Easter Weekend

Easter Weekend

We were lucky enough to have beautiful weather this past Easter weekend. The cherry trees, magnolias, narcissus and forsythia are all blooming and I can’t get enough of them. This spring, I’ve longed for some color so the yellows, pinks and chartreuse...
Our 2nd Holiday Market

Our 2nd Holiday Market

This past weekend, we held our 2nd Holiday Market in the barn! All week I watched the weather as the chances of rain kept creeping up and up until finally it was at 100% chance of rain. Sure enough, we woke up to raindrops on the windows and we had a fairly steady...
Favorite Things #5

Favorite Things #5

Another one of my favorite tools in the garden is my Opinel knife. I’ve used it for anything and everything that requires a blade- and a few things that don’t. I use the No.08 knife which has been a perfect size for me. It’s a pocket knife, so it...
End of Summer, Start of Fall

End of Summer, Start of Fall

Another summer as come to a close and what a summer it was! Here at the farm, it wasn’t what we hoped for as we struggled all season long with drought, pests and weeds! Lots of lessons were learned and we hope we make adjustments accordingly. However, even with...
Summer’s Close

Summer’s Close

As summer comes to a close, I’m looking back on the past three months and realizing I haven’t posted in much too long. While this summer definitely had moments of joy and beauty, it was also hard in many ways. We’ve had an incredibly hot, dry summer,...
Peony Simple Syrup

Peony Simple Syrup

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...