The Story Barn

Spotted this angel in a local shop window this morning. It’s made out of corn stalks or banana peels or something. But never have we been more inspired. There’s just something about how the supernatural is represented by the natural…

Gobos are shapes that slide into theatrical light fixtures to project shadow images on a surface. From logos and trees to the sun-pierced outline of a window… you can make images appear without actual set design. It’s old school, but good school.

We do our best work at night. Sure, we answer the phones promptly and look busy shuffling papers during business hour. But it’s when the animals are down and the kids are asleep that the barn lights come on and the real magic happens.

Oooooh. We like this barn. It’s not our barn. It’s the Chestnut Barn at Tyrone Farm in Pomfret, Connecticut. But we like it. Barns are good. You’ll see…

It’s not that we need coffee. Coffee needs us. You wouldn’t want it going extinct now would you? Can you imagine the horror of waking up to find that your neglect had caused the extinction of the coffee bean population? Do your part, people. Have a cup.

Basker was brought-on to keep an eye on the place. He’s become an old fart though. He eats us out of us house and home. And he tends to sniff guests in embarrassing places. But we love him.