Hello from the hills!
I had to go to the big city a few weeks ago and stopped by to see one of my favorite sites there. The Westmoreland Water Wheel in Knoxville, Tenn. was built in 1923 to supply electricity to the few residents in the immediate area at the time. It was built in the Tudor Revival Style.
This lovely structure is in the National Register of Historic Places and is still in working order but hasn't supplied electricity to the locals since city services were installed.
Sorry this clip is a bit shaky, but I love watching it to see the wheel going around.
There's going to be a wedding next month in our extended family, and I was asked to make mints for the reception. This mint dough tastes just like those marshmallow circus peanuts we ate as children (and adults.)
The peachy colored roses turned out pretty well. I made about 200 of them.
And lots of doves... I just need to get the leaves made as well, Youngest will be making the leaves. Yay!
I picked our first mess of turnip greens this morning. They were superb - bacon drippin's make most anything delectable, I say.
Yeah, not really, but I can appreciate this anyway. Humor is good.
In the 24 years we've lived here I'd never seen a Sweet Autumn Clematis on our property until this year. It must be a good year for them though as we've seen them pop up allover near our house. It's fragrance is lovely.
I was in need of a new doormat and couldn't resist when I saw this one at the store. Um, yes, I took the tag off when I got it home. I hope you are having a lovely fall in your neck of the woods.
Hello, happy fall to you! I love the water wheel. The Rose of Sharon and the clematis have lovely blooms. Your new door mat is pretty. So nice to see a post from you, I appreciate all your visits to my blog and the comments. Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteHi Eileen, I always enjoy your posts. Thank you for stopping by.
DeleteThe water wheel is beautiful. It is nice it has been kept intact. So many things are passed by these days.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the sheep. I laughed out loud when I saw them. I needed that this morning.
Hi Trudy, I'm so glad you liked the sheep. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment so I could find your site, too. :)
DeleteHi Toni! Wish we could have coordinated our trips to the big city so we could have met! I'm passing thru Knoxville tomorrow headed to KY, after dropping my mom here in SC. Love your blooms...we had a volunteer Rose of Sharon, too...in just the perfect spot. I left it as you did, and it's been beautiful. Not sure I've ever seen a double bloomed one. happy fall!
ReplyDeleteHi Deb! We have more volunteer Rose of Sharons from the neighbors so I'm going to dig up some of those and put them where I want them. I wish we could have met, too, Deb. We'll have to check on that another time for sure.
DeleteThe start of the season is lovely at your place, I must say. Plenty of green and flowers in your back yard, you must be delighted! And those mints look great from this side of the screen, I envy those who'll get to taste them. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAt first the water wheel building got me: I thought it was a tiny chapel! I'm glad it has been preserved although it isn't of any use nowadays. Must be a beautiful sight for those who come by the road.
Happy Fall!
Thank you, Alhana! It's still warm here, but soon the weather is slowly getting cooler. The water wheel is at the entrance of a nice neighborhood now. I actually did a cross-stitch picture of it years ago, but I gave it away.
DeleteHave a lovely weekend!
What a fun post today, Toni! Both Rose of Sharons are beautiful. Love that deep red center. The waterwheel is the prettiest I've ever seen, and I'm glad you included the video. The requester of the mints certainly came to the right place. Those all look wonderful. Love the sheep raised for Scottish quilts. Still smiling at that. And that doormat is too pretty to wipe your feet on! I think you should use it as a wall decoration. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda! My hands got a little cranky on the mints before I got to the leaves so, thankfully, Youngest will be finishing them for the wedding. They're a time consuming enterprise, but we enjoyed helping out. I love the sheep, too. :) Thank you for stopping by.
DeleteVery nice ! Love the rose of sharon !
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your photos, too. Thank you for stopping by. :)
DeleteLove the waterwheel. Yoyr mibts are lovely. I've made buttermints before, but just wobbly little rectangles cut out with a knife! Lol
ReplyDeleteHi Marcie! I've made those little pillow mints, too, and oh yeah, they taste every bit as good as the ones that take all day. Thank you for stopping by.
DeleteGreat shots there! Love that wheelhouse shot! And I can almost taste those mints. NICE! Aloha!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Hula La! Howdy from the hills of Tennessee!
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