We are a little less than a month away from our Bedlam Farm Spring Open House, Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both days. The Open House has evolved into a quiet, creative, and peaceful celebration of our lives together and of the art of rural life.

I’ll conduct sheepherding demos on the hour, and Maria will host her ever more popular art show from her Studio Barn. There will be talks and some poetry readings. Ed Gully is selling her art, Maria and five local artists are selling theirs, Ed Gulley is selling his farm sculptures and may bring a cow over.

We started the Open Houses some years ago, the first one had more than 1,500 people. They are quieter now, we only promote the event on our blogs, there is a quiet but steady flow to them and an intimacy that we love. Maria loves curating her art show and showcasing the artists whose work she finds.

The donkeys love to meet people and Red and Fate love to show off in their different ways. Farrier Ken Norman is coming to trim some hooves. I’ll have new books to sell an sign. Hope to see some of you, people usually come from all over the place. Details on Maria’s blog. We even have a new motel in town where people can stay. It’s called the Motel Cambridge. On her events page, Maria lists places to stay that previous visitors have loved.

Today, we kicked off the Open House in a way by planting our banner on the front lawn of Bedlam Farm, next to Ed Gulley’s famous goose sculpture.