Meet the latest little additions to our chicken coop! We’ve been so excited to welcome this year’s unique arrivals and almost forgot how fun & friendly they can be at this age.  We have a house full of spring babies (including 5 kittens) & they have been keeping the kids very busy! All the new […]

Della received a cedar playhouse for her 2nd birthday from her “Bapa Bill.” He heard I wanted to find & paint a playhouse for her to match our farmhouse so it was kind of a surprise for both of us. THIS is the playhouse we started with. We bought a gallon of KILZ (white) for […]

Welcome to The Bluebell Mercantile & Co.! A dream come true. My love, Nick, & I just opened our little country store just north of Marine on St. Croix, Mn.  I’m selling a collection of my favorite brands, along with some of my hand-picked antiques – you can find all kinds of country collectables, gifts, […]