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Hidden Corner and Weekly Harvest
Our chicken coop is a giant monstrosity we acquired four years ago for next to nothing on Craigslist. It got a window and bright paint and sits very happily in the back of the yard. Because it is so...
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First Day of Autumn
It has been three months since I last posted an update. Three months ago tomorrow, I broke my leg quite badly at derby practice, and have spent the summer recovering from two subsequent...
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Hop Blossoms and Dragonfly Wings
A few pictures from the last two days: The boys helped me pick hops this afternoon, which we will dry for tea. Usually, we pick them for brewing beer, but I’m told a few blossoms steeped in hot water...
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Homebodies
Autumn is settling in, and we’ve put the feather comforters and extra quilts on the beds. My ankle hasn’t healed enough to drive yet, so we spend our week keeping busy at home. Any moment it isn’t...
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October bounty
A few images from the past week: Picking highbush cranberries (Viburnum trilobum) back by the chicken coop. There are many nurseries that stock this species (or group of species), but unless you...
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Fall Chop n Drop
Saying goodbye to the abundant tomato crop: This year has been the best and longest tomato growing season since we started gardening in this location five years ago. George and I spent yesterday...
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Little Mitts, Little Hands
Strep throat and a chest cold swept through the family this week, so we have done little else besides snuggle and attempt to get well. New “Triple Crown” thornless blackberries are waiting to be...
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A short November day…
A few images from the garden in early November. There are a few carrots, and oca and potatoes to dig, and still an abundance of Swiss Chard and kale. Most everything else has been harvested,...
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Thanksgiving meditation
Thinking ahead to next week, we’ve been reading through a stack of library books about Thanksgiving – simple children’s stories as well as historical and anthropological recountings. Worked into our...
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Early December Nature Table
Today it really began to feel like Christmastime in our home: Bea and I converted the nature table from autumn to Advent. The Nativity figurines were a gift (from France!) and the conifer candle,...
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