Little Free Library Adventures!

 This weekend, we went on a Little Free Library adventure with a steward who was in MN for the LFL Festival on Saturday. I bought this Gnome to give to a steward in Washington state who has a Gnome theme for her LFL. We named him Hudson and he was her "guide" to the LFL festival, but we also took him on a 12-hour, 2-state LFL tour to surprise her! We went From Hudson, where LFL#1 and Headquarters are located, Spring Valley, WI to visit another steward, Evan, who is a 5th grader and a Super Steward, then to Pepin, WI to see a bit of Little House history. After that we hit Wabasha and Rochester, MN and then home. Here are some pics of our adventure!

 Hudson, in Hudson, taking in the view of the St. Croix!

 Hudson, at Headquarters where there are something like 7-8 on the grounds with more inside.

 Mobile LFL used in parades....

 Our welcome in Spring Valley...

 Our two "Lighthouse" stewards....

 Little House

 The Pickle Factory in Pepin...Fried pickles were pretty darn good.

 Above, the best LFL on the trip, in Rochester! Also met the steward here!

LFL 1.0

In case you forgot what our LFL looked like before...we are forever a part of the Little Free Library Coloring Book and have already been asked to be part of any followup coloring book as a "before and after" feature! I love being an Little Free Library steward! So. Much. Fun. So many fun people!

Eeek, I can't believe it took me this long to post about this. Last week we finally got to re-install our LFL that has been getting repainted by an artist friend of mine (Melanie Schumacher...a friend from my magazine days who is talented in so many ways!). 

The original button design did not survive the winter, hopefully just because we used the wrong kind of varnish and not because MN winters are that brutal. I am hoping this new design will last a few years because I really love how it turned out! 

We wanted a four season look...Mel did an amazing job! We will likely repaint the post in the spring, but we ran out of days where the temp was high enough to paint. The temporary locker has been put away for now, but it will be used again when needed. It worked great!