Ɔƃ COUNTRYLIVING.COM / NOVEMBER 2019
Locate the
Breadboards
The antique shoe-rack-turned-
kitchen-storage displays just
a sampling of Nancy’s many,
many farmhouse antiques,
which she loves to buy at
auction. During the holidays,
smaller crocks are used to
display fall flowers and antique
breadboards are at the
ready for late-evening turkey
sandwich construction—
think turkey, stuffing, cranberry
sauce, and mayonnaise.
“Leftover sandwiches call for
serious bread—maybe a
rustic sourdough,” says Nancy.Fire Up the
Beehive Oven
“We only use it in the fall
and winter,” says Nancy of
the brick beauty that can
take up to four hours to
heat. “And then you have
to stoke the fire so that
the heat maintains a certain
temperature,” she says,
noting she prefers using
it for lighter baking
endeavors, like pastries
and pies (see page 104 )
as opposed to meat.Take a Tractor Ride
Though Nancy learned to drive a Massey
Ferguson tractor at the age of 8, grandkids
Bailey and Ian (above) aren’t yet allowed
to operate the restored piece of equipment.
(Still, it makes for a sweet photo op.)
When they’re not posing tractor-side, you
can find them tossing beanbags into
cornhole boards made from antique doors.