Shoulda, but didn't......

Well, been down south again.  On November 2nd, I  received a call that there was an opening in a Julie Rogers portrait painting class.  I was the first person on the waiting list, and sure enough I wanted to zip down to St. George to take the class (I'll post pictures later).   So I quickly packed my bag and hopped in Wilma and away we went.  The weather was beautiful as I left, but as I got closer to Southern Utah (where it is warmer than here....NOT)  I hit snow.

I spent a  couple of days in Sunny St. George, where is really is warm, and then drove up to the farm.  The snow had melted over the past couple of days while I was in class, and could only be found here and there.

                The days were beautiful, crisp, the sun shining, and the wind decided not to blow.

I  stayed in 

" GYPSY ROSE"

 my little vintage camp trailer

 for a few days

Here is a list of things and projects I SHOULD have gotten done

• water all the trees
• roll up all the hoses
• sort through all the stuff we cleaned out of the barn
• get the gardens tilled
• pull out all the dead, frozen tomatoe vines from the big greenhouse
•  plant and mulch garlic in the greenhouse
• plastic up the windows on the little red house
• haul a load to the storage unit
• get the last of my books out of the little red house------sorry it's taking so long, Rach
• winterize all the taps and pump houses
• finish the wall on the outdoor bath and hang the old door
• spread the old hay over the tilled gardens
• till the composted goat manure into the gardens that are not composted with the old hay

and the list goes on and on.......

I did accomplish a few things, but this is what I spent most of my time doing

 You see, I kept tracking mud and leaves into "Gypsy Rose" 

so I decided that something needed to be done

 So I drove up to the little red house, gathered up a load of hoses to drain
 and put away in the shed for the winter
 and

a big pile of flat rocks......
( well at least I can check one item off my list)

spent a couple of days working on a pathway and  a redwood platform

leading to my little home......instead of all the things I should of been doing.
I will plant low growing herbs in the spaces between the rocks this spring
and
of course admired a beautiful sunset every night.

Nope, I didn't accomplish anything I shoulda...........

Really, I woulda

but

well

I just didn't

cause

I need an excuse to run away again to the farm!

GLAMPING

Well, what do you do when you rent out "the little red house"?   You move Rosie,  my little vintage camp trailer, into a secluded spot on the farm  and set up camp.  Only one problem, she is not self contained.   I have always wanted an outdoor bath, and have been collecting items for it for years.  I had  big plans of a quirky building to house the facilities, and an attached sun room to draw in the heat with hoses or pipe in the roof to collect  hot water.  But when necessity calls you put something up quick.  So it was off to the lumber pile and a few hours of work and this is my dream come true........well, maybe not quite what I had in mind, but it will work dandy.

moved  ROSIE into the trees
(see an earlier post-- Rosie gets a face lift--- of her recent remodel)

made a table out of an old slat door

an old dining hutch filled with dishes, utensils and bowls

and an umbrella make a fine kitchen

Rounded up what lumber we could find,

big grow boxes placed next to each other formed the foundation,

and the port-a-potty used 17 years ago when we first lived on the farm.... in a tent,

thick gold draperies from the thrift store

a window

a wooden shelf

and hauled the claw foot tub I have kept for just such an occasion.

WA-LA

Gathered up the old glass decanters I have found over the years.

I'll make some beautifully colored bath salts, bubble bath, and bath oils

to fill them with.

Yes, necessity is sometimes the best reason

this will certainly do

Rosie gets a face lift

In 2006, when I purchased my little 12 foot vintage camp trailer, I was asked by one of my sons' why I bought a little, old, needing repairs camp trailer.  I replied, "It was manufactured the same year I was born, so of course I had to buy it."  He replied, "Oh, no wonder it looks so old" , but he didn't mean it rudely, in fact he quickly realized what he had insinuated and apologized.  I laughed and said "All she needs is a little paint and a nip and tuck here and there and she will be as good as new".

So off to the hardware store I went to buy cans of spray paint so I could paint her to reflect the name I had chosen for her.  Rummaging through my second-hand fabric stash, I found the perfect material to recover the cushions in a beautiful rose floral print.  Tightening up the door way and adding a new front window, " Rosie" was ready to go.

Over the years her paint  has faded and the cushions lost their vibrant color, so this summer Rosie had a face lift.

A new wooden floor replaced the old green carpet from the 60's

 old, painted, rusted, and chipped tin tiles are added behind the stove

The old paint had faded

so it was off to the hardware store for new paint

(before)

wall paper and a vintage milk-glass light (all second-hand of course)

were installed in the "master suite"

(after)

In my bins of thrift store linens I found the perfect 60's plush velvet bedspread with Tassels

 (I had one just like it when I was young)

added a few second-hand pillows and a throw, all with Tassels,

dug around through several more bins and found just the right curtains

(that still had the price tag on them $1.00) 

Two-toned green with pink and red stripes and TASSELS!

Added a beautiful satin and rose patterned throw (with tassels)

I found a large piece of tucked material in a gorgeous olive green

If I cut it in half will it cover both bench seats?

(before)

(after)

rummaged yet again in my curtain bin and found the perfect curtains

they were way too long so I simply folded them in half and used curtain clips to attach them to the rod.

They fit perfectly.

And they also had ............TASSELS

Here are the end results:

Personally I give it 5 stars *****

 Now, a final polish and shine and getting the last of the remodel dust out I will be
loading up my oil paints, canvases, and the old Coleman stove and heading for the hills.
I'll hike to the perfect spot to set up my easel, I'll spend a few days painting,
wandering, and day-dreaming.   Only wish I could, my vehicle that pulls Rosie is broke
 down right now.  Guess I will just have to go " GLAMPING" out in the back-yard.

This past summer I lived in " Rosie" all summer.  I rented out the little red house and moved " Rosie" to the farm.  One fact about living in an old vintage trailer, they do not have a bathroom, so I rummaged up some lumber and the old claw foot tub and made an outdoor bath.

photos of my unique bath house made from raised garden boxes 

GLAMPING
in the great outdoors

Had a great time a glamping at the farm.  However, when my husband drove down when he had a few days off, there just wasn't enough room for the 2 of us in the tiny camper.  I am going to make a

 "NO BOYS ALLOWED" sign

 and make him sleep in the doghouse........or a tent.

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