Driving onto the Farms the end of last week to wind the 1715 clock at the Inn, knowing Marshall was not here, was very sad for me. Marshall taught me all about the early Breeding Barns. He spoke about the 1957 fire at the former Shepherd’s Cottage where Veterinary Miller’s 1891 horse hospital had been located. At age 9 his father took him to this fire site the morning after. He spent time with me and his “vault of wood” which he had collected from the time of the 1998 ice storm. He shared every aspect of today’s Breeding Barn which gave me the basis I used during the tours I had the pleasure of doing. All of this was passed to me with his big smile. A few weeks ago while at the Breeding Barn I had left my keys at home and I borrowed his keys. These were classic because he carried them in his pocket daily for years. They were so worn you had to know the trick to make them work. I will miss him very much.