My Dear Cousin Emily Visits the Fort… Part 1

A mere week ago my dear Cousin Emily came to visit me. I was so delighted to finally see my dear cousin, as it had been nearly a year and a half since last we met.

It was a one of the best times that we have ever spent together. As many of you know, my dear cousin is due to wed the Doctor this coming October and I had planned to help procure some her wedding clothes, thus the reason for her visit.

The Fort quickly became a flurry of activity as ladies from the surrounding Oregon Country came to see my cousin. I dare say, she did not know how much joy her visit brought.

On Sunday last, we gathered to have tea at a lovely home a few hours south of the Fort.

Miss Waterman and Mrs. Cartwright

Miss Waterman and Lady Jersey, aka Mrs. Azevedo

My young neighbor, Miss Jenna, joined us for her first outing since coming out into society. She spent countless hours sewing her gown or the occasion.

Miss Jenna, Mr. Forest, and Miss Waterman

My Cousin and Me

Miss Jenna and Me

Miss Waterman seizes a quiet moment to read the letter from her dear Doctor 

That evening we departed for the Fort for some much needed rest.

This gave Miss Waterman and Miss Jenna a chance to catch up on their letter writing and enjoy a cup of tea. The next few days would prove to be busy and quite adventurous.

12th Night

Hello Dear Friends,

I have been shamefully overdue in the blogging department. However, I assure you that life has been rather busy and I have hardly been on the computer lately.

Anyway, on Saturday last, we invited members from our local Regency Society to our home for a celebration of 12th Night. The night was magical and it was lovely to open our home up to our friends. Here are some of the best pictures of the evening. Enjoy! This will be a long post with lots of pictures :D

The spread shortly before the guests arrived.

Mrs. Gawne

Mrs. Sprague

Mr. and Mrs. Sprague

Mrs. Haring

Mr. Haring

Ms. Slover

Mrs. Hafner-Laney

Miss Colt

Mrs. Gentry

Mrs. Azvedo

Mrs. Cartwright

Cpt. Cartwright

My handsome Sir Thomas

Yours truly

Us

Finally Getting Settled

We are finally settling in to our new routines here at the Fort. It’s amazingly beautiful here and I feel so blessed every morning. Aaron is doing very well in his Dental practice. We have an amazing staff and we finally get to be the bosses we’ve always wanted to be. God is so good!

Here are a few pictures of our new home and life :)

Aspen in the round pen in front of the barn.

Bob and Aspen in the round pen. Aspen is doing very well and keeps putting on weight, which she needs. She is much smarter than her previous owner gave her credit. I was able to teach her how to free lunge and line lunge, and she picked them up within 10 minutes, or so.

My goofy boy.

The chickens seem to be taking to the country life.

Chloe has become an indoor cat. We tried letting her stay with the chickens in the run, like we had in Portland, but she wants to be inside. She hasn’t asked to go out in about a week.

The dogs are settling in well too. They love living on so much land and having the ability to run wild.

Gico loves the large windows and the outside birdies.

And finally… A few pictures of the inside. I still have some more unpacking and organizing to do, but you get the idea :)

Well, that’s all for now! God Bless!

Love Lauren :)

Fort Necessity

Hello All,

  We spent the past few days getting our new home ready for us and the pets. We decided to call our cabin Fort Necessity, for our 18th century world. Anyway, Aaron spent three days getting the chicken run ready and predator proof while Mrs. Cartwright, who helped us soooo much, and I worked in the fields clearing the pastures. We still have more work to do before we move the horses in, but it is definitely coming along nicely. And yes, you read that right, HORSES.

Yesterday we purchased the perfect horse for Aaron. She is an 18 year old, 16.3 hand Appy Thoroughbred, like Bob, with a bit of Quarter Horse in her as well. She has a great personality and she really likes Aaron. So, things are really coming together and I thank God for all that He has given us.

Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!

 

View of the little cottage, that will become my 18th century room, the old chicken run, which will be dismantled, and our barn.

The cabin. It’s a bit messy, because we are still in transition, but you get the idea. I will post pics of the interior when we get settled.

The new run the hubby built and a peak at the pasture. We still need to put up the electrical fences and do some more clearing.

The front drive and lawn, which will be nice and green when we finish with it :)

The back lawn

The beginning of the riding trails. We spent most of the morning clearing them so we can ride when we get the horses settled.

The babies were so excited and spent most of the time running around and exploring. Aaron managed to snag this pic during one of Leila’s rare calm moments.

And finally, Aaron and his new girl, Aspen. I’m so excited to introduce her to Bob and have all of our babies with us.

Well, that’s all for now. I have lots, and lots of packing to do. God Bless!

Love Lauren