Hello Everyone, I'm Edmond - the Owner of
Hither and Thither Farm
I wanted to post a sketch I found, I believe that it
shows the original house, before it burned down many years ago.
It had a very large kitchen - living area - and on the right you can see part of the apple orchard, which is still there today, struggling to produce strawberry tasting apples and a few sheep grazing in the foreground.
You can't see it in this sketch but there is a pond, we kids would sneak off from doing our chores and disappear for the afternoon swinging out on a rope and dropping into the cool water......until we'd hear the dinner bell!
We still use the table and 2 benches that my father made - they are worn with age and if you dare look under the table you will see where initials have been carved. Even mine are there!
There was a wood cook store - I can still remember lying in bed early in the morning Dad heading out to milk the cows and the smell of Mom's hot bread - jumping out of bed - despite the cold on many mornings - racing down the stairs to the kitchen to get warm by that stove and spread honey on a slice of that bread, my mouth is watering at the thought of the sweet honeyed bread!
Ah, the simple joys of being a child - such carefree days!
If you are ever in the area, don't be shy - drop by and say Hello!
Ring the bell at the gate and Hither and Thither will most likely get there first to greet you; since I am not as spry as I used to be!
