As we settle into winter after the holiday season, we do so with a focus on rest and reflection. Rest from the past year of an amazing year of hosting farm guests for the farmstay and events at the pavilion. Reflection on who we've met and how they have experienced the farm has been brings back warm memories during this cooler season.
2024 was the second full year renting out the farmhouse and was much busier than 2023. We didn't list on Airbnb our first year and stuck to mostly weekend rentals. This gave us time to learn and grow from our guests and when we finally listed we were ready. From May until late November this year, we ended up being booked for weekends and weekdays which was busy but so much fun meeting guests from all over the world (we met people from Germany to Texas and even Peru!).
We had our first wedding here this year which was a big step for us! We had been asked over the years, after we put up the pavilion if we would ever host weddings but without a place to stay for the wedding party, it made it not ideal. With the farmhouse we now have a great place to stay and get married under the pavilion! Even the cattle were into it as "Rex" the bull watched the cars parking and bride get her pictures done.
Christina had a great dahlia garden this year which was a welcome change from garden she had to work with during 2023, when we were getting too much rain. Not only was it an amazing backdrop for the wedding but we also had lots of folks purchase bouquets to enjoy. Reflecting back on the the colors of her dahlia's is a welcome reminder that spring won't be far away for more color on the farm other than white snow.
Winter will be a time for rest but also a time to plan but we can't wait to meet more guests, enjoy more events and work the farm chores in 2025!
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