Thursday was my last day of work 'til spring. Time to wash the wood smoke smell, pot black, and candle wax out of my 18th century garb and pack it away in the cedar chest with some dried lavender. I'm looking forward to a winter's rest in front of my own snug fire. Here are some of my favorite picture-memories of this year. I'm grateful for my most unusual employment, which suits my eccentricities in every way. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Counting blessings
279 - getting to be a colonial clothes horse
280 - chicken in the kitchen (shoo, shoo, shoo)
281 - dedicated farmers...
282 - ...and all the pretty little horses
283 - whisks made of twigs
284 - bacon
285 - hearth cooking
286 - Stephanie's shortbread
287 - colonial boys
288 - curly locks
289 - teaching the kids
290 - this little light of mine
291 - 'til next season
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279 - getting to be a colonial clothes horse
280 - chicken in the kitchen (shoo, shoo, shoo)
281 - dedicated farmers...
282 - ...and all the pretty little horses
283 - whisks made of twigs
284 - bacon
285 - hearth cooking
286 - Stephanie's shortbread
287 - colonial boys
288 - curly locks
289 - teaching the kids
290 - this little light of mine
291 - 'til next season
this would be a wonderful "job" in so many ways, yes you counted a few and posted some lovely photographs as well,
ReplyDeletea side note I tried to do rush caning in the chairs like #280, it came out okay , but boy oh boy I could never get them centered exactly right in the middle,
I don't eat meat, - but do eat on occasion eggs. the animals look well loved.
Happy Thanksgiving,
joanny
Joanny, thanks! Chair caning has to be difficult. The closest I came to working with that kind of material was when I learned at the farm how to weave a basket. My fingers ached for a week. Not my forte! FYI - we don't eat the animals on the farm. They are there to depict colonial Pennsylvania farm life, and as such would have been present for work and for food. They are very well loved by all who work there.
ReplyDeleteJodi, what a cool job! I want to visit there someday. Colonial clothes horse sounds good to me. I could dig some gloves like that! Perfect for when I'm freezing in my house.
ReplyDeleteLove your list, as always!
And I am thankful for your eccentricities! Curly locks. Indeed. Happy Thanksgiving, friend.
ReplyDeletelove that photo of the chicken in the midst of light and shadow...
ReplyDeletehave a lovely thanksgiving : )
Oh, I'm going to miss your job photos. Its been really interesting seeing the nooks and crannies of the house and imagining what my house (same vintage) would have been like. Love the simplicity of the candle hanger. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to wait patiently until Spring.
ReplyDeletehow i love your photos of your most unusual employment! keep warm by your fire, i have been keeping warm by mine lately too- thanks for the flower comment :)
ReplyDeletexoxo
Beautiful list! When do you go back? Spring? How will you spend your winter? What a wonderful job you have.
ReplyDeleteA lovely list of occupations! And clothes. I've always loved American history. In 1976 I was a Girl Scout leader and it was the bicentennial and fascinated, but it began far earlier than that for me. Lucky you to have such a fun job!
ReplyDeletei want to visit your place someday. :)
ReplyDeleteKerrie, I go back in April, but in case it was confusing to anyone, I'm still going to be blogging, just not farming.
ReplyDeleteLeslie, thanks, considering you take such awesome bird photos. I appreciate the compliment.
ReplyDeleteoooh, love these images so so much! Especially the twigs tied together. :)
ReplyDeleteYou have such an amazing job Jodi. It's like you have your own personal time machine!
ReplyDeleteI love your photos...
Courtney, the whisks are made of birch twigs, and they really are awesome for making whipped cream!
ReplyDeleteChelsea, thank you, that's exactly how I feel about it.
I love the photo of the open door, with the green trees and the shaft of light on the ground, like a path.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
Ohhhh . . . . I thought we were the only ones that had chickens sneaking into the house! :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed reading & visiting you again! Thanks for stopping by!
so cool. your pictures look warm and inviting and make me want to snuggie up and eat with you someday ;)
ReplyDeleteamy in peru
Lovely photos...have a Cosy and peaceful thanks giving.
ReplyDeleteit is all so enchanting.
ReplyDeleteeven with the work.
I wouldn't trade some of our modern conveniences ( like the internet !)
but still.
the photos are so wonderful . there are a few places around here that do a Christmas theme as well , and then I believe they close down until spring.
it makes me so happy that you do this, Jodi. when the hubs and i dream of jobs that might fit our eccentricities, i wonder if we'll have the gumption to really go for it...
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