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Every Frieda B. order we fill comes with a Note, like this one, made by an elementary student at a school where Renata has shared the message of Frieda. Who better than a child to encourage the story within you? To learn more: www.FriedaB.com/NOE.

WHY THE STORY BARN... As I write this, I am on a flight returning to CT from a visit to my childhood home in WI. Tomorrow Paula and I will open the doors to The Story Barn (www.FriedaB.com/TheStoryBarn), and I find myself right now, in-flight, in a serendipitous state of mind and place… an awareness of the opportunity before me to pull into my present and future all that I treasure most about my past.  More succinctly put, I have an understanding of why The Story Barn has come to be.  While home in WI I visited many places I...

We are officially ribbon-cut, and have opened The Story Barn for business!! Come see us at 952 Main Street in Somers, CT - register for an event and bring the ones you love: www.FriedaB.com/TheStoryBarn. The Story Barn is comprised of seven serene acres of quiet fields, towering trees, a babbling brook, a peaceful gazebo, and a cozy red barn. This now is home for our operations, but also & more importantly... ..home to an open creative space for ALL AGES to enjoy. Every event we hold here - storytimes, workshops, book clubs, retreats, PD - is created to encourage the one-of-a-kind, free-to-be story within...

Every Frieda B. order we fill comes with a Note, like this one, made by an elementary student at a school where Renata has shared the message of Frieda. Who better than a child to encourage the story within you? To learn more: www.FriedaB.com/NOE.

There’s a line in a song by singer/songwriter Sara Groves: “If you go looking for offense, you’re going to find it. If you go looking for real love, you’re going to find it.” The first time I heard this, years ago, it found a place immediately in my psyche as a significant reference point, a simple and profound truth: We find what we seek. And in that light, it makes utterly good sense as a caring human being to intentionally seek out and add to the good. For this is what helps good to grow.   This all came to mind...