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Well, the hammock is now hung between the old cottonwood stump and the pine tree, a reason for celebration!  Laying out there, in the courtyard, on a warm spring day in May, makes me realize how much activity I have missed this winter.  During winter’s blustery days,

Yes!  It is chokecherry time again at Barn Anew Bed and Breakfast and the branches are bending low with their load of dark, juicy, ripe berries.  Bizillions of them!  Friends and neighbors have been driving into the yard for the last several days, baskets in hand. Of

What a beautiful day to hike to the top of Scotts Bluff National Monument!  Here it is, mid-July and the temperature topped out in the low 80s.  Papery white cactus blossoms dot the hillside.  Wild flowers in hues of blues and yellow are still in bloom.  A

      Hot, summer days bring my favorite summertime flower, the white canopy of elderberry blossoms.  Snow white, tiny blossoms in a cluster, on fragile deep green stems bring promises of the deep magenta berry.  It looks like we are going to have a great supply of elderberries

When we received a phone call last month from Wyoming, Karyn told us that she was calling to make a reservation for a reunion with an old college friend.  They had found Barn Anew on line, and since it was just about at the mid point for

Time sure flies when you are having fun, and we have been having fun at Barn Anew Bed and Breakfast.  Here it is the end of June and we haven’t stopped to catch a breath yet.  With weddings, showers, family reunions, blue grass jam sessions, wine and

We want to thank all of our guests for submitting such kind reviews for the Barn.  Because of you, Barn Anew Bed and Breakfast has been awarded the Trip Advisor 2014 Certificate of Excellence Award, and we couldn’t be happier.

Deep purple chokecherries hang in heavy clusters, transparent where the sun’s golden August rays turn them into glistening orbs.  Bowed branches sway heavily in the evening breeze, just ripe for the picking!  Buckets full will be carried off by purple-stained, eager hands, to be turned into homemade