My little cupboard runneth over...
but I simply cannot bear to part with my collection of mostly, old dishes. Plus, some of my favorites are from blogging friends, Andee, Lynn, and cousin Pat.
What got me started on this subject anyhow, was pulling the "spring" dishes from the old cupboard on the front porch and replacing them with "fall" dishes. Aren't the colors of "fall" beautiful!
and you know what? Never once did I get around to posting the old cupboard filled with "springtime". Where did "spring" go, and so quickly?
My goodness! It took near half a bottle of "Old English" polish to bring the old cupboard back to life. The daily settling of dust from the dirt path, or as Mama used to say, "cars going up and down the road stirring up dust".
Is it my eyes or is there a touch of blurriness in this picture.? Anyhow, here it is "fall". The rest of the porch could use a good cleaning, and I would love to find a couple of pretty pillows for these old rocking chairs. Maybe a stop by Goodwill before Line Dancing tomorrow??
Saturday morning, I talked Poppy into driving his truck out to Murphy's hay farm for a bale of hay. "I just bought you a bale of hay", he said! Well, that was orchard grass for Rosie Goat...now Randall Rabbit needs Timothy hay. So, we drove to Murphy's, not a far trip, maybe 10 miles or so.
Oh my gosh!! Can you imagine owning a hay farm! If only I had a barn with a hay loft filled with sweet smelling hay. Anyhow, I pulled the hay bale off the tailgate of the truck onto my now much used pink wheelbarrow, across the yard and down the path...
to my makeshift hay barn...
a shelter with an old freezer chest with the lid removed :(
You know what's fun about going to Murphy's Hay Farm, besides all the hay, you never know what new animal will be there to greet you. You may remember the 2,000 lbs. bashful bull from several years ago...
and a few weeks ago was this adorable miniature bull...
and now greeting customers...
Oh, this fella is so sweet and gentle and slow moving...
I would love to bring him home...
I said to Mr. Murphy, I want the camel! He laughed and said, well you can get him! Now where in the world could we keep a camel! You may remember also it was Mr. Murphy who took all my beloved rabbits. Oh yes, he said, there's a big place here for rabbits and a house for them. "sigh". Will I ever stop missing my bunnies?
But then there's big loveable Randall Rabbit who has stolen my heart...
with his very own bale of Timothy Hay...
Have been meaning to tell you, Willow Wabbit has a new home. She just didn't work out here. She now lives with another black Flemish Giant, a male so I'm sure she is happy and cared for. The owner wants to raise more Flemish Giants. Willow was a digger. She had turned the entire rabbit lot into a maze of tunnels. I was so afraid of her digging out and something bad happening to them both!
Oh my gosh, how I've gone on and on. It's okay if you checked out several stories ago. I must have been starved for someone to talk to :) Thank you for listening. Love all my blogging friends!
Henny
Henny, I was so happy to see your post. Sometimes I feel that I blog because I need to talk to someone too. Anyway, I'm in love with your bashful bull pic! And that little 'Hielan coo' is adorable. We fell in love with them when we visited Scotland. Randall Rabbit looks well and happy. Was wondering about Willow... glad she found a good home.
ReplyDeleteOh I love your old China closet with the pretty dishes!!--- the porch one looks quite festive too! Randall rabbit is so handsome--- he looks really soft. Debbi at debbisfrontporch, not anonymous ha ha lol
ReplyDeleteHenny you just have so much going on with your mini farm! Oh if you bring home that camel, how much food does it need! Special hay, lol. Sorry to hear Willow was trying to dig her way to China. She evidently did not understand she had the perfect place for life. But hopefully she will like being a "mom" someday. Maybe you'll get one of her babies! I too can not believe Summer is trying to end. Ohio is in such a state of drought that it is going to be a fast tree leaf drop with no color but yellow fastly turning to brown. We had a bit today, but the ground is so horribly dry, this rain will not do much good. And North Carolina has had rain rain rain, I know! Don't stay away so long. And we hope our matching gray kitty Smokey is fine along with Eli and Ellie. Of course you and Poppy better be good too, lol. Lynn and Precious
ReplyDeleteI was so glad to see your post here today, Henny. Your dishes are lovely, and I can see why you wouldn't want to part with them as they hold many good memories for you. But what would you do with a camel if your had one?
ReplyDeleteBlessings, and Happy Fall!
