Eat, Shop, Linger...at Spring Creek Barn Sale

This feels a little backwards to be posting pictures of fall leaves, vibrant mums, and pumpkin displays...but I did want to document on the blog our excursion this past fall to Spring Creek for their annual Roller Mill Barn Sale.

We attended last year for the first time, and if you missed that post, you can read about it here.

The displays and unique craft and food vendors did make us want to eat, shop, and linger. But our lingering turned out to be a quick walk around the venue to see what vendors were there, and then we headed back to the car....where Granny was patiently waiting for us.

The parking area this year was changed from the convenient field right beside the barn and vendors to another large field...a short drive down the country road...which made it difficult if you needed handicapped access. This tractor was the designated shuttle bus to get us to the Barn Sale:

Hannah and I ended up walking instead of waiting for the tractor since it was such a pretty day, and we promised Granny we wouldn't be long. It turned out to be a very pleasant walk across a one-lane bridge and this gurgling stream: Below you can see a portion of the road we walked to get to the entrance and the eye-catching flower displays along the roadside: We took advantage of the antique truck display for a fall photo op with Hannah:

Here are a few of the vendor tents positioned around the home owners' garden in back of the barn, and I really enjoyed exploring the garden just as much as the vendors' wares: It's always fun to spot a friend among the crowd...Hannah and DiAna enjoyed catching up with each other, and we found out her baby was due at Christmas! Congratulations, DiAna! Another view of the vendor tents and the beautiful October sky: Since Hannah makes and sells soap, we like to check out other soap makers' products whenever we go to craft shows--size of bar, price, and any unique fragrances. This soap display was fun to see...the maker posted a hand-written sign that said, "Made from local goats milk...and I milk the goats myself!" Cute! We made the rounds and left with a couple of purchases...a very enjoyable morning!

While we were in the Spring Creek area, located not too far away was The Barn at Creekside Farm (you can read about that post here when we visited there this summer). We decided to swing by this barn filled with various vendors because Granny could get out with us here since the top floor was easily accessible from the handicap ramp:

Some vendor booths inside the barn, top floor: Here's Hannah checking out her purchase with Granny waiting for us. This is the smiling Granny we want to see again...for those wondering she's slowly recuperating from the latest surgery: I secretly made a purchase, too, for a Christmas gift for Hannah...thing is, Christmas arrived, and I never remembered where I hid it! The only thing I could think of was to keep looking after Christmas was over, find my hiding spot, and wrap it up for Hannah's birthday last week.

Well...I guess the only positive is...I've purchased my first Christmas present for 2019...if I ever do find it in my closet!

Thanks for coming along with us!

~Deb

Up next: Fall Guests

Comments

[Holly]

I hide Christmas presents that I can't find at the right moment ALL THE TIME! It's terrible! Sometimes I can save it but not always. ;) Still praying for Granny.

[Doris Epps]

I am so happy you are back to blogging. I have missed you and your precious family. I do enjoy so much reading and seeing pictures on the blog of your family. Love the recipes and sewing and gardening and just everything. Hope Mrs.Solomon is continuing to improve. She always looks so pretty. Tell her I said Hi We wish you all a wonderful New Year.

[Rhonda]

Thanks for the lovely pictures! I'm still praying for Granny.

[Toots]

I hope Granny starts feeling better soon, and returns to her smiling self. For a while now I have been getting an error message when I try to access your blog using Google Chrome on my phone. For some reason I can access it using the link in your Instagram profile. Weird.

[Barbara J.]

Hi Deb, I have had the same problem trying to access your blog with Firefox and have had to use Google. Today, I clicked on the link to last year's visit and it opened fine and then I could open the current one. Strange - computers have minds of their own at times. Thoroughly enjoyed all the pictures and hope Granny is continuing to improve.

[Tammy C]

I lost a present in our closet also.

Looks like this was a nice day.

[Jackie Simpson]

You certainly picked a lovely day for your trip to Spring Creek. I am sorry that they didn't have handicap access for Granny. I enjoyed the pictures and special offerings that the vendors displayed! Reading your blog is always a joy!

[victoria]

What a fun place! Still praying for Granny and hope the pain will go away soon.