No you will not take the beaten path, you will take the roads less traveled. Past Amish farms and farmers fields to Mirror Lake Bed and Breakfast LLC. and cabins in the Woods. It is worth every minute of the drive!
That one Petunia that needed to be "deadheaded".
What a beautiful and bright colored Hibiscus.
Two large paper plate variegated pink Hibiscus.
From the house to the pool.
Look at the size of those feet!! You wouldn't want him to step on your foot.
Rolling Acres is right around the corner from Mirror lake and has many nice annuals and perennials
Nature's Lane is an Amish greenhouse just out of Shipshewana.
The Clear Spring Produce Auction.
Elsie (my Amish friend) gave me an A+ in harnessing.
Working the garden getting it ready to plant.
The children play while mom worked in the garden.
Sowing Oats!!
Many greenhouses in the area and they all are getting geared up for the season.
This 6 horse team of Clydesdales disc the ground as the farmer guides the team.
Water every way you like it.
You can enjoy every kind of water experience from fishing to water skiing. Big lakes with a lot of activity or smaller lakes that are a more peaceful.
Your welcome to put your canoe or Kayak in any river and paddle your way up or down the rivers. Many of our lakes connect by way of the rivers, you can go for hours.
Noble county is one of the Greenest counties in Indiana. We have over 100 public lakes and our neighboring county of Lagrange has over 70 lakes. Five minutes from Mirror Lake B&B is the largest man made lake in the county. Know as Sylvan Lake and located in Rome City.
You will have a room 28x18 to work in. I provide 4 six foot tables to work on, as well as the satellite dish for T.V. watching and hot tub to relax those tried muscles.
You may check into the Bunkhouse at 1:00. You check into the main house Friday night after 6:00 and craft till Sunday at 4:00.
You can get as much or as little done as you want to.
It is nice to share the equipment that everyone has. So no one has to have it all.
It is a GREAT time to get away and relax but still have a productive weekend. Many times you go home as a better mother and wife because YOU took a few hours for YOU!!
After filling the milk bottles, Mitchell and Adara are off to feed the baby calves.
Now it is time for milking. Kent helps Adara with a few pulls to get the milk a flowin'
Mitchell is having no trouble feeding this little baby.
Jed and the kids return to the milking parlor to wash the milk bottles out and clean up.
Frosting cookies must be harder then it looks, as Adara holds a frozen pack of vegetables on her head.
When you like to craft, quilt, painting, arrange flowers, make candies of all kinds, spice packages, Pepper jellies, making candles, Horse shoe Art, embroider items or Aromatherapy bath products. Next comes selling them, and yes it is that time again for the
As time draws closer I have gathered my crafts and gifts. To see what all I have and to see what all I have to get done before the sale. These are some pictures of my crafts only. I am on the Primitive side I like taking older things and give them a new purpose.
This is an old Rod Iron type basket left primitive in color. Filled with large Vanilla candle greenery with purples and silver along with a little frosted glitter to look like snow.
The antique oil lamp has been converted to a small electric candle in the OLD oil lamp. The bird is signing in the cage and chalk boards are ready for messages.
The black old lantern has been arranged for a center piece on a table. It has a little tee lite in the center and no cord. The bottom is removable for a year around arrangement. The Silver old lantern has a flicker electric candle and red berries. I have several wood Snowman and Santa's, a few large rusty bells. Little wood buckets and rusty scoops filled with greenery and candles. These again are only my crafts there will be much, much more that day. 
Pam and Linda discuss what their next move is. Their years of experience has taught them discuss before your cut. Vickie doesn't iron anything except material that has to do with quilting.
Teri worked very hard on her mystery quilt. All of this was put together in one night!!
Julie cuts many pieces with accuracy. And then sew all the pieces together later.
Teri lives in a house FULL of guys and they think this quilt top is to much girl for their master bed room. I told her a little pink is good for everyone. Teri put this all together in one weekend too. Vickie put together 2 quilt tops in one weekend. She was a sewin' gal !!
