Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Midweek Post

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week is going well!

Today I have another journal page for Alison's  summer country challenge  at  AJJ.  The background was hand painted, the figures and flowers were added digitally.



I have some more photos from the farm I showed yesterday. There is also a museum showing old household implements and machines, and vintage toys:
















I loved the chickens and roosters, the hens ran squawking away every time one of the roosters came near!











Have a great day, take care, 
and thanks a lot for coming by!

55 comments:

  1. Another lovely art piece Valerie, that farm is a wonderful place to visit, so much to see, love the old sewing machine. The rooster is a beautiful colour.

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    1. Thanks Sue! The roosters were really handsome, and I think the knew it!

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  2. Ohhh I would love to visit there. Great Roster shots too.

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    1. Thanks Nicole, it's a fun place. Have a great day!

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  3. Great art piece Valerie. I love seeing all the old stuff although some of it looks kind of creepy, don't you think so too? The roosters are just gorgeous. I hope you are feeling well and having a nice week. Hugs!

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    1. Thanks Martha. It was definitely creepy in those old barns surrounded by those old things, I wouldn't want to be there in the dark! Have a happy day!

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  4. That painted background is beautiful on its own, but I like those digital figures you added. And it is interesting to see the farm museum. That life must have been a lot of hard work but looking back at it makes it look so pleasant and simpler than modern life. I like seeing the animals too. Hope your week is going well. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Thanks Erika. It must have been hard and back-breaking labour for all back then, but interesting to see. Have a great day!

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  5. Beautiful summer art and photos, love the rooster portrait!

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    1. Thanks Christine, that rooster was really handsome! Have a great day!

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  6. This is a really clever and unique take on Alison's theme. It's really lovely. Thanks for an inspiring entry at Art Journal Journey.

    I always swoon over those rocking horses. Any of those would be fantastic. The photo with the mannequin in it (directly above the sewing machine) has a milk separator on the table. I used to have one of those and I used it as a planter. Mine was on a stand. At least that is what I was told it was called. Loved these photos.

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    1. Thanks for the info, I didn't know what a lot of the things were for. Were they used in cheese-making? Have a great day!

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    2. Found this on the internet:
      A cream separator was used to separate the cream from the milk after the milking was done. These machines used centrifugal force to send the cream and the milk to separate spouts where they flowed into their own containers. The person operating the separator, usually the farmer's wife or child, would turn a handle around and around.

      I did an internet search on "milk separators, antique" and found loads of photos. The ones on stands are like mine was.

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    3. I forgot to mention, mine had two trays/plates/stands, too. That's why it was such a great plant holder. Big flower pot in large "bowl" and two "stands" for smaller plants. Wish I hadn't given it away when I moved here.

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    4. Thanks Elizabeth, that's really interesting. It Sounds like the whole family had to work. Today everything gets done by Machines. Enjoy your day!

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    5. I can imagine it would look great as a plant holder.

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  7. Oh my word, what a beautiful and inspiring post. That gorgeous page and colours xx.xx

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  8. Hi Val, good morning! Hope you are feeling better! Love the beautiful art and photos, but it really looks a bit scary in that museum! Have a great day, hugs, Sarah

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    1. Hi Sarah, thanks, I'm feeling a bit better. It was scary in some parts of the museum, and there were lots of stuffed animals and birds, too, which I really don't like! Have a nice day, hugs to all!

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  9. We used to have a small farm museum here, no idea what happened to it, there were some fascinating things on display. My goodness, those roosters are handsome fellows, aren't they? Hope you are improving and feeling better this week. hugs, Deb

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    1. Hi Deb! I love these old museums, it's a pity when they disappear. The roosters were handsome and seemed to know it! Still got some health problems, but who hasn't? Have a good week, enjoy your tennis!

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  10. Its a fantastic page for the AJJ theme Valerie, I love how the silhouettes draw me into the countryside scene. Great photos from the farm you must have got quite close to the poultry to get those shots, they looked like they were posing for the camera.
    Stay safe.
    Yvonne xx

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    1. Thanks Yvonne. The chickens were not shy, and I think they even enjoyed having their photos taken! Have a great day!

