SERENA’S LIFE
Goodbye Summer, I’ll Miss You
This morning, we awoke to a chill in the air, and fog surrounded our prairie. As Lukie rubbed the sleep from his eyes and stumbled to the couch, he declared that fall had officially begun. But summer, where did you go? I was just getting to know you. I'm going to miss...
Mt. Hood
Colin, our younger boys and I visited Mt. Hood last week. It's the first time I'd been back since I was a little girl, living on the mountain in our family gypsy wagon. What started as a plan to live there for a few weeks, as a part of a commune, turned into a long...
Farm Country Sale
There was an estate sale in the heart of farm country this weekend. The sale was run by one of my favorite estate sale companies, Monarch. I really appreciate the descriptions they give in their advertisements because I know they're always accurate. They described...
The Swimming Hole
When the weather gets really hot, we head for the swimming hole, where the trees grow tall and the water runs clear and cold. We pack a picnic lunch, feast on thimbleberries, and celebrate childhood. MEET SERENA! Stay-at-home mom, Serena Thompson, dreamed of creating...
Testing Week
It's been a long week for the boys, filled with long days of school testing, preceded by weeks of practice testing. Enough to make them all feel a bit frazzled. To give them something to look forward to, I promised them something fun after school every day. The...
Floyd & Margaret
I went to visit Floyd & Margaret today. When I called, I said, "Hi Floyd!, it's Serena"."How's business?", he asked."It's good", I said, "but that's not why I'm calling. I have a surprise. Are you going to be home for a little while?""Maybe we will, maybe we...
Goodbye Single Digits!
Lukie (also known as "Mr. Blue Sky" in our house) turns 10 today, which is a huge deal because as he explained yesterday, "I'll no longer be a single digit!" And as is the tradition in our house, the birthday boys picks all the meals for the day. Some highlights...
Thankful
I had a moment this weekend, as I was loading the dishwasher for the third time that day, where I couldn't help but think about my childhood and how I grew up without modern conveniences. Since I grew up with no electricity or technology of any kind (other than a...
Twix = Twouble
About 150 miles into our 280 mile trip to Seattle, we realized that trick-or-treating right before a roadtrip is a really bad idea. Especially if too many Twix are consumed. And I do have to admit that for a split second, I did cry just a little on the inside when I...
IT'S ME, SERENA!
I bounced through the first years of my life in a hippie gypsy wagon, hand-built by my father, wandering the back roads of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. My family eventually settled into a tiny cabin in the woods on property that was once inhabited by Native American Indians.
I spent my childhood days searching for arrowheads, teaching myself to sew on a treadle sewing machine and to bake in a wood-burning stove, with no running water, refrigeration, or electricity in our home. My family lived frugally and early on, inspired by my parent’s thriftiness and style, I gained a knack for thrifty creativity and turning ordinary objects into something useful. And I dreamed of the home I would create for my own family someday.
Now I’m married to my husband, Colin, and our children are all grown. After 24 years of producing The Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Fair, I'm spending time visiting other markets around the world. You can watch episodes of Serena Goes to Market here.
I share more about my life story from time to time, here on my blog. You can also find me on Instagram, and Facebook.
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THE FARM CHICKS
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SPOKANE, WA 99209