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Dad's Barn in Grafton
A fellow blogger asked me to post a photo of my Dad's patch work quilt barn and fortunately my cousin Elizabeth Granatelli went up to visit a few weeks ago and took these photos. One is of her 91 year old Mom (my Dad's first cousin Helen) and my Dad in front of the barn.
Elizabeth fell in love with Shadow's three kittens and took this beautiful photo of Shadow with one of them. My father calls her cat but when he told me that she follows him like a shadow I gave her that name. She's so devoted to him she left her kittens and found him at quite a distance in the barn, way up in the loft. I don't know whether to be more impressed by her ability to bound up the tall ladder in seconds or his to hoist himself up far past the last rung of the ladder. He told me he wouldn't let me do that and honestly I wouldn't even be tempted to try.
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Wow, what an interesting roof. I bet the barn is a local landmark (my guess is your dad is a local landmark too). Thanks for posting the photos.
Reply to this Posted by: Patrincia | September 21, 2007 10:03 PM #
Your father is really an admirable person and a real artist, Rose. The barn is amazing... and the cats are sweet!
Reply to this Posted by: Silvia | September 21, 2007 11:18 AM #
Dear bloggers, bake something inspired from Dad's barn. Post your photos here!
Lots of potential: it can be an edible reproduction, or it can be an abstract form inspired by color, shape, flavor, word, and/or meaning!
I see no better way to honor Rose, and to thank her Dad for 'baking' her!
Reply to this Posted by: Hector | September 20, 2007 9:28 PM #
Wow!!! The patch work roof is really amazing. I would not have imagined it had you not show this picture. It is really worth seeing. Thank you.
Reply to this Posted by: cindy Chiu | September 20, 2007 8:32 PM #
brilliant idea!!!
Reply to this Posted by: Rose Levy Beranbaum | September 20, 2007 8:12 PM #
Zach, I thought of it and I will!
I'll get started after mid November since I am totally booked until then!
Let see, the quilt colors inspire me of strawberry, blueberry, passion, and grape mousseline buttercreams. That drives me.
Hey, how about making this a 'ginger bread house' project? The seasons are arriving before we know it.
And most definitely, since I don't do edible art reproductions, this cake will be 'an interpretation'
stay tunned...
Reply to this Posted by: Hector | September 20, 2007 8:10 PM #
how about doing it as a celebration for my dad's 100th birthday?!
Reply to this Posted by: Rose Levy Beranbaum | September 20, 2007 8:04 PM #
I can't imagine the effort it takes to make such a patterned cake. I think someone else on this blog should make it while Rose is working on her new book for us. Hector, you're the perfect candidate! Send us a photo!!
Zach
Reply to this Posted by: Zach Townsend | September 20, 2007 7:58 PM #
Rose, please make a cake inspired from your Dad's AMAZING quilted barn roof.
Now, I wonder if the word 'barn' has something to do with 'barnacle' The shape of the roof resembles one barn-acle shell in the ocean.
Reply to this Posted by: Hector | September 20, 2007 3:54 PM #
...I see by Jeannette's comment, they must be throughout the NE, but maybe rare by now.
Reply to this Posted by: Zach Townsend | September 20, 2007 10:25 AM #
Wow! I've never seen a roof like that before. Are they common in the NE? I grew up in KY where the old "See Rock City" barn roofs were prevalent and have since become landmarks.
Reply to this Posted by: Zach Townsend | September 20, 2007 10:24 AM #
What a wonderful roof, and such a nice picture of your dad and his sister for the family album! When we visited New England 10 years ago I was constantly on the lookout for these type of barns ,I took pictures whenever I found one. That was a wonderful holiday, the colours of the leaves were spectacular!
Reply to this Posted by: Jeannette | September 20, 2007 10:14 AM #
Thank you Rose. It was me who wanted a picture of the patchwork barn roof. (I quilt... occasionally) It really is a quilted roof! How beautiful it is. I bet it is photographed all the time by the passer-byer. Your father has an artistic mind for sure!
Reply to this Posted by: Melinda Pickworth | September 20, 2007 12:46 AM #