glamping and rv life – French Ethereal

Tea and roses is an ever recurrent theme at a great many

of the tea parties I have shared here at French Ethereal.

Those two words for me go hand in hand…

Classic cream scones recipe shared in a past post around Christmas time ~ our previous trailer.

Whether having tea in our backyard at our previous homes

or in either our current or past “RV prairie home”

sharing photos from tea parties with you and

sharing photographs of roses from my yard or in

store-bought bouquets is something

I truly enjoy.

Often it is just me for tea as my husband enjoys iced tea but he prefers coffee in the mornings when we breakfast together

on the weekends.

Sometimes I’ll bring tea cakes or scones with me to our

Bible Study group to share while we talk through

what we’ve just been learning.

A tea for two.

“The very act of preparing and serving tea encourages conversation. The little spaces in time created by teatime rituals call out to be filled with conversation. Even the tea itself ~ warm and comforting ~ inspires a feeling of relaxation and trust that fosters shared confidences.” — Emily Barnes

One of many vintage teacups and saucer sets I have ~ most currently packed away but ready to come out again soon. 🙂

The addition of roses at my teas came naturally as I began

growing roses at our very first apartments ~ it all began

innocently enough with three roses in pots.

A lovely rose found in the Biltmore rose garden.

In the past I had many teas at my home for friends

I met through a group in Riverside County, California

called the Victorian Tea Society.

The group is still together and although it is just a small

group of women now compared to 20 years ago

they still get together for lunch once a month at

each other’s homes.

The friendships begun so many years ago are firmly

cemented in “taking tea.”

I am thinking that once we find our *next house I’d like

to start a new tea group.

Isn’t it always fun to have a few friends come over for a

tea luncheon?

🙂

*We are looking at houses on a little land and I took my

hubby Mr. Ethereal to see one this week.

I hadn’t looked up the for-sale price until we returned

home from our drive…

It was listed only at $849,000.

Just a little over my price range ~

but perfectly situated!

A small pond, stables and corral, large metal workshop,

12 acres, a large home of 3800 sq. ft. {really too big}.

It sits up on a small bluff and the workshop, doughboy pool

and stables are down below.

Nice black angus relaxing out in the field near the pond.

Nice view of some of the surrounding area…

Our former Big House in Murrieta, California ~ still love this living room and the travertine marble floors we hand-laid.
The corner round cupboard held many of my rose strewn teacups and other sentimental treasures from my children.

For now though a new home will have to wait.

🙂

But tea and roses

lives on…

🙂

My mother-in-law baked this chocolate cake with coconut

frosting for me for my birthday back when the above

photograph was taken.

Love her vintage transferware china with its colorful ethereal

flowers winding along each piece’s edges!

Souvenir de Malmaison pink roses and mini purple agapanthus ~ a favorite bouquet in summer.

This bouquet of roses was extra special as it was the bouquet

cut from our yard at its most beautiful in June ~ the day our

last home went on the market.

Some favorite roses since…

Loved this little garden we had when we first began

camping full-time.

The nice thing about having tea and roses together is

that like “home” they can travel with you

wherever you go.

🙂

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How to Glam Up Your Chandelier

May 2, 2018June 21, 2019 French Ethereal

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Chandeliers are inherently beautiful no matter whether they have real rock crystals dangling from their Cinderella-like

glass arms or just sweet pink faux crystals or like mine here ~

the chandy itself is made purely of acrylic plastic.

Chandeliers are glamour unto themselves and today we will be talking about how to make your basic chandelier more beautiful

for any occasion.

Our current chandy with double pearl garlands and acrylic and glass drops and ornaments.

Glamping a Chandelier

Recently I was asked to do a post on how I glam-up

my chandeliers so today we are talking some

“chandy trash”…

😉

Depending upon the weight your ceiling can carry

will basically dictate what you can

and cannot hang

from your home’s chandeliers.

Several years ago when we were in our last house I must

have been cleaning and redecorating the buffet and our

small china cabinet.

At some point in the cleaning process I must have

looked up and seen our boring 1990’s basic brass chandelier looking a little sad and that’s when I had the bright idea

to really glam up my chandelier!

I had already found and hung ropes of crystal drops and

glass bobeches online and had used them to decorate

our previous home’s dining room chandelier.

I brought those with me when we moved in 1994

to the Big House and added to them

for this chandelier.

{not hanging on it in this photograph}

Our last home’s dining room chandelier with faux greenery, pearl garlands, large crystal drops and swan ornaments.