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  11. Lovely piece, Valerie. As for all those ancient implements I sometimes feel like one myself! Yesterday I went for a long walk with the young curator of the Homer Watson Gallery and Museum, through a park named after the renowned local artist. They are planning a walk with historical stops and I will be doing the natural history interpretation. She is young, keen and athletic, and going uphill I was having a hard time keeping up with her. But just like those determined roosters, I was not going to give up! And don't they look handsome fellows, robust and masculine, full of testosterone. I bet those hens will be clucking with delight when they finally surrender to the roosters' charms. Such is the way of life! I hope that you are feeling a little better. Perhaps not ready to take on your own rooster yet, but marching along the right path. Hugs and kisses, David

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    1. Hi David, I know what you mean about feeling more like an ancient, rusty implement and less like a spring chicken! How nice that you will be joining in that worthwhile project, perhaps you will have more opportunities to pant after pretty, lithe girls....I hope you didn't behave like those roosters, though! The hens ran screaming every time they came near! No at the moment I will not be taking on a rooster, but I do have some chicken schnitzels in the fridge! Have a wonderful day, hugs to you both!

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  12. That looks like a fascinating museum. It's fun to see how people used to live.

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    1. Thanks, it was indeed fascinating. I think they had hard lives!

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  13. Beautiful page and a fabulous countryside scene! It brings back memories of my sister horse riding when we were kids 😁. Such a lovely day out too, I enjoyed seeing all your photos! I hope you're having a lovely week! Hugs, Jo x

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    1. Thanks Jo. I used to love riding. Have a great day!

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  14. Wonderful photos Valerie! I love the birds!
    A beautiful page too.
    Alison xx

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  15. so elegant rooster:D like a king:)

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  16. Gorgeous page Valerie and what a great silhouette image! Awesome photos of that old farm museum, I love to visit those types of museums, handsome roosters too!
    Hugs, Tammy

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    1. Thanks Tammy! Glad you like those gorgeous roosters! Hugs!

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  17. Hi Val, Bill here, lovely post!

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  18. This is fab Valerie, what a wonderful background for your digital elements. Take care and have a great week, Sue xx

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  19. Your page is gorgeous. I wonder if it was inspired by your trip to that lovely museum. I love the little stove. hugs, Teresa

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    1. Thanks so much Teresa: The farm and museum were really very inspiring! Have a great day!

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  20. Those roosters are fantastic - dare I say they are photogenic? I am sure you know what I mean - the colours in that first one! A very interesting farm to visit, I loved seeing the old scales and the sewing machine. So much though to see, fabulous photos.
    Lovely page for the challenge too, I do like that background and the figures work so well placed on it.
    Hugs, Neet xx

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    1. Thanks Neet. I know what you mean - those roosters were gorgeous, and they knew it! Have a great day!

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  21. I love your journal page!!
    These pictures are amazing! I love the museum at the farm! How cool! And, I love the animal pictures! So much fun! Big Hugs!

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    1. Thanks Tracy, it's a fun place to visit! Hugs!

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  22. Lovely vision of the Adult & Child watching the horse and rider in the distance, I can hear the thud from the horses hooves as it gallops on.
    Thanks for sharing what's inside the museum, how cute is that vintage Rayburn oven.
    Great pics Valerie. Hugs Tracey xx

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    1. Thanks Tracy. It's fun walking round that museum and seeing how things used to be. Have a great day, hugs!

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  23. I love your page - perfect positioning of the horse and rider emerging from the painted landscape - really lovely countryside atmosphere.

    And a countryside atmosphere down at the farm too - those cockerels are fabulous. I'll have to send my mother Cestina (owner of the dollshouse museum) over to have a look at the vintage toys.
    Alison x

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  24. I have come to look and admire! Actually I am more fascinated by the farm objects than the toys, apart from the stove which is amazing. I imagine Butterfly spotted the weighing scales, identical to the one now holding pots in our courtyard. It was used for weighing apples in its former life. The rooster is stunning!
    Gilx

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    1. Thanks so much Gil, nice of you to pop over. That stove is really amazing, I wish I had it! Lovely that you have a scale like that in your courtyard. The roosters were very handsome, and they knew it! Hugs!

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  25. I love this page Valerie, I used to love to ride through the country lanes taking turns on my friend's horse !
    Love the museum, somewhere else to come back and see properly! Love the bird pics! Hugs, Chrisx

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    1. Thanks Chris. I used to love riding, too. Have a great weekend! Hugs, Valerie

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  26. I love seeing places like your restored farm with the household and farm items as they were. These are really interesting photos. And your piece fits it well!

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    1. Thanks Jeanie, I like visiting places like this, too!

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