Soil Toil

Danny and I spent less than an hour hoeing the corn and carrots in the 90degree heat. It was a lot of work. Thank you to everyone who weekly mows the lawn, tends to the garden, fixes the tractor, kills potato bugs, picks berries, fixes the plumbing, cleans the kitchen, washes the sheets, stacks the firewood, and many many more activities that I don't even know about. Your hard work is not going unnoticed or unappreciated.

Oh, and I broke a hoe. Sorry.

The Drizzle

The Barn is used for many celebrations, and Denise and Brian's wedding shower was a very special occasion for the family.



Norb and Jon were willing participants in a contest to see which team could create the best wedding dress design from toilet paper. They were great sports and we all split our slides laughing at the results.



Congratulations Brian and Denise! Thanks to all the hosts who made the party possible.

Alisa's Brithday

Alisa allowed us to celebrate her birthday at the farm for 25 minutes. Kristin baked her a Macaroon Berry Tart.


So special to celebrate with you Lis!

Phillips Chain of Lakes Triathlon

For the 3rd year in a row, the Tennessens placed at the Phillips Chain of Lakes Triathlon. Below is a picture of the competitors, without Uncle Norb who finished the full triathlon two years ago. Also, he is the only one to bring home 1st place in an age group. Thanks to everyone who participated and especially to our huge cheering squad. It was a super fun event.



Danny, Dee, Kristin, Tracy, Marilyn, Dennis


Alisa, Norb, Mariann, Pauline, Kathi, Maurice, Monica, Denise, Brian, Muppet, Tracy, Barb

A Farmtacular Weekend

We had about 25+ people at The Farm July 8-10 and fit in many different celebrations. The weekend opened with a big bash for Susan's 30th birthday. Congratulations Susan! Here she is making a wish before blowing out the candles on her cake from Ovens of Harmony.