Fall Photo Shoot for a New Primitive Magazine

It's FALL. . .and HARVEST SEASON. . .The Farmer's have been taking every good weather opportunity to get those crops out of the field. . .The highway in front of our home sees more traffic this time of the year than the other ten months together.  .

People, too, seem to be energized after the long hot Summer. . .It happens every year. . .and because of that, we are at our busiest. . .There doesn't seem to be enough time to squeeze in all the requests. . .but there is one that we couldn't turn down.

A new country magazine is in the planning stage to hit the newstands sometime in 2017. . .It will feature the SOUTH in a brand new way. . .highlighting our unique homeplaces. . .in the same PRIM fashion as 'A Primitive Place' and 'Mercantile Gathering'. . .but featuring the antiques and primitive CHARM of places in the South. . .influenced by our Southern CULTURE.

I was so excited when I heard from the Editor about this new concept for a PRIM MAGAZINE. . .even more so when she invited us to be a part of next Fall's issue. . .along with our COTTON FIELDS, LOG HOUSE, and PIONEER COSTUMES. . .

Of course, those photos had to be shot this year, since there is no COTTON open during the summer when the Fall Issue will be published. . .So it was into my pioneer clothing I went. . .influenced by the colonial French. . .for a morning of photos. . .John grabbed our camera and we took the ones I'm showing you today. . .The magazine photos taken by a professional are under wraps (or so they say). . .I can't show you those. . .sorry. . .

We're keeping our fingers crossed that John will finish the LOG HOUSE in the coming months, including the interior. . .If so, we'll have another photo shoot sometime next year. . .Won't it be fun to see how the pioneers lived inside this tiny log house?

I'll share more information about SOUTHERN PRIMITIVE MAGAZINE once it begins publishing. . .I can hardly wait. . .It's about time us DELTA FOLK are recognized nationally in such a positive way. . .Don't you agree?

A Note to Our Delta Friends: Please know that each time we are honored to be a part of magazines, documentaries, or anything else that brings our way of life to the forefront in a positive light, it also honors everyone tied to this Delta area. . .We hope it makes you feel a little prouder of the heritage of which you are a significant part. . .You and your families have given us this legacy. . .this story. . .that we are honored to make known to the rest of the world. . .and we thank you.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Topping the Log House

 

They say a picture is a thousand words.

That's certainly the case here.

We've waited years to see this day. . .

when the 1824 logs would be off the ground and a standing building again.

A shell of a house it might be. . .

but just to see it standing there with a roof overhead is a major step forward for us.

 

We're doing our 'happy dance'. . .

 



The Ever Changing $35 Shabby Shed

We have several small buildings here at the farmstead. . . .each one with a purpose. . . .but my favorite is the one that John and I built together a couple of years ago for $35. . . .We literally built it with 'found' materials. . . .The base was an old farm trailer from the barn. . . .In fact, just about everything came from there. . . .

It began as a Shabby Shed, when I was in the Shabby Chic phase of life. . . .I'm pretty much over that now. . . .More of a Plain and Simple approach. . . .The plan all these years has been for this still shabby shed (with a small 's') to be an addition to the yard at the log house. . . .Since we hope to have a roof on the log house within the next month or so, I'm turning the shabby shed into a Prim (as in primitive) Work Shed for 'the pioneer man of the house'. . . .Back to the barn for supplies. . . .(grin). . . .It's still a work in progress. . . .one that I'll add to as I find possibilities. . . .I already like it much better. . . .It looks old enough to have been built long, long ago. . . .But that will be our secret. . . .OK?

 

 

If you'd like to see how we put our $35 shed together, there's a tutorial here:

BUILDING OUR SHABBY SHED

 

 

 

LIFE IS GOOD. . . .