Pleasant Springs Farm
Fall 2008
Dear Friends,
Summer is over and what a great season it has been here at Pleasant Springs Farm. With guests from Washington state to Washington D.C., Germany to Germantown, we’ve been kept happy and busy. All but one weekend has been filled with wonderful people who arrive with a handshake and leave with a hug. We have welcomed brides and grooms after weddings, which is always a joyful, hope-filled occasion we surreptitiously share as we carefully protect complete privacy.
In other news, I published two books this summer. Mama Wears Two Aprons is about women in farming and farm marketing. The book features farm women’s lives from 1694 to 2008 with true stories illustrating the moment. I had the pleasure of interviewing delightful, hard working farm women, leaving me with precious memories and new friends. The book is available online from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Around Germantown by Arcadia Publishing Company describes and explains the advent of the new city next door. Researching and exploring the territory created a new spirit within me as I grew to respect and admire the work of professional planners. From an area of 11,000 acres and a rural community of 2000 to a city of 90,000 today has meant enormous change. Along with the city came the Montgomery County Agricultural Preserve of 90,000 acres. I am extremely thankful and grateful to live where local government is farsighted, caring and wise. Available from local and online Barnes & Noble stores beginning today, August 25, 2008.
As my B&B season draws to a close in mid-November, there are still a few weekends available and many week days. Reservations are coming in for 2009. Sadly we are eliminating luncheons and teas which were such great fun, but often interferred with B&B, my major focus.
Please use email when contacting us. We are missing opportunities to welcome you because phone numbers are often unclear. When a phone call is essential, please give the number
s-l-o-w-l-y and repeat it twice. Thanks.
Peg and Jim Coleman
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| Eighteenth
century log cabin, lovingly restored, entirely yours for the night.
Perfect honeymoon cottage or romantic getaway. Also a beautiful site
for family reunions and for nature lovers. Farm products include
wool yarn, soap, shepherd's whimsies, and more! |
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| Blue
Ribbon Award in Historic Resources, American Institute of
Architects, November 17, 2000, presented to Richard Chenoweth
and Mark Broyles, AIA, for the restoration of our cabin. |
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| Featured
on cable TV, "Old Homes Restored," January,
2002, and Girls Life Magazine, December 2001 issue.
Also seen in Country Homes, Country Gardens, fall
1997; and in Washington Post, Nov. 10, 1999. |
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The
porch with less activity — a peaceful, inviting place to begin
your stay, look at the gardens, and to experience the colors, the
smells, and the butterflies. |
Your hosts, Jim
and Peg Coleman. |
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