Like some things in life

More is better and at Christmas time it was a free for all adding faux pine boughs and later I thought to use these dangling pearls.

Those pearl garlands?

They are found in the wedding section at the big craft stores!

My friend Kathy had hung some around her powder room

mirror and I thought they would look lovely hanging

off my chandy!

🙂

Our current chandelier dressed with acrylic and glass Christmas ornaments.

Dried Queen Anne’s lace flowers would look nice tucked in among silk flowers if you want your chandelier

to have a summertime look.

Hanging rose garlands such as in the previous photos above

replaced the wintertime greenery and swans.

This past year I had just been researching chandeliers for our

RV glamper home and ended up having to return

the first chandelier I found.

It was just too heavy for this spot but Home Depot had this

light-weight acrylic beauty and for the money and

only 6 lbs. of weight

it was the right choice for us!

Here’s the link in case you are looking for a light-weight

chandelier for a spot in your home ~ it is 24″ long x 22″ wide

if I remember correctly ~ and it has six arms.

Would you believe not all the pieces are even

hanging on it?

Nope.

We forgot to add the acrylic piece over top of the

bottom chrome bowl.

Actually without that crystal style piece it looks

a little more contemporary and that’s

the trend nowadays.

Happy accident!

🙂

My usual workspace ~ comfortable, bright and pretty and functional!

Since more than likely we will still be in our little

RV home this next Christmas…

I already know that greenery will be happening and that was

partly why I wanted to hang a chandelier here

in our fifth-wheel.

Hubby thought I was crazy, btw.

I glamped up the barrel LED light in our last trailer.

The only thing different about putting up a chandelier

in a trailer -vs- a house is the amperage is different

so you need 12 volt bulbs instead of 120 volt

household lights.

Camping World helped me find these 12 volt chandelier

light bulbs and I am thrilled!

No need to rewire your chandelier either.

The voltage runs through the wiring but it’s very low

so getting the correct bulbs did the trick.

🙂

I am working on a new craft that will change the look
of our chandelier for summer so look for that soon.
Funny that I just bought the supplies to work
on this project when the suggestion came to
talk about our chandelier!
🙂

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Christmas Lights… Not Just for Decorating!

January 7, 2018June 21, 2019 French Ethereal

Looking like something out of outerspace movie

much more than the other-wordly guts inside of an RV

we found a wonderful new way to transition

Christmas lights to the New Year

this week!

Looking at our different water plumbing pipes, the new blanket to wrap our new water pump.

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Have you ever had one of those weeks where

it seems whatever might go wrong did

and you worked one problem then

two more popped up in its place?

Well, this was one of those weeks…

It really wasn’t the worst week coming into

New Year’s Day ~ we had snow and

it was oh, so pretty!

Yoda was excited to go outside and walk

around in it.

He had his first snow experience last year

almost to the day and found that it was pretty fun

to play in!

🙂

And earlier this week I wrote about

winterizing your garden

and shared some pictures of how I wrapped up

all of our plants against the biting cold

and 15 degrees overnight.

{Charles said it was 13 degrees one day he went to work…}

Now I know that’s nothing to what some of y’all

are experiencing this week with Old Man Weather

rampaging and blowing blustery blasting winds and

snow up under your eaves and leaving

sleet and snowflakes

brushing up against your window panes

but it was pretty cold

for us down here in North Texas

let me tell ya…

So,repurposing those Christmas lights

in a weird way

ended up becoming another post about

transitioning one’s decor from the

holidays to winter…

😉

Hubby Charles had gone to work and I awoke to this

strange sound ~ a boom really ~ and our water

was still frozen from the day before.

It was 17 degrees at the time.

I thought I’d better go check things out underneath

as that sound didn’t sound so good

so I pulled out our trusty screwdriver and

took out the six screws holding this makeshift

RV door closed to take a look at our

plumbing underneath.

I found our water pump with a tiny bit of

what had been a small leak.

That was wrong #1.

The day went on and after taking the dog out for

his morning walk and business

I got to experience bathing the old-fashioned way ~

today’s version of an ethereal

rose-covered bowl and ewer ~

mainly our old yellow Tupperware bowl

and a 2 gal. jug of water.

Not really wrong but definitely a throwback.

