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The Potager 2.0

21 Saturday Jun 2025

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She came to her garden and whispered to the plants until her smile returned and her mind was calm.

Brian Crane: The Garden Gate

The Baker Cysts in both knees have decided to sideline me this week. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and had over 50ccs of fluid drained from the right. I’ve been on bed rest since. Today, I can walk without too much difficulty, enough to sit at the computer and finish this post I had started last weekend. I’m going to try anyway.

When I started concentrating my landscaping efforts on the region I leased in 2013, I wanted a garden, not just any garden. There had to be a vineyard as well. I did my due diligence and decided to plant a potager. In 2017, I uprooted the Italian villa and planted a French Chateau. I even wrote a back story to accompany it. You can read about it here and here. I digress, I know.

In 2019, I returned to the States and planted yet another vineyard, but this time I left out the potager, opting for a stable to house my prized ABC Thoroughbreds instead. We know what happened to ABC now, don’t we? Oh well. I kept Little Swan Lake until 2023. I downsized to a homestead and tried to make a go of it in landscaping. I had a beautiful beach property. I was right proud of myself. I was never pleased, though. I missed my vineyard.

In late 2024, I again took the plunge and leased a full region. The potager is back. The vineyard is back with new builds. I am giddy with delight. There is nothing I love more than digging in pixel dirt. There are many dwarf fruit trees and other fruits, berries, and even vegetables. Because, you know, the wine. It’s all about the wine.

I feel at home on this property. You know the saying. You can take the girl out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the girl.

Like everything at A River Runs Through It, the potager is a work in progress, just like me.

Be kind to one another. Find joy in all that you do. Till we meet again♥

I want to thank the creators who are pictured above: The Hive, Dust Bunny, Apple Fall, Roost Homes, What Next, Botanical, Heart Garden, and Titans.

A Passionate Life

29 Wednesday Dec 2021

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You are the artist of your own life. Don’t hand the paintbrush to anyone else.

Springtime * Brian Crain

I spent Christmas Day night and the next day converting Little Swan Lake back to Spring/Summer. I warned ya. In the process of taking everything up and storing it all in my inventory storage facility, I remembered I had a covered bridge. I thought to myself, “I wonder,” and so began the process of updating Little Swan Lake.

There are a great many covered bridges in the state of Indiana. In fact, there are 98. Not as many as some states can boast, but Indiana can boast that it holds the record for the most covered bridges in a single county. Parke County has thirty-two and has a covered bridge festival every year. Just thought to throw that in here. Smiles.

The build is by What Next and called the Kissing Bridge. There are two styles included, one being snow-covered for winter. I will be using it next winter for sure. The bridge is equipped with three texture choices. I chose the unpainted wood. Lights, ramps, and a sign are included. A texture to make your own lettering for the sign is included too.

Modifying the build was simple. I just went into the edit menu and enlarged the bridge to fit over the stream. Only the oak trees and cattails had to be moved just a smidge. Standing back admiring my handiwork, it screamed, “take a picture.” So, I did.

The bridge appears as if it has always been there on Little Swan Lake. It is things like this that will keep the region fresh for visitors. Do stop by for a visit. Little Swan Lake is open to the public 24/7. Pay no attention to the woman happily digging in pixel dirt. It’s just me having the time of my life.

Be kind to one another. Till we meet again♥

Creators used in the development of Little Swan Lake

What Next: Kissing Bridge

Heart Garden Center: Willow, Birch, Pine, Oak Trees,

Botanical: Grapevines

Little Branch: Cherry Trees

HPMD: Grass

KIDD Creation: Cattails

Studio-Skye: Rocks/Boulders

LOVE: Real Pond Weed

YB Landscapes: Region Surround