Fall Garden and Movie Outfits

I am planning our fall garden now, and should be planting it very soon. Currently on my list are the following:

Cimmaron Lettuce

Buttercrunch Lettuce

Amish Deer Tongue Lettuce

Giant Southern Curled Mustard Greens

Early Mibuna Asian Mustard Greens

Giant Winter Spinach

Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach

Chervil

Bionda a Cuore Pieno

Georgia Southern Collard Greens

Red Rhubarb Swiss Chard

Mammoth Red Rock Cabbage

Late Flat Dutch Cabbage

Early Snowball Cauliflower

Calabrese Broccoli



Little Finger Carrots



Beet Blend

Hopefully, I will be able to take more pictures of the fall garden than I did of the summer garden.

On a completely different note, I wanted to share some pictures of the clothing styles I find particularly appealing. Once I finish with high school, I plan on taking an online sewing course designed to instruct on how to make your own patterns based on styles you like. I have selected these styles from favorite movies. Without further ado.....

Beautiful blouses and skirts

Courtesy of Old Fashioned Charm

While not a fan of the Downton Abbey series, the outfits are absolutely stunning!

 

There is a wonderful blog post by Miss Laurie at Old Fashioned Charm which I would completely agree with regarding this...to view it, click here.

Overall, my favorite movie wardrobe is Anne of Green Gables. The clothes are feminine, modest, and classy. I tend to love Edwardian clothes in general. What is your favorite movie wardrobe? Or, what is your favorite time period in clothing history?

Until next time!

Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin Webinar

I recently discovered that Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin will be hosting a webinar about beauty from September 25 - November 13. These girls have been such influential figures in my life and in the lives of so many young women all over the world. Do consider joining me on the adventure of learning about God's gift of beauty! To learn more, visit Western Conservatory .

I'm Back!

Since I last posted, life has been quite hectic! To our sorrow, my grandfather passed away on July 4. While his passing was tough for us, he celebrated his true independence in Christ that day. Needless to say, I did not accomplish designing the website as I had hoped, but I will not delay posting any longer.

Two of the highlights of the past month have been my involvement in reenactments at Historic Brattonsville in South Carolina. I have been a volunteer there for almost five years now, and I never tire of the opportunities I get to be a part of reenacting history for the public. In the first event, I had no speaking parts, but simply had to be a presence in the scene. If you want to learn more about this Revolutionary War event, called Huck's Defeat, click here. I also taught children about the toys and games during the 1780's and helped teach historic country dancing. Without further ado, here are some pictures.

Playing a game of graces with the other volunteers

Epic! I caught two hoops at one time!

The next event was "County Court Day", where we had a court with five cases. Each case was reenacted wonderfully, and all were taken from records of the 1780's. The level of morality among the people of our country was so much higher during those times, as evidenced by the kinds of cases brought before the court. The first was public profanity (can you imagine what would happen if we tried that nowadays?), the second a petition to adopt children, the third bastardy (again, absolutely astounding), the fourth a petition for freedom of a slave, and the fifth larceny. I was a part of the fifth case, and happened to be the one tried for larceny! I was accused of stealing a chintz gown, and had to defend myself before the court and jury. The jury was chosen from the crowd, and could decide whether I was guilty or not guilty. The jury decided that I was not guilty both times we did the scenario. Once again, here are a few pictures.



I am before the judges with my counsel (in the red jacket)



It was an exciting event to be a part of, and I so thankful that the Lord has blessed me with such a fantastic way of learning history!

Until next time!