<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288527677651824634</id><updated>2012-01-13T15:36:59.202-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Farm Of Our Later Years</title><subtitle type='html'>A place to store the photos of our tiny farm... our fantasy-come-true.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tanddfarm.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/288527677651824634/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tanddfarm.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Debra</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TdtMWRiifno/Tp_yZtVHaNI/AAAAAAAADYc/L7rqeFO7T5w/s220/a%2Badarcy%252Cdebra%252Ctom.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288527677651824634.post-5075479573679877826</id><published>2008-08-22T09:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-24T08:21:29.561-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Farmhouse Tour</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/Sfhbw8mrWZI/AAAAAAAABbY/9QfY3cu8MAA/s1600-h/houseinapril+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330111055453182354" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/Sfhbw8mrWZI/AAAAAAAABbY/9QfY3cu8MAA/s320/houseinapril+002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well, no longer do we live here--our farm season ended after three years (four summers). But now we have this album to remind us of all the fun and all the work and how blessed we were to live upon 4 acrees in the countryside for a portion of our lives together. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/TCs65f1Zh_I/AAAAAAAACc8/aXMnA4yq-Ro/s1600/aa+aafrontporchandgarden630+009.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488545330353506290" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/TCs65f1Zh_I/AAAAAAAACc8/aXMnA4yq-Ro/s320/aa+aafrontporchandgarden630+009.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Sleeping Porch where I spend many sunny days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SI8Mj0kibOI/AAAAAAAAAds/pyEzQDtbfCU/s1600-h/Inside+House+075.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228411501947284706" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SI8Mj0kibOI/AAAAAAAAAds/pyEzQDtbfCU/s320/Inside+House+075.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hydrangea bush at a corner of the porch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Step into the front door and you'll be inside the living room:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SoAU0r3bCwI/AAAAAAAABtA/XN_5xHiygfk/s1600-h/aaaalivingroompaintandpost+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368313651186567938" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SoAU0r3bCwI/AAAAAAAABtA/XN_5xHiygfk/s320/aaaalivingroompaintandpost+003.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/Sx1tU9QosXI/AAAAAAAACBU/G7CHv62LFME/s1600-h/aaaaaaalivingroomthirdgroupphotos+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412602533978354034" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/Sx1tU9QosXI/AAAAAAAACBU/G7CHv62LFME/s320/aaaaaaalivingroomthirdgroupphotos+002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And just beyond, through the pocket doors, is our dining room.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SlXTuWgUAyI/AAAAAAAABnQ/2Y_YRzBft6E/s1600-h/aaaadiningroomnewtablecloth+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356420125095625506" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SlXTuWgUAyI/AAAAAAAABnQ/2Y_YRzBft6E/s320/aaaadiningroomnewtablecloth+002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SnwWaLy9G7I/AAAAAAAABsQ/9omfP-xFgNw/s1600-h/aaaadiningroomaugust72ndset+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367189495017708466" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SnwWaLy9G7I/AAAAAAAABsQ/9omfP-xFgNw/s320/aaaadiningroomaugust72ndset+002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep going and you'll find our kitchen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/TIDSl5vKnJI/AAAAAAAACmk/G4VjTRnqYTk/s1600/aa+aakitchenfloor+updated+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512637492497128594" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/TIDSl5vKnJI/AAAAAAAACmk/G4VjTRnqYTk/s320/aa+aakitchenfloor+updated+002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SsC1_OrVcDI/AAAAAAAAB10/t1rDlZDhdgM/s1600-h/aaaaakitchenwallpaper927+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386505252211355698" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SsC1_OrVcDI/AAAAAAAAB10/t1rDlZDhdgM/s320/aaaaakitchenwallpaper927+001.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be sure to note the groovy orange counter tops. heh. To be changed later.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SuRERuhImGI/AAAAAAAAB8k/Fi0P2mQxfMQ/s1600-h/aaaaabakingpantryandpatioandmeadow+005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396513324832168034" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SuRERuhImGI/AAAAAAAAB8k/Fi0P2mQxfMQ/s320/aaaaabakingpantryandpatioandmeadow+005.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To the right, here's our baking pantry, built-in cabinets are on the left.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLA0F6sqCSI/AAAAAAAAAnE/y4VeiKaNRq8/s1600-h/Inside+House+139.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237743642892437794" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLA0F6sqCSI/AAAAAAAAAnE/y4VeiKaNRq8/s320/Inside+House+139.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now here's a quick peek at the downstairs master bedroom, which is awfully small for a 'master' anything.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, back in the kitchen we'll take the closet stairs...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/S08erTePwhI/AAAAAAAACDk/J53_Hukya3U/s1600-h/aaaaaaastairsjan14th+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426589805315080722" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/S08erTePwhI/AAAAAAAACDk/J53_Hukya3U/s320/aaaaaaastairsjan14th+001.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 240px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;... to this middle room--&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/S2KtvCtrJ3I/AAAAAAAACEE/KE1CEKc8EgI/s1600-h/aaaaaaaagreenmiddleroomupstairs+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432095124256139122" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/S2KtvCtrJ3I/AAAAAAAACEE/KE1CEKc8EgI/s320/aaaaaaaagreenmiddleroomupstairs+001.