Met some new neighbors today

Who knew that not 300 yards down the road from our house is a working farm? I did not until this morning when, following a sign for Christmas trees, we found a winding dirt road that eventually revealed barns, hay, tractors, pecking chickens, the whole nine yards. We purchased a fine 6 foot Christmas tree which is currently out back. The farm hands addressed me as darlin', which struck me as oddly non-British but charming nonetheless.