Thrifty Vintage Thingies - Wisconsin Heritage

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Because I am vacationing in the rich dark soil of my home state, where my roots run deep, I'm going to share some Wisconsin Thrifty Vintage thingies with you.

First for the THRIFTY part:

This is how non-imbibers of alcohol
Utilize the wine rack in their vacation cottage!!!
(My friend Diane, who is vacationing with us,
Thought up this very clever plan!!)

Now for the Vintage Wisconsin Heritage part:

This beautiful farm, nestled in the rolling hills of Vernon County, formerly belonged to my Grandpa Isaiah Butcher. This is where my mother, her seven sisters, and one little brother were raised.


It appeared to me that the barn was the only original building left on the site.

We Butcher cousins grew up on stories whose setting was right here - - - in this barn, on these hill sides, and in this valley. My mom had memories of playing on a "sand hill" behind this very barn. She also told the tale of falling in the milk cooler one evening when she was so tired she sat on its wall only to fall asleep and tumble in.

(A "milk cooler" back in THAT day was a large stone walled trough filled with icy spring water.)

Just down the road a piece from the farm was the little one room school house where mom and her siblings walked to school.

It now serves as a storage building behind someone's house.


Oh, but I got right out of the car, walked down their driveway, and took these photos. Yes I did, because you know - - - I needed to connect with my roots just a little!!!!

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