One of the things we love about living here is the history of our house. I have never lived in an antique house before. It makes you feel so connected to everyone who came before you. Every person who has walked the same stairs, looked out the wavy glass windows or sat by the fire. […]
This Week on the Farm….October 15
This week we have been noticing the gorgeous trees which have turned almost a fire orange. They pop against the amazing dusky skies and make us pause to appreciate their beauty. The field is golden and crispy with dried out soy beans which have yet to be harvested. The driveway is scattered with the most […]
This Week on the Farm…October 6
We’ve missed a whole bunch of weeks here. With the outdoor gardening season coming to a close, we have been swamped beginning clean ups and tackling some winterizing chores that have been put off for too long. This week we have started stripping and sanding one of our small porches. The steps have a bit […]
This Week on the Farm….August 25
This week we have been harvesting loads of beets, Swiss chard and tomatoes. We quick pickled most of it for easy go to dinner and lunch additions. Quick pickles are a fun and simple recipe. We store ours in the fridge after the lids settle. I love all the bright colors and crisp flavors. Outside […]
This Week on the Farm…July 15
We have had a busy but frustrating week. The bunnies have done a fair share of damage to the garden. Gone are the Brussels, bush beans and peas. We replanted. We added more dirt because the compost (despite being the best grade organic and local) wasn’t cutting it. We weeded. We weeded. And we weeded […]
This Week on the Farm…July 9
Our house has a lot of history. I often think of all the people that have walked its floors, farmed its land and dreamed out its wavy glass windows. This past week the doorbell rang and on my porch stood a man with a story. Back in the area for a visit with his family, […]
Wednesday Want…Glass Carafe with Teak Stopper
I spent all the summers of my youth on Cape Cod vacations. My dad loved interesting shops. We’d often spend what felt like hours in Serendipity or Tree’s Place. There was a cluster of little shops which I think were in Brewster- one kitchen shop that had an upstairs. We’d also spend our fair share […]
This Week on the Farm…July 1
We’ve been busting it to finish up a few of the projects we mentioned the last few weeks. The front door is getting primed and hopefully painted within a week. The white shutters are coming down. We have found a stack of lovely green-black shutters in the garage loft and will tackle them as the […]