Pierre and I
Just what does a dead, mega wealthy Industrialist have to do with a midwestern woman from a different era? Well, I think Industrialist,...
Bridal Show this past weekend
What a whirlwind weekend it was for all of us interested in all things 'bridal'! I attended the bridal show at the Alliant Center to...
We Have Spring Fever!
Roses, Roses, Roses. Imagine my excitement to witness a sea of roses and boxwood being off loaded from a semi truck next to the barn! ...
Our Gardening Goal
Well, it started out with a modest goal to transform an old horse pasture into more grass than weeds, add a small path up to a beautiful...
Regulations! Regulations! Regulations!
"Have barn - will do events" seemed like a fairly simple desire. Easily achieved with a bit of work. Nothing could have prepared us...
The Gardens
As all great creative projects at times can get a bit out of hand, this one too has grown some legs. The modest idea to turn our old...
The Renovation
We’ve been hard at work for the better part of a year now. We’ve walked the woods, along with our friends, and picked up every scrap of...
Sweet Memories ...
If we can go on hyper speed thru many years of personal history – my folks are gone now but my passion for the old farm never wavered. I...
The Beginning
I never would have believed (in a million years) that we would spend a full year restoring an old 1870 barn on a farm on which I grew up....