Christmas lights illuminating the scene ~ the new water pump motor under its warming blanket and all its plumbing pipes.
The large white box by the back wall with grey hose arms coming out of it is the propane heater. It has been acting up
but it had to do with the propane not getting to the heater right and it not igniting it. Happily that is fixed for now. 🙂

Wrong #2 came when I tried to leave to buy a new

water pump and the car wouldn’t start…

It had been glug-glugging for a couple of days with the cold

so I knew it had to be the battery.

AAA came out an hour later and jumped the car

only to then find out that the auto place

down the street didn’t have any more of our Sequoia’s

type of batteries; it would be in tomorrow’s

afternoon shipment.

Wrong #3 showed up the next morning

with another BOOM and later as I was working

on the computer… the lovely sound of running water!

We had water again but not the way we had

hoped.
The waterline release valve for our residential refrigerator
had frozen and split and was gushing
water every which way!
Luckily our plants who were in need
and a bucket propped underneath provided
sustenance.
😉

Luckily this is a minor fix if we can find the part

but it did take talking to several people, lots of walking around
and one of our camp hosts to help me find the cut-off valve
under the kitchen sink and a button inside the freezer to
stop the ice maker from sounding off its
alarm pleading for water.

Did you know the ice maker makes an alarm sound

when it doesn’t get its water??
I sure didn’t!

So… if you’ve wondered where my second post

I normally write each week went well this is where.

There was nothing left of me after the crazy mishaps of

Tuesday and Wednesday.

I’ll provide some links just in case you ever find
yourself in need of one of these:

Remco (55-AQUAJET ARV) Aquajet RV Series Water Pump

iSpring Fridge Connection and Ice Maker Kit for Reverse Osmosis Water Systems, 20ft 1/4″ Tubing with 1/4″ Push-In and Compression Fittings – ICEK

Frigidaire IM116000 4lb Ice Maker Kit

Getting back to the Christmas lights…

By the time Hubby got home from work and I had

called or texted at least 20 times over those two days

there just wasn’t enough light for him to see in the

storage compartment when he went to install the

new water pump and I had been putting away the two

Christmas trees and taking down all the ornaments

and lights…

and I thought just maybe…

😉

Under storage compartment fitted out with a blanket for the new water pump plus an extra heater!
🙂

Those lights worked out really well

at lighting up Charles’ work area!

{ps – It was fun closing him inside the compartment, too, with the heater to keep warm!}

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A Year of Giving Thanks

November 22, 2017June 21, 2019 French Ethereal

This has been a year of

giving thanks

for us…

First of all, I’d like to welcome you if you are coming

over from Katherine’s Corner today with the

Give Thanks Tablescape

Blog Tour

W e l c o m e !!!

We are recent transplants to Texas via many years

in California.

My husband was blessed with a new position

here in the Dallas area last November.

We are very blessed to be here and for his work ~

our first reason to give thanks…

My former home’s backyard garden in Murrieta, California the year before we sold our home.

Giving Thanks

We have much to be grateful for ~ the least of which

is that we weren’t homeless over the past two

years while Hubby was out of his normal work.

We made it through having to sell what I thought

was our “forever home” and instead took up

a slightly nomadic life

living in a 27′ Coleman travel trailer for about

1 1/2 years before we traded it in for
our new 41′ fifth wheel
which we love for its room!

Looking west over neighboring rv’s here in North Central Texas.

Just a few photos from earlier this fall of my

kitchen and dining areas.

The lemon poppy seed cake on the back counter

is one I often bake when having friends

over for tea.

The garden area in September just after putting in the little square stepping stones.

Our little prairie rv home

This is the garden area just outside our fifth-wheel.

We had no “pop-outs” on the previous trailer so we were

really cramped and constantly having to move a box

to sit down to eat, watch tv, to do anything.

In this beauty, we have the luxury of five slides which makes

the inside about 16′ wide throughout most of the trailer.

It is really a small apartment in many ways.

We are staying nomadic for just a little while longer as we

begin looking for land and a house.

🙂

My friend Peggy came for an impromptu tea one day recently.

“One is silver and the Other is gold”

I am thankful also for my “old friends” in California,
whom I can visit with anytime via Facebook and Instagram,
and I am thankful for the “new friends” I have made
since moving here to Texas.
I believe God has provided for this need for friendship
with park owners who really care in every sense of the word
for the people and animals who live here.

Little Skidboot at his first shearing. He is one of 13 alpacas here at Wagon Master
RV Park and Alpaca Farm, Sanger, Texas.

It is a great blessing for everyone here,
whether as short-term campers or as extended-stay residents,
to be able to stay here.
The owners really act as caretakers of the land and
have a heart for people.
🙂

A tablesetting I did earlier this fall.

