Daisy Duke

On Thursday morning our beloved dog was run over while walking with Amanda. Needless to say it was very sad for us all. She didn't live long enough to get to the vets, but she didn't suffer too long. This was not like when Jacket (the black moron) died. This dog was one of a kind and I truly loved her. She was never annoying, and was the sweetest dog, everyone in the neighborhood loved her. It was a tragic end to an unbelievably difficult week.

Isn't she lovely

Jenny (sil) needed a model for some makeup line she is getting into so she borrowed Amanda as a model. Amanda has never really bothered with makeup before now. She is already a cute girl but we were all blown away by how great she looked.

A Field Trip to Travelers Rest

I lived here half of my life and never visited historic Travelers Rest even though it is 7 minutes from my house. The Kissacks were in town this week and TR was having a pioneer day. There were all sorts of demonstrations that I found incredibly interesting. The most fascinating of all is the open cooking. I love to watch them cook in an open fireplace, if I ever found myself in need of a job I would love to work in a place like this doing the cooking. When we went to Williamsburg last Christmas I was captivated by the separate cookhouses and all the ways that they preserved and prepared food.





The boys participated in some period dancing much to their embarrassment and Tonya tried out some kind of loom.