We spent Thanksgiving with my husband’s parents and extended family. While there, my MIL pulled out a photograph and shared it with several of us:
Family photo at the farm, circa 1940
The little girl is my mother-in-law. Her father and mother (my husband’s grandparents) appear to be petting the farm dogs, while my MIL’s older brother stands tall with cattle behind him.
The farm is still there and operating today. Slim farmed there until his health declined, although he outlasted his son (the young boy in the photo above) who farmed alongside him and sadly died before him. That boy grew up to have children of his own, one of whom farms the property now. Another of my husband’s cousins runs the old farmhouse as a B&B.
We went there after The Lovebirds‘ wedding in August. It was so fun to share this place with my uncle, sister, and my brothers’ families.
My brothers’ wives and me, with the barn in the background
Spokalulu 
It’s so good to see a barn that age still working!
We would love to have a small farm – or at least some serious land to spread out in. I love that picture though. What a great memory to have.
oh my gosh, that is so cool. my family is so bad at preserving any of its own history! the pictures they took were few & far between, and almost no “things” – be it small trinkets or entire farmsteads! – have been passed down through generations. one day i want to really dig into ancestry.com or one of those sites and see what I can turn up…
That is a lovely old barn.
It’s nice to hear the farm is still running.
that’s so cool that the barn is still standing and still in the family!
Another great story.
And you look great.
I am thinking “sunshine, shorts?”….niiiiiiice weather for Thanksgiving! I love old b and w pics like that, thanks for sharing!
Oh, Gary, that picture was from August 4th!
We were bundled up against near freezing temperatures over Thanksgiving. 🙂
We were just talking last night that when I win the lottery today (positive thinking!) I will buy a small farm. I’m impressed that you have posted every day this month. You are an amazing blogging machine!!!