It’s spring--time
for all things new, but in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, we’re working on old
stuff. We moved here last fall. This is our 100 year old barn. As you can see,
it’s falling down. It’s heart breaking because we looove these old beauties.
But they’re difficult to restore. The manpower just isn’t readily available.
After talking to dozens of carpenters and historians, however, the Amish
community stepped up and agreed to dismantle it and restore it in a new
location for us.
Right now
the skeleton barely remains.
It’s so interesting watching them work and very
exciting to think that his proud old structure will give shelter to more
generations of livestock. Currently, we have our shorthorn heifers housed in
the lower part of the building. (I had to chase my horses out to put the cattle
in. Here are my boys, looking in and wondering where things went wrong.)
But there
are all kinds of new wonders, too. The calves and lambs from down the road are
adorable and the sight of my horses running in the pasture makes my heart sing.
Happy new
birth, everyone.
Lois Greiman is the USA Today bestseller of over 50 novels. Get her latest, Hearth Song at http://www.loisgreiman.com/
Lois Greiman is the USA Today bestseller of over 50 novels. Get her latest, Hearth Song at http://www.loisgreiman.com/
I'm glad you get to keep your barn in a new location. My husband's uncle built a house using an old barn. I used the scenario in a book, too.
ReplyDeleteLots of excitement going on at your house. No wonder the old boys are full of curiosity! Can't wait to see what your old barn looks like once it's new again.
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