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Last week, Mike and I stayed at  Blackberry Farm in Tennessee .  It's been on my list for a couple of years, but we've had a hard time finding the right time to go.  The weather in the midwest is the best in the Fall and the Spring, so I usually don't like to travel during those months.  In the summer, I really prefer going to locations that are cooler than home to get a relief from the heat.  I wasn't sure if winter was the ideal time to retreat to Tennessee, after all, the weather is pretty similar to what we have at home.  However, the more I looked at photos of the property and imagined us cozied up in a cottage with a wood fire roaring, putting our boots on and exploring the grounds in their dormant state and treating ourselves to special dinners each night, I decided that maybe the winter was just the perfect time for us to go. To our delight, the weather was a gorgeous 65 degrees for the three days and two nights we were there - a peak of spring. ...

This post is mainly for our customers coming to the Open School House this weekend, but also useful for anyone local looking to day trip out to Lexington.  It is the town I grew up in and where much of my family still lives.  It is a quintessential Mid-West historical small town.  Thanks to its affluent historical past (Lexington was larger than Kansas City during the Civil War era), there are many beautiful Antebellum homes and buildings.  We still love just driving around looking at the old neighborhoods (South Street, Main Street & Franklin) and admiring the older homes, and old fashioned tree lined streets. I've compiled a list of my must-sees while in town. More information about all of these sites are available on the Lexington website. Lexington Missouri Website Fahrmeier Farms 9133 County Farm Road, Lexington MO 64067 My cousin owns a produce farm and pumpkin patch right outside Lexington.  They've got beautiful pumpkins and mums as well as so many k...