We are blessed with three goats. Each has her own unique personality and they entertain us daily. Meet the Girls Hanna Hanna loves goat treats! She digs into Lloyd’s pocket to get a treat and she follows him in a dead run whenever he heads to the pen. She is[…]
It has been a long time coming, but the gazebo is finally completed! It is truly beautiful. These pictures are of an elopement at dusk. So lovely. There are so many ideas for weddings swirling through my head. A wedding at sunset (the gazebo faces west) would be charming. Twinkle[…]
Spring at the Cottages is the beginning of Guinea Season. During the late fall and winter, our guineas hang out with the chickens, ducks and Clarice, our turkey. The minute the days become warmer, the guineas fly out of the confines of the chicken yard and begin roaming on our 10[…]
When you come to Guthrie and stay at the Cottages at Willow Pond, make sure you let us know any special dietary needs you may have. I can make you breakfast to suit you. I have made breakfast and snacks that are gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian or vegan. Just[…]
When guests come they always comment on how beautiful the cottages are. Often they state that the website does not show the true beauty of the location and the cottages. It is impossible to show the peaceful feeling of the country found at this location. I wish I could bottle[…]
When you stay in the cottages you get breakfast. Not a continental breakfast or a breakfast you have to cook yourself (you do have to put it in the microwave, but I don’t count that as cooking), but a real, full breakfast. Breakfast consists of a choice between Southwest Quiche[…]
I love working with silk flowers. While fresh flowers are delightful, they die! Silk flowers can last forever. My own wedding bouquet decorated my living room wall for years after my wedding. So I work in silk flowers for all of the wedding bouquets I make. The bouquet matches the[…]
The next few days I am going to share photos featuring our elopement package. Today, i am showing a picture of the wedding cake. For the elopement package, we provide a three-layer, 6-inch cake. The bride chose daisies and sunflowers for her wedding topper and she chose the green cottage[…]
Cottages at Willow Pond will have a gazebo soon! The gazebo will measure 10 by 20 and will be available for weddings and family events (if all of the cottages are rented by one group for two days). We are at the beginning stages of building. I will post pictures[…]
Over the past 28 days our female turkey, Clarice, has been broody. She has been sitting on a large batch of eggs. All of the eggs, but one, are from our chickens! Clarice laid one egg! However, she is a great sitter. So far, she has hatched a number of[…]