A day at the Ranch....

Yesterday me,Mom and Dad rode over to Hurricane Mills TN. The location of my favorite Country singer "Loretta Lynn". She has a ranch there. You can see a Museum,a replica of her childhood Kentucky home, a replica coal mine where her daddy was a coal miner,doll and fan museum,grist mill museum,Indian artifact museum,and her Plantation house she use to live in. Plus there are gift shops and a snack shop. It's my 3rd time going there and I just love it. It's so beautiful with the creek and waterfall running through it. We didn't take the tour this time because we have done all that. On the tour you can see all the stuff I mentioned above. They have events that go on throughout the whole year. On the property she also has a Campground,Cabins and a Concert area. All sorts of things. 

We got off on a country road by accident and were pretty much,what I call,the middle of nowhere..lol :) The plus side was beautiful scenery! It turned into a rainy day,but by the time we left the ranch it was clearing up.

 One lane Bridge over a beautiful river!!

 Lots of beautiful land

 We stopped at the Loretta Lynn Kitchen for some breakfast. It had Loretta Lynn stuff over the walls and a huge gift shop with all sorts of stuff!

 My favorite movie is "Coal Miner's Daughter".

 I just thought this was cool. Would not want to meet a real one in person..lol

Next was off to the Ranch!!

Motocross racing a popular event that happens there was going on. It was packed in that area!!

 The river and falls are so beautiful!!!

 It's a whole little western like town

 Grist mill and Fan and Doll museum

 I loved this purple blanket and the dolls!

 A doll her late husband bought her.

 An old Grist mill where one of the stores is in

 The stairs with her and her husband's name on them. The Plantation where she lived. I think she lives in a house behind it now.

 Her land is just so beautiful and I love the Animals!!

Hope I didn't bore you with all these pictures!! I am a picture freak!! It was such a nice day!! Thanks for coming along with me on here!!

I have more pictures from another visit if you click here and want to see those!!

Book Review: The Letters by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Suzanne is one of my favorite Amish fiction writers!! This book is a start to her news series "The Inn at Eagle Hill".  In this book we meet Rose and her late husband's children. Rose is widowed and living with her Mother in law. She is trying to figure out a way to make money to pay off debt left by her husband. His business got into a bunch of trouble and people lost money. She feels she needs to pay it back even though it wasn't her fault. While in a store she overhears some English people needing a place to stay and she invites them to her home on a whim. From this she decides to open a bed and breakfast in her basement. With the help of her next door neighbor Galen she gets it open and running. Her first guest arrives and the story gets going. I was a little lost in the start of book,it was kinda slow,but it slowly drew me in to what would happen. We see different stories coming out of each character! Another nice visit with the Amish in Suzanne's new series!! Nice Read!!

About the Author

Suzanne Woods Fisher is the bestselling author of the Lancaster County Secrets series and the Stoney Ridge Seasons series, as well as nonfiction books about the Amish, including Amish Peace. She is also the coauthor of a new Amish children's series, The Adventures of Lily Lapp. Her interest in the Anabaptist cultures can be directly traced to her grandfather, who was raised in the Old Order German Baptist Brethren Church in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Suzanne is a Carol Award winner and a Christy Award finalist. She is a columnist for Christian Post and Cooking & Such magazines. She lives in California. For more information, please visit suzannewoodsfisher.com and connect with her on Twitter @suzannewfisher. Get Amish proverbs delivered right to your iPhone or iPad! Download the Free App! She is also Author of the new books The Adventures of Lily Lapp http://adventuresoflilylapp.com/

To buy the Book Click here and read other reviews here!

I received this book free for my honest review!!

Birthday Blessings...

 Yesterday was such a great Birthday!! My Family made it so special!! Thank you all for the Birthday wishes!! I had lots from on here to facebook!! I truly felt loved yesterday!! My parents blessed me with a new laptop since my old one was falling apart!! I was sooo excited about that!! It was a blessed day!!

Isn't the table beautiful? Mom did a wonderful Job with all the cute decor!!

 It was so me and my style!!!

 I wanted Lasagna!! My Mom makes the best!! It was so good!!!!

I am one blessed Gal!!!

29 isn't so bad :)

Saturday girls day...

We had a girls day out!! We went to Dickson TN and ate at Cracker Barrel. Then we went to the cute downtown shops. I love walking and looking at cute window displays. I love Antique stores looking at cute stuff!! Then we found a Amish or Mennonite store that I had not been in before coming home!! I love it!!

 This was my favorite store!! It had the cutest stuff!!

 Love the charming window displays!!

