Welcome to Hopalong Hollow
You could say that Hopalong Hollow was the culmination of the lifelong love and longing for an olde house and a country life, with all that it entails.
My search, over 28 year ago, took me from my childhood home in the west and brought me to an obscure little town in East Tennessee. Five miles outside that town sat a very sad and neglected farm house with a lot of land.... gone to wild brambles and trees.
It's taken years of hard work which included restoration of the house, (built in early1900) clearing land, laying walkways, planting gardens, building pergolas, arbors, outbuildings and a large barn to house our many new animal friends. This culminated in a home we call Ochre Moon Manor and a farm christened Hopalong Hollow. Living in this place has inspired all my books and artwork since that time.
The work is never really done, it's a lifetime project. This year, our dilapidated bridge must be replaced and new roofing put on a house addition. No Matter, we are used to work, and living a country life is food for the soul; witnessing Gods awesome creation in the land upon which we live, the marvelous creatures that surround us and the bounteous gardens we attempt to grow, is more than enough.