New beginnings

We are grateful for a chance to start over
and work on rebuilding our nest egg.
We also are rebuilding our household ~ of which
this “prairie home fifth-wheel” is a big part.

Traveling to new places as I work on making
my little blog into a real business
is also an exciting part of the new here in Texas!
I am grateful for the chance to do something
I love full-time.
🙂

A recent Thanksgiving tablesetting with pumpkins and pansies.

Grateful for the little things

Mostly I am grateful for all the little things which
have “coincidentally happened” this past year…

Our daughter moving to Texas before we did to
move out and live with her friend
then…
my husband finding and getting his new position
also here in Texas.

Or like last Christmas time when I found a
J Broadhurst Constable series set of china
minus the lid for the teapot in an antique mall
I just happened to visit for the first time.
It had been in my heart for many years to have a set
of pinkish-red china like this as it so beautiful to me.
God knew it and led me to it!
Of this, I have no doubt.

Lastly, for meeting a new group of friends and a
Bible study being offered here at the park and farm
by a new wonderful friend.

Coincidence?

I don’t think these things are coincidences.

I believe they are gifts and blessings from our

Great Creator.

I hope you do, too.

😉

Our kitchen table set for a little Thanksgiving tea!

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this Thanksgiving…

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Buying a Crystal Chandelier ~ What to Look for

November 15, 2017September 14, 2021 French Ethereal

WHY am I perched on top of a chair

and taking measurements in our

“Little Prairie Home”
you might ask??

I am finally going to add in a beautiful

crystal chandelier!!!

Here is the chandelier {above} that I decided to purchase

after looking at many and deciding on a number of pros and cons

for each one.

A sweet brass chandelier like we had at our last house painted a lovely creamy white and doctored up with lots of
hanging crystals.

When considering buying a chandelier, there are a number of things to think about in addition to style and whether you like a more modern or a traditional type of chandelier.

Eloquence’ Albertina chandelier shown here in a silver finish.

Here are just a few of the things to consider:

Size for your location

Will this particular size chandelier look too big for

the area you will be hanging it in or will it be dwarfed by

the size of the room?

There is a trend now towards oversize lights and I saw

plenty at High Point Market last month!

Width and Height

In the top photograph, I’m measuring how long the incoming

Saint Mossi five light chandelier will hang.

It will be a little big for the space as our

dining area is rather small here in the fifth wheel

but

from the Pinterest photograph

you can see that most of it is clear glass

with some silvery chrome parts which

hold the chandelier together.

With all that clear glass and crystals it looks light and airy

as opposed to how a darker bronze or black finished

chandelier would look in the same location.

I did look at those options, too.

🙂

Crystal, Glass, Acrylic or Metal?

Real crystal chandeliers are very heavy and need a lot of

hidden structural support to prevent

this type of chandelier’s weight from tearing itself out of its

ceiling mount.

Rock crystal chandeliers have the most sparkle and fire and

are quite expensive ~ Swarovski Schonbeck chandeliers

are a very lovely modern version

which you might like to have

in your home.

I was looking for some of their crystal’s fire

in whichever “chandy” I was

going to be putting up.

🙂

Cast glass chandeliers have cast crystals and parts which are

machine cut and faceted letting them sparkle

when sunlight hits their lights.

Less expensive than mined crystal cut by hand

they are a good alternative and a good buy giving off a

wonderful glow and sparkle

without the expense.

Acrylic chandeliers are sturdy plastic alternatives
which are highly economical and practical.
I looked at one version yesterday at a big box store
almost identical to a glass chandelier I was looking
to purchase online, except all of the parts
were acrylic plastic.

These chandeliers are fun to have at birthday parties
on the back patio and just to have hanging outside
year-round.
If an acrylic chandelier falls and or gets damaged
replacing it is easier on the budget.

They are also a perfect alternative for children’s rooms, too,
as are many of the sweet metal chandeliers
available on the market today.

Metal chandeliers can be molded into all kinds of
shapes and often are fashioned with real-like
metal leaves and flowers.
Thin metal chandeliers can have small parts
easily broken off
so this is another thing to consider
as you are looking to purchase a “chandy.”