 They took a old tv and made a fish tank in the middle..lol

 Love the Amish/Mennonite store

 I just love pretty scenes along the road!!

....Packages tied up with string,these are a few of my favorite things!

This past week I had the surprise of winning a giveaway on a blog I read!! I enjoy her blog so much. It is such a sweet and encouraging place to visit. What a sweet treat to get this in the mail the day before my Birthday!! It came so lovely wrapped. Such sweet special touches while opening!! It was so pretty wrapped in the ribbon,it almost made me not want to undo the beautiful package. Thank you so much Stephanie!!! You really blessed me today!! God bless you!!

Please go visit her blog

"The Enchanting Rose"

It arrives come Sunday!!

The weekend is upon us once again! 

This weekend though something is coming!

I sorta dread it!

I am happy though to be able to celebrate it once again!

I am now entering my last two days of 28!

Cause Sunday at 5:08 pm I enter my last year of my twenties!

Sunday I will turn,dare I say it?

29!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where does time go??? 

Bluegrass Night at "The Ryman" with Dailey and Vincent!!!

I love this group!!! They are a awesome Bluegrass group!! They have the best harmony and music. This is the third time I have got to see them perform. Love them!! Last night we went to Bluegrass nights at "The Ryman". It was their show! What a awesome show. They sure can put on a wonderful one!! Check them out on youtube or get the album!! Soooo good!!!

 Ms. Jean Shepard,Jimmy Fortune and Ricky Skaggs all made appearances!!

 I love the Ryman!! Such History in it.

Book Review:A hopeful heart by Amy Clipston

I love Amy Clipston Amish fiction books!! This one was another great one in the first book of the new series "Hearts of the Lancaster Grand Hotel"!! Hannah is a Amish woman with three children who has lost her husband. She runs the horse farm with her late husband's brother Joshua and works part time at a local hotel to make ends meet. While working at the hotel she meets Trey who has come to the area to open a bed and breakfast. He has also experienced loss. He has lost his wife and daughter. Together they start talking and form an instant bond with each other. They understand each other and the lost they have been through. With the strict rules of the Amish community it becomes difficult for Hannah to see Trey. I loved this book. One of my favorite parts was seeing the English church through the eyes of Hannah. I loved the characters and stories coming out of each one. I can't wait for book 2 to come out to see where this all heads. I don't want to say to much because I don't want to spoil anything for you. A great book though from Amy! 

I received this book free from booksneeze.com for my honest review.

I've been Awarded

Miss Jazzmin gave me this award. Thank you so much!! She has a great blog. So go and visit her!!

Here's my questions she asked me to answer!!

1.  What inspired you to want to start blogging?

It's been sooo long since I started that I forgot some. I had started a website and put a blog on with it. Then found blogspot through some church friends who blogged. I then started a blog and got into reading other people's blogs and loved it.

2.  Do you like to travel?  If you could go anywhere, where would you travel to?

I love to travel and see different places!!! I will go about anywhere!! I love seeing anything. Even if it's just a day trip.

3.  What is your favorite season?

Fall/Winter because it's just the right temperature for me. Plus I love snow. Plus Christmas comes in the winter!!

4.  What are your interests or what are your favorite things to do in your free time?

I love to read,go thrift shopping,go to yard sales.

5.  What is your favorite book?

I love reading Christian Fiction. I love Amish ones and ones set in a older time period.

6.  Do you have a quote or verse that you live by?

I love Psalm 57:1

7.  Describe your favorite Summer outfit.

I usually go with something that's not hot. Mainly Capri's and such.

8.  What is something you dream of doing in the future (far or near)?

I have tons of dreams. I think getting married and having a family would be great. Maybe travel to different places.

9.  What are your favorite movie or t.v. genres?

I love the normal Chick flix romantic type movies. Love Comes Softly,The Notebook,Hope Floats,Where the heart is and the list goes on. My favorite tv shows The Waltons,Road to Avonlea,Little house on the Prairie.

10.  If you could time travel to any era or decade, which one would you choose and why?

I liked the days of the gowns and dresses such a Victorian days. That would be a neat period to go to.

11.  What would you say is your passion in life?

Taking photos. I love taking photos of everything!!!

4th of July 2013

It's been raining it up here in Tennessee. I love rain though so I don't mind. We went to our local 4th fireworks and then downtown to Nashville for the fireworks. Luckily it didn't rain us out. I seen a little of "The Band Perry". It was so crowed though we started back to move near where we parked. I hope you all had a happy 4th!!!

Happy 4th!!

Happy 4th of July to all!! 

God bless America!!