Many of you have been asking for updates on the open house. So what’s going on with the Garrett house? In a word, construction. Even though my husband, John, and I have built two of our own homes, doing a large scale renovation is a whole new ballgame. John warned me not to announce … Read more
My mother has always had a thing about sitting around the table at supper. When the food was set out, she’d have one of us turn off the TV and we had to focus on each other and talk—or sit and chew in silence. Most nights we talked. And talked. And talked. Because my … Read more
Fireflies, family and the front porch. This is the substance of my childhood. As we played in the yard on summer evenings catching fireflies, the adults sat on the porch watching, laughing and swapping stories. Reminiscing about those days stirs a pleasure within that reminds me of the beauty of home, particularly one with … Read more
I’ve always been drawn to history. Stories of old that reveal truths from the past. Stories of families, love and even tragedies. I’m not sure why it intrigues me so. Maybe it opens my eyes to the fact that, while both good and bad fall on the just and the unjust, our world continues … Read more
When my husband, John, and I decided it was time to build our forever home on the family farm, we needed to determine its location. Since there are over 240 acres and the only buildings there at that time were his parents’ house and a few barns, we had a little bit of exploring to … Read more