As I was preparing to write today’s post, I was torn. It’s Tuesday, so I wanted to participate in Barn Charm (it’s an addiction). But I also wanted to include a mention of my Mom, because she was born on this date in 1910.
I came up with a solution.
This barn is located across the highway from my childhood home. (I shared a picture of it some time ago, but I’ve never included it in a Barn Charm post.) My family was living there when I was born, and it’s where my Mom lived until failing health required her to move into a convalescent home.
Many of my memories include this old barn: as a child, I would visit there often, especially during milking time. Of course, when the wind was in the right wrong direction, we’d be the recipients of all those dairy farm odors. And we have many family snapshots with the barn in the background.
Including this one of my Mom and me, which I’m sharing today in honor of her birthday.
We always remember important dates, don’t we?
Linking up to Barn Charm.
these days of mine 
very charming post. thank you.
You did a lovely job of keeping with the Barn Charm theme yet honoring your Mom at the same time on her birthday. That photo of you two is really sweet…..! So really this post is the epitome of “charm” – barns and a memory all rolled into one. 😉
Pam (and Sam)
Well it is a lovely post Dianna and the barn is charming. I love dairy barns. Sweet picture of you and your Mom with the silo from the dairy barn in the background? Charming.
What a lovely tribute to your Mom and my Aunt Donnie!!!!!! She was such a lovely part of that family of 12 children………..
I so love that the photo of you and your mom has the barn in it. Just a lovely post and wonderful memories. A very charming barn charm entry!
Lovely combination and tribute. Nicely done, Dianna.
great shots. (:
And I’m sure I was the photographer for that picture. We’re fortunate to have so many great pictures of Mom. I’m sure you miss her as much as I do.
I must say that the Epps barn is my all time favorite barn with Tina’s artwork spilling over. Very clever of you to weave both stories into one.
What a treasure! What a blessing to live in the same area of the world where you were first hatched! 🙂
That is a lovely barn and what a treasure to have the picture of you and your mom. My mother was born on the 12th of April in 1914. May we never stop remembering them.
nice barn, the picture is wonderful!!
that is sweet. really nice barn, too.
Wonderful memories. I’ll have to check through my old photos to see if I have a photo of ur old barn. NEAT!
Bravo!! You did an excellent job of honoring her birthday and presenting one of the best barns in the area! The tour that day was fun …
What a nice post…liked seeing your mom…and a wonderful barn to get to visit.
What a lovely way to combine sweet memories of a precious lady and your barn charm. (((hugs)))
Well done Dianna – and I love the picture of you two together.
I am SO late getting to reading things today! What a fabulous post – honoring your mom and showing a barn I remember from my childhood too! What a memory rush that is – awesome, as usual.
Oh, so sweet. You did a great job of meshing the two ideas today. Loved seeing that photo of you and your mom. What wonderful memories you have.
I love this Dianna! That is a great picture of your Mom. This must be from our first birthday, when your Mom invited us too! I do see you are wearing a pretty dress. From my picture you gave me, I am still hopeful that I am wearing a tube top and not just a diaper!! My Dad’s was born the same year on April 24th, so this brings back tons of memories for me as well.
Thanks so much for sharing! Your Birthday Twin:)
What a wonderful job you did commemorating the memory of your mom and the old farm place. It is such a nice photos and the vintage one of you and your mom is so special. I really did love this post. genie
How nice! That’s a great barn and really nice tribute to your mother!
Delightful post! Wonderful that the barn is still there and so nice to remember our roots.
LOVE the pic of you & your mom, that’s absolutely wonderful! Love the barn, too… so glad you shared it on Barn Charm… it’s a great addiction, isn’t it! LoL! =)
Yes, we do remember those dates. Love the picture of you two. Nice barn!
What a loving picture of you and your Mom. I remember your Mom as a very sweet and kind lady. Great job combining the two subjects!
This was a very sweet post, Dianna. You honored your Mom in a lovely way. The barn is wonderful, too. Great memories.