Why I chose the Saint Mossi chandelier (originally)

I decided on this glass crystal chandelier because it
is ethereal looking to me and would be mostly clear glass.
Also, it wouldn’t be overly heavy and would still have
the fire I love in its cut glass body, dangling crystal pendants
and in its hanging swags of .
There’s nothing wrong with the acrylic one I found and
I liked it for the weight.
{four pounds less than what I purchased}
I’ve could have picked it up yesterday and almost did.
Weight is certainly a concern in here as is movement
when the RV will be on the road in the future but for now
this place isn’t moving anywhere.

I could have rehung the acrylic one with cut glass crystals
myself as I have on both of our previous
dining room chandeliers but I decided for
almost the same price
I could get the more sparkly version
without having to spend more money later
adding more crystals.
Plus, the Saint Mossi is on sale now…

All the more reason!
😉

I’ve linked it below for you
in case you’d like one of your own.
See my affiliate profile HERE.

Here’s a really good article on the Lamps Plus website
talking more indepth about what I’ve shared
today plus much much more.

Oh, and just a corner of something hanging up
in the window next to me as merry and bright begins…

A spring chandy update:

After all that the crystal chandelier came in and…

Inside the little instruction papers that came with

said that the area to hold it must be able to hold

100 pounds {of force}…

Here in our Prairie Home in this particular spot

that just isn’t an option

so…

that chandelier had to go back.

🙁

Our final chandelier ~ an acrylic version from Home Depot!

Happy ending

After much thought I knew the answer to the burning

chandelier question: go back and pick up

the 6 pound acrylic chandelier from

Home Depot.

It is a lovely alternative and for the price and the weight

it certainly is a good option for our little home.

With the addition of a few real crystals from my

collection I’ve picked up over the years at

Christmas time

this chandelier turned out to be the

perfect addition to our little rv home

on the prairie.

🙂

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Barb 🙂

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Crafts to Make ~ A Shabby Chic Glamper

May 11, 2017June 21, 2019 French Ethereal

Our fairy girls have their own glamper now! 😉

Over Easter I found this

wonderfully cute little

wooden camper

while looking for other craft supplies at

Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store

with my daughter.

It was sooo cute that I had to get it!
I thought it’d be fun to turn this little cutie
{which is similar to the full-size “canned ham” campers}
into a glamorous camper or
“glamper!”

Wandering around, we found these

wonderful Shabby Chic~style

Anna Griffin

papers for small projects.

Thinking they’d be perfect either in sheets

or as individual roses cut out…

I put them into my basket,

too.

🙂

Supplies you’ll need

(1) wooden camper

favorite craft paints in water-based acrylic

paint brushes

craft paper

white glue or Mod Podge

If desired

*glitter, silk flowers, small pot for “plants or flowers”

*lace for creating curtains for inside the camper’s windows

*any other trims you’d like

How to Make Your Camper

*First, paint the main body of your camper.

Let dry. {I painted part of the top, too

so that anywhere the paper didn’t stick would show the “base color.”}

*Paint the trim, door, wheels and spindles next.

Let those dry.

*After that, glue on cutouts {or parts of a sheet}

from your favorite scrapbook papers.

Press down hard to make the paper stick.

{This paper I used was pretty thick, so it took a while to soften

and stuck better once it was soft.}

*Brush on more watered-down glue or

Mod-Podge over top of the paper
to create a protective finish ~ fix any areas
that didn’t stick well from beforehand.

Let dry.

*Decorate to your heart’s content!

🙂

This glamper’s goodies

This little glamper has a miniature license plate,
some lace trim as an awning to protect
these friendly fairies as they
come and go about their business,
and more
lace fencing surrounding their
miniature
rose and pearl garden.
Wouldn’t you like a garden of pearls?
Me, too!
😉

These little wood crafts are sooo much fun to
paint and decorate!

As a family we used to make one or two a year

when my kids were little ~ they always

enjoyed painting everything!

I also had a Girl Scout troop for 6 years and

we painted lots of different projects

for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day
and other holidays

over the years.

This little birdhouse in the background is the one I kept ~ I used a lot of my saved-up broken china.

A similar project is the little birdhouse

I made about seven years ago

which I added pieces of architectural

trim to, painted and then used non-sanded

grout to plaster on pieces of broken china

to the roof.

{I didn’t paint the roofs (rooves?) of these bird houses at all ~ just filled in later

with my tiny paint brushes along the roof line.}

I made seven or eight of these and gave

them to the ladies in my tea group

that summer.

They LOVED them!!!

Maybe I’ll make a few glampers
for some new friends here…
and
It has been fun creating this little glamour camper
to share with you!

Sorry a little blurry ~ I am getting new glasses soon!

