Hello Friends. I haven’t shared on my blog consistently for a long time because I felt like no one cared. I started blogging in 2014 to document our farm restoration, share my artwork, and our simple lifestyle. I wrote consistently for 4 years, but only my mom and a few close friends bothered to read what I shared. Then I opened my Instagram account and suddenly people could find my content. Over the next several years the Bryarton Farm family grew to thousands of people on the Instagram platform. I absolutely loved being able to pour out creative content, share our story, and build deep connected relationships with people all over the world on Instagram. It seemed perfect.
Then things started happening that completely changed my perspective. For instance, a dear friend of mine who had been sharing on Instagram for years lost absolutely everything to a hacker. She lost 99.9 thousand followers and all of her work in a matter of minutes. We’re talking thousands of incredible videos, gorgeous photos, and the story of her life gone forever. She reached out to Instagram itself for help in fighting her hacker, but they did nothing. I tried to get as many people as I could to help her fight the hacker as well, but he just continued to change his username and deleted all of her content to avoid prosecution. As an artist, my heart aches for her. It’s as if someone burned down the gallery that housed all of her artwork and killed all of the friendships she had worked so hard to build. I realized that she never owned the land that she was sharing on, so nothing was truly hers to begin with and she couldn’t ever get her content back.
Apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube are great places to find your tribe because they use algorithms to help connect like-minded people. If you love following families who live a simple country life, for example, you can also use hashtags or easily search for the content you love on these apps. They make it all so easy! They spoon feed consumers the content they love. But nothing you share is truly yours and these corporations can choose to take it all away or let a hacker steal your work. These apps don’t care about people, only money.
In 2021, I am resolved to return to my blog. This is the land that I own. No one can tell me what I can share or control my voice, and though I could get hacked I’m not dependent on a heartless corporation to save me. I’m not going to stop sharing on Instagram, but I will be making a concerted effort to keep my most precious memories and work here where it’s backed up. There are multiple copies of everything on this platform. Videos of my beautiful babies, photography, paintings, and design work that I have artfully created is safe. When I write a post sharing the Gospel, I don’t have to fear that a corporation will silence me or hide my message.
As we head to India in a couple of weeks to get custody of our daughter, I want to share our journey in a safe place. I would be absolutely devastated if we ever lost the priceless videos and pictures of the first moment we held Ellie Pearl or the beauty of her birth country. I really enjoy sharing our life with you, but we don’t live our life to entertain people. I’m journaling our story mainly for us. When my girls are all grown up I want to be able to look back at all of our precious family memories in the virtual scrapbook of my blog.
I know it takes a little more effort for you, my friends. You can’t just scroll through an app to find my blog posts. You will have to subscribe to my email list or type out the words BryartonFarm.com in your search bar to find my content. But I hope that you consider what I share to be worth the extra bit of effort. I hope that this return to my land will bring us closer together. After all, true friendship is not based on convenience, it’s based on mutual respect and love.
I am not leaving Instagram. I’m just going to share more of my content on my blog than Instagram. I want to thank everyone for your understanding and support. We truly appreciate those of you who are willing to make this small change in how we connect. Much love from your friend, Sara Jo
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Thankyou so much for giving me the link.
I appreciate your decision and will follows the blog with even more joy,
Love, Patricia
(Augsburg/Germany)
Thank you for your positive support ♥️
Thank you for doing your blog again, I have made the hard decision to leave Instagram and Facebook. I am excited to continue to follow your sweet family and the wonderful journey God is giving you to your baby girl. Your stories always make me feel peace and happiness I hope you can share them on your blog ♥️
Your faith and family are a great encouragement to me, as well as your inspiration to do creative work for God. So happy to follow your blog!
Thanks for being excited to follow our blog ♥️
This is refreshing. I feel the need to remive myself from FB and have 90% i have enjoyed IG. But this will be nice. I will definitely bookmark your website!
How will you preserve what is already on IG? Can it be done? Just curious. I dont have much but would like to preserve it.
Thank you!
I’m not sure! That’s something my husband is working on trying to figure out. Thank you for appreciating my blog and being so supportive.
Yay! I started reading blogs 12 years ago when my son was little and to connect with other new moms who’s child had similar conditions as my own. I applaud you for staying true to you and your family! I followed people from blogs to Facebook to Instagram so if they truly love and pray about your family they will follow!!
