The winter started out so mild, but in the last week or so, it has made up for it. We went from just a covering of snow on the ground, maybe 6″ or so, to feet. We were only supposed to get 3″ or so on Saturday, but ended up with more than 8″. Then Sunday’s storm came, starting… Read More »Blizzard
Instead of our more typical rush to get all the Christmas decor up at once, we’ve been ushering it in slowly over the last few weeks, adding little touches here and there as we find the time and space. I’ve been working on a few hand made gifts and spent some time shopping locally for special treasures. We’ve even done… Read More »Slow Preparations
Our children love costumes. They love dress up, pretend play, becoming someone (or something) by changing their clothes. I love sewing. I love making things for my children that gives them joy. My husband loves building things. He loves making something from nothing. So Halloween has become the perfect time for collaboration of all the things we love to… Read More »Costumes – Our Handmade Halloween
Today was probably our last warm day of the year. It was quite glorious actually, and I didn’t want to spend much of the day inside, so I called for the children to put away their school books early and we went outside to accomplish one of the big things on my “before winter” list. We needed to mark the… Read More »Marking Maples
Yesterday was one of those perfect early fall days. The sun was shining, the skies were blue, the air still warm but drier and crisper than just a couple of weeks ago. We had a few days of being home this weekend and I had caught up on all most some a little of the inside house work (yes, well,… Read More »Grazing (and appraising the garden space)
Growing up, I remember being told that April showers bring May flowers (what do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims!). But that was in a state a bit south of where we live these days. And the April showers are more like April snows. The showers come in May (though some of the flowers do too. ) This week has been mostly rainy,… Read More »What do May Showers Bring
While the calendar told us of Spring’s official arrival nearly a month ago, this weekend was, for us, the first full spring weekend. We’ve had beautiful warm days already, but this weekend was time for outside cleaning up and pea planting. So that’s what we did. Sophie helped me get the peas in. The garden area is in a rather… Read More »Spring Weekend
First, please note that I live in Maine. It is nearing 50 degrees today, February 1st. Also, please note that because of these unusually warm days, I checked on my bees. After lifting the 500 pound bench seat off of them (I got my workout for the day) and fumbling with the locking strap thingie that doesn’t unlock unless you’re… Read More »Hello, February
Another day of unusual weather for Maine for this time of year. Rain. Some say they’re glad it isn’t snow. Some say (mostly the children) that it needs to be snow. It is December, after all. Do you know what goats do in the rain? A whole lot of this. And this. Because goats, at least our goats, do not… Read More »Goats in the Rain
If you’ve never been to Maine, or to one of Maine’s fairs, you are missing a treat. There are two that we try to go to every year. One is the Blue Hill Fair (we missed it this year), and the other is the Common Ground Fair. The Common Ground Fair is held pretty close to home, and it is,… Read More »Going to the Fair