Hi Henny! You've been missed. Your posts are so full of love, happiness and ANIMALS. Your china is so pretty and your autumn cabinet reminds me yet again that I need to decorate a little bit anyway, for fall. We're driving across S. Dakota as I type this. (The wonders of modern technology). It's been beautiful with cool weather and the aspen trees changing color in the Black Hills. We've had a gorgeous week here and now we're heading home with one more camping night along the way. We'll soon be getting ready for wintertime here!
ReplyDeleteThat bashful bull is so sweet and is the little guy. But Mr. Camel, looks both regal and friendly! I'm sorry about your bunnies and I'm so very happy your still have Randall Rabbit to love on.
Have a lovely day my friend!
Blessings and love,
Betsy
Oh yes that Camel!! I think you need one! Glad you got your hay and an old freezer is a perfect place to keep it dry:)
ReplyDeleteYour posts make my day Henny 😊
ReplyDeleteI'm a confessed dishaholic, my pie safes and cupboards are full of them. Like you they mostly have sentimental value, especially the Blue Willow collection that my parents painstakingly packaged and shipped...yes shipped, across the ocean to me, I'll never forget the excitement of unwrapping each piece.
My daughter's little farm just keeps growing . Chickens, ducks, donkeys, goats, cows, cats, dogs, and now three geese who were hand raised.
It's fun being an animal lover, as you are.
Finally getting some long overdue rain today, and Autumn has arrived .
Hugs,
Jo
I noticed a couple of slightly blurry photos, but all were really nice.
ReplyDeleteAt least you can visit the bunnies at Mr. Murphy's! :)
Your place looks wonderful, as always, Henny.
You all be safe and God bless.
Reading about all of your animal friends is much more pleasant than reading/hearing about politics. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI could happily live on a Hay Farm with all that lovely smelling hay. As children, we used to love playing in the barn and rolling around on the bales and then laying there just sniffing that sweet smell :)
ReplyDeleteI love your old cupboard full of lovely dishes!! I'm trying to downsize all my "stuff" but so far very few tea cups have gone. Too bad about Willow but I can see why she had to be re-homed. Good thing Randall isn't a digger. He looks very content.
ReplyDeleteA camel? Who would believe that you saw a camel at the hay farm!!!
Hi HENNY - Randall sure is a good looking Rabbit- always thought a Rabbit would make a cuddly pet...he's a beaut. Best Wishes. KEV. (Sydney-Australia).
ReplyDeleteAlways so nice to see a post from you.
ReplyDeleteI've admired your old cupboard for a long time now. :)
Love the shy bull!
I am so glad to see a post...i have felt like going back and starting your blog from the beginning but haven't done it. I miss seeing what you are sewing and doing. I would love to visit Murphy;s farm! So would all my girls. I love your dishes and your Fall cupboard.
ReplyDeleteYour dishes are so pretty. I wouldn't want to get rid of them either, especially with the sentimental value.
ReplyDeleteI love that bull! What a fun visit to the farm. I grew up on a farm and I miss the smell of fresh hay. My sister and I always say they need to make a candle with that scent!
I get that, I often am starved for someone to talk to. I talk a lot to Beulah and she just looks at me with her old soal eyes but she can't talk back. Therefore; our conversations are a bit one-sided, LOL. She doesn't mind listening though especially if I'm scratching her behind the ears while I'm talking, that's her favorite part of our conversations.
ReplyDeleteWe have a hay field right across the road from us and I absolutely love it. I love just looking out at the green hay swaying in the breeze and I also love it when they're mowing it and the smell is just perfume to me. By the way your pink wheelbarrow is just as cute as it can be :)
So good to see you're back, dear Melba. I've missed you and your always newsy posts! Oh your Fall cupboard looks so pretty....I love the colors. Sounds like you've been busy there. Will you get another companion for Randall? I'm glad you're still line dancing. I can just picture you and your friends! Hope you have a wonderful Fall down there. Take good care, friend. Love you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane. I probably won't get another rabbit. Dan doesn't want to hear about another rabbit. :) I've just got to get a little video of the ladies line dancing and put it on my blog. It is so much fun! You have a wonderful Fall too. Love you!!
DeleteI love your fall cupboard. I need to get a cupboard for my porch. I love sitting on it and having especially coffee in the morning. Sweet, adorable little bashful bull.
