Last revised: May 1, 2008

WHAT'S NEW AT ALDER CREEK FARM?

We'd like you to meet Sofie - our new Golden Retreiver.

Well lots is new these days.  In the past year we've stopped operating as a quarter horse breeding farm and have just been having fun riding the horses that we have.  But now it's time for more changes. Note:  we will be selling hay this Summer!

Over the past thirty years I (Pat) have worked at some very interesting and wonderful companies, both in government and the high tech sectors.  Somewhere in between these jobs I also ran my own fitness studio for 3 years.  In the fall of 2007 I was fortunate enough to have my job as a Contracts Manager come to an end, giving me this opportunity to work from home on the farm and do what I love to do - create and help others.

Since 1999 I've had a draft business plan in the works that changed from time to time, but always focussed on two things - running a bed and breakfast and being creative.  Some of my creative art work has included acrylic painting, sewing, macrame, wood working, soap making, tin can art, and much much more.

Bed & Breakfast:  Well we are now listed on www.bbcanada.com and just need to add pictures.  We've done a lot of decorating to ensure that our guest rooms are just perfect!  We still have a bit of outside renovations to take care of - hopefully that'll all get completed by the of this Fall.

Artisan Shop:  Most recently I decided to take on the art of metal working.  I've taken a beginners welding course and now own my own MIG welder and one of the coolest 'guy' tools around - a plasma cutter!  Knowing that I wanted my creations to now be directed to steel, and also knowing that I really wanted to incorporate old pieces of this-and-that from days gone by to my metal work, the name 'Rustic Remnants' seemed like the perfect name for this.  Creating and selling items that I make myself that either have a ‘rustic’ look and feel to them, or contain ‘remnants’ of old country bits that would also fit the rustic theme, is very satisfying and it fulfills my desire to always be creative. Country style decorating has been around for a long time for many country dwellers, but has now expanded and is currently favoured by the more traditional styled home owners as a new form of decoration. By incorporating remnants of days gone by I feel that this makes the art even more meaningful, and the right piece of rustic art is a piece that one doesn't tire of, but rather art that ages gracefully with time and may also be a great reminder of our heritage.

Many of the rustic bits of our heritage include old steel horseshoes, railroad nails, and any other old metal pieces that can be formed into functional pieces of art.  Custom work can be done if you're looking for that certain something special that you want done with some old rustic pieces that you may have around the house or barn.

So with these changes you will see that our website has pages for The Barn, our Bed & Breakfast, the Bed & Bale facilities, and the Rustic Remnants Artisan Shop. We hope you will continue to visit our website to see what's going on at the Farm!

Happy Trails to all of you we hope to see you soon!

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