We discovered a little nest in one of the peony bushes a few weeks ago. Such an idyllic place to make a home! The scent is divine, lots of thick protection and dappled sunshine. It's a chipping sparrow's nest and she has two little babies tucked in there.And the fruit...
It's hot, damn hot for June. And as soon as the word hot enters the forecast so does haying. You can't bale hay if it's raining and you can't bale hay if it's cold. As I was loading bales onto the hay elevator at 4:30, the temperature on the ground in the sun at 90...
I have been corresponding with a gentleman in England who found my article online about a dye recipe using green leaves (Barglar) and onion skins that I learned while working with Uzbekistan dyers a few years ago.From the left are the results of the Barglar recipe on...
Jack and I took a trip North up the Connecticut River this week and found not only the longest wooden bridge in America but also the longest two span covered bridge in the world, less than an hour from home. Pictures don't tell the whole story. Standing at the river's...
We have started sending the flock out to greener pastures with a bit of a treat factor. They get the winter barn at day's end to bring relief from the bug season.No matter how pretty the farm and how romantic the pictures, here in New England, on any farm and in any...
Memorial Day weekend congers up many different images across the country from American's paying tribute to war veterans and fallen soldiers, parades, family gatherings, barbeques, the list goes on. This weekend also marks the time of getting first cut of hay for...
Ahhhh, smell those apple blossoms this morning!
I spent the weekend vending at the NH show...the weather was just perfect, cool temperatures with lots of sun. There seemed to be an influx of our state bug: the dreaded black fly. I don't remember other years being so buggy but it kept the people moving! I was...
I have taken little time this spring for personal knitting and last week I suffered from DTKS (Desperate To Knit Syndrome)!I found this cute little kit I had stashed away...don't all knitters have this place they go in their house to visit their stash?It's a Rowen...
Jack and I took some time today to work on a few projects outside before the rain moves in on Sunday. It wasn't a beautiful day but at least it was somewhat dry and temperate...perfect for the tasks at hand.We have umpteen (how many is that?) sugar maples around the...
