The Quiet Life

We look forward to nothing better than a weekend at home.  This one started early with a family visiting on their way to Florida.  We have not seen them face to face for many years so it was a joy to stay up late telling stories and getting caught up on the rest of the… Continue reading The Quiet Life

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Sun Worshipping

One of the things that attracted us to the farm and the house was the sun room that stretched along the southern side of the house.  We knew it would help heat the house and figured we could at least have a place to overwinter our tender plants like hibiscus. But we didn’t expect to… Continue reading Sun Worshipping

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Christmas At the Farm

I usually don’t write a typical Christmas letter, preferring instead to jot short individual notes in each card. With the advent of social media and email communications, many friends both near and far know what we are are up to whether through Facebook status updates, flickr photos or the blog. As for old family friends,… Continue reading Christmas At the Farm

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Hello world!

Welcome to the Bottle Tree Farm website.  Bottle Tree Farm is owned by Bob and Karen Richardson and is located in Waverly, Virginia.  The 18-acre farm includes an 1854 farmhouse, a cottage, smokehouse and several barns and outbuildings.