Strawberry Lane: So Many Blessings ...

November 20, 2007

So Many Blessings ...

A house full of creatures
and a home filled with love ...
so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving!

3 comments:

AnonymousNovember 21, 2007 at 7:07 AM
Can I come and curl up on your couch? It looks so cozy.
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kathyannNovember 21, 2007 at 5:26 PM
What a beautiful dog ! It's true what they say ,where there is a fire you will always find an animal,I can imagine you sat there with a cat on your lap,a fire makes a home so warm and cozy.Kathyann (meg's mum's muffins )
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Mars CraftersNovember 22, 2007 at 8:27 AM
I'll second that! I wish everybody here in England celebrated Thanksgiving. Afterall, like you say there is so much to be grateful for. Can I just say, Royal is the most beautiful horse I've ever seen!! He's lovely! Animals have the funniest characteristics, don't you think?! It's nice to here how your farm got started and the stories since.
Best wishes, from the kittens' mother
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How nice of you to take the time to write. I appreciate your stopping by and do love hearing from you. Even though I cannot always reply to each comment, I enjoy reading them.

If you would like to leave a comment and do not have a google/blogger account, you're welcome to leave an anonymous comment.

I hope you enjoy visiting our little farm and meeting all our critters. We greatly enjoyed having you here.

Big Fork In The Road

How this farm thing came about is quite unlikely.

I was a Nebraska girl dreaming of living in New York City, wearing Chanel suits, pearls and very high heels. A farm was never part of the plan. Life was about cashmere sweaters, not dirty, muddy shoes.

Then I met a handsome movie star in California. He was charming and good natured, ... but he had a past.

He'd grown up on a farm. He milked cows, rode his horse to school and apparently wore very dirty boots.

He convinced me that our life would be ... normal. And for years, it was. Then, something happened. We decided we needed to live on a farm.

So, that's where we are ... with a barn, horses and all kinds of other creatures necessary to call this a farm. It's true that Hollywood isn't too far away, along with the hectic life that we avoid. There are no dusty roads or Cottonwood trees to line the drive ... this sure isn't Nebraska.

However, with the ocean nearby and all the sunshine, this will do. We love this peaceful life with our animals. And I've become quite attached to my well worn, dusty paddock boots. And, oh by the way, I do wear very tired, very old cashmere sweaters in the barn. Life is good.