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December 11th
Our tree being delivered right to the front door. I think this might be my favorite yet. Harvested from our land (it’s actually the top of a 20 foot tree that needed to be cut down to thin out a tree...
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December 28th
The view while doing last night’s chores. Close to two feet of snow fell here a couple of nights ago and yesterday was spent digging us out and then running to get everyone fed, all their waters...
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we went a wassailing…
Yes, you read that right, we went wassailing to our lone apple tree (the same apple tree that I wrote about this past summer) in hopes of inspiring more of an offering from her this coming autumn. It...
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baby, it’s too cold outside
We have had quite the cold snap around here as of late. A week with temperatures feeling like they are below zero, or colder. Hence, we have only done the absolutely necessary outside (breaking water...
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yarn along
Joining Ginny in her Yarn Along over at Small Things. The shawl is almost off the needles. I had hoped to finish it last night after the kids went to bed. What, 30 rows and casting off was too much to...
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a winter walk
I fear that farming in winter, especially in Upstate New York, might be a bit repetitive. It mostly consists of running outside, seeing to feedings, de-icing waters, collecting eggs, milking (when Bert...
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a much needed reminder
Discloser: This post discusses the processing of one of our feeder pigs. The butchering of our meat sources is a part of our everyday life and I have struggled with a way to share it here both...
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eggs, eggs, everywhere
I LOVE eggs! My favorite breakfast, of all time, is Eggs Benedict but I will eat them any way I can get them. When I was pregnant with PJ my major craving in the second trimester was scrambled eggs. At...
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desperately seeking spring
This time last year it was 70 degrees outside. Unseasonably warm you say? Well yes, but none the less fantastic. We spent last March plowing up the vegetable garden and the hops yard, giving us quite...
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if it’s not working…
Change it! The new garden plot. Well the last couple weeks have been all about reconfiguring. Reconfiguring our plans, our wants, the things that we truly need and, most of all, our (often times...
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taking a detour
It’s funny how we never really know what’s going on in others’ lives. We are only privy to snippets of what being someone else is like. Especially in the world of Facebook, Twitter, blogs and all the...
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the july garden
Our new, improved and smaller garden is in full swing as July comes to a close. We have already harvested and pulled our shelling peas and sugar snap peas to make room for our winter beets. As much as...
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here a goat, there a goat
Meet our newest additions, our meat goats. These ladies and gents are one of the easiest keepers on the farm, maybe even simpler than our little bovine herd. With the exception of the occasional hoof...
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shifting…
I don’t know about you but this year I am looking forward to winter. I am ready to tuck the animals into their winter pastures, tidy up the garden and close up shop until spring. The shorter days and...
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december 3rd- {gather}
It’s no surprise that one of my favorite things about this farm life of ours is keeping laying hens. I also love the routine of going out to collect eggs in the morning and opening up the coop for...
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december 7th- {begins with s}
S is for Saanen, the breed Miss. Annabelle, our homestead’s only dairy goat, is. She’s special. More like a pet, less like a farm animal. She already follows us everywhere, including right out of the...
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well that’s that…and a word
Hello everyone and Happy New Year to you all!! So, I had the intention to ride the lovely momentum that the Capturing December project had created for me here in this space. However, the fates had...
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embrace- January 24th
Embrace. That is what I want 2014 to be all about. I need to get past looking for perfection, for everything to happen at just the right moment, in just the right way. So, I’m going to actively work at...
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here
I may not have all my ducks in a row but my eggs are another story. I’m not sure if there is anyone left around here to read these words but I think I will type them none the less. A 9 month absence...
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on loving, caring, killing and eating
**If you would rather not read and see pictures of the butchering of our animals for meat you may want to skip this post and come back another day. However, I would encourage you to read on because as...
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