That’s very encouraging to hear ♥️ Thank you
I truly understand your decision and support you 100%. With all the negative comments you receive on Instagram, hopefully those people won’t inundate you on your blog. I’m excited to see how God unfolds your journey to India to be with your daughter. 🙏🏻❣️
Thank you for praying for our family. We God’s hedge of protection over our farm, blog, and trip to India.
I’m so thankful I can follow along here! You are an inspiration to many ! May God continue to richly bless you and your precious precious family .🙏🏻💞
Thank you for being positive and encouraging ♥️
I am so glad to see this! I recently left both Facebook and Instagram. It will be wonderful to be able to continue following you all on your life journey. God Bless you all.
I am so happy to follow your blog! Your family is precious, and I love what you share!
Thank you for being so supportive of the changes ♥️
This is the first blog that I have followed. I am happy that I will still get to see your beautiful family and farm!
Oh I’m honored to be your first 🥰
Love you and your family Sara Jo! I’m following ❤️
Thank u for allowing us to continue sharing in your special journey. Xxx
I can’t tell you how happy this makes me friend . I have missed your feed the most since leaving IG so I am happy you will be sharing your wisdom and your family more here.
I’m so excited to hear you are going to get your sweet baby girl . I can’t wait to read all about it ❤️
Thank you Tammy ♥️ You were one of the people who helped me go back to blogging.
I am so happy to hear this as well!!
I support you 100 percent! I look forward to your adventure to India to pick up your precious Princess Ellie!❤️
We really appreciate your support ♥️
This makes me so mad that someone got into your friend’s files & stole information that does not belong to them. That’s a very bitter pill to swallow & would make me withhold everything precious from the public, too. Your life is your’s to share not rob. I pray this never, ever happens to you or anyone else. I enjoy your journey with your farm & little ones. You are a special woman who has to protect your private life & if it means less time on Instagram, so be it. God bless your family & your new endeavors with that special & loved little girl who has no idea how blessed she actually is. I will continue to pray for ALL of you!
Thank you for understanding and supporting my decision ♥️ God Bless
I’m so happy to be able to come here and read about all your house and family updates! Thank you for sharing!
Will follow your blog gladly
Sorry to hear about your friend being hacked & losing everything. That is the chance we all take when using media platforms that are owned by others who do not really care about others. I will be following you on the blog but also hope to receive your emails.
Thanks for taking the time to read my posts and encourage our family. I believe that when you subscribe to my blog you will begin to get our emails. Let me know if that isn’t happening. It’s going to take me a while to remember how to blog again.
I’m so glad you are moving to your blog! You are the second Instagram person today who I follow that are going back to their blog. I will look forward to following you from here! Thanks for all you do!
I can relate to what you are going through in at least some ways. I just deleted my IG account last night, and I hope to work on my blog more this year. I’m excited to see more about the remainder of the adoption process!
Good for you my friend! ♥️
My long lost friend, I love this so much! I quit all social media last year and honestly it was heartbreaking to let go of some many wonderful loving and uplifting ladies. It’s so good to finally reconnect and so many seem to have the same idea to return to their blogs or begin new ones and I’m thrilled. I have continued to pray for your sweet family and Ellie’s journey to your arms. I will continue to do so and can’t wait for for her to meet her big sisters and watch them grow up together in such an amazing environment.
Well hello again sweet friend
Good for you and taking control!! I’ll follow you here!! xoxo
I am so glad you are going to be blogging more! I dont do Instagram but love subscribing to blogs. I am looking forward to hearing more from you so i can follow your your progress on your farm living. Also i didnt know you were adopting a daughter from India. Best wishes!
A very wise decision! I will follow your blog happily!
Thank you so much for your encouragement
Will look forward to hearing your story here on the blog.
So glad you will blog.I am a senior citizen,andI found you on Instagram while looking at my granddaughters account.I miss you because I know nearly nothing about the Internet places like Instagram,Facebook,etc.I do enjoy several blogs though.I can figure those out!!,will look forward to your posts.You have such a precious family.Enjoy them ,they grow up way too fast.
Just so you know, we are reading your blogs and Instagram posts! We may not always comment but we do always read them 💚
Thank you sweet sister ♥️
Yay! Love your posts!
