Far Ago Farm

Hello dear ones, If you have been reading my previous posts, you know that we have sold our home of twenty years and will soon be moving from Wisconsin to Kentucky.   Although our new home will actually be somewhat larger, it is an open concept with limited wall space. Further, the new kitchen cabinets will go to the ceiling compared to our current cabinets that have about sixteen inches between cabinet and ceiling - a major loss of decor real estate for me! This all means we needed to look hard and long at our belongings and really thin the herd so to speak.  I wanted to share some of the items that were re-homed by virtue of two moving sales held earlier this year. Many of these pieces have been with us since we were first married, but most were picked up here and there over the years. This pretty blanket chest was refinished for us by my mom for our first apartment.  We are keeping the dog however, lol! It found a home with a dear friend. Another piece refinished ...

 I want to wish everyone a happy Mother's Day! If you are a mother, a mother figure, a furbaby mom -  I hope you have a blessed day! For those of you who miss their moms who have gone to heaven like mine, I send you virtual hugs and prayers. I hope your memories of your sweet mothers bring a song to your hearts.    

Hello friends! I shared the news about our upcoming move in my last post. Now it's time to fill you in on the details of why we are leaving the only hometown we have ever known and are packing up to move to northern Kentucky.   Our daughter and son in law bought a home in Kentucky last year, so of course that played a big part in our decision to move.   We also both recently retired, so our jobs weren't holding us in Wisconsin. But the best reason for our move to Kentucky was finding out we are going to be grandparents this coming June!  We are Kentucky bound! As you probably know, the housing market is crazy and houses sell overnight it seems.  We briefly entertained buying an existing home, but decided to build new instead.  We decided on a ranch home, which is very different than the two story colonial we have lived in the last 20'years. Not having a staircase will be so nice as we get older. I'm hoping I can figure out how to decorate an open conce...

Hello friends! I have been absent from blog land for so long.  I keep telling myself I need to start blogging again and then life gets in the way.  I am going to try to be better at posting on the regular. I definitely have MUCH to share with you all.  After 20 years of living in our current home, we have sold our home and are moving to Kentucky later this summer.  My husband and I grew up in our current town and have never lived more than 20 minutes away from it, so this is a BIG MOVE for us. I will share all the details in my next post!  In the meantime, I will share some photos from of our current house.   We will talk soon!   

Hello friends! Just a shorty of a post today.  I am starting to dip my toes into some fall home decor. I am trying to use some restraint (not easy for me) and plan to keep it simple.  I do like to start my seasonal decorating early.  After putting a lot of time and effort into it, I enjoy having it around for awhile.  Plus, I love the cozy, family feel of fall.  And pumpkin spice latte.  I love pumpkin spice latte. 😁 Have you been thinking about cooler temps and fall decor lately? Enjoy your Monday! Thanks for stopping by, Join me here: Follow the Yellow Brick Home Grace at Home Tuesday Turn About

Hi friends! Just a short and sweet post of a few simple country pleasures in my life today.  Remember the column "Simple Country Pleasures" that used to be in Country Living magazine? Written by Jo Northrup, it was a wonderful monthly read about the joy and beauty in the simplest of things.  Here a few things bringing me not and peace today: Puppy dog kisses. Need I say more? A Starbucks stop on a hot summer's day.  Here, Palmer is enjoying his first ever Pupacino.  He is a new fan! He is so cute with his whipped cream moustache. This is the country road that leads to my local Hobby Lobby...So relaxing. These cute lil'  fellas also live on a farm that is on my route to the city.  They are so cute, but are growing fast.  I hope you enjoyed some of simple country pleasures today.  I'd love to know some of yours.  Please share in the comments. Coming up this week, I will be sharing our home office reveal. ...

Hello friends! I am sorry I went missing last week, but I was still dealing with camera issues and it also was our vacation week.  We had been scheduled for a trip to Canada, but with the borders closed that was not meant to be this year.  Instead, we went to our daughter and son in law's new home in Kentucky to help them with some home projects.  They both are working from home these days so we feel it is safe to visit. They purchased this lovely house in  April and it has been so wonderful to watch them make it their home. Last week, replacing some trim on the second story was on the list. There's my daughter, cheering her dad on!   We also helped install a storm door...So nice to let more sun in as well as some fresh air! When they bought the house, they knew right away their breakfast nook was crying out for a window seat. We all pitched in and the four of us created the cutest window seat (with storage).  It really makes the space!  Their cat love...