Well its the beginning of the biggest weekend of the summer and we are chuck full of some wonderful guests! A family hiking the Appalachian Trail, a couple visiting Gettysburg, some relaxing getaways, a big bunch of fabulous personalities under one roof.
This was a big week at Fallen Tree. We had the former small paddock leveled and graded so we can put our wedding tents in there - extra bonus- Kim now has a proper riding ring to school the ponies, who are fat and think they are retired. The new arena has a stone dust footing that will pack down to be a nice dance area. It drops down from the stables so now I am thinking we should put a flagstone patio in front of the barn and perhaps a breezeway. We had one of those at our old farm and it was a lovely place to sit- or so my lesson parents told me... we NEVER sit down. Lighting is next and then putting the fence back in. Extra Extra bonus- the ground we took from across the drive to fill the stables created a whole new parking area- attn car show patrons- we now have plenty of extra wide spaces for your amazing collector cars!
A big thanks to the housefull of guests we had this week for making lemonade from lemons when excavators showed up to do the work... Everybody, coffee cup in hand, marched out to watch the process and several of the children staying with us had a fit when it was time to check out. It was amazing to watch the backhoe operator, Amos, flick 2oo lb flagstone out of the way like paper.
Kudos to Henry's Construction who did a great job and worked as best they could around the B&B schedule so everybody could get out the driveway and get a good night's sleep.
We also, thanks to Brent's Dads' patient picking, got a HUGE raspberry crop this summer. I've been researching recipes, raspberry flan and raspberry pancakes are just a few that I have found.
We hope all our guests, former and prospective, as well as family and friends, have a great fourth and take time to relax, set off some fireworks and enjoy the time off. Happy Summer!
This was a big week at Fallen Tree. We had the former small paddock leveled and graded so we can put our wedding tents in there - extra bonus- Kim now has a proper riding ring to school the ponies, who are fat and think they are retired. The new arena has a stone dust footing that will pack down to be a nice dance area. It drops down from the stables so now I am thinking we should put a flagstone patio in front of the barn and perhaps a breezeway. We had one of those at our old farm and it was a lovely place to sit- or so my lesson parents told me... we NEVER sit down. Lighting is next and then putting the fence back in. Extra Extra bonus- the ground we took from across the drive to fill the stables created a whole new parking area- attn car show patrons- we now have plenty of extra wide spaces for your amazing collector cars!
A big thanks to the housefull of guests we had this week for making lemonade from lemons when excavators showed up to do the work... Everybody, coffee cup in hand, marched out to watch the process and several of the children staying with us had a fit when it was time to check out. It was amazing to watch the backhoe operator, Amos, flick 2oo lb flagstone out of the way like paper.
Kudos to Henry's Construction who did a great job and worked as best they could around the B&B schedule so everybody could get out the driveway and get a good night's sleep.
We also, thanks to Brent's Dads' patient picking, got a HUGE raspberry crop this summer. I've been researching recipes, raspberry flan and raspberry pancakes are just a few that I have found.
We hope all our guests, former and prospective, as well as family and friends, have a great fourth and take time to relax, set off some fireworks and enjoy the time off. Happy Summer!
