Small Towns to Visit #3: Webbs Mills, Maine

This afternoon we took a ride to the little crossroads town of Webbs Mills, Maine. Webbs Mills, which is now a part of the towns of Casco and Raymond, is typical of tiny rural New England villages that still look much as they did 100 years ago.

On a beautiful day like today, we like to head out of North Windham on 302, open the car windows, tale a right, and ride over the hills of Rt. 85 (Webbs Mills Rd.) catching occasional views of distant lakes below. Our destination on these rides is often Bitter Sweet Barn in Webb's Mills.

Bitter Sweet Barn bills itself as a "Mercantile" and sells unique country décor, jewelry, garden art, and gifts, beautifully displayed in a 300 year old barn pretty close to the official "middle of nowhere".

 

There is not much else in Webbs Mills now, except for some historical homes, a general store, and small church at the crossroads which anchor the little settlement.

 

But the garden at Bitter Sweet Farm is worth the drive...it is quirky, creative, organic and just "rusty" enough to suit my fancy each time I visit.

I love these rusty vintage pedal cars mounted to a track . . . like a whimsical vintage roller coaster zooming through the flower garden.

 

And how about this old rusty bed in the garden...complete with giant old rusty bed bugs. We had our daughter, Kristen, with us today and she got a real kick out of these "big bugs". This is a garden that doesn't take itself too seriously . . . how much fun is that?

Most of the structures in the garden are made from recycled, reused, or mismatched  "found objects. I love that too!

Like these shutters, hugging an old window that looks inward to the center of the garden itself, framing the sunflowers in the background.

 And how about these HUGE red flowers surrounding a little shady area to sit and listen to the sounds of late-August nature in transition.

How about this trellis? It's made of mismatched cast-off doors . . .

and anchored by a flower-filled vintage washing machine!

 

 This is a very happy garden . . .

 that doesn't take itself too seriously.

And I love it!

 

You never know what you'll find when you choose to take the road less traveled.

 So, if you're looking for a place to ride to this fall, consider Webbs Mills, Maine.

There's not much there but . . .

That's exactly the point.

 

p.s. I'll be sewing zippers together all day tomorrow . . . keep posted for the final results and a fun tutorial . . . Coming soon, I promise!

 

I'll be sharing this post at the following blog parties: 

 Party Junk at Funky Junk Interiors

Nifty Thrifty Sunday  at Nifty Thrifty Things

Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home