9.14.2010

going back....

I'm taking you back in time........

the above picture I took of my son's 9th birthday, in our old barn, (that I'm sure you know by now burned a few years after I took this picture...so this one is special)



and with the barn sale coming up, well, how can I NOT remember our old barn.......


this is how it looked on a bright fall day, such as yesterday was....
and I still catch myself sometimes looking back at the where the barn was, and take a deep *sigh*

and think...

of how "things were"

how the parties and gatherings with friends and family "were"
(you can see our rebuilt section of the barn...it was once our "summer house"...and that's my daughter bending her back in a way it shouldn't be bending....with the pink skirt on :)

the above pictures are of the inside of the barn...where we used to dance and have the parties


 it just made the photographs...no matter who was in front of my camera...

it also conjures up this zeal inside me to create something unique on our farm still

because I still have my family...and a few more to add to the above photo!!

and I still have the gardens, even more than when we had the barn...

we just keep adding more to the farm...

even though I miss it in the backgrounds of my potager photographs.......


the great old barn won't be here when you come to visit...but that feeling of "Na-Da Farm" is still here, and my life is ever changing...

just as the grounds and buildings are always changing too

~life is full of change, and it's up to us to embrace it~


i hope you don't mind how we 'glanced back' in time.........

The great new magazine: Belle Inspiration is out Wednesday!! 
Mimi wanted to add my sale as a feature, and I'm thrilled she did!

look for it online today: here

xo+blessings,

17 comments:

  1. That barn is a classic. Just perfect. I'm so sorry it's gone. At least you can carry on the memory of it with these photos. And your family is beautiful...
    I wanted to say thanks for your sweet comment this morning, you made my day. I'm so encouraged!
    Blessings,
    Becky C

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  2. what a lovely family. congrats on your addition. sorry about the barn but it seems your spirit is still high and you will create something wonderful in its memory.

    hugs,
    shelley

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  3. What a beautiful barn. I love the photos of it. That is so sad that it is gone...it looks like a lot of wonderful things happened there :)

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  4. OH, your barn was so beautiful...it is understandable to want to go back in time for this post. Thanks for sharing your life with us!
    Lisa

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  5. Oh, that's so sad about your barn. Old barns are so wonderful. But you still have your family and more...I like your thoughts about change...something I struggle with right now.

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  6. Even though I've never been there, I like to think that Na-Da is as much a state of mind and of being as it is a physical place.

    As long as you and your family are there, and as long as the creativity flows as freely as it does now, your beautiful red barn will live on.

    Many hugs,
    Anne

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  7. Dear Anne Marie,
    it is so sad about the barn! But you still have your family, who loves you!
    Big Hugs,
    Yvonne

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  8. quelle belle famille...

    kiss of France

    manon

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  9. Anne Marie,
    I envy you for the way you always face life (even the bad things such as this wonderful barn fire).
    You're great!
    FrA

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  10. The old barn looks so nice and lovely...no worries, you'll be able to make the new one as lovely or even lovelier...just be thankful for the memories.

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  11. ahhh you have a gorgeous spirit! and joy! lovely images. yes life is full of changes. embrace! x

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  12. Oh-My-Heart... A time of beautiful reflections... Just LoVeLy... AND your quote about Life & Change is just what I needed this morning...
    Jeanine, ChiPPy!-SHaBBy!

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  13. What a wonderful look back at life on your farm, Anne Marie. It sure looks like you and your family have made some terrific memories together, and now you can make some beautiful new memories in the new barn. :)
    You have such a lovely family, Anne Marie. Love the picture of you all together. :)
    Hugs ~ Jo

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  14. it was a beautiful barn. they just don't make them like that anymore. i always get so sad when i see beautiful barns falling down from neglect. i think, "if i had that barn........"
    thanks for sharing all the photos of it.

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  15. So pretty Ann Marie! All the beautiful memories will never be forgotten!

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  16. My goodness such a beautiful family! Your son is particularly handsome in his boots and hat. He makes me smile!

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