Wedding Fever!

Congratulations to Windy and Jason Kuntz who were married here on June 7th. Best wishes for a wonderful life together!

We are busy busy busy preparing the farm for the three weddings we are hosting here in the fall. We are renovating the "ruins" on the property for the ceremony site. We 've been having great fun finding old stained glass windows and concrete urns for the site. We recently had the drive up to the area installed and are now working on leveling the floor space which previously was overgrown with 20 years worth of detritis and moss. Its all being dug out by hand because the stone walls are subject to the vibrations from machinery and may fall. When complete it will be a unique wedding venue as well as a place to have one heck of a party. I'm including a picture in this post so the after shot is all that much more impressive!

We host weddings for up to 160 people on the property. We provide a destination for your out-of-town guests with the overnight rooms and areas for your rehearsal dinner and post wedding brunch. We have plenty of room for parking in the horse pastures behind the buildings. Contact us if you are interested in more information. fallentreefarm@embarqmail.com

Officially Spring!

Okay folks, I believe it is officially spring here at the farm. Grass is getting green in the pastures which mean the horses ignore the hay we have painstakingly laid out in hopes of pulling up a few shoots of the new green stuff as it sprouts. They are all a bunch of hairballs, shedding out their winter coats. Jill, our stable help, and I are covered in hair after each grooming session. Sebastien and Sully are having a grand time chasing the bunnies and the old groundhog that lives under the corn crib. There isn't much chasing there. He is nearly as big as Sebastien, our westie, so when he turns and brandishes his teeth, both Sully and Bastien head in the other direction. Hence the reason he still lives as a permanent resident of the farm. Daffodils are just about ready to bloom and pansies are planted. The trees have buds on them. It really is a wonderful time of year here.

We are beginning to book pony birthday parties for the summer so if you know of a special little one who would like to celebrate their special day with Fudge and Sundae please give us a call.

Enjoy the warm up!

Kim

Remembering Sierra

According to the weatherman Spring is right around the corner. We have been busy preparing an additional room for the summer. Located on the second floor, "The Grey Mare's Quarters" features a queen size feather bed, huge windows overlooking the raised beds and walkways and pastures, a second bedroom with two twins that push into a king, a private bath featuring a clawfoot soaker tub, dvd/satellite tv in both rooms and perhaps most intriguingly, a pint size balcony that is perfect for a quiet cup of coffee overlooking the entire farm.

The room's name was derived from a beloved mare who resided with us for 14 years. My husband purchased Sierra, a lovely grey appaloosa for me as an engagement gift. For years she ran our herd of 8 with an iron set of heels. It was she who determined when the group ate, drank and went for a gallop. We tried a little bit of everything with her including dressage, which she loved, drill team( not so much), polo ( hated it!) and finally mostly trail riding as part of the rest of the group. This past January she passed away leaving a huge hole in our hearts and a big void in the herd. Our pony, Scout, has stepping in to become "Boss Mare." And so in remembering her, we named the new suite of rooms as a reminder of all the wonderful times we had with her and hope that our guests experience when they stay with us. Looking forward to all your thoughts about the new suite when you visit.

Happy New Year!

Hello Friends!

As many of you may know Fallen Tree closed out its first year of business in 2008. It was far more successful than we ever dreamed, with over 200 guests crossing the threshold. Brent and I are starting up on some major projects to improve the B&B for 2009. First, we are adding a spa tub to Coyle's Hideaway. So in the future, if you are brave enough to climb up to the room hidden in the treetops a wonderful new bath awaits. I'm jealous. The new bath is going to be clean and serene. As most of you either met or heard our daughters, Eva and Madeleine, you know that I currently share a bath with a three and a six year old. Plans are in the works for a family addition in the next couple of years that will get the kids out of my clawfoot tub! Yippee!!

Also in the works, to answer the gazillion requests for weddings that we get each week, we are putting a base footing in the training ring that packs down like macadam to provide a hard surface for all the dancing and eating that occurs under the wedding tents. No more leveling tables and chairs on the grass. Also to accomodate weddings is the landscape work being done to our barn ruins. Nearly everyone who comes to visit wants to know " what is that stone monstrosity?" In the sixties the couple who owned the property sold the wood from the bank barn located across from the front of the house for lumber. We are now left with a beautiful rugged shell that appears like an outdoor room. One wall was completely destroyed when the previous owner removed the stone for a walkway. We are hunting stone like what was removed to replace the wall and then plan to put into rustic arches and gates. Several trees need to come down to accomodate the tents. Brent plans to do this himself( power tools are VERY popular here).

We'll be taking time out to replace the wire fencing with split rail in our three pastures as well.

Keep in mind as the temps drop and your cabin fever rises that we are running a "Snowed Inn" special in January. For every night you stay with us you get an additional night free. Several of the rooms have fireplaces to snuggle up in and large tvs to enjoy a good movie( and we've got plenty of great new DVD's).

We feel so blessed that so many of you have chosen us for your lodging needs this past year
( some more than once!!) I promise that if you choose to return we will surprise you with improvements to the rooms and grounds... As I have said to many of you ... "you should see what it looks like in my mind" We have such big plans for the farm and invite you all to witness the changes as we go forward. Happy New Year.