Timber!

It finally happened! The barn we have enjoyed every time we drive to our local kids and the one we can see from their driveway views collapsed on June 11th of 2026!

We’ve all been wondering for a few years now once it started to lean.

Laura created this collage of the barn in April and the beginning of June.

In the distance you can see the barn when it was in pretty good shape.

Another view of the barn in the distance.

Here’s a recent post about the leaning barn.

I’m looking forward to a new week with less obligations than we’ve had in the past 10 days. Whew! Hope all is well in your corner.

Great Exchange Weekend #2

This great weekend actually started on a Thursday. I posted photos yesterday from all the Thursday happenings. Today I’ll share some Friday photos, mostly from Bayles Mountain.

This little guy looking down the hall, “Is she awake, yet?” Both Addy and JJ love to have Auntie Lolo around.

Indoor Crafts…

Time for some outdoor exercise…

First the Kung Fu kind of exercise…

Come join us, Auntie Lolo!

She is such a good sport!

And now for the cooling off kind of exercise…

Off the mountain for dinner in town on Friday evening…

…past the old barn. How long will she last?

The quintessential driveway evening view looking towards town and our great layering of mountains.

Friday was in the books and we still had two more days of interesting, delicious, fun, inspiring and challenging experiences to come.