ReplyDeleteI've still got my pink patterned dishes, cups and saucers
ReplyDeletelike yours Henny...the ones l bought on my return to this
country in 73...and...still using them....! :).
And...I've still got my old Scandinavian pine dresser, in
the dinning room...along side the 6x4 table, and two benches,
that mio Papa bought as a wedding gift, as l married un 73...!
Love all the animals, especially the camel...are'nt they funny.....
HeHe! And the bull....And, l've a set of 8ft longhorns over the
fireplace, and when l brought them home, also back in 73...my
then wife, asked me what l intended to do with them....and l said,
"do you remember that 'pink' Cadillac l wanna buy"....HeHe! Well...
it never did happen, and finished up over the fireplace, and have
been there ever since...! :0),
Hope Smokey's well....Bless!x
Must get on....Pleased to read all the furry ones are happy and have
all the hay they need...and...Autumn is on it's way over here, my Virginia
Creeper's leaves are starting to turn...and don't mention rain...Jeeeease!
Gallons of it, floods up north...and so on...! :(. Still, soon be Christmas...! :O).
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Hey Willie. The pine dresser and the table sound wonderful. I just love the pink dishes. Wish I could find a few pink cups and saucers. Those are hard to find...ones I can afford anyhow. Oh Willie, a pink Cadillac with 8' longhorns! :) Virginia Creeper leaves are pretty in the Fall. Love your comments!!
DeleteWill send a pic of the pine dresser...and the pink cups,
Deletesaucers, plates etc are worth money now~a~days....
Over here each cup/saucer/plate etc are worth £12../
$16 each...so they soon add up to a fair price.....!
Yes! The pink Cadillac was just an early dream, that never
happened....Oh! Well...at least most other things are pink...! :O)
Oh please do. I would love to see pictures.
DeleteI love the fall cupboard, I always wanted one but will look at yours and keep my dream alive. Isn't smelling sweet hay divine? I'm certain Randall will make good use of that. You know you need a camel to keep on your toes and to ride down the road every now and then! Wonder what the story is of how he came to be there. Just a beautiful post, makes my day I feel so rested having seen this. Love you Terry
ReplyDeleteAwww, thank you Terry. I should have asked more about the camel, but there were cars and trucks waiting for hay. Mr. Murphy just happened to ride up on his little farm truck...kinda like a four wheeler. He is getting old now and doesn't hear very well. Hope that storm doesn't cause you any problems...you stay safe. Been thinking about you. Love you. Henny
DeleteHello, Henny Penny! Ohmygoodness ... a camel! Wow, that is a surprise! The fresh hay sounds so lovely, and Randall is a doll. Aren't we happy that autumn has arrived? I do wish it were a bit chillier, but then ... I'm always wishing it were a bit chillier :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the picture of your cabinet filled with the old dishes that you love, I thought..."I'm not the only one!" I have a cabinet that looks just like that and I can't seem to part with any of the dishes. LOVE the cupboard on your porch...So Fall looking and so attractive to the eye. When you said animals at Murphy's Farm, I wasn't expecting to see a camel. LOL. But how adorable!! There is so much Hay in our area this year. Yay for the Hay growers. All of your photos are so good. Happy Fall Henny Penny...🍁
ReplyDeleteIt's been awhile but great to connect once again. Love that camel, what a interesting face. Glad to see Randall Rabbit, he's probably very happy now that he hasnhis stash of hay. Thanks for the visit and have a grand day!
ReplyDeleteIt was lovely to visit your Blog today.. Happy Autumn.
ReplyDeleteHope you all are okay in the aftermath of the hurricane, Henny. Praying for you all. Be safe and God bless.
ReplyDeleteWell, that camel is great! He looks like he is totally in charge.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cabinet with all the cups, saucers, and plates in it. I bet it had a touch of the old English furniture polish as well as the front porch one. I just love old furniture, they usually have a story to tell.
Dear Henny I am thinking of you and hope you are ok with the aftermath of the hurricane! Please let us know how you are! Hugs and love sent your way 🥰🙏🏼
ReplyDeleteFrom Darlene in Calif
What a charming and busy life on Henny Penny Lane! Your love for your dish collection, the seasonal switch, and all your sweet animals make it sound so cozy. And that camel—how fun! Randall Rabbit is one lucky bunny with his own bale of Timothy hay.
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