Blessings and Happy Trails
to you,

xoxo Barb 🙂

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Tea on Tuesday ~ A Friendship Tea

May 5, 2017June 21, 2019 French Ethereal

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My friends Scott and Marian just sitting down to tea.

This past Tuesday I had some new friends over for

a real tea~ something that has been missing in my life

since we moved out of our former home…

🙂

I have had friends in individually just for a scone and tea

but I haven’t had a full-on tea with courses like I used to do a

couple of times a year for 17 or 18 years as part of the

Victorian Tea Society

when we were in our previous two homes.

Sorry this is a bit blurry! It was 11:45 or later and I was rushing to shoot a few photos before my friends arrived.

We had a wonderful time! Spirit radio played softly

from out in the living room

candlelight flickered from the vanilla candles unobtrusively set on the dining room table and
the spicy scent of cinnamon~chip scones filled the sun-warmed air around us.

Zucchini quiche made with goat cheese replacing the usual mozzarella {why it’s so soft} and chicken salad sandwiches.

First Course

Our first course included cinnamon chip scones with mock Devonshire cream

made with goat cheese, almond milk and powdered sugar

{since Marian has allergies to cow’s milk}

whipped into to soft peaks.

Because of using the goat cheese, this type of

cream doesn’t stay whipped for long ~ just make a

small batch and use it up quickly.

*If I had my big Kitchen-Aide mixer here the clotted cream

may have stayed whipped together better.

We also had cherry jam and Ikea’s orange and elderflower marmalade.

If you’ve never had this jam, it is incredibly delicious!

;)’

After each having one scone, the basket was passed around

a second time whereby Marian and I split a second scone.

We decided to save room for what was coming next…

Main Course

Next we partook in goat cheese zucchini quiche

chicken salad sandwiches on cinnamon bread and

fruits including

raspberries, grapes, blueberries, and strawberries.

The fruit being the perfect complement

to the tanginess of the quiche and

the cinnamon spiciness of the sandwiches.

While we ate we talked about Texas… They had brought over a AAA book and a

couple of magazines with places to visit and

things to do here in this great state.

We also talked about where they are going

and what they will be doing next.

They will become camp hosts at their next camping spot

like we were in our last spot in California from

late summer 2015 – November 2016!

It’s a great way to see an area and work a little

to pay for a camp spot to park your RV.

Something to consider if you plan to travel

when you retire. {Since it costs so much to pay for campsites…}

🙂

Scott and Marian will be heading out of state

following their daughter and son-in-law with a change in jobs

{Fun! Always a good thing to get to see new places!}

but I realized that I will really miss them.

Having been neighbors here in the park for several months now

surviving a number of hail and lightening storms

and

this past winter hunkering down together through the real cold

strong winds and rains that happens in this part of North Texas,

we’ve built up a real friendship in a short amount of time.

Same with my friend Sondra and

her dog “Shelby”

who are also traveling cross-country moving back home

to Oregon where she can be closer to family.

{She missed the tea as this was her first day to travel, but I made sure she had scones to go. :)}

“Shelby” is a sweet chihuahua terrier mix

These two photos were taken with my iPhone ~ a mutual friend took this one of Sondra and myself and our pups.

Scott and Marian took me down to the

Fort Worth Botanical Gardens

last month and we had a lovely lunch down there that day.

Marian, her daughter and granddaughter enjoying the walk through the various garden rooms at
Fort Worth Botanical Gardens.

The Last Course ~ Dessert

Dark chocolate cake with dark chocolate frosting

dreamily drizzled with mashed raspberries

was the perfect end to a perfect meal.

The one flavor complemented the other…

We moved over to the living room for this final course

and my guests were treated to the picturesque views

of the property out the back window…

The alpacas lay quietly under now fully leafed trees

down in the pasture to the left

or were grazing nearby.

Birds hopped about in yard and on the meadow hill behind our prairie home
picking up twigs and grasses and working industriously finding materials to build their springtime nests.

And we talked of future dreams…

All in all a lovely afternoon and a

great way to renew

“sharing tea with friends…”

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Meet Janet ~ Of Wagon Master RV Park & Alpaca Farm

March 30, 2017June 21, 2019 French Ethereal

Meet Janet! She is super sweet, very professional when you call in for reservations.
She was so excited to be moving into their new house!
Just check out this gorgeous kitchen!

When we moved to Texas in November 2016

one of the first people we met were

Janet Woolston and her husband Ken

of Wagon Master RV Park and Alpaca Farm.

