Another Hidden Gem

This past Thursday the Spring Hill Public Library continued their monthly lecture series.  The featured speaker was Candice Roland Candeto, the Senior Curator of Fine and Decorative Art at the Tennessee State Museum.  She talked mostly about the furniture made in Tennessee and exhibited in the museum.  It was interesting to learn most pieces were constructed using primarily cherry, tulip poplar or walnut.  Among the furniture shown during the slide presentations were dressers, desks and pie safes.  The blue coloring on the front was used to help keep insects from entering the pie safe.  Apparently the same logic was used in painting porch ceilings in the South a blue to keep wasps from building nest!

PIE SAFES

NOTICE THE BLUE COLOR WHICH I MENTIONED EARLIER

THIS LABEL WAS ADHERED TO THE INSIDE OF THE DRESSER

SUCH AN INTERESTING FEATURE WAS ADDED TO THE DRESSER… A SORT OF DULCIMER WAS PLAYED WHEN THE DOOR OPENED!

LEWIS BUCKNER WAS BORN A SLAVE AND WORKED AS A CARPENTER, CABINETMAKER AND HOUSE BUILDER IN SEVIER COUNTY, TENNESSEE AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.  THE TALENTED AFRICAN-AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN HAND-CARVED ELABORATE FURNITURE, MANTELS, STAIRCASES AND THE EXTERIOR TRIM AND PORCHES FOR MANY VICTORIAN-ERA HOUSES.

 

Please visit tnmuseum.org for more information regarding this hidden gem.

Blessings,

Frannie

Please excuse the quality of the pictures.  I was photographing the slide presentation.

Be Kind

 Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.  Proverbs 3:3

Oh dear Lord, bless our politicians as we begin the Democratic National Convention this coming week in Chicago.  Please allow our candidates and supporters to speak without being ridiculed and bullied.  Allow them to share their desires and beliefs for our beloved country without extreme discord and disdain.  Let us be open-minded and willing to listen to others.  

Blessings to my fellow Americans,

Frannie

Old Glory

Statues at National Harbor, Maryland

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Alexandria, Virginia

Arlington Cemetery 

Home of the Brave 

GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸

Best Antiques Discovered in Spring Hill, Tennessee!

I have begun following Lady Mary Beth on YouTube and if you enjoy antique shopping, I think you might also want to subscribe to her channel.  She is very knowledgeable.

Milky Way Farms in Giles County, Tennessee

 This past Saturday a friend and I ventured to Milky Way Farms in Giles County, TN.  The farm was acquired from January 1931 until mid-1933 by Franklin C. Mars, the founder of Mars Candy which was best known for Milky Way candy bars.  He amassed a few thousand acres and had a variety of livestock with the greatest emphasis on saddle, show and race horses and also cattle.

The farm employed many individuals from the neighboring areas which was very beneficial due to the Great Depression.  He seemed to have been a kind and caring person looking out for his community during a very difficult period in our country.

Through the years Milky Way Farm has had many owners who have continued to maintain its beauty and charm.  It is truly a hidden gem nestled in the hills of Middle Tennessee.

Milky Way Farms Clubhouse

The second floor hallway leading to the guest bedrooms

The Dining Room

Notice the ornate gate and the enormous dining table.

The vaulted ceiling in the living room 

The hallway on the second floor where the family bedrooms are located.

The living room stone fireplace with what appears to be a David Arms picture

Wrought iron door leading into the living room 

The Chandelier Barn

One of the few horses in the Chandelier Barn

I imagine this was one of the worker’s homestead.

A Trip to the Northeast

 I try to visit my brother and sister at least once a year.  My sister lives near Pittsburgh and my brother near Cleveland.  I could not have asked for better weather the entire ten days I was gone.

While visiting my sister, she and her friend took me to National Harbor, MD, Alexandria and Washington D.C.  What an interesting and historical area!  National Harbor sits on the Potomac River and is full of shops, restaurants and artwork.  While in Alexandria we dined at Gadsby’s Tavern where George Washington frequented.  We also toured the U.S. Naval Torpedo Station built in 1918 and the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.  There were Masons on my father’s side of my family and it was intriguing to learn of the deep values regarding politics and religion that our founding father along with the organization possessed.

The following day we visited Arlington National Cemetery and the Arlington House, Robert E. Lee’s home.  The Changing of the Guard is always so moving and memorable.  Washington D.C. and the surrounding areas are truly full of history and a must see.