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An old lady gets a new hat

4/8/2014

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When I first saw the barn at 5 Harvard Road, I fell in love.  When the realtor heaved open the big door exposing this gorgeous piece of history, I gasped.  When I looked up to see a dilapidated canoe in the rafters that birds were making a nest in, I declared, “I’ll take it!” 

I understand that a barn is not for everyone and I admit I see things that cannot be detected by the naked eye. When I look at my barn, I see long tables set for a delicious, memory making meal and strings of tiny white lights casting a magical glow.  I see hand-hewn posts and beams and character and a trough that we’ll use as the bar and a stable we’ll use as a photo booth.  A more practical person (a.k.a. my sweet prince, the finance guy) sees a dirty, old barn, filled with spider webs and many uninvited nocturnal creatures, rotted beams that collectively could very well be a big, red, money pit.  It needs a lot of love and a lot of cash before it’s ready to host anyone’s celebration, but if there was ever a girl to love a barn into a party dress, I am she.

First agenda item was to take care of the large hole in the roof.  We aren’t sure how long it’s been raining inside the barn, but there is quite a bit of damage from the effects of all the snow and rain around here.  Enter Antonio from ACH Construction and his band of merry men.  They made fast work of decades of (rustic & fabulous – why are you throwing that in the dumpster?!) barn wood giving this old lady a long awaited accessory, a new hat.

The plan now is to let it all dry out and see what is next.  Hopefully whatever it is will not be too expensive. I really want to have a bride have dinner in here, not a cow!

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6 Comments
Ronna
4/8/2014 04:31:14 am

Hey Mama, just want to say I love your blog, I read every entry :) Hugs!

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sally hall
4/8/2014 07:52:35 am

Seems like yesterday you were baking fresh cookies and the guys almost jumped off the roof for them besides slide down the ladder. So much as happened since then. Praise God. Love Mum

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Dianne Roth
4/8/2014 10:55:20 am

Wendy, I hope your every dream comes true!

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The Sanqlqng Boy's
4/8/2014 12:22:18 pm

Wen,
Love reading your blog. Maybe a book is in order when everything is complete.

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Kathy Kvenbo
4/9/2014 06:27:35 am

Wendy!!! I'm so amazed and excited to watch this chapter of your life unfold! Your story about saving the barn . . . a redemptive story of course, as I like to see it! I wish you all of God's best! Lots of love. K

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Ana Shum
4/22/2014 03:48:17 pm

Hi Wendy, I saw your show on HGTV and looked you up to see if the barn was ready yet. I have read every entry in your blog and we have a connection in that I have adopted from China. A wonderful little boy. Was wondering how that was going for you.

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    Wendy Harrop

    Hi - I am a wedding and event planner that recently moved from the San Francisco bay area into the Phineas Wright House, in Bolton, MA.  Here, you will find stories about our New England life, the fabulous discoveries that each day brings and all the things that make me smile. Thanks for visiting!

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