Monday, October 7, 2013

Monday 10.07.2013

Susan greets the lapping waves at VA Beach!


The weekend found Susan and Stephen enjoying a brief dash
to VA Beach--a well-deserved little break after the crush of
activity in August & September! A small world found them
greeting some good friends from Crozet, staying in the same
beach-side hotel and having breakfast at the same time in
 the hotel Diner on Saturday morning!
Upon returning late Sunday afternoon, we found Bessie & Beulah 
hard at work being the "Ramsay Cows"acting as though nothing of 
any import had happened during our absence.


This morning (Monday) brought us some long-needed rain--
not nearly as much as forecast, but enough to take the edge
off the dry grounds and gardens, keep our workers away
 for the day, and begin driving the leaves from the trees.
 Fall is knocking at the door!
The view from our Farm House deck

Sunday evening sunset
.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Thursday 10.03.2013

Last week, Monday - Saturday, we had a cumulative
 total of over 100 people working at the estate--and the resulting  
Farm Dinner on Saturday evening was spectacular!
 
This week (including tomorrow) the cumulative total will be twenty!
The pace of "business-as-usual" is nice and genuinely welcome.
(But the "buzz" of last week was pretty cool!)
 
This week there was actually some time to

 welcome the morning...





 behold some of our handiwork...




...and consider offering some equine counseling for Monty and Star 
who have apparently chosen to go their separate ways!


Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Wednesday 10.02.2013

Sherry and I (SY) are overwhelmed with the quiet
pace this week!! Such a contrast to the last 3-4 weeks!

Just time for a few more pics from the dinner...
from the slide show prepared by our photographer.


Festive tent in the shadow of the old Milton Grigg barn!

Probably one of the most photographed views in Greenwood!

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Tuesday 10.01.2013

Ramsay Farm Dinner
Saturday, September 28th
Hosts: Tom & Reae Sargeant


















Monday, September 30, 2013

Monday 09.30.2013

T+2

"The Party's over..."

The morning after the night before...  

 
The Ramsay Farm Dinner on Saturday evening 
was a blow-out success on all fronts!
The ripples of praise and gratitude from our guests continue
to flow over the hills and valleys of Greenwood and well beyond!
It was an exceptional event--the product of a great deal of 
work by a large number of people!-- and we are fortunate
to be able to share this beautiful place with others.
Thank you, Tom & Reae!!


We should have a major selection of the Farm Dinner pics from
the photographer to post tomorrow evening. Until then, these 
great shots should satisfy of your Ramsay fix for this evening!!!

"Can we just get back to normal please?"



A touch of fall in the air...
Post Card material!!!

Friday, September 27, 2013

Friday 09.27.2013

T-1  !!!!

The day that seemed so far away, and then too close,
is now upon us! Tomorrow, Saturday 9/28 nearly 60
guests from Greenwood, Alexandria and points beyond
will gather at Ramsay for a Farm Dinner that promises
to be a memorable event from start to finish.
 
Friends, neighbors and several special guests will gather to
celebrate fall, friendship, great food and wine--all local!--
and the special setting that comprises the Ramsay Estate.

A special commemorative blog post will arrive some time 
early in October. But with less than 24 hours until cocktails
in the Parterre Garden and dinner under the tent, these few
pictures will wrap up the adventure that began the last
week of July when TJ called SY from Germany and said,
"Let's have a Farm Dinner the last weekend in 
September and invite all the neighbors!"

Huge trucks have been arriving laden with party goods!

A medieval touch comes to Ramsay!

Just one of Patsy Wallenborn's floral masterpieces

Dear friends gather at the pasture fence along Farm House Lane

A great bunch of pumpkins...








some beautiful flowers... 








            ...with Susan Yowell's magical touch become
               our Farm Dinner table centerpieces!!!







Place Cards - another Susan creation!

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Thursday 09.26.2013

T-2

After so many days and weeks of behind-the-scenes work,
it is quite rewarding to see many of the projects coming
together in these last days before the Farm Dinner on 9/28!
And all during the hectic work and crazy schedule,
we try to remember to look around at the beautiful
setting that is home to Ramsay!!



Star enjoying an afternoon graze--following his afternoon nap!

The new flooring system sets the stage for...

the Farm Dinner under the Tent!!!

Freshly finished Carriage House floor is Mar-Va-Lous!!!!
On site today:

Stephen & Susan
Mick & Christy from SC/Seaside
Richard & Kyle
Kevin Kennedy
J&A Painters
Curtis Heating & Cooling
Sand King - finishing the CH floor
Patsy & Lewis
Skyline Tent Co.
Festive Fare Co.