Had a visit to my parents house in the country. This is the view from the front door:
![](https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/barnviewsmall.jpg)
Straight out of “Country Homes,” the kitchen:
![](https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kitchensmall.jpg)
They set up a futon for me in the living room, where I could sleep under books and a Mennonite quilt:
![](https://blog.mikeandsophia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/pennyanbed.jpg)
mirror, mirror, on the wall: