When our barn was built in 1910, a huge walnut tree stood by the dirt road which passed in front, and gypsy caravans found it a favorite place to camp. My grandfather and his two brothers, immigrants from Germany, worked from dawn to dusk with horse drawn equipment.
Sheep, cows, work-horses, turkeys, ducks and chickens passed through the doors, not to mention legions of barn cats. (Hogs were always kept further back in the pasture because of their odor.)
As a child, I spent hours playing in the colossal loft and riding my horse in and out. I can still imagine myself standing at the open hayloft door (below the left window) full of caution at the dizzy height!
The "Farmer's Daughter" quilt pattern marks our barn as the farm has been passed down through women for three generations. We are proud to be part of the National Country Barn Quilt Trail.
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I wanted to comment on the post, "Annual Methodists Conference", but there was no place to post so I am posting on the barn quilt. It's COOL!
Now to post on the Methodists. I recently read the Methodist position paper on IMMIGRATION and was much impressed. So impressed I was ready to become a Methodist, but luck has it, I found out the Presbyterian position is similar so I guess I won't convert. The Catholic position is similar also. Let's get everyone to come around to a sound solution as these three denominations have outlined.
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