Sara Jo, your tribe will find you. You have so much to offer the world using the variety of gifts the Lord gave you! I appreciate you for so many reasons: You were the first one to find my blog and comment on it. I found your blog very inspiring! I was so happy to find your Etsy shop for unique and meaningful gifts for my family. It was through your IG account, that I met Gloria who lives in a city near me. You really shine at being a great mom, being a helpmate to your husband and supporting and encouraging your friends. May the Lord continue to bless you as you bring Ellie home, and point people to Jesus through your creative, meaningful life.
Wow Joanne, that’s possibly the sweetest message I’ve ever received. Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement ♥️
I’m so glad you’re doing the blog again. I prefer it to Instagram. I found your blog before I found your instagram and was disappointed when it seemed the blog just stopped, so I’m very happy you’re going to continue it. One thing I noticed in the beginning days of your blog was that sometimes the pictures were pretty small and had to be clicked on to see clearly. Your pictures are gorgeous and I want to see every inch of them, so I’m hoping that your return to the blog will have large pictures. You are such an inspiration!!
What device do you view my blog on? I’ve never had that issue and no one else has ever mentioned it either. Are you able to see the pictures in this post full sized?
I use Google Chrome on my desktop computer. The first picture in this post is perfect…the picture at the end is about 1/3 the size of the first one. It was mostly apparent with the pictures in the early days of the blog. But hey, if no one else has commented, you can just ignore me – ha! I can always click on the pics to enlarge them if I want or I can try the blog on my phone. Thanks for responding.😊
So so happy to hear this!!! I’ll be following along here as well. I can’t wait to see the pictures and videos from India and your first moments…as well as those when you return and all three of your precious girls are united!! ❤️❤️❤️
So happy that I can continue to follow you and your fam here 😊 praying for you all in the weeks to come!
I’m not on Instagram so am so happy that you will be coming back to you blog. Thank You!
I think I followed your blog before I was on Instagram. (I am jennylovescharlie on IG)
I follow through feedly to keep my emails down & it works well for me. I enjoy Instagram but I love blogs so much more.
I’m thrilled your family will soon be all together.
Hi I love reading your blog. Seeing your lovely family and farm. I don’t often comment on the blogs I follow, maybe I will start doing that this year . All the very best on your upcoming trip x
That’s a wonderful New Year’s resolution! I’m sure every blogger will appreciate your encouragement 🥰
I do so look forward to continuing to follow your family’s journey here. It seems a better way to share in my opinion. ❤️
Ms. Rebecca from the Flying V-S Farm
Thanks for your encouragement Rebecca
Sara, I’m right there with you. Not only is the content not ours in the end, the tracking that is going on and the censorship is astounding. I’m in the process of downloading my content & deleting all social media platforms unfortunately because the agendas of these platforms are pretty clear. I can’t wait to follow your journey to India. This is such a beautiful time for your family and you are all in our prayers. Sending love from Louisiana. Xoxo
I think you made a very wise decision. Looking forward to your blogs. They are a bright spot to so many!
Thank you for your support Joann ♥️
Hi, I’ve only recently discovered you on Instagram, and love reading your posts about a simpler life and your journey with your family. I completely understand what you’re saying and will be following your blog. You inspire me with your kind and gentle manner, so thank you! 💗
Sending you love from Claire
Aww thank you Claire for your kind understanding and support ♥️
I believe I starting following your Instagram at the beginning of 2020 right when the pandemic changed everything for me ,I was experiencing lots of anxiety but seeing your posts and watching your stories brought me such tranquility , I would say that your Instagram has helped me through all of these crazy times and for that I will subscribe to your blogs and support you and your family any way that I can , it’s just a small thanks for what you have unknowingly done for me lol
Wow Shayla, thank you letting know how much my content touches your heart ♥️ You are so sweet.
praying that the Lord gives you traveling mercies so you can give that girl of your some hugs!!❤️
Thank you sweetheart 🙏♥️
We all look forward to following your inspiring journey here. Thank you for sharing what happened to your friend. We all can learn from this sad and tragic loss and think about other ways to connect too.
My heart breaks for her, but I’m thankful that she pushed me to return to blogging.
