Summer Camp at Home, Jane Austen Tea

Please enjoy your home while you listen to the broadcast:

I addressed several subjects in this video. In the beginning I mentioned that I learned about the old custom of protecting the ends of your hair. You can listen to it on THIS VIDEO.

During the "Summer Camp" at The Manse, our daughter and her children re-created the front flower beds. They had one rule from me: please don't buy anything or spend money.  They used whatever they could find and did a very professional job. They worked in the evenings when it was cool, for about a week. 

Miss Lillian went for her morning walk, wearing one of the dresses she posted about on 
HER BLOG.

Mr. S. donated some floats for our stock tank, which I happily used for the de-stress floating assignment I gave myself.

The dress I wore during the video, 

and the matching teacup.

Fabric: Shabby Fabrics

Teacup: Home Goods (TJ Maxx)

We made things with brown paper and heavy string:

Some of them created a tea company and hired their mother  to work for them, filling the tea bags.

For more details please watch the video.

Lydia Ruth