the mid 60's and by the end of the week it's suppose to be near that again ! Yep chair time !!

Just a few pictures of the back yard  with the snow covered trees  and fences just thought it was pretty

We are from Michigan  and have been here almost 9 years so my friend from Michigan asked me to do a snow angel ....so of course I did !

a neat little picture shot of the chain link fence 

Oh look at my van  it hasn't been covered in this much snow in a long time !

Yep and this grill has seen warmer days !!

These next  few pictures are driving down the back roads by our house heading to this little dam it's a Beautiful drive in the summer or yes even more Beautiful with a fresh falling snow !

This is the little bridge we have to cross going the back way , this is the bridge that when it rains it floods way over the rails and up the roads virtually impassible. The creek/river is connected to the dam that is a couple of miles down the road .

This is the road on the way to the dam it runs next to the river .

These pictures are from down by the dam and there really is a road that runs across it  they raised the road but not enough so the water flows over it all the time . They have had water rescues because people think it's not flowing to bad and try to go across it many cars and trucks have been washed upstream , No lives lost !!

Hers a little video of the water rushing down by the dam . It's such a soothing sound ! 

I hope you enjoyed our view of the Snow Storm 2016 from middle Tennessee !

Until the next time!

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What A Mess I Had To Do Something Quick !!

 I started with these when I opened the door and saw this !!

my studio room floor 

I  opened the door to my studio ,after not being able to do  anything for a couple of months of being really sick with a weeks hospital stay, So when I finally made my way to my studio and I opened the door ....Yep my mouth opened and hit the floor ( well maybe not but it sure felt like it ...)

Looking across my studio  from the desk 

Every where I looked ... yes everywhere  there were pile of All kinds of things Not just my craft items...So over three days I decided to clean my studio so we bought those two grey and black storage cabinets at Lowe's  ( I Love them )  They are very tuff, strong, sturdy and easy to put together thinking of buying one or two more !

This is the top of my desk No room for working on it !

This is looking across my desk towards my peg board wall

This is looking from the door towards the back peg board wall

This is the second day of cleaning my studio , things are starting to look a little better , I can move around on the floor and I can start to see the top of my desk !

Still a Big mess here but I have been working hard and have even been filling up the storage cabinets. These work GREAT  !

Well I think these are as full as I can get them

This is the third day of cleaning my studio and as you can see  there's the top of my desk !

Alot of these pictures are taken at different angles of my studio. All those cabinet drawers  are filled with bottles of paint ! Lots of bottles of paints !!

looking a little better but needs more work 

I can finally see the floor and have just that one box still on the  floor to take care of  ! My studio isn't really all that big but it is a nice size room for me to do most any crafting I may want to do ! I have a T.V , a computer  and a radio also so I have lots to be bop to while I'm working .

I still have to clean off my peg boards, I have many many odds & ends & treasures & Not Sures yet hanging up on them, that's my next piece of organization for my room.

This is the window in my studio I just added a little garden touch with some purple wisteria vines

Now I know it still looks pretty crowded and well even though it is a smaller room it's a nice studio for what I have to do for now .I actually love it   I know where everything is as far as my painting , but I also do alot of sewing now that's a different story for another day  !

I would really like for you to post some of your crafting room pictures or give some ideas that you may have ....
Thank you for stopping by and checking out my blog , Until The Next Time ...

Bell Buckle Arts & Craft 2015

This is the morning of the 2015 Webb School / Maple Street /Downtown Arts and Crafts Festival -Beautiful-Cold- but a Fantastic weekend for a Fall Festival !

This is our tent

Inside of our tent one side

Every year it seems like it gets bigger and bigger !

That's my sister Sandy  & the other side of our tent

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Looking at our tent from across the row

 These are just alot of pictures that I took as we were walking around  and as I said earlier it just seems to get bigger every year I have been there 3years . But yeas as we were walking around you would hear people say how many more craft booths there were and that's in All 3 areas of the show Downtown, Webb School and Maple Street.!

Yes there were a large variety of hand made  crafts and as usual alot of clothing  and jewelry !

Then there also were the commercial vendors and many , many food vendors !

Sunday Morning  day at the Bell Buckle Craft Festival  ! Beautiful morning but very chilly like 32 degrees but every year is usually chilly in the morning then warms up nicely and you start taking off the layers  to a light sweat shirt !

 This is an area where they held shows with country folks just singing and entertaining.

We took these pictures as we were walking around in the morning before anyone had opened up. But as we found out that all the vendors were up at the church on Maple street where on Saturday & Sunday the church folks  put on a Fantastic breakfast for all the vendors or whomever shows up! We enjoyed a Great breakfast Thank You !! 

 And another Great day begins !

So hoping that next year will bring another good year !!  I sure hope that if you've. never been that you will really really think about checking it out !!  

I hope you enjoyed the tour even though to get  the real feel as to the action  is to be there !

Thank you  !

Until The Next Time !!

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