Peony season is coming to a close here. I have a few late bloomers that still have some buds on them but for the most part, we are done. It was a beautiful peony season! We had some doozy of storms that threatened to take them down early but most, not all, survived...

Apparently, today is World Bee day so it seemed appropriate to write about our new additions to the farm. We got honey bees and I'm so excited... but also a little nervous! We took a class at our local extension on beekeeping and have also joined a local beekeeping...

I have recently returned from a wonderful trip to Paris, France. Our daughter, Grace, is at University in Scotland and after her last exam, met me in Paris for a girls trip just the two of us. It was heavenly and lived up to every expectation! While we certainly could...

Long before there was such a thing as millennial pink, or before pink was massively popular, I've had a love of the color. My childhood room had pink accents, my college dorm and subsequent apartment continued on in the same vain. Once I got married, I did briefly...

As spring marches on and I start to envision my little seedlings actually getting bigger, I am reminded of how often I use twine around the garden. I think it's indispensable and my very favorite one is Nutscene Twine. Nutscene, originally so called because it's "not...

We are starting to see signs of spring around the farm but, frankly, it has been slow going! A few weeks ago, we had perfect weather for about a week. It was warm and sunny and got me all excited for the growing season. Unfortunately, that perfectly delightful weather...