Ed  Gulley wanted his Tin Man to stay here on the Bedlam Farm lawn, and so did  we. This winter, the Tin Man blew over in a wild snowstorm and his left arm is mangled and hanging. We weren’t sure what to do with him after Ed died, we decided we wanted him to stay here, both as a reminder of Ed and also as a symbol of Bedlam Farm.

Ray Telford, our new handyman/carpenter, says he knows how to weld and he can fix the Tin Man’s arm. He is now a permanent fixture and lots of people in town ask about him. You don’t see Tin Men all the time.

Ed Gulley was  sorry to cut short his budding career as an artist. He loved making art very much, and I see the  Tin Man both as a memorial to him and a monument to him. I say hello every morning.