I just recently started following you and you have inspired me so much. I have four kids 12 year old boy, very soon to be 7 year old girl, 5 year old girl, and 3 year old girl. We live in the mountains and are a homeschool family. I have struggled with clutter and not really knowing what my style is but after watching your videos I love the old farmhouse vibe. It’s so fun to search for treasures. The past few months I’ve worked hard on decluttering and having stuff that really brings me joy. The first video I watched of yours was your girls room makeover and I was completely in awe. Thank you so much for your inspiration! You and your family are such a genuine and kind family! Congratulations on your baby girl praying she gets to be home with you all soon!
Oh my goodness Ashley you are so sweet! Thank you for appreciating our simple country lifestyle. This little farmhouse has taught me so much and changed my perspective too 🥰
I find your post very real and calming and will certainly follow your journey here.
Thank you for appreciating our family ♥️
I will be following you here. It’s so sad what is happening with social media. I’m looking forward to your trip to Ellie Perl❤️
I know it’s crazy!
Yay! I’m glad you are doing this, and hope many others join you ❤️
Thanks for being so positive
I will watch you wherever I can. I’m glad you want to protect all the beautiful chapters in your family life. I wish all my kids did this. Your mom loves you so very much!
Thanks for being so supportive and encouraging throughout my life ♥️
My privilege daughter dear!
I have pinned your blog to my phone! Came here from insta and I’m so excited to continue to follow your journey. The Lord has given you the wonderful gift of the written word and I so enjoy reading everything you post 💕
I really appreciate your encouragement and support Ash ♥️
I am so happy you are returning to blogging. I used to read blogs before instagram took over that content. I would love to open up my blog reader and read long posts and content from inspiring people. I feel i want this too for myself, the slower and more intentional viewing that reading blogs provides over fast paced social media platforms!
That’s an excellent point. Blogs are like reading a journal or a book. It encourages us to grab a cup of coffee, relax, and enjoy what someone is passionately sharing ♥️
Thank you for sharing on your blog agin. Today is my last day with IG and I was really going to miss following you! You inspire me spiritually and artistically.
I am very excited to be able to continue being a part of the beautiful story God is writing through your family. 🤍
Wow, I got a little teary-eyed when I read this. I was so worried that people would be upset or not care.
So thankful to be able to continue keeping up where God is leading you and your family. What a journey you’re on and know that it won’t be long before your precious baby girl will finally be a part of your family. Love and God bless each one of you. ❤️❤️❤️
Hopefully we will travel in just a few weeks! Thank you for celebrating with us 🥰
I have been considering this for quite some time and just haven’t done it yet. However, since several I know have had their accounts hacked and taken from them it’s something I’m definitely considering again! Thank you for sharing this and I hope that this protects your content!
Make sure you own your domain name instead of using a blog hosting site, if you choose to start a blog. Otherwise you may have the same issues.
I am looking forward to reading your posts! Instagram has lost it’s fun for me. Yay for blogging 💕
Thanks for celebrating our decision to blog again.
I will make that effort. Love your content, sweet family & how you boldly share the Lord
I appreciate your encouragement ♥️
I’m glad you are available on multiple platforms, because if one doesn’t work, then your people can still find you another way. I’ve loved following your story. There are thousands of restoration blogs but I only follow a handful of true winners, and you’re one of them. So excited for you to go get your daughter in a few weeks!
Mandy (Mrs.bee.17 on Insta)
Hello my friend! I understand, Facebook is threatening to shut down my Facebook group because of a typo and refused any appeals. Praying for safe travels! You may want to look into learning SEO to help people find your posts. I have a sweet Christian friend that taught me and it has done amazing things for my site
I appreciate your blog so much because I love following you on Instagram but I left social media recently because of the bias and censorship. Glad I will still be able to follow your story!
I’m here. I came from Instagram, but I just added your address to Blogger. I thoroughly enjoy the slower pace of blogs. I’ve gotten away from them recently, but I have been feeling it was time to come back. I hope others will follow your lead and start blogging again.
Look forward to seeing your blog posts. Good for you! I so enjoy your videos with the girls, animals and calming music. It has a wonderful affect. Your sweet spirit comes through in all you say. Wishing you all the best. I will be following your blog.
I’m so happy you’re blogging again! I feel the same as you. I personally love to read blogs and listen to podcasts or watch YouTube videos, but social media seems to be where everyone goes. I started blogging 3 years ago and have been gradually getting more readers. It’s where my heart is and feels like a safe place to share, unlike other platforms where everything can be taken away from you in an instant.
