Category Archives: Farm Life

New Drain…

Living in an old house has it advantages… You never have to worry about carbon monoxide poisoning.. there is always a breeze.  You don’t have to worry about finishing your basement, you can’t… it’s dirt, or in our case cement … Continue reading

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Ginger

Well, Ginger is at it again.  The other day she made it back into the house and strolled through the kitchen.  She sauntered through the dining room. She quizzically looked into the boys room, where she saw…… Daniel’s bed and … Continue reading

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Updates… finally..

We’ve been busy here on the farm… There’s been clean up from the hurricane There’s always an audience when there is work going on We’re getting our wood supply up from the woods We brought in the wood rack We … Continue reading

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Mending Fences

They say that good fences make good neighbors.  I’m not sure about that when it comes to people, but it is certainly true when it comes to animals, especially when you just happen to have one of the most respected organic gardeners … Continue reading

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Weathervane?

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Clearing Land

Many years ago, I’m not sure how many, our little property, like most property in New England, was a farm.  The evidence still exists in the form of many old, deteriorated, and sometimes buried stone walls which separated pastures, a few very old fence posts, … Continue reading

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Dangers of higher learning

All of the ladies were away for the day yesterday and it was just me and the boys.  We ate lunch and, mostly because I was tired, we had a “quiet hour”.  I took a nap.  The boys spent their quiet hour blowing … Continue reading

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