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;... and then to our upstairs guest room:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SuL6QJHTP-I/AAAAAAAAB6k/s5FRcIvFwk4/s1600-h/aaaaaautumnoct24aroundthehouse+002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396150458774667234" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SuL6QJHTP-I/AAAAAAAAB6k/s5FRcIvFwk4/s320/aaaaaautumnoct24aroundthehouse+002.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SuL6QXL0PII/AAAAAAAAB6s/1qQ6sVvRP14/s1600-h/aaaaaautumnoct24aroundthehouse+003.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396150462551702658" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SuL6QXL0PII/AAAAAAAAB6s/1qQ6sVvRP14/s320/aaaaaautumnoct24aroundthehouse+003.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then back through the middle room to The Little Blue Room. A half-bath someday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SSGQpjKIgsI/AAAAAAAABFo/W-qaGstcpd0/s1600-h/mondaylibrary3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269652082486969026" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SSGQpjKIgsI/AAAAAAAABFo/W-qaGstcpd0/s320/mondaylibrary3.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now back down the stairs, out the back door....take a long-ish walk...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLCHImvvVcI/AAAAAAAAAns/WqQwEMIVvxk/s1600-h/Inside+House+144.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237834948541371842" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLCHImvvVcI/AAAAAAAAAns/WqQwEMIVvxk/s320/Inside+House+144.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;... and you'll step into the back meadow, home of wildflowers, rabbits, garter snakes and lots of tiny frogs and toads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SKNIBhcc3XI/AAAAAAAAAj0/OS0ONIZyrL4/s1600-h/Inside+House+124.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234106382929419634" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SKNIBhcc3XI/AAAAAAAAAj0/OS0ONIZyrL4/s320/Inside+House+124.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/TCspMydkSOI/AAAAAAAACcM/Zx7ujhex_zk/s1600/aa+aafrontporchandgarden630+001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488525870562035938" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/TCspMydkSOI/AAAAAAAACcM/Zx7ujhex_zk/s320/aa+aafrontporchandgarden630+001.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back closer to the house you'll find my garden.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/TCIHtTcLG7I/AAAAAAAACas/8xehO4pkft8/s1600/aaa+aaaroundthefarm623+005.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485955770984635314" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/TCIHtTcLG7I/AAAAAAAACas/8xehO4pkft8/s320/aaa+aaaroundthefarm623+005.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/S8hOLvSBUhI/AAAAAAAACKc/JSQhcbD7M88/s1600/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagarage,sided.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460700511764304402" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/S8hOLvSBUhI/AAAAAAAACKc/JSQhcbD7M88/s320/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagarage,sided.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Beside it, the barn and patio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SOue-E26ZdI/AAAAAAAAAzI/6he2YhelhAs/s1600-h/Inside+House+223.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254468179550954962" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SOue-E26ZdI/AAAAAAAAAzI/6he2YhelhAs/s320/Inside+House+223.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our barn loft.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Behind the barn is the Bunny Pasture, where bunnies hop and frogs jump out of the way of my lawnmower. Well, usually they make it in time...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SHnnvrmZVDI/AAAAAAAAAZE/EMKl2ciUKYE/s1600-h/Inside+House+047.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222460049256436786" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SHnnvrmZVDI/AAAAAAAAAZE/EMKl2ciUKYE/s320/Inside+House+047.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLAXoXnT_pI/AAAAAAAAAmk/CZa-aNQthC4/s1600-h/Inside+House+137.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237712348932996754" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLAXoXnT_pI/AAAAAAAAAmk/CZa-aNQthC4/s320/Inside+House+137.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In front of the garden, the orchard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLAXmzpezGI/AAAAAAAAAmU/H16fMxznA4s/s1600-h/Inside+House+135.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237712322098547810" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLAXmzpezGI/AAAAAAAAAmU/H16fMxznA4s/s320/Inside+House+135.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The driveway, which I enjoy pretending is a country road while I stroll to the mailbox.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLAxkJkydMI/AAAAAAAAAm8/meGgbFNKDAg/s1600-h/Inside+House+138.jpg"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237740863747159234" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/SLAxkJkydMI/AAAAAAAAAm8/meGgbFNKDAg/s320/Inside+House+138.jpg" style="cursor: hand;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the huge crab apple tree outside the bay window where we've hung birdfeeders and where we watch the birds shove each other away from the food. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...come again for more rooms, more yard and more changes. I hope you enjoyed your visit!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/288527677651824634-5075479573679877826?l=tanddfarm.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tanddfarm.blogspot.com/feeds/5075479573679877826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=288527677651824634&amp;postID=5075479573679877826&amp;isPopup=true' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/288527677651824634/posts/default/5075479573679877826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/288527677651824634/posts/default/5075479573679877826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tanddfarm.blogspot.com/2008/08/welcome-to-our-old-farmhouse-circa-1880.html' title='A Farmhouse Tour'/><author><name>Debra</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TdtMWRiifno/Tp_yZtVHaNI/AAAAAAAADYc/L7rqeFO7T5w/s220/a%2Badarcy%252Cdebra%252Ctom.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3qW4gRawdAc/Sfhbw8mrWZI/AAAAAAAABbY/9QfY3cu8MAA/s72-c/houseinapril+002.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry></feed>
