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If your horse threw a shoe, you'd want to be able to reshod them so the horse could be driven on the road again. Horses and livestock need to eat of course, so a grain scoop and feed sacks would be found in a buggy barn.
I could list all the possibilities of what you might see in a buggy barn but that would probably get long and boring. Why don't I just show you instead?
That is just what we'd like to do the next time you shop at the Lehman's! Here's some updated photos to pique your interest.
If you haven't heard yet, this mural is being painted during store hours with customer participation! I am the artist and I am enjoying talking to whoever wanders in to see what all the scaffolding, drop clothes and mess is all about! I have heard some great ideas as far as what to add as we progress through the room. As you can see we are in the beginning stages so come on in, take a look and offer some suggestions! Our intention is to fill this room with either actual items you would find in a buggy barn, paint them on as a mural, or a combination of both to create the atmosphere of being in an actual buggy barn. The feedback I am getting from customers is great and I am not afraid to say I may just use your ideas!
I am sharing this space right now with Karen Geiser, a local organic gardener who gives mini seminars and demonstrations on a variety of gardening themes. Karen's expertise comes from growing a variety of vegetables in her market garden. Many people enjoy reading and gleaning some wisdom while hearing of the joys and trials of farm life in the gardening journal on her web site and here on the blog.
The buggy barn will also be used for hands on activities for kids, seasonal and educational mini seminars, demonstrations by artisans and musicians. A DVD about Amish culture plays when the buggy barn is not otherwise in use.
So come, sit back and enjoy the atmosphere - and while you're at it, would you throw the hens some chicken scratch while you're there?
To see more of my work or to read an artist's perspective of rural life go to http://www.amulti-coloredlife.blogspot.com/
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