Stuck in Sedentary
Stuck. I’m just stuck. In the past 10 1/2 months I have undergone 4 eye surgeries which have left me unable to travel above 1,000 ft., unable to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk, unable to move too … Read More
Yin and Yang
THE FARMER & THE LABORER We work hard. Both of us. Physical, muscle-pulling, back-aching, invigorating, exhilarating hard work. The kind that makes you sleep well at night. This is farm life. The chores are always there to be done. There … Read More
A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss
A good friend of ours once commented that were were like a rolling stone-never in one place long enough to grow moss. I feel like a rolling stone. Our farm life is like that. I am here, there and everywhere. … Read More
A little Trouble in Paradise
I have always hated the day we put our animals on the truck for processing (and still do). We give them a good life. They are comfortable, well fed and live a natural life out in the fresh air. This … Read More
the Garden fulfills it’s Promise..
The garden has been producing for a while now but is really beginning to put forth a bounty. The garlic harvest is in and curing in the barn, preceded by those versatile garlic scapes that are so easy to cook … Read More
Spring Has (NOT!) Arrived
It’s the second day of Spring but Mother Nature obviously hasn’t noticed. The weather forecast looked great for sugaring. The days were supposed to be above freezing and the nights just below. The sap had been running, but has stopped … Read More
Dilly-Dally
The garden is full of dill this year…and I didn’t plant it! So much fun getting a gift from mother nature! I always plant a variety called “Bouquet” which produces large leafy ferns and then fairly quickly pops into seed … Read More
The Year of the Ram
Two more ram lambs born yesterday! First thing in the morning, a large single from one of last year’s Katahdin ewe lambs. Then, late yesterday afternoon, another large ram lamb single from our Icelandic ewe, Pebbles! So far, 7 lambs- … Read More
Baa Baa Black Sheep…
Two adorable black ram lambs to our girl Stella and sire Elvis. Frodo has the white flash and Finnur is solid black. So it begins. Stay tuned!
Oh, Sweet Lord…
It is almost Easter, and we are at the the end of sugaring season, and at the beginning of a beautiful time of transition on the farm. Easter is a time of renewal and rebirth, as is Spring on the … Read More