A Visit to Little Town

Yesterday's sun rose and chased away Wednesday's rains.  

The animals seemed happy to bask in the sunshine.

The cold wind continued, however, causing some of the dead trees in our woods to fall.

That's the thing about farm life... there's always work to be done - both expected and unexpected.  The good thing is, this tree was an old, dead, ash tree, which makes great firewood.  Thankfully, Jack had just picked up his chain saw from the repair shop the day before.

While he was out clearing the driveway, I assembled gingerbread houses for Saturday's gathering.

Yesterday, I showed you one of the cutting boards that Jack had made.  Yesterday's comments included a question as to whether I would put them on my Etsy shop.  I hesitate to do this because of the cost of shipping.  These cutting boards are very heavy which would increase shipping charges.  I also wanted to show you another of Jack's projects.  The live-edge wood that he used for the cutting boards had a split on one end, making it bad for a cutting board - so, instead, he used it to make a clock.

I finished our Christmas village / train platform and wanted to share it with you in the following video.


If you cannot view the video here, you can see it on YouTube... Here.

Have a lovely weekend!
We'll be back Monday to share our Gingerbread Extravaganza with you, as well as all of the farm adventures of the weekend.

Comments

daisy g said…
How wonderful your little town is! The grands must love it! Jack is a very clever craftsman.

Enjoy your family festivities!
Marcia LaRue said…
OMG ... the little town is fantastic! Mesmerizing to watch the train and all of the other movement within the town!
Clever of Jack to make the clock out of the split piece of wood. That wood is so gorgeous and I know it is heavy! My ex use to make clocks out of redwood burls ... another beautiful wood!
My goodness!!! I am in love with your Christmas village! Every where you look there is something to see. From the chugging, smoking train with its whistle to the ice skaters and popping corn and more! Your grandkids must just be over the moon with it all. Thanks for sharing.
Jody Watts said…
Absolutely beautiful and charming! It certainly puts one in the Christmas spirit. Love it! Jack's clock was so pretty! Thanks for sharing.




Tracy L said…
I so enjoyed your village !❤ What a wonderful video for all of us!
Anonymous said…
Bev, thanks so much for sharing your Christmas village and
so many aspects of your life.
Your writing brightens each day !
Merry Christmas from NW Ohio.
Ellen
Junebug said…
I love the video of your train village! I need to crawl in and enjoy the small town Christmas feel. Enjoy your weekend gingerbread house building!!Hugs and Love!
Anonomous said…
Such a cute video. I was wondering if the title should have said Christmas Village 2022? I don't want you to lose this one when you save what ever version you post next year. (Is there a chance that it would post over this one?)
The clock is so unique.
Ann said…
Would you share the name of your Etsy shop? I've done a brief search and can't find it, but would love to look at it. Thank you.
Wanda Devers said…
Thank you for letting us enjoy your Christmas Village! And Jack's creations are lovely!
Katmom said…
Hay BHA, wishing you all a lovely heartfelt greetings for this weekend 💖💖💖
Hugz and enjoy all the scents, sounds and beauty of the season 💖💖
This N That said…
The gingerbread houses look perfect..should work!! Will be a fun time..Jacks clock is very cute..clever..great idea..Did he stain that wood?? It looks thick??
The train platform is like none other...Loved the video..That's a darling Village..
Have fun with your Gingerbread event!! and the kiddos...
THE BEARDED ONE said…
LADY...YOU AND HUBBS ARE SURE AMAZING...THE GINGERBREAD VILLAGE IS AWESOME..IT SURELOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT...BIG SMILE...ALSO THE TRAIN AND VILLAAGE ARE TRYLY AMAZING....WOW...I HAVE SEEN AN NUMBER OF TRAIN VILLAGES/TOWNS..BUT THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE...DID YOU TWO BUILD ALL ORF THOSE OR FIND THEM IN STORES AND COLLECTED THEM JUST FOR THE TRAIN TRIP ??? WOW...YOU MAKE IT TOUGH ON ME...I WANT TO SEE THESE THINGS LIVE AND IN PERSON...SMILING...YES...TRULY AMAZZING..SUCH GREAT TALENT...HAVE A SUPER WEEKEND AND LOOK FORWARD TO MANDAYS SURPRISE VIDEO...KEEP SMILING AND THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN !!!!!
What a wonderful little village! Wow. How do you get the train to puff smoke like that? I love so many things about your village...it is just amazing. People will be loving it this weekend! Have fun.
Bev, you probably want to delete the post from Dec. 3rd at 7 pm.