I wonder if the barn will be used for horses? I wonder if that loft will hold bales of hay? What a concept. We aren’t “horse folks” and have never used the barn for animals. Oh, there have been skunks, rabbits, bats and cats who have wandered through. The dogs love going in there and sniffing all the various scents. Our previous dog had several close encounters with skunks. That’s never a pleasant thing with which to deal. The current dogs have never had a skunk run-in, but I think that has more to do with added developments, than less canine curiosity.
So, what was in the barn? We have never had a closet, room or flat surface that we could not fill with stuff. The barn held: mowers, weed whackers, tools, plastic bins, weaving materials, seed starters, more tools, drip-lines, sleds, chairs, tables, croquet and volleyball equipment, plant pots, insulation, siding, bed frames, etc. Well, it is all gone. Dispersed throughout the community. Some given away and some sold. Much more given away. And people are grateful to get the things we no longer want or need.
We move forward. Several rooms are empty. The echo in the house grows louder. The days here are few. The days here were many.