High Spirits Farm

08/14/2026

Come find me next to the admin at Pontypool Art in the Park this Saturday.
A fantastic and fun event for the whole family. I am in good company with very talented artists and artisans. Going to be good food, loads of things for the kids to do from a creative arts space, an arts competition…to bouncy castles and games! I may even pick up some more treats for doggo and the kitties from Kibble Project.
Say hello!!! Free admission.

08/13/2026

Three more sleeps!!! Wow!! The sixth year!

Are you in?
FREE ADMISSION at the gate!
Original Art from local and area artists and artisans. Charities like the Kibble Project for all of your furry friends. A kids zone including face painting and creative arts area.
Children’s Art competition with ribbons and prizes.
Summer festival area with bouncy castles and games.
Pop up food truck by Talk of the Town Bowmanville under the picnic shelter.
Draws, silent Auction, etc.
Cotton candy and popcorn.
It’s looking like a wonderful day!!!
All proceeds raised goes to local charities and community programming.
Run by volunteers.

08/13/2026

Are you in?
FREE ADMISSION at the gate!
Original Art from local and area artists and artisans. Charities like the Kibble Project for all of your furry friends. A kids zone including face painting and creative arts area.
Children’s Art competition with ribbons and prizes.
Summer festival area with bouncy castles and games.
Pop up food truck by Talk of the Town Bowmanville under the picnic shelter.
Draws, silent Auction, etc.
Cotton candy and popcorn.
It’s looking like a wonderful day!!!
All proceeds raised goes to local charities and community programming.
Run by volunteers.

08/13/2026

Another reel from Pontypool Art in the Park. I am so honoured to be among some really talented professional artists and artisans this Saturday. Check this out!!!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=993929573689223&id=100092165686199

08/03/2026

I had some thoughts this morning as I plot out some art I need to get done. Two old farmhouses that are no longer are still on the drawing board…and they are stirring some feelings right now.

This little farm cottage we live in we own. But also we have become her stewards. Just a family in a long line of families she has sheltered over the years.
A couple of weeks ago, someone who had fond memories of growing up in the area popped by to say hello.
Great to see this old girl being cared for she said. I grew up just in town and came over to play with the kids here.❤️

This old home is well on her way to becoming over 150 years old. She has seen a lot. She was built on a shoestring stone by stone, wood piece by wood piece…to shelter growing families. The one family that were actually tenants remember her the most fondly. They rented here for a long time…long enough that the home was referred to by their family name. Lol
The kids grew up in this home. One drives by and said omg I love seeing it still here!!

We pass by many an old home fallen into neglect and disrepair. The developers salivate over tearing it down to build a development, or at the very least a more ‘modern’ house. But the materials, the heart, and the imprint of the many families that grew up there cannot be easily replaced.
Many farm families have to make a difficult choice. The homes they grew up in and remember … what to do with it? The remember like it was yesterday…that tree swing…the snowmen in the yard…bringing home their babies from the hospital etc …
Well, they move on, grandparents pass away or end up in senior living…the empty house sits waiting. So they hope for a new family to at least care for and steward the home….becoming part of its legacy.

Our little farm cottage on its little patch of farmstead isn’t much to behold. But she is what people could afford at the time. Built by hand, in its walls they raised their families…and we feel honoured to carry on the tradition of being her caretakers. Always something to fix up or renovate. We do as we can afford. In the meantime we count our blessings to be here on this land.🥰

07/20/2026

I’m really looking forward to this..not only as one of the volunteers helping to organize the event, but also as an artist.
Are you in??

Just message us for a registration form. We would love to send you one.

07/02/2026

Well..not the greatest weather to work in a garden…or even up in the studio with this heat. So I hide in the house in the AC and work on some new art pieces for Pontypool Art in the Park coming to the ball park Aug 15th!

It is going to be great! Not only is it the 6th year for Pontypool Art in the Park, but plans for a pop up farmers market, and a summer festival for the kiddos! Always a free event for the community, lots to see and do. I love being part of the wonderful volunteer committee for this! I’ve had a long and fortunate career as an artist, and I feel this is a way in my giving back just a little.
Much love and happy creating!🥰🎨