One spring day many years ago, a farmer decided to build a fine log barn. First, he gathered large stones. He chipped and fitted them together for a firm foundation. The farmer cut many trees, chopped off limbs, and smoothed the trunks. Notch and groove, groove and notch, the logs rose straight and true atop […]
Dec 9, 2024
The Barn That Stayed
By Blanche Manos · 4 Comments
Filed Under: Mysteries · Tagged: animals, barn, children's story, farmer, fiction, Heritage, the staying barn
Mar 29, 2022
A Staying Kind of Barn
One spring day many years ago, a farmer decided to build a fine log barn. First, he gathered large stones. He chipped and fitted them together for a firm foundation. The farmer cut many trees, chopped off limbs, and smoothed the trunks. Notch and groove, groove and notch, the logs rose straight and true atop […]
Filed Under: Children · Tagged: barn, country, early days, farm, farmer, generations, houses, Manos

Oct 15, 2021
A Staying Kind of Barn
One spring day many years ago, a farmer decided to build a fine log barn. First, he gathered large stones. He chipped and fitted them together for a firm foundation. The farmer cut many trees, chopped off limbs, and smoothed the trunks. Notch and groove, groove and notch, the logs rose straight and true atop […]