Come along inside and visit her

beautiful Texas home!

Wagon Master RV Park and Alpaca Farm
(940) 458-0077

is located in the small town of

Sanger, Texas

off the I-35 north of Denton city,

exit 478.

The Woolstons have owned this property for

about 4 1/2 years now and

the site came with about 100 RV spots for

weekend camping and extended stays.

But enough about all that!

Let’s get to their beautiful home.

***You can read all about the camp itself

and the sweet alpacas

here and here.

🙂

The barn door separating the front office space from the house itself.
Love that barn door look!

Inside the Office

We came to the park our first weekend

in North Texas in mid-November 2016

then after a

two week-plus stay down in Corinth at

Destiny RV Park

Janet had a long-term space come available

as of December 1st.

Hallelujah!!!

Turns out so many people are

moving to Texas there aren’t so many places

for people to stay and that includes RV parks ~

which are an economical way to live

for folks on a tight budget

or just for

folks wanting to get away from the

noise and expense often associated

with apartments.

Well, these first two photos are a little blah

in that there aren’t the cute decorations

up that there are now.

{I need to remember to get back over and shoot some new pics!}

But, this is the front office area where campers

cute alpaca decor.

***

I did get over to snap a couple of newer

photos of the finished office!

However… My phone refuses to upload

these photos.

ugh!

🙁

***Please pop over to my Instagram page {Barbara Chapman/French Ethereal}

to see the photos.

I did get them posted over there yesterday. 🙂

Love the crystal chandy above the sink and the real hardwood flooring! I was soooo
envious of her dishwasher at the time. I’m good now! 😉

Back inside the house

Janet had final inspections later that week

just before Thanksgiving

and

this is when I was invited inside!

A lot of her cabinets are stock cabinets you

can pick up at Ikea.

I always knew Ikea had cabinets

but it has been years since I really went shopping

inside their store.

It’s on my Design Bucket List…

😉

I love the farmhouse look

Throughout Janet’s home, she has farm-style faucets and

bronze knobs and pulls on all the cabinets

creating a cohesive look to each of her rooms.

The cabinets and furniture are mostly white ~

very soothing after a long day working ~

which also helps create that cohesiveness

I think all well-decorated homes

strive to have.

Janet worked as a receptionist until

she retired from a local school district and

her husband Ken retired as a principal.

So, now instead of teaching full-time

they are farming and on a smaller scale

teaching others about the joys of

raising alpacas.

The telephone bath wand is another luxury not to do without if you put in a raised tub.
This is the master bathroom’s bathroom.

Hardwood runs throughout the home and

both the guest and master bathrooms

have lovely tubs… sigh!

I don’t know about you, but one of the nicest

things I ever got to do years ago was

to float in a bubble bath in a clawfoot tub.

They really hold the heat well

so taking a bath in one is

just a real treat!

Here in the guest bathroom

extra shelves were installed for storing linens

and a vintage-style mirror

was going over the sink area.

Here’s a close-up of that reused vintage mirror

ready to be hung.

In addition to the lovely bathrooms,

each bedroom has double hung windows

with incredible views of the park and pastures.

The living room has a gorgeous rock fireplace

which my photograph didn’t come out.

🙁

French doors lead from the dining/living room

out onto an enclosed sun porch ~ perfect for those

warm evenings cuddled under a light blanket

sipping on a mug of sweet iced tea

while watching the farm animals

graze and bed down for the night.

Then later on for watching the moon rise up

into the night sky.

What a wonderful way to finish out

the day!

Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed this tour of
Janet and Ken’s new home.
I feel privileged and blessed to visit
any day while we are here.
If you are looking for a great place to
come camping, do call and set up a reservation.

***The Woolstons also hope to have a second location
{this RV park-to-be near Aubry, Texas, will be a “dog-themed park!”}
opening in 2018.
Escrow on the property closes in April and
work will begin on the property
prepping RV camping spots straight away.

Happy Thursday, ya’ll!
Barb 🙂

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The Beast{s} ~ The Alpacas of Wagon Master Farm

March 23, 2017June 21, 2019 French Ethereal

I think this is Skidboot ~ he’s a black alpaca though his outside fleece looks brown with sun bleaching. He is just precious!

Saturday was shearing day

and this was this little beast{y}~guy’s first time

at a shearing.

Look at that face ~ isn’t he one of

the most adorable creatures

you’ve ever seen??

🙂

The older alpacas knew what to expect
and some were a bit nervous.
As a quick disclaimer, none of these sweet and gentle
alpacas were injured though holding them down
looks a little scary.

Neighboring alpaca owners and their alpacas or ones bred here at the farm but sold were also invited to the shearing.

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Known for their incredibly soft and

hypoallergenic fleece,

alpacas are friendly creatures who like being

around people but not necessarily like petting.

{a total bummer since everyone always wants to pet them!…}

They also “hum” as part of their speech ~

softly to say various things such as

“I like you”

and then can

hum loudly sometimes to say

“I’m on alert.”

I think this might be Honey Money ~ who has the best fleece in the flock per Janet.

With names like Skidboot, Pearl Jam and Honey Money

Emily, Rosie and Texas Steele

who wouldn’t fall madly in love with alpacas?

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It must be Kismet!

Kismet is the alpaca on the far left, I believe ~ she is a beige with a fawn-colored head.

Here’s a good shot of all the furry fleecy beasts

waiting their turn at shearing!

Now onto the shearing…

The shearing itself is very quick ~ from the time

the handlers start tying the legs, stretching out and

calming each alpaca

the actual shearing itself then letting the alpaca up ~

it’s over and done in less than 10 minutes.

These two gentlemen are originally from Australia

and travel about the country

shearing animals for a living.

They were very professional explaining a lot

as they worked

and

answering any technical questions

according to

Janet

who is the farm’s owner

along with her husband Ken.

Local students came to help and got in some

community service hours

volunteering

at the shearing.

🙂

This young woman helped slip a leg rope

around Skidboot’s front leg

in this photo.

I know ~ it looks terrible but keeping the legs

apart and stretching out the alpaca makes

shearing easier and faster so there is less

time for the animal to be held down.

The animals aren’t hurt by this process

and this once a year shearing

keeps them cooler during the

hot summer months and this is also

when their teeth and hooves are shorn

which helps keep them healthy.

😀

Here Skidboot is being cuddled and calmed by

the handler…

I didn’t film Skidboot’s shearing but I did get this

big girl’s!

Check out the fleece on this beautiful alpaca!

This is just the very first pass ~ check out how much material there is for spinning! 🙂

The fleece comes off in great sheets ~ the best cutting

is called a “first.”

Later, the shearer goes back over the animal and

gets leftover bits and the remaining

fleece off the legs, face and head {if needed}

and this is bagged as a “second.”

This woman is a ranch hand who works and lives on the Wagon Master property.

The firsts are the best fleece and produces

the longest fibers for spinning.

The seconds are used more for felting and craft projects.

Up in the office at

Wagon Master RV Park and Alpaca Farm

little alpaca toys, refrigerator magnet faces

of alpacas, and yarn are available for sale.

I sent some yarn to my daughter for Christmas

this past December and she was

overjoyed to receive this yarn!

She’s been wanting to knit with alpaca wool

for a long time.

Don’t you just love their cute faces!

Several fleece “drawings” are also up on display

in the office showing what can be done with

alpaca fibers.

Like sheep wool, alpaca fibers can also be dyed

into any color one might desire.

The cream and white fleeces work

best for dyeing.

At the end of the day all of the alpacas are

happy to be done

with shearing for another year and

the shaggy beasts

in need of a good haircut

are turned back into

clean-shaven beauties.

😉

Look for another story from the farm

next week…

This one will be about Janet and

her new house ~

sharing her decorating style!

I think you’ll love it!

Happy Thursday from Wagon Master Farm

to you! Please share, thanks!

xoxo Barb 🙂

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California Gold ~ Massive Flowers in Bloom

March 14, 2017June 21, 2019 French Ethereal

California poppies ~ the state flower en masse, Lake Skinner

California dreaming…

While out in California last week,

I visited some favorite places

with “gold in them thar hills…”

Purple masses…

California gold…

Happy cattails

seeds

blowing…

Bluebonnets blooming
billowing
blowing…

Lake Skinner ~ Riverside County Parks

More golden goodness

painting meadows…

Northbound 15 freeway hillside above Temescal Canyon Road, Lake Elsinore

… and hillsides

beautiful garden roses ~ on a side fence in Murrieta, California

And it’s not just all about

the wildflowers…

Birds of Paradise ~ Shivela Middle School

… but sometimes it is!

🙂

An old hiking trail now closed at Lake Skinner ~ about 3/4 mile from the entrance kiosk.

Time to slow down and

take a walk…

Loved being back in California

for an incredible springtime!

Thanks for stopping by,

Barb 🙂

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