April 21, 2020: our house on fire. Our house on fire.
As many of you may have heard, we lost our beautiful home Tuesday to a fire inspector determined “non-conclusive” blaze. We were both here at the time, everyone is fine.
My business will obviously be paused to new business until we are able to get back on our feet and see a semblance of progress in the process of rebuilding our new home. We appreciate your concern and prayers as we continue through the next few months ahead. Previously scheduled weddings will continue as planned.
Thank you always for your support. ❣️
artistreEscapes memory video
Karla, one of my girlfriends from high school who came up from Virginia to our 45th Class Reunion, offered to create a video for me afterwards.
Isn't this beautiful! I LOVE it! <3 (I wish I could do something like this!)
--> Listen to the beautiful cello music;
she didn't even know it's my favorite instrument!
We have the most beautiful Sunsets;
video of the tonight's:
It was so pretty outside today, I just had to take a few pictures. The new Tiki Hut/Foot Bridge is on the left and the older entrance to the Island Bridge is on the right with the Waterfall in the middle. I just love overlooking everything!
After 17 years of stain and varnish, some of the overly exposed wood needed the protection only paint can provide. Copper is the accent color on the Island to highlight the brown woods.
Look who needs a midsummer hair cut.
2-3 long days of standing for hours on the stepladders . . . I dread it every summer but I only have to do it once yearly anyway.
Another Venue season draws to a close with the frosts of this week. The fall-flowering Morning Glories are finished with this cold.
Though I wish each phase of the season lasted longer, this decision is never left to me -->if it were, we'd have 1 month of beautiful snow and then move directly into Spring with an extended very warm Summer of about 5 months, instead of 3. :D
Now . . . a video of the waterfall from the Island.
I have spent the past two months working on the falls, concreting small rocks and filling gaps to force the water flow to go up and over rocks, instead of under or around them.
I'm also still working on the water at the large falls entrance into the channel so it creates little falls and ripples as it emptys.
It's getting there and is much much better. I'm running out of autumn and am trying to have it pretty much finished before winter sets in.
What a beautiful day! <3 I just got a MUCH improved walk-through video which includes the Waterfalls running (John couldn't believe I didn't have it running before ;) ).
artistreEscapes Island Garden Venue overview video
I took this video a few days ago when it was so beautiful outside; the sky was true blue and everything just looked extra pretty and bright. I was standing at the top of the waterfall looking across the Island. This starts from the left side as you would walk down and cross the bridge onto the lawn.
Here's the promised video of the Waterfall running;
the long falls is a loud whitenoise as it has a ton of water running over it. It's so soothing to listen to.
You can see the advantages of almost 24 years of living back here and working the grounds to create a natural woodsy setting. I love all the colors, emerging plants and flowers of Spring. This is now my reward to enjoy what I helped create in my more youthful years and to share this beauty with others who also appreciate this little spot as much as I do. <3
Private Island Wedding Escape with 2 gazebos, well-maintained continually blooming gardens. I can have it in tomorrow's mail.