Looking forward to your blog posts, praying for you and your 3 girls that you would know protection and peace as you plan your trip to gather your family together and bring Ellie home. Alison x
Thank you for praying 🙏♥️
It is great that this is your domain and all of your thoughts can be safely stored here!
Great idea to increase blogging for 2021! We can all follow your story ! Love it😍
It’s good to be home again 🥰
Praying for your family ❤
We really appreciate your prayers ♥️
I would MUCH rather read someone’s blog anyday over instagram! I’m thankful that you have a precious space to keep your content safe. We are praying for your trip to India and the journey beyond. It will be so good for you all!!!
Thank you so much for praying 🙏
Sara Jo, you are such a blessing to all of us who crave a little bit of kindness, goodness, simplicity and love in these disturbing times. Thank you for showing us what a loving, close knit and normal family looks like. May god bless and keep you safe as you prepare to bring your little one home. I’m not on instagram but I will be following you every way I can.
Thank you Mary for your encouragement and support ♥️
Jeannie here Aka TheVintageFarmGirl78 via instagram.. I support your decision to return to blogging.. Instagram and FB and many other outlets of social media have their limits.. I have read some of the comments on your IG regarding your somewhat return to Blogging and its disheartening.. IG and FB are not the only means of interacting with your favorite folks.. Blogging was a hit before all them came on the scene, and people forget as well that they can hit a subscribe to newsfeed to keep up with the latest posts.. and get it directly to their email. All media can be time consuming, if we are not mindful of how much time we spend scrolling through pics, vids or posts. Everything in moderation..
I have some of the most treasured kindred spirits because of blogging.. I dont regret it one bit coming back to it.. I feel as if I have more room to “write to a friend” in a blog post.. than I do either IG or FB(which are both owned by FB) or Twitter alike.
Anyhow I find your blog a breath of continued fresh air in this often times ugly, cold hard world. Your passion for restoration and adoption and just desiring a godly life for you and yours is beautiful.. Keep it up..
A friend in Oklahoma
JEANNIE
I am enjoying following your family. Continuing to pray for your family as you go through this journey! Thank you for being so encouraging!
We really appreciate your prayers 🙏♥️
I’m so glad you’re blogging! I found you on IG and loved following you. I recently decided to leave IG but really miss keeping up with my favorites. So I’m thrilled you are blogging again! So happy to hear you’re getting your new baby soon!
Yay! I’m so glad we can stay connected ♥️
I’ve always enjoyed reading blogs. Facebook and Instagram are getting too stressful for me. I’m cutting way back on them and trying to find calm in my life right now.
I completely agree 😳
I am in the process of leaving social media completely and going back to the “old school” days of reading blogs. I like it so much better as I can really ponder what’s shared or go back for a re-read. Cant wait to see Ellie Pearl finally in your arms.
That sounds like a very healthy choice my friend 🥰
This is my first blog following ever and you are the reason! I absolutely love following your life especially with your girls. It takes me back to growing up on my grandparents farm. I totally understand your reasons for going back to blogging more and I am more than willing to learn the blogging world for your family. Thank you for always brightening our days.
Oh what an honor to be your first!
So grateful to have a place to find your beautiful work and heart. Your spirit nurtures mine and isn’t that what sharing is all about?! Sending you warm winter hugs and prayers always.❤️🙏🏼❤️
Yay! I love your instagram and I’m so pleased to hear your back to blogging. I love a good blog and have been sad that people have gotten away from them. 😁❤️
Btw it was just as easy to get onto your Instagram as it was to get onto your blog…… just saying😘😘😘
I love reading blogs and you need to do what’s best for your family! Praying for you all as you get ready to go get your precious Ellie Pearl! ❤️
I am so glad to see you update your blog. I followed you on instagram for a long time and loved seeing updates about your adoption process. I deleted my instagram back in December so I no longer could keep up with how It was going. So happy to hear you will be going to pick up Ellie Pearl soon!
Sara Jo,
Thank you for sharing on your blog for those of us who do not use Instagram anymore. I appreciate it! I am happy to still be able to follow you and your journey! Praying for safe travels!
