The Craftastic Retreat and Where we are Going to Be this Weekend

Bruce and I will be at Indian River tomorrow its a really big craft show and there is a over 130 vendors at the show. 

Colten will be here tomorrow which I know Colten is super excited.........not really but he will be there. We go here every year right before Mother's Day for a show for the children to provide gifts for their Moms and family members. 

Just wanted to share some the fun that was had at the Craftastic Fabric and Crafts Retreat the first weekend in March. Everyone works at their own pace and enjoy the ocean view. Everything is convenient with foods, coffee, and a facility.  

These were the tags I made for the swap below is the video on how I made them you can watch on YouTube

My boys had a blast and enjoyed the adventures in the pool 

We like never get to watch TV and we watched several movies while there mostly what the boys wanted to watch which was so much fun we laughed and laughed....This was Dumb and Dumber great memories from watching with my older kids

This is next weeks show at Great Bridge Craft Show 

One of our ducks says Bye for now.........

Here are some of the YouTube Videos from this week....I hope you can watch them

The newly remodeled chicken coop 

Drying flowers in a Microwave using the Microfleur 

Some of the flowers I dried in the microwave in the Microfleur 

Seedlings update and planting transplants of the tomatoes 

Using the XX-L Drying Rack from PENNSYLVANIA WOODWORKS 

we now have seven kid goats which are adorable and so much fun to watch and play with 

Sauna review using the Dynamic Saunas 

The bees leave to go and pollinate blueberries 

Dehydrating Peeps 

This is what the Peeps looked like dehydrated 

This picture is more than 6 years old however I shared it for a #TBT around that time. Dusty is only about 9 months old here and he's going to be 11 this year. With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner....well like Sunday...I wanted to wish everyone a HAPPY ST.  PATRICK'S DAY  

A quick update I was able to go to the dentist on Wednesday and was there from 9:30 am to almost 4pm which I know sounds like forever but I had another tooth extracted, a porcelain crown made and placed, and removal on the first lower quadrant of the mercury amalgams. My dentist is amazing I never had any pain afterward and didn't need to take any Motrin or no antibiotics. She uses Ozone therapy which helps with infections, viruses, bacteria and all around healing. I am still amazed at how it is Friday and I haven't even felt like I had an extraction. Still eating soft foods but that's all good too. I am hoping once all this amalgams are out my central nervous system can start to heal and recover from the trauma and the Brain fog. 

HAVE A SUPER WEEK......

Dawn 

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This is what's been happening on the Farm

We have new kids on the farm.......which is always exciting and fun! These are two girl Anne Marie and Lisa Marie plus we got a Andy. Both does and kids are doing awesome. 

Its been busy week and tomorrow as I type this up we have a SHOW at Larkspur Middle School in Virginia Beach from 9-1. Not a long day but when you get up at 4 am to get this ready laded and dressed and chores done....somehow it is VERY LONG>....Tonight we made pepperoni rolls which the boys absolutely loved and ate too much as thy said. I had yellow squash an onions. Doing the usual chores and making sugar scrubs and taking care of all my seedlings.....I made a dreamcatcher today....I will share that once its a sunny day....its been cloudy and cold today did manage to go on the walk.

Beautiful.  #love 

I love it!!! 

So much fun and adorable.......

Hello sister.....

Oh my I just love this time of year....I can't ever seemed to ever tire of growing stuff.....this year I have huge head-start which I am so thankful for.....

Little Andy

This is one of our roosters Jorge 

I have made these tags for the Art Retreat this weekend I can't really go but going to stop by and see the girls tomorrow after the show I am excited about this and let the boys go swimming in the pool at the hotel that they are at. 

Here is the video on how I made these...

All the supplies on on the info of the video 

One of Bruces' and the boys breakfast look at how wonderful those farm eggs look.....we love our eggs. 

Another day.....

Saying goodbye until next time.....hoping for a great weekend for everyone....and remember eat healthy, go for nature walks and enjoy life to the fullest. Next week I will share the dreamcatcher and some of the good times at the retreat this weekend. 

I'm posting this other video of the moving day on the chickens last Sunday....this week we are hoping to get the chicken tractors built as I don't have a dental appointment which is the first week since January 11 of this year that I don't have to go...yay! Looking forward to the day I am amalgam free......

Bruce has ran me a bath so gotta go.......

Cyber hugs, 

oh yeah the vid....

chicken moving day

Seedling update using the growing lights 

Later......

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Happenings Today and Grassfield High School Spring Craft Show Tomorrow

THIS IS this Saturday 02/23/2019 from 9-4pm in Chesapeake Virginia there are like 140 vendors from food, crafts, arts and so many great things.....I can't wait to see my buddies as I missed them ....this will be our first show of the year.  My son Colten even sent a message to me this morning as we sit in RAIN in the Gator taking care of animals and freezing....as I tell you I am always cold.....Colten says "Do you think we will have a market tomorrow?" YES COLTEN ITS INSIDE lol hahahahahaha YEP the show must go on!! 

Yeah so hopefully you can make it! 

As I type this Bruce is finishing up boxing soaps, I've printed labels etc etc..... made so many things....hoping for a GREAT YEAR! 

Soooo this is Colby packing the soap we have poured over 2000 YES I REPEAT 2000 so do I need to RPEAT that yes 2000 bars of soap just since January we were practically sold out nothing hardly left at all. So it was like starting from scratch....Colby and Bruce and Dusty pretty much got all the bars packaged in put in the boxes and labeled. I of course printed all the labels....I buy the blank labels from OnlineLABels.com which is an EXCELLENT place to get your labels from. They have a blank label for everything. So I do think we are ready..........HOPEFULLY! 

Wanted to share this adorable little hat that my dear friend Cheryl sent me over she lives a few counties over....I love it! I am a hat person,.....once again Im always cold lol so I flock to anything warm.....

I have some of my onions coming up.....YAY! 

Wanted to share our new rainwater catchment containers for my plants and garden Bruce did all this and in less than three rains we have filled up TWO of these....I will need to make a video on this 

You can see this is the first one FULL 

Coming back from the boy goat field one evening I saw this and thought oh yeah this place is AWESOME 

For some other updates I have been making videos and I am quite enjoying them however I am NO videographer  so just bear with me.......

This is the video on the seedlings and the seed mix we used 

This is the video on the dehydrating some herbs 

The day our meat chickens arrived as you know we try to grow and farm our own foods

This video is the video on the seed mats and the lights we used for our seedlings 

The video on the handmade gloves and hat by Brenda

So I have shared enough for today....but please if you can watch some of the videos let me know....THANKS 

Sunday I was soooooo HAPPY to get to go to our art group fo a visit it was wonderful seeing everyone and sitting and sharing and creating and eating..... 

Bruce came back to pick me up and we went to REI to get a few things bought two hats for the summer and I got new socks....we used our gift card we had and we only spent $7 bucks and Bruce said WOW this the cheapest we ever.....left REI spending definitely I Said......it was a good day!! So wonderful to see everyone and enjoy the good vibes and the inspiration it renews the soul!! Thanks everyone .......

Now to get back to work....we are making Kombucha  today again which is fine as we do love this stuff.....good thing to do in the rain....

Have a wonderful weekend and stay dry! 

Cyber hugs to all......

Dawn Gallop

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