Category Archives: Farm Life

tiny farmhouse goods

tiny farmhouse goods

Hi there! I hope that you’re doing well, and that you and your loved ones are staying safe and staying well. Having had all this time at home, I finally have a chance to update you on something I’ve been working on for quite a while – a line of eco-friendly kitchen linens and paperContinue Reading

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays

Dolce (that’s her next to the barn), JR, and I hope that you have a  wonderful holiday season, that you dream big dreams for 2016, and that they all come true. Cheers!

This Week in the Garden – Early-August and so much mess

This Week in the Garden – Early-August and so much mess

To avoid the mess that is our early-August garden, let’s start with one of the better looking spots in the garden, like, say this volunteer sunflower in the herb bed that has 11 flower heads coming off of one robust stalk. We’ll just ogle this one flower and its honeybee friend for a moment beforeContinue Reading

This week in the garden – mid-June: peonies, porch, and freaking caterpillars

This week in the garden – mid-June: peonies, porch, and freaking caterpillars

And also zucchini. Because I planted zucchini silly-early this year and took my frost-dodging chances. Actually, I’ve been planting zucchini and summer squash early for the last few years, usually by May 14 or 15, which is a bit dicey here in southeastern Massachusetts. But this year, we were away at the beginning of MayContinue Reading

Bring on the flowers

Bring on the flowers

It’s here. It’s here! Yes, yes, unofficially, summer is here, but officially – definitely officially – the growing season is here. Ahhhhhhh. Thank you Mother Nature. It was looking a little rough there for a while, namely from January 27th through mid-April, but it is really here, and we are celebrating with flowers. Flowers in theContinue Reading