This morning I’m going through my Instagram and bookmarking websites of the accounts I love because I’m deactivating my account. It pains me to do so but I’ve had enough of Facebook, Twitter…all of them. I’m thrilled that you have a blog and will be posting regularly. ❤️
I am not on Instagram and I have missed your blog post. Welcome back!
I found you through Insta, but I will be following along here on your blog! I have also returned focus to my blog instead of social media (I have actually gotten off FB and Insta and it’s been surprisingly delightful! 😆) and I think there is a movement of creators starting to do just that again. Can’t wait to hear of your journey to India. Love from North Carolina. ❤️
Blogs are so much better than Instagram! I hope others go back to their blogs more too!
I just want to stay connected to you and your sweet family! Whatever is best for you!!!!!!
Oh thank you for being here and caring
I was just scrolling through Pinterest when I noticed your beautiful family photo and thought, “Hey, there’s my friend!” What a pleasant surprise. I’m so happy for you, Sara, and I applaud your wise decisions and sweet spirit. Keep up the good work!
Oh how funny Grace! Thanks for stopping by the blog. I hope someday you will come visit me at the farm and we could paint together just like our college days.
Hello! I’m so glad that you are doing your blog again(and that I found it!) I recently decided to delete my Instagram. I didn’t have a lot of followers and I used it to keep my memories somewhere as my kids grew. But with people trying to hack my account, all the negative and trying to lead by example with doing less screen time for my children, I decided it was time. Out of all the people that I followed you were one that I was going to miss the most because of how positive you are, how you encourage people to lean to God, how you raise your sweet girls, and the restoration you’re doing on a budget. I had the privilege of being able to talk with you a few times through messaging on Instagram and I think you’re just one of the sweetest, nicest people. Praying for your trip to India and your baby girls safety until she’s delivered to your arms and for your sweet family.
Thank you sweet friend for caring about our family and praying for our adoption journey. It means so much to have your support.
I’m so happy you’re going to continue to blog! I used to follow you and your sweet family on Instagram. I deleted my IG account the end of last year because all the craziness on IG.
I love your heart for the Lord, for the orphan and your simple living lifestyle.
Please, make more YouTube videos. May the Lord blessed your family❤️
I am very excited to find you here. You’re in my heart and on my praying list each day. I left Instagram on my own and a day or two before everything was to be permanently deleted they wouldn’t allow me to Sign in saying I had violated their policies. I Miss several accounts but have felt drawn to blogging but to be sooo honest I don’t know where to start or how to go about it. I’ve reached out to a couple of my favorite bloggers with no replies and so I wait for a door to open. Perhaps it’s not meant to be? Anyway, glad for an update on going to India. ❤️
It depends on what kind of blog you want to create. Check out YouTube videos on how to start a blog if you want an easy tutorial for beginners. We started our blog six years ago and still have so much to learn.
Oh Sara Jo you have NO idea how happy this makes me feel!
I was lead to find this post in my Pinterest page today. This was lead by no one other then Our Heavenly Father !!
As a fellow Christian I find great value on your content and watching your family grow.
I did IG for a short while ( embracing the simpler ways ) and grew to love you and your gentle spirit. But didn’t feel social media was for me any longer.
I will “embrace” your new platform
God bless you and your family!!
Colleen Crawford
I’m no longer on Instagram, and I’m so happy to be able to keep up with your family here!❤️
I too have left Facebook and Instagram so I am more than excited you have returned to your blog. You can share more here and I love it. God bless you and your family and I pray for negative COVID results for all so you can pick up your precious daughter and get her home.
So thankful I found you here, I knew you on instagr am and quit looking there and have decided to only read blogs. I’m so excited for your adoption and ask God to bless you as you seek to follow Him. Covering you all in prayer.
Thank you for praying. Our next post is hopefully coming out soon.
I’m so excited to find your blog. I followed you on IG before I decided to leave that platform. I have missed seeing your posts about you and your family. So glad you have finally brought Ellie home. Look forward to see more of your journey.
Thank you for your encouragement. Today we Celebrate one year of holding her in our arms. God is Faithful.
Hello
I’m a long time follower from Australia and I have loved your Instagram page watching your families blessings !! Unfortunately my Instagram page was hacked yesterday and I’ve had to make a new one and I’d love to be excepted from you to join again my new user name is fleurie111 I have sent a request I’m hoping you will except so I can continue to enjoy watching your gorgeous family and home thanks you fleur