Willow Nest : Burton,TX

One more post before we pack this all up for Marburger.   The lantern inspired birdhouse has such a quite elegance.It would look stately in any setting.

Ludmil and I preparing the doves for their new home.They have been raised since birth which was on my birthday last year, they are used to being handled and are very tame. A pair will go home with the new owner of the aviary.

The tall and thin birdhouse is my personal favorite.I love this graceful piece and think it would enhance any setting.

An alter to house Saint Francis.

Ludmil and I standing in an arbor created out of old cemetery fencing.

All will be waiting for you to see and enjoy at Marburger this weekend.Some of you will add to your collection, and some of you will make your first purchase of Ludmils work, and some of you will aspire to have a piece in your future, what ever the case, we welcome you, we appreciate you, and we thank-you, for always encouraging us to be our best.

our first time to post more than one photo, as a matter of fact once I started getting these placed on here, I apparently just kept clicking save so there are many repeats… this is a learning curve and I seem to be at the bottom of the curve, but I am on it… we are very excited to debut these creations and others at our fall Marburger show, Sept. 28th tent Aa6 .Looking forward to seeing many old friends and making new ones.. Thanks.. now my text may all run together as well, bear with me.

This birdhouse is inspired by an old garden lantern… lovely ,is it not?Lumil and I preparing to have our little family ready for their new home… these doves have been handled with care since birth and all looking for a good home.My personal favorite, tall and thin, this elegant birdhouse adds grace to any garden.A perfect alter for this saint  Francis, or one from your own collection…. about 4ft tallThis stately birdhouse, is the Granddaddy of the collection this year, tall and elegantThis etagare is 8ft tall, and has Ludmils signature details you have all come to appreciate, a wonderful display piece, or could be placed in the middle of the room..

An Aviary made in heaven, Ludmil has been truly inspired in the creation of this over 9ft garden structure… comes with a happy couple of doves. Home on the range, Willow Nest , style…. 6ft long

As I walked in this quite little village , in the predawn light, I caught a glimpse of the amazing Harvest moon, still low in the sky, it was big and round and had a glow of warm orange that only mother nature can create. A big smile on my face, I continued, there around the bend, was the family of deer I see each morning, they are only a few feet away from me, standing proud and fearless in the early morn, I call out to them very softly, and they barely take notice, just continue their morning grazing. There are about 7 of them, two babies.I love that they are a part of my day. On down the street I find that the local peacock has decided to hang out at a different house than usual, then I remember it is garbage pick-up  day and he always leaves home on that day and goes to church, yes , he does, he goes to the church yard on the next street. I think those loud trucks scare him. As I continue down the path, thru the post office parking lot, and toward the park, on to the school track to wrap up my walk, I have to stop at our store and get a bottle of water, as the temperature is rising, and I am getting to warm, but I am on the home stretch .. the cows are there to say good morning…the owner of the cows plays country western music for them 24/7 as they are show cows and they have to prepare to be in a noise environment . I always think they are looking at me with their big brown cow eyes and asking”won’t you please turn that d—– radio off for us” I almost would if I thought I could get through the electric fence without getting zapped. I am sharing all this with you to post my gratitude for all this richness in my life, I am thinking everyone should be so lucky to start their day in this magical way… what was magical for you today?

Looking at some of my favorite things, deciding what to keep, what to sell… moving forward at the speed of light it seems,toward our next step, our next journey together. Gathering momentum, all the excitement yet to come , planning and arranging for another move. When Ludmil and I move we do not simply move the furnishings of a home… we have a “lumber yard” a “metal yard” a ” hardware supply store” and a workshop, with saws, welders, drill presses and who knows all that is contained in that place he calls his. Then there is the inventory in the store, and the prop dept…. it all takes some planning and some editing… things we seem to do well.

The photo I took, yesterday, is of a little child’s dress, a french sheet at the window, my linens stacked in a cupboard,  my stash of orginal glitter, and my muse ,from Gold Bug Studio, all keepers ,except the cupboard which most likely we will sell…

We are showing at the City Wide Garage sale in AUG. 14/15, we will be taking things from the prop dept. On August 28, we will be joining Judy Hill, and friends ,in her home show in Kilgore, TX.  Judy has given us her potting shed to adorn, and we have big plans for many special items we have gathered or made just for this show, Ludmil has 4 birdhouses,  garden towers,  stakes, a wonderful bike, and some great galvanized tables he has assembled,plus delightful wee treasures for every one. Hope to see all our old Canton friends at Judy’s ,as she is so close .

Must get back to my projects, I have the pleasure of working with a bride in Oklahoma City, and she and I have plans to make for her dream wedding.

Thank-you for all your kind, and encouraging words about our pending move to McKinney..by the way I have started a Facebook  page for Willow Nest, so that I can keep folks more informed about our activities.. I have been prodded for sometime by good friends to do this, so now with the help, again from  sweet Christie, our web-designer,we have jumped aboard. Have a great day. Love Linda

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Today I have much to say. You can see from my title that I have three separate topics, but they all connect.  Let me dive right in with MILESTONES…I am hitting a wonderful milestone, September 28th is my 65th birthday, it is also the day Marburger Farms opens, a very big day. I have many friends and family coming to celebrate with me.About the love letters,  I owe love letters to all  the people who have come into my life,  have been my teachers, have  loved me, cheered  me, cared for me, played with me, grown with me…. the descriptions of love could take  pages, the teachers,I have had are many, I have been loved the most wonderful people, lucky me. Milestones, should be acknowledged, given  honor, like when  you turn 16, or 21, or the big 50…. I remember all those days,quite fondly actually…. I have a delightful story about Ludmil when I turned 5o…. talk about a playmate, most do not get to see this side of him, those of you who have, know of what I speak.

At 65, some big changes are taking place, for many months now we have been discussing how we wish to move forward into the next 10 or so years. We moved to Texas 3 years ago to open a store in Fredricksburg, TX. we spent 6months living there ,made the decision that a store there was not for us. We discovered Burton,I fell head over heels in love with this little village and we moved here..doing shows in Round Top ,only 8 miles away. We also have our Houston and Austin shows, a short drive away, and then there is the other travel to Kansas City, Tulsa ,Oklahoma , Atlanta, the West Coast, Ohio…. the list gets bigger each year… miles and miles of road traveled, days and days away from home, it has been an adventure,  a great adventure, with  rain, mud, wind, hail, and oh YES remember the little tornado up in Canton,..  we have for many months been discussing  just how long we want to stay on this trail AND, we have decided it is time to tie up the horse and go back to our original plan of  opening  our store…  again we  took to the road ,looking for the perfect place ,after many considerations, have picked McKinney, TX. to be our new stomping grounds. We have listed , this wonderful little house  for sale.We have looked at a couple spots for a store on the square in the Historic neighborhood of McKinney ,there are a couple considerations,so we are off to a brisk start.  We are very excited, our wonderful Realtor Pat has a few people asking about this house already,things are moving fast as these things always do once you set them in motion. Our dear friends from Patina Green, are welcoming us with open arms, and that has meant so much. To know that we will simply support and enhance one another is such a comfort, I wouldn’t expect anything but that kind of welcome from them and if you are lucky enough to know them you know this is true, finer people you will not meet.. which takes me full circle on this post…. all the people we have shared this news with have only offered complete encouragement and support .I have many more  love letters to write, for I love that people believe in us and support our decisions.

For Ludmil to have the time to devote to his craft,and his creations is going to be such a  welcome situation, you won’t believe what he has planed.  This need to have more time has been a driving force in this decision. We will have a wonderful place to show case his things for all to see many days out of each month, rather than a couple days out of each month…

NOW for all who think this decision was made because I am turning 65…. oh no, I don’t think so…… you are only as old as you feel, and my heart and soul tell me I still have a lot of life to live, a lot of love to give… and glitter to spread far and wide… I can’t wait to get this show on the road…. long  post I know, thanks for going to the bottom of the page…… and thanks for all the love you send our way, we are blessed. Love